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'Deceiving': Mining company amends exploration licence application after saying it was withdrawn abc.net.au/news/2023-04-15/n…

Mining company amends exploration licence application around Adelaide River following community...

Mining company Bacchus Resources told the ABC and residents last week that it had withdrawn its licence application, but exploration maps made publicly available this week reveal its application...

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Broken Hill Mayor slams Southern Cross Austereo for axing regional news bulletin abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/b…

Broken Hill Mayor slams Southern Cross Austereo for axing regional news bulletin

Many viewers of the Spencer Gulf Nightly News program did not know Wednesday's program would be its last, including some directly involved in its production.

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Why beekeepers need to report varroa mite surveillance results abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Why beekeepers need to report varroa mite surveillance results

The Queensland Beekeepers' Association warns the future could be "catastrophic" for Australia's multi-billion-dollar honey industry unless all apiarists take part in a national biosecurity blitz.

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Former NT chief minister Adam Giles becomes beef boss for Gina Rinehart abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/f…

Former NT chief minister Adam Giles becomes beef boss for Gina Rinehart

The former chief minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Giles, extends his term as CEO of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co.

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Copper thieves target Darling Downs farms abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/c…

Copper thieves target Darling Downs farms

Police urge farmers to increase security as copper thieves strip silos and substations bare on Queensland's Darling Downs.

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18,000 cows killed in Texas dairy farm explosion abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/e…

18,000 cows killed in Texas dairy farm explosion

The Southfork Dairy Farm explosion is one of the deadliest barn fires on record since animal welfare groups began tracking them.

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Australian wine growers hearing 'positive noise' from China as rumours of end to trade freeze swirl abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Australian wine growers hearing 'positive noise' from China as rumours of end to trade freeze swirl

A wine grower from Victoria says she's been contacted by Chinese importers over the past three months who are confident the two countries' wine trade will soon resume.  

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Oz Minerals shareholders sign off on BHP's $9.6bn takeover abc.net.au/news/2023-04-13/s…

Oz Minerals shareholders sign off on BHP's $9.6bn takeover

Mining giant BHP's proposed takeover of Oz Minerals has been overwhelmingly approved by shareholders at a meeting in Adelaide on Thursday. 

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Pear Harvest almost done abc.net.au/radio/programs/ta…

Pear Harvest almost done - ABC listen

Fresh pears are in the shops in Tasmania, with most coming from orchards on the Tasman Peninsula.

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Protestors allegedly break into regional Victorian pig abattoir abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Seven protesters charged with trespass following alleged break-in at Benalla abattoir

Seven animal activists have been charged with trespassing after they allegedly broke into an abattoir in Benalla and chained themselves to machinery.

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More sardines could be on the menu if new catch limits approved in South Australia abc.net.au/news/2023-04-13/s…

More sardines could be on the menu if new catch limits approved in South Australia

Commercial sardine fishing limits could increase under a new draft management open for public consultation, with the fishery's peak body hoping to develop its market for human consumption.

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Chemist frothing over potential to turn convict-grown hops into beer abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Chemist frothing over potential to turn convict-grown hops into beer

A Tasmanian chemist and museum conservator looks at developing the world's oldest beer using convict-grown hops and yeast from a 220-year-old shipwreck.

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Miners and conservationists raise concerns over WA's new greenhouse gas guidelines abc.net.au/news/2023-04-13/w…

Why WA's new greenhouse gas rules have left miners and conservationists unhappy

The new guidelines are seen by conservation groups as not doing enough to limit global warming, but the resources industry says they could impact the feasibility of new projects and be out of step...

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How a Murray Mallee farmer helped craft Australia's highest-awarded rye whiskey abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

How a Murray Mallee farmer helped craft Australia's highest-awarded rye whiskey

A grain grower from South Australia's Murray Mallee region says he cannot keep up with domestic demand for his rye as distillers who use it to make whiskey win international accolades.

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Poor cousin of the Hass: Why the humble Shepard avocado is so overlooked abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Poor cousin of the Hass: Why the humble Shepard avocado is so overlooked

Every avocado season a battle arises between Australia's two most popular varieties — Hass and Shepard. The Hass always prevails … but why? 

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Sparks fly as energy experts call plans for transmission projects 'monumental mistake' abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Sparks fly as energy experts call plans for transmission projects 'monumental mistake'

Energy experts call on state and federal governments and AEMO to scrap major projects planned for Victoria, warning they will lead to higher bills and greater blackout and bushfire risks. 

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GPS, AI and facial recognition for cows: How new technology is helping to solve farm crime   abc.net.au/news/2023-04-13/n…

GPS, AI and facial recognition for cows: How new technology is helping to solve farm crime  

Agricultural crimes, like livestock theft, can be complex investigations. The latest tech innovations could offer solutions to protect farmers and their stock. 

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Miso made by Japanese mums from the Gold Coast wins Australia's most prestigious food prize abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Miso made by Japanese mums from the Gold Coast wins Australia's most prestigious food prize

The owner of the small company that has won the President's Medal at Sydney's Royal Easter Show says her staff always have their work done in time to pick their kids up from school.

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Spanish start-up grows hydroponic hops to help 'save' climate-threatened beer abc.net.au/news/2023-04-12/s…

Spanish start-up grows hydroponic hops to help 'save' climate-threatened beer

In warehouses outside Madrid, hop vines grow under LED lights as one of the key ingredients in beer which is now threatened by climate change.

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Mystery of dying pastures finally solved — and the culprit is smaller than a five cent piece abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Mystery of dying pastures finally solved — and the culprit is smaller than a five cent piece

For more than a decade, graziers across Queensland and northern New South Wales have been baffled by a mystery murderer in their paddocks, costing billions in lost productivity. But there's finally...

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