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These are the most recent articles mentioning "drought" Rice shortage hits stretched welfare groups Posted 04/25/08, 14:12 ... 600 welfare groups across Victoria, has had to buy overseas rice at inflated prices because too little was produced in Australia this year, owing to drought. Operations manager Mike Cannon said he expected to pay 25 per cent more for his next rice shipment and up to 80 per cent more for his June ... Soaring dollar punishing wine sales Posted 05/03/08, 19:01 While exports reached a record $3.02 billion last year, experts say a combination of drought, the high dollar and foreign competition means the industry now faces significant challenges. Bottled wine exports are still growing but at a declining rate and experts believe the growth may stop within ... Food prices are set to double Posted 05/31/08, 15:00 AUSTRALIAN food prices could double within a few years on the back of global shortages and soaring fuel prices. The drought, a shortage of water and agricultural land, insatiable demand from China and India and a lack of investment in research have combined with high oil prices to create a grim fu... 'Green' electricity plans go up in smoke Posted 07/18/08, 14:46 ... g delivered power predominantly sourced from coal and gas. The green power offerings of TRUenergy and Origin Energy have been reduced because of the drought and marketing standard changes. TRUenergy has reduced the amount of renewable energy it sells to households from 100 per cent to 10 per cent... Beer watered down to tackle price hike Posted 07/18/08, 17:18 ... emaine Perkins to lower the alcohol content of its classic heavy bitter from 4.8 to 4.6 per cent. New Queensland state manager Bill Webb blamed the drought and rising commodity prices for sugar, malt, barley and hops as the main reason for the reduction. But Mr Webb said the alcohol reduction wo... Ugly girls welcome, says beer goggle capital Posted 08/16/08, 13:02 A SEVERE female drought has gripped Mount Isa, but Mayor John Molony thinks he has the answer: ugly girls. Men outnumber women at a ratio of about five to one in the testosterone town and the female famine is taking its toll on young blokes. But the quick-thinking mayor suggested these could be t... Ford Australia 'to axe 500 more jobs' Posted 10/13/08, 13:01 ... two years, Fairfax newspapers report. Ford makes Falcon sedans, wagons and utilities and Territory wagons in Victoria - large cars suffering a sales drought because of dearer fuel. Its US parent company is labouring under massive financial losses. Ford Australia spokeswoman Sinead McAlary would n... << back