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A Tasmanian vineyard harvesting the last of its vintage is hoping to sell its grapes and wines locally after the trade dispute with China decimated its usual market for bottled wine. …
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Australian logging companies do not need to abide by state-based laws in order to remain exempt from federal environmental laws, the Federal Court has ruled in a landmark decision. Key points: …
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Mouse bait manufacturers have been given permission to double the lethality of their products in a big win for grain producers. Key points: Manufacturers given approval for double-strength bait Mice develop …
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Just seven weeks after giving birth to her first child, veterinarian Jessica Batt was back in her Charters Towers clinic, with her tiny baby boy in tow. Key points: A …
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The marriage of Frank and Katie Rodriguez came from an unlikely romance, by the standards of 1940s outback Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this following story contains …
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With a mission to repair hundreds of kilometres of fences and mend battered spirits, volunteer rural fencing organisation BlazeAid has established a base near Geraldton in Western Australia. Key points: …
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Australia’s most spectacular national parks could be closed for longer in the high season as a dangerous flammable weed takes further hold of the Top End after a bumper wet …
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A drive-in movie screen that hasn’t been used for a decade has provided the perfect canvas for artist James Giddy in WA’s Wheatbelt. Key points: James Giddy has painted hundreds …
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High on the menu at silver-service restaurants, cockles, pipis or “kuti” — as they are known in the Ngarrindjeri language of South Australia’s south coast — are in demand. Key …
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The late Dulcie Mason’s culturally significant handmade dress collection is bringing fond memories to life while raising funds for a central Queensland op shop. Ms Mason was a Darling Downs …
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