A sell-out crowd filled the room for this morning’s 2026 Rural Press Club Ekka Breakfast, with the unmistakable buzz that comes when friends, colleagues and people from across Queensland agriculture come together.

Fittingly, relationships were at the heart of this year’s Annual Malcolm McCosker Memorial Address. Terry Nolan of Nolan Me...

Cobram Estate’s co-founder Rob McGavin’s philosophy is simple: “Just don’t go broke.”On July 23, Cobram Estate co-founder Rob McGavin addressed the Rural Press Club luncheon in Brisbane, discussing his childhood, venture into olive oil and business philosophies. Cobram Estate is Australia’s largest olive oil producer, producing 80% o...

Proposed budget is “bad news” for rural Australians, by Milly Buck.Nationals leader Senator Matthew Canavan says the Labor Government’s budget is “particularly bad news for those of us that have an interest and love for rural Australia, and for our farm sector”.Speaking at the Rural Press Club in Brisbane following the Federal Budget, ...

Energy security, supply chain resilience and rising global uncertainty took centre stage at a packed Queensland Rural Press Club luncheon on Friday, 1st May, as industry leaders gathered to discuss the growing pressures facing Australia’s fuel, fertiliser and freight sectors.Titled “Fuel, Fertiliser & Freight – What the F is Going On?..