Queensland landholders are afraid that new government mapping of threatened species could lock up their land and force them to stop farming and grazing.

Small businesses in South Australia employ nearly 75 per cent of the state's workers, but this week's State Budget offered them less than 1 per cent of the total spend.

Two years after the Hazelwood power station closed, less than half the displaced workers in Victoria's Latrobe Valley have found full-time work.

Temperatures have plunged and heaters are running hot — energy experts offer advice on how to stay warm while keeping costs to a minimum.

About a year ago, my partner and I learned of a revolution in Australia's paddocks. We want to farm in a more natural way, but the stakes are high — making the shift could send us broke.