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Feds must step in to manage flood water
10:52 AM AEDT | THERE are calls for the Federal Government to step in and manage all big future floods, following confirmation this week of extra flows from the big Queensland wet to South Australia.  | Flood of promises to secure waterVisit Stock JournalSA irrigators to receive ...Visit Stock Journal
El Niño conditions persist in Pacific
10:10 AM AEDT | SEA surface temperatures across the central tropical Pacific have shown little change over the past fortnight, and hence remain at levels typical of an El Niño event.  | Climate doubt begins to grow in ...Abbott carbon plan 'unworkable' | GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...
Macquarie interest in grain business elevated
9:55 AM AEDT | DEREGULATION of the grain markets in Australia has sparked plenty of interest from offshore market participants.  | Trials prove strengths of durumVisit Stock JournalRain sets up winter crops ...Visit North Queensland Register | GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...
Radio-savvy snakes used to spy on cane toads
8:19 AM AEDT | THE cane toad's impact on native snakes will be tracked by radio-transmitters surgically implanted in 20 wild pythons.  | Seven habits of highly ...Visit Farm WeeklyThe toads are a-comin'...Visit Farm Weekly
Abandoned camp fire triggers bush blaze
8:15 AM AEDT | Careless campers were responsible for a bushfire that threatened a South West property, the Department of Environment and Conservation said.  | Bushfire threat remains for ...Visit Farm WeeklyEsperance farms in need of rainVisit Farm Weekly
Life in the shadow of coal central
8:02 AM AEDT | THE massive expansion of the mining industry in the Upper Hunter Valley is making people sick, say concerned residents who have campaigned for a decade for the government to establish independent air-quality monitoring and to conduct a proper health study.  | Caroona strikes back in Supreme ...Visit The LandWildlife park operators fear ...Visit The Land
Water falls short of pipeline promise
7:41 AM AEDT | A PROMISE to bring 75 billion litres to Melbourne through the north-south pipeline this year is likely to fall short, after meagre flows and multiple shutdowns have hampered the project's first weeks.  | Brumby gushes over pipe's water ...VFF calls for recycled water ...
Town on alert as backburn races away
7:40 AM AEDT | A BUSHFIRE was within six kilometres of the central Victorian town of Raglan yesterday after a fuel-reduction burn jumped its containment lines.  | Fire service funding 'flawed'Duck-shooting fight is on for ...
Tropical Cyclone Ului on the move: next stop QLD
7:37 AM AEDT | SEVERE Tropical Cyclone Ului continues to move slowly towards the QLD coast and is predicted to make landfall between Cardwell and Yeppoon sometime over the coming weekend.   | NT drying upVisit North Queensland RegisterTropical Cyclone Ului on the ...Visit North Queensland Register
Vic support of climate-altering tech talks slammed
7:11 AM AEDT | THE Victorian government is facing criticism for its headline support of an international conference promoting ''geo-engineering'' - controversial techniques to alter the climate in the event of catastrophic global warming.  | Brumby in the crosshairs as ...Victoria spared the summer that ...
Web guide offers ways to cut food waste bill
6:54 AM AEDT | A KILOGRAM of meat can cost as little as $5, but few people realise the true ''paddock-to-plate'' cost of their food, say the creators of a new website designed to boost the nation's food IQ.  | CommentsComments (4) | By the buy: a tale of two ...Food leader Senior Australian ... | GALLERY: Photos from the Tottenham ...
Abbott dare gets Rudd talking
6:50 AM AEDT | THE main parties were in furious preparation last night after Kevin Rudd accepted a challenge from Tony Abbott and called a leaders' debate for next Tuesday.  | Costello slams Abbott parent taxClimate doubt begins to grow in ... | GALLERY: Photos from SA's Mid North ...
Spencer wins his day in court
18 Mar 10 | HUNGER striking farmer Peter Spencer will finally have his property rights case heard in the High Court following a significant ruling in his favour last week.  | CommentsComments (9) | Farmers' rally gets brush-off ...Peter Spencer prepares for ... | GALLERY: Photos from the Tottenham ...
Canada BSE had nothing to do with IRA
18 Mar 10 | THE Federal Government says the detection of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada last month had nothing to do with its decision to toughen up quarantine requirements for beef imports.  | CommentsComments (4) | BSE beef backflip leaves US ...Lift BSE beef ban or we'll ... | VIDEO: Turkey buys up Angus to ...
Hunter gatherer: An elegant dinner for a more civilised age
18 Mar 10 | FIDDLING with carbs, portion sizes and low-fat products misses the point of eating for pleasure and health, Deb Newell believes, and so she has formed the Hunter Gatherer Dinner Club.  | Keep your nose out, Liberals ...Beauty and the ’BridgeVisit Stock Journal | VIDEO: Turkey buys up Angus to ...
Tandou stakes sold three ways
18 Mar 10 | Receiver McGrathNicol sold Volcot Holding's 30.59 per cent stake in Tandou to three specialty funds.  | Tandou pours cold water on ...Visit The LandTandou buys 3000ML of high ...Visit The Land
Garrett unleashes cane toad plan
18 Mar 10 | Federal environment protection minister Peter Garrett today invited comment on a new plan to tackle the ever-expanding cane toad menace.   | CommentsComments (2) | Cane toads are cactus - for nowVisit Farm WeeklyWA's cane toad numbers set to ...Visit Farm Weekly
Labor faces fight to hold on
18 Mar 10 | A DEMOTION to a minority government is the best result Labor can hope for in this weekend's South Australian election, strategists from both major parties believe.  | War of words over Riverland ...Visit Stock JournalRann claims underdog statusVisit Stock Journal
Fire service funding 'flawed'
18 Mar 10 | THE system for funding fire services is unfair because only people who take out home or contents insurance pay for it, the Bushfires Royal Commission heard yesterday.  | Bushfires: How nine people died ...Final call from bushfire ...
Stokes reaps $100m land bonanza from WesTrac
18 Mar 10 | KERRY Stokes has transferred more than $100 million of property out of his earth-moving business WesTrac to his private company Australian Capital Equity and will lease it back to the merged Seven Group Holdings for $18 million a year.  | Sales slump won't last: WesTracVisit Farm WeeklyTractor tops EP saleVisit Stock Journal | VIDEO: Turkey buys up Angus to ...
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