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Simple fix protects native bush from a host of hungry threats abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/s…

Simple fix protects native bush from a host of hungry threats

Farm goes from barren moonscape to haven for bluebirds by protecting a bush that is like "chocolate" to the native and feral animals that feed off it

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As these fisherman battle poverty, their president is left wondering just how an oil company is getting away with this abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/p…

As these fisherman battle poverty, their president is left wondering just how an oil company is...

The livelihoods of thousands of fishermen remain uncertain due to a large crude-oil spill in Peru, in what has been categorised as the region's "worst ecological disaster."

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'No doubt there will be another curve ball': Two flood a year apart leave farmers reeling abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

'No doubt there will be another curve ball': Two floods a year apart leave farmers reeling

The road to recovery keeps getting longer for flood-affected New South Wales farmers, who were still recovering from last year's disaster when they were hit again.

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Minister turns on labour-hire firms leaving foreign workers with just $100 in weekly wages abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…
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Why price of Australia's popular instant noodles could be affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/i…
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How a video of a woman chained in a backyard shed in rural China exposed the shadow 'bride-trafficking' industry abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/x…
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Total solar eclipse to bring Pilbara's astrotourism ambitions out of the shadows abc.net.au/news/2022-03-19/t…

Total solar eclipse to bring Pilbara's astrotourism ambitions out of the shadows

Two towns on WA's Coral Coast are preparing for a celestial event expected to bring thousands of skywatchers from around the world.

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'It smells like money': Would you use treated sewage to fertilise your crops? abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…
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Dragon fruit growers fighting back against rising imports abc.net.au/news/2022-03-19/d…

Dragon fruit growers fighting back against rising imports

Australian dragon fruit farmers have formed their own growers' association to try and tackle a range of issues, including the rise of overseas imports.

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Wet season missing in action for Top End cattle country abc.net.au/news/2022-03-19/w…
Jury finds fisherman Yarn Garrick Ward not guilty of torturing deckhand abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/j…

Fisherman accused of torturing deckhand with forced swim in croc-inhabited river found not guilty

It took the jury less than half a day to find fisherman Yarn Garrick Ward not guilty, after the Far North Queensland court heard several allegations of torture. Mr Ward suggested his accuser had...

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Origin Energy says sanctioned Russian oligarch has 'no involvement' with NT Beetaloo Basin drilling abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/s…
PM announces boosts for mining, regional health on last leg of WA tour abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/s…

PM announces boosts for mining, regional health on last leg of WA tour

Scott Morrison says a $1.17 billion nickel mine in WA's Goldfields region will be fast-tracked, granting it Major Project Status after being deemed of importance to national resource security.

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Panel set to adjudicate Australia's wine-dumping dispute with China abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/w…

Panel set to adjudicate Australia's wine-dumping dispute with China

The world's trade umpire appoints an independent panel to hear Australia's dispute with China over damaging wine tariffs.

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Indigenous abalone fishery deal will 'restore our ancestors to sea country' abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/i…

Indigenous abalone fishery deal will 'restore our ancestors to sea country'

A ground-breaking deal signed to provide Aboriginal Tasmanians with access to a commercial abalone fishery is being hailed as a step towards resetting relationships and cultural practices.

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Region's only vet struggles to keep up with increasing workload amid staff shortage abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/r…

Region's only vet clinic struggles to keep up with increasing workload amid staff shortage

Riverland Veterinary Practice became the region's only veterinary GP and emergency centre a year ago, and its workload has increased dramatically.

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This Tasmanian 'breadarchitect' doesn't just make gluten-free loaves. He invents them abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

This Tasmanian 'breadarchitect' doesn't just make gluten-free loaves. He invents them

Chris Stafferton wrote a book about his adventures in alternative breadmaking and now he's making DIY baking kits.

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Japanese encephalitis accelerated by industrial pig farming, small-scale farmers claim abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

Japanese encephalitis accelerated by industrial pig farming, small-scale farmers claim

The pork industry concedes it has consolidated over the years but says the intensification is not to blame for the spread of the deadly virus because "mosquitoes don't discriminate".

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In this remote community a steak can cost $120. How will residents survive more price rises? abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/r…
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ADF concerned Clive Palmer's proposed coal mine too close to Shoalwater training site abc.net.au/news/2022-03-18/q…

Clive Palmer's coming up against the military, which isn't happy about his latest coal mine

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is facing an unlikely adversary in his bid to have a central Queensland coal mining project approved. His proposed site overlaps the expansion zone of the Australian...

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