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Check call in the wind
A VICTORIAN council wants the Health Department to investigate claims about wind farms.
Tassie's 'budget with heart': Giddings
TASMANIAN Premier and Treasurer Lara Giddings says she has produced a responsible budget with heart after resisting to wield the axe.
Animal welfare projects funded in Tassie
PHASING out of sow stalls, boosting non-cage egg production and cash for irrigation projects are part of the Tasmanian State Budget.
WA surplus to hit low point in 2012/13
THE WA Government projects a steep plunge in its surplus for 2012/13 as spending on infrastructure and services outstrips revenue growth.
Aussies win Loro Piana Challenge
A TUMBARUMBA woolgrower set a new record for the finest wool bale ever produced in Australia to win the Loro Piana Challenge Cup.
Qld floods the focus of pregancy study
HUNDREDS of Queensland women involved in last year's floods are taking part in an international study into the effects of prenatal stress on babies.
Milk price dips as production rises
NATIONAL milk production is the highest it has been for a decade, but profitability continues to test the faith of dairy farmers.
Animal welfare to work in abattoirs
AN ANIMAL welfare officer must be employed at every NSW abattoir under new welfare standards announced by the State Government.
Wodonga, May 17: Prices dip
CATTLE prices were cheaper but not as much as expected at Wodonga today.
Bottle recycling project 'feeble': greenies
THE National Bin Network will barely make a dint in the 2.5 billion bottles going into Victorian landfills each year, environmentalists say.
Shot fired into Leeton house
POLICE have set up a crime scene at a Leeton home after a shot was fired into it early this morning.
Teachers prepare to walk off job
UPDATE: THE NSW Teachers Federation says a stop work meeting planned for tomorrow morning will go ahead.
Canola to miss record
THE nation's canola growers are expected to plant 20 per cent more crop this year but fall short of last season's record harvest.
Cattlemen claim live export compensation
THE live export industry is in secret compensation talks with the Federal Government.
Grass-fed cattle prove best
THE grass is definitely greener in Tasmania's North-West, where neighbouring farmers are producing some of the best beef in the country.
Supermarkets in loyalty battle
THE grocery price wars have escalated even further as supermarkets enter a loyalty card battle.
Councils to fight fire fee
COUNTRY councils are calling for more input into changes to the Fire Services Levy.
Vintage harvest for wine
THIS year's wine grape harvest across southeast Australia is apparently one of the best in two decades.
Tassie's fencing gurus
TWO mates have built a reputation for their traditional fencing skills using hedges and stone walls, writes SARAH HUDSON
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Milk price certainty needed
THE dairy industry needs some certainty - and some good news, writes SIMONE SMITH
Action needed on China land grab
SURELY the news that a Chinese company is set to snare a huge parcel of Australian land will force the Federal Government to act.
Our live export shame
LIVE exports are damaging the long-term interests of Australia, writes CHRIS DEROSE
Water, research vital to production dream
AGRICULTURE Minister Peter Walsh has announced an ambitious target for Victoria's food and fibre producers today.
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