Labor support dismal: Poll

Wayne Swan

A NEW opinion poll released today shows last week's budget has had little impact on the way people will vote.

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Ballarat man in shooting accident

Ambulance

A MAN accidentally shot himself in the face in Ballarat this morning.

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Paragliders missing near Warrnambool

Search

SURF life saving boats are joining the search for two paragliders missing in Victoria's southwest.

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Greens to fight for carbon tax

Adam Bandt

THE Greens vowed today to fight for the carbon tax if the Coalition is elected and urged Labor to defy a double-dissolution election threat.

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Shooting prompts NSW hunt safety doubts

Hunting

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell remains committed to plans to allow hunting in national parks despite a ban on a similar program in South Australia.

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Blowing away ghosts of Snowtown

Wind farm at Snowtown

AS SNOWTOWN prepares to celebrate its 135th anniversary, a windfarm is helping to erase a stain from the town's past.

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Alan Jackson heads to Deni Ute Muster

Deni Ute Muster

US COUNTRY music legend Alan Jackson is the headline act at this year's Deni Ute Muster in October.

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Dromedary arrives in Wilcannia

THE first paddleboat for more than 70 years chugged its way into the outback NSW river town of Wilcannia on Friday.

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Dehydration kills cows at Qld DAFF station

Cows

AN INQUIRY has been launched into how 46 cows were left to die without water at a research station run by a government department.

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Woman dead after smash at Weethalle

Ambulance

A WOMAN has died after crashing a car into a tree in southern NSW.

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We must target bats: Katter

Horse illness

UPDATE: FEDERAL MP Bob Katter says the case for the culling of flying foxes is unassailable after the a case of the bat-borne lyssavirus.

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VFF's search for ag video hero

Farmers

A NEW multimedia campaign highlighting the importance of agriculture is creating a following.

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SPORT NEWS

Purcell boots 25 in smashing

Country footy

JERILDERIE'S Aaron Purcell has cemented his spot at the top of country footy's goalkicking table after kicking another bag at the weekend.

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Star-studded Geelong side

David Wojcinski

TWO Geelong premiership stars are among four ex-AFL players likely to line up for Geelong league in next week's Country Championships.

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Nullawil's mighty win

Nullawil

NULLAWIL continued its dominance of Golden Rivers Football League's Wandella with a 13-point win in yesterday's grand final rematch.

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Wodonga off and racing

racing

RACING will return to Wodonga and District Turf Club on Sunday after a three-month hiatus.

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Barry Hall a handy inclusion

Barry Hall will pull on the boots for Broadford again on Saturday.

FOUR-time All-Australian Barry Hall will chalk up his third game for Broadford in the Riddell District league this weekend.

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Dry times continue

Pictures: Some farmers believe their autumn break has arrived.

Around the sales

Pictures: Sales action from the Bluechip dairy sale, and Yea and Pakenham sales.

Kangaroos leap home

Pictures: Heyfield beat Woodside in Round 5 of the North Gippsland league.

Footy wrap

Pictures: All the action from this weekend's country football games in Victoria.

Dollar hits 11-month low

Dollar

THE Australian dollar has fallen to a fresh 11-month low.

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New rules for sheep exports

Sheep

SHEEP exporters to Kuwait will be required to employ supply chain officers.

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Joint Tasman effort on FMD

Joint effort: FMD fight

AUSTRALIA has joined with New Zealand to fight foot and mouth disease.

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Australia lagging on animal rights

Poor form: animal rights criticism

AUSTRALIAN farmers must lift their game when it comes to animal welfare.

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Dairy confidence hits new low

Low confidence: dairy farmers losing hope

POOR farmgate prices have forced dairy farmer confidence levels to record lows.

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A billion thanks for CFA volunteers

CFA

THE value of unpaid labour from the Country Fire Authority's 60,000 volunteers has been calculated to be close to one billion dollars.

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Winegrowers chair vacant

Winegrowers on hunt for new chairman

MURRAY Valley Winegrowers is on the hunt for a new chairman after the sudden resignation of Dennis Mills.

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Labor support dismal: Poll

Wayne Swan

A NEW opinion poll released today shows last week's budget has had little impact on the way people will vote.

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Inside Callington Mill

Carrington Mill in Tasmania.

RUSTED old windmills are iconic totems of Australian farms.

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Where's the butter?

butter

GOOD to see Dairy Australia's InCalf symposium on dairy cow reproduction went well last week - well, perhaps for one thing.

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Native vegetation policy chaos

Native veg policy opinion

INCREASING the cover of native vegetation in Victoria is official State Government policy.

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Priority has to be food

Farming, by nature, is renewable but confined to a finite area of arable land and amount of water.

CONFLICT over the best way to manage Australia's land and resources is not new.

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Livestock exporters cruelled

The path to improving animal welfare will not be found by celebrity campaigns or by abuse of producers.

LIVESTOCK exporters are being unfairly condemned, writes ALISON PENFOLD

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