The reality behind the headlines of Indonesia’s people smugglers

The reality behind the headlines of Indonesia’s people smugglers

The men on Rote Island deny any involvement in two successful boat runs of illegal immigrants to Australia this year,but they know who we need to speak to.

  • byZach Hope

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Chiquita banana company found liable for funding Colombian death squads

Chiquita banana company found liable for funding Colombian death squads

Chiquita bananas are famous all over the world. The company is the subject of a number of lawsuits brought by victims’ families in the US.

  • byJorge Valencia
US curbs Australian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

US curbs Australian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

Australia earlier this week reported its first human case of avian influenza in a child in Victoria whom authorities said had been infected in India.

Milk for sale:Fonterra and other big cheeses behind Australia’s shrinking dairy industry

Milk for sale:Fonterra and other big cheeses behind Australia’s shrinking dairy industry

One of the nation’s largest dairy processors is pulling the plug on Australia,but it’s just the latest domino to fall in a sector that has been dwindling for decades.

  • byJessica Yun
Hawaii’s ‘famous macadamia nuts’ threatened by cheaper,undisclosed Australian imports

Hawaii’s ‘famous macadamia nuts’ threatened by cheaper,undisclosed Australian imports

Macadamia nut trees are native to Australia and were introduced to Hawaii in 1881 by a Scotsman. The nut has since become synonymous with Hawaii.

  • byAudrey McAvoy
Olive oil is getting harder to find and costing as much as 70 per cent more. Here’s why

Olive oil is getting harder to find and costing as much as 70 per cent more. Here’s why

Olive oil is among the essential household staples that have increased in price thanks to climate change’s impact on weather unpredictability,joining the ranks of cocoa and coffee.

  • byJessica Yun
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Enjoy your Easter eggs this year. They will cost more in 2025

Enjoy your Easter eggs this year. They will cost more in 2025

Cocoa prices have more than doubled since January,hitting a record high,so get ready to pay more for your chocolate.

  • byJessica Yun
Ukraine is employing a new weapon against Russia:sending aid to Africa

Ukraine is employing a new weapon against Russia:sending aid to Africa

Even as the war-torn nation defends its homeland against the Russian invasion,it is delivering major shipments to vulnerable populations.

  • byRob Harris
Why wealthy Londoners are paying $1400 for a jar of Australian honey
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Why wealthy Londoners are paying $1400 for a jar of Australian honey

Billed as a new and healthier alternative of fine wine,the three varieties of Australian Rare are produced in Western Australia’s famed south-west ecoregion.

  • byRob Harris
Farmers’ protest turns deadly for mother and daughter ‘defending the profession’

Farmers’ protest turns deadly for mother and daughter ‘defending the profession’

Finding it hard to make ends meet,French farmers and their unions are urging the government to remember that without farmers there is no food on the table.

  • byJohn Leicester
Two new apples were developed to withstand extreme weather. What will they be called?

Two new apples were developed to withstand extreme weather. What will they be called?

World apple production is down,but new red and yellow apples developed at the University of Maryland may solve some problems.

  • byLaura Reiley