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The winds of globalisation that have lifted the tiny seaside town of Port MacDonnell up for the last decade could now buffet it to the brink. READ MORE: ab.co/2HHbmW3 @BreakfastNews #coronavirus
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These before-and-after photos in the drought and fire-impacted Bega Valley are heartening to see. It's incredible what a good dump of rain can do and these calves in Kanoona are reaping the benefits — green grass galore 💚💚💚 #NSWFires
📸 Samantha Westaway
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Canberra wineries are only just beginning to feel the affect of months of smoky air, with several facing millions of dollars in lost revenue. READ MORE: ab.co/3bQk0PD By @KateMidena
Nestled in bushland on the side of Canberra's Capital Hill is arguably the most ruthless but cohesive party rooms in federal politics. 🐝🍯 READ MORE: ab.co/37EJaxw
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It's continuing to be a very dry argument on Tasmania's east coast, with less-than-average rainfall for the past few years and farmers struggling with feed. READ MORE: abc.net.au/radio/programs/ta…
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A Victorian Supreme Court judge has ordered a temporary halt to logging in Victoria's Central Highlands as the state figures out just how badly threatened species, such as the greater glider, were affected by bushfires. READ MORE: abc.net.au/news/2020-01-30/c…
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River health monitored through grunting fish, rasping snails and even farting riverbeds. READ MORE: abc.net.au/news/2020-01-30/r…
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A drought-affected Queensland horse stud owner warns landholders to be vigilant after losing $9,000 to an alleged hay fraud scheme. READ MORE: ab.co/38KYF7U
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#BREAKING Funds are being released to help the 19,000 farmers and primary producers the Federal Government says have been affected as bushfires burn across Australia. READ MORE >>> abc.net.au/news/2020-01-14/g… #NSWFires #AustralianBushfires
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The ABC's Mt Wanderer FM transmitter was damaged in the #nswfires. ABC North East NSW is still on 603 AM in Batemans Bay, Narooma and Moruya. Also:
Bega 810 AM
Bombala 94.1 FM
Cooma 1602 AM
Eden 106.3 FM
Jindabyne 95.5 FM
Thredbo 88.9 FM
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'Leave zone': Preparations for horror bushfire conditions along the NSW South Coast on Saturday triggers message — get out now. What you need to know ab.co/35csdJv
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🎅🏾🎄 Drought, bushfire smoke, and a distinct lack of snow will not ever hold back our traditional dressing of farm mailboxes and fence lines. Show us yours 👇
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Up to 100 Murray cod are found dead by anglers, some of whom believe the fish were likely killed by a sudden temperature change and lack of oxygen ab.co/2PsiN72
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☀️🚜 Some farmers in drought-stricken parts of the country are still harvesting crops this year, despite the dry, having learned from previous dries how to adapt ab.co/384u7yH
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'Smart' scarecrow technology currently being trialled by those wizards of Oz at the CSIRO uses AI to detect birds, kangaroos, rabbits, and even elephants on African farms ab.co/2Oip9Gs
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Dual-purpose backyard chooks for both eggs and meat were nearly lost with modern agriculture, but after seven years of breeding work one man is bringing them back with the Quamby ab.co/37euaHE
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A dairy farming couple have been forced to drain nearly 4,000 litres of milk — over eleven milkings — after bushfires left their property without electricity for days ab.co/32KjSeR
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They grow to 1.5m in length but are hard to see — a deep underground squelching being the tell-tale sign for farmers of a giant Gippsland earthworm on their property ab.co/33Tiojx
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"I ran around and let the animals out, shoved the dogs in the car, didn't want mum to be too sad, so I put the emu in the car because it's hers, and then tried to work out how to drive the car."
Read the stories of the Rappville fire's Millennial heroes: ab.co/2IYMoCD
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The residents of Euchareena, in NSW, say it's a "massive relief" that the government has agreed to pay to have water trucked in to their parched town.
ab.co/2nNPRwi
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