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How much is it costing the Australian government to send 70,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine? abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

How much is it costing the Australian government to send 70,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine?

The federal government is remaining tight-lipped about the cost of a deal made with Whitehaven Coal to ship thermal coal to Ukraine.

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Target to 'lock up' 5 per cent of Australia's privately owned land for nature abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/b…

Call for more farmers to reach biodiversity goals by setting land aside for natural vegetation

The Australian Land Conservation Alliance aims to increase protected private land from 2 to 5 per cent by 2030.

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Premiums 'quadruple', timber plantations unprotected as insurers flee bushfire-stricken forests abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…
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A Senate inquiry into the gas-rich Beetaloo Basin will sit in Darwin today. Here's what it means abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/n…
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You may need a knife and fork to eat these Queensland oysters, and they're set to rival the Sydney rock abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/o…
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$750 million federal cash splash to boost regional internet speeds and connect more homes to NBN wireless abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/7…

$750 million federal cash splash to boost regional internet speeds and connect more homes to NBN...

Report after report has warned regional Australia will be left behind without better internet. But will $750 million for NBN upgrades solve the problem?

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Teens are keen to fill the shearer shortage but will they stay in the industry? abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/t…
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This Zimbabwean sommelier wants the wine world to ditch the pretentiousness abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/t…

This Zimbabwean sommelier wants the wine world to ditch the pretentiousness

Tinashe Nyamudoka says the world of wine is often intimidating. He wants anyone, in any culture, to be able to appreciate the flavours and emotions wine has to offer.

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One Nation support in Chaffey 'pushback' against lacklustre Labor campaign, incumbent says abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/c…

One Nation support in Chaffey 'pushback' against lacklustre Labor campaign, incumbent says

Liberal Minister Tim Whetstone is expected to retain his historically safe Chaffey seat, but says support for One Nation candidate Sab Feleppa could be thanks to Labor.

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Cost of dinner greens soars by 75 per cent, meat and chicken to follow, experts say abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

Cost of dinner greens soars by 75 per cent, meat and chicken to follow, experts say

Floods, the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply chain disruptions are set to add up to more pain for consumers for at least the next six months, experts say.

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NSW first as critically endangered 'Goldilocks' bird released after successful breeding program abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/c…
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Cattle station owners take on gas company over NT fracking concerns abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/n…

'Frankly irresponsible': Battle brews over gas exploration in Beetaloo Basin

A legal fight is brewing between cattle producers opposed to fracking and a mining company that is looking to explore for gas in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.

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Claudia designs jeans specifically for country women. She's been told she 'can never stop' making them abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/c…

Claudia designs jeans specifically for country women. She's been told she 'can never stop' making...

In the cattle yards across northern Australia, female ringers despair at the lack of good jeans. Now, one station worker has come up with a solution.

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Beef 2021 wins gold tourism award after pulling off event many thought impossible abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

Beef 2021 wins gold tourism award after pulling off event many thought impossible

An audacious plan to pull off an event attracting more than 100,000 people in the middle of a pandemic paid off when Beef Australia went ahead in Rockhampton. Now it has won a major award.

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Farmers given tax break in return for Nationals' support for net zero abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

Farmers given tax break in return for Nationals' support for net zero

Farmers that make money selling carbon credits will receive a tax break, a key measure the Nationals say they secured in return for supporting the government's net zero by 2050 target last October.

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1.5 million native fish will be heading for Victorian waterways each year. This is where they'll come from abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-0…

1.5 million native fish will be heading for Victorian waterways each year. This is where they'll...

Take a look inside Victoria's new $7 million fish farm that will produce more than 1 million Murray cod and golden perch annually to restock the state's waterways.

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Carbon credit crunch sees some companies cash in on a multi-billion-dollar public windfall abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/t…
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Early mistakes included rabbits and foxes, but 200 years on the body behind the Royal Easter Show is thriving abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/n…
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'Long, slow death spiral' for Western Sydney village as plan to save it is blocked by builders of new airport abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/l…

'Long, slow death spiral' for Western Sydney village as plan to save it is blocked by builders of...

The federal government corporation building Western Sydney's new airport is blocking a plan to build new houses in Luddenham. Residents say the tiny village will die without new homes.

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Laurie is 88 years old and uses a mobility scooter, but just made the national sheep dog finals abc.net.au/news/2022-03-20/n…

Laurie is 88 years old and uses a mobility scooter, but he just made the national sheep dog finals

Laurie Slater is the oldest competitor at the event, which he won eight years ago. Now, he and his dog Jules are through to today's showdown.

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