Buried under a dry mound of dirt on Michael Hastings's farm is an insurance policy he had hoped he would never need.

Young mums are running out of water and farmers are on the brink as one state battles widespread drought conditions.

Rain in the eastern States in November and December replenished farm dams and generated some grass growth, but dry weather returned to most areas early in 1915. It was not until autumn 1915 that there ...

Morocco wants live sheep to be shipped "as quickly as possible" from Western Australia - contrary to claims the trade is ...

A popular South Australian animal sanctuary is on the verge of closing, leaving more than 100 farm animals on the verge of ...

Drought is a prolonged, abnormally dry period when the amount of available water is insufficient to meet our normal use. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was, much of inland Australia would ...

“Australia, on average ... through the rural financial counselling service and $5m in grants for on-farm drought infrastructure and a $100,000 fund for communities to host events that foster ...