6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (610+ words) A set of two semen straws has sold for $150,000 each at the 2026 Marble High Wagyu sale, where the average and clearance were up on 2025. About 50 people gathered at Burke and Wills Hotel in Toowoomba, Qld, for the multi-vendor sale on…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (431+ words) Eighteenth-century French statesman Jean-Baptiste Colbert is often quoted as saying: "The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing." The metaphorical goose in this story - regionally-based Queensland small business…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (356+ words) Earlier this week I was speaking to a client and they quipped that there was only eight weeks to go until the end of the financial year. I immediately started to panic - so much to do between now and then!...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (868+ words) While urban mortgage holders are tightening their belts in the wake of the Reserve Bank of Australia's February rate hike, primary producers are faced with a more complex calculation. Just as many have spent the past few years expanding into…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (400+ words) Is it just me, or did this year's Black Friday feel like it went on for weeks? What used to be a single day of big discounts has somehow turned into a month-long frenzy. And while shoppers were caught up…...