By Sophie Johnson

ABC Rural

Topic: Tea and Coffee

Thursday, 9 July 2026, 4:30 am

Australians like coffee grown in Australia.

In short:

There is room for the coffee industry to grow.

Four types of coffee are good for Australia.

What's next?

Coffee growers are making more coffee.

Australians drink a lot of coffee, but most is not from Australia.

The coffee industry can grow in Australia.

People want Australian coffee, and new ways to make it are helping.

Tobias Kretzschmar thinks the coffee industry will get bigger.

Tobias Kretzschmar has been trying different types of coffee.

Australians like coffee in different ways.

We can't make all the coffee Australians drink, but we can make some.

We want to make coffee in a way that is good for the earth.

The coffee industry can get bigger and be competitive.

Tobias found four good types of coffee, and growers are using them.

Coffee is being picked in Far North Queensland.

New places in Australia might be good for growing coffee.

We will try to grow coffee in Western Australia.

Some avocado growers want to try coffee.

Australia might grow more of its own coffee.

Too many avocados are being grown, so some farmers want to try coffee.

If you can grow avocados, you can probably grow coffee.

Macadamia nut growers are also looking at coffee.

More coffee is being grown, and people want it.

Jack Murat is trying new types of coffee on his farm.

He is planting more coffee plants.

Jack Murat is increasing his coffee production.

Not much coffee in Australia is grown here.

If we can grow a bit more, that would be good.

Jack Murat is trying new coffee beans.

People are more interested in Australian coffee.

Australian coffee is of high quality, so people want it.

Rob Jaques is expecting a big harvest.

This is the biggest harvest they have ever had.

More people are drinking Australian coffee.

Rob Jaques' customer base is getting bigger.

Many people are realizing Australian coffee is good.

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