<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The WeeklyTimeNow Breaking News</title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/rss/breaking-news.xml</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:32:40 EST</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[MIS debt crisis deepens]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39721_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39721_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[MANAGED investment scheme investors are struggling to repay Timbercorp and Great Southern Ltd loans in the midst of the current financial crisis.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low prices may see winegrapes rot]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39745_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39745_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[POOR wine grape prices could lead to Sunraysia growers leaving fruit to rot on the vines this harvest.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riverina property slump]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39821_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39821_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[DROUGHT, low water allocations and a failing world economy have created havoc in the Riverina property market.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agri chiefs rake it in  ]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39641_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39641_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[INCITEC Pivot Limited chairman John Watson has had his remuneration almost double in just three years to almost $470,000.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunters under fire]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39685_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39685_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[RECREATIONAL shooters have defended their role in managing feral species in Victoria following an attack by a lobby group.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hopes high as grapes bulk up]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39381_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39381_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE first Victorian table grapes of the season have begun appearing on greengrocers' shelves a week later than usual.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debt balloons for Timbercorp investor]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39725_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39725_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A DISTRAUGHT Timbercorp investor is facing a ballooning debt of more than $250,000 on 3.75ha of almonds and avocados.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eastern Australia harvest slows]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39985_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39985_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A HARVEST of winter grains, including wheat, in southeast Australia is nearly complete - except in Victoria - just as summer sorghum crops ripen further north.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 17:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farms die for Rudd's trees]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39961_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39961_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[CATTLE farmer Neil Graham can see the landscape changing around him as his neighbours sell their properties for plantations, unable to compete against the Rudd Government's generous tax concessions for forestry companies.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stray bulls looking for home or BBQ]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39915_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39915_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[The Mackay animal pound in north Queensland is looking for someone planning a very big barbecue.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne water inflows down on last year]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39791_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39791_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE'S major catchments received 218 billion litres less water last year than the long-term average, while water use continues to be 37 per cent lower compared to the mid 1990s.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three major bushfires burning in NSW]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39705_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39705_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE Rural Fire Service in New South Wales says hot winds, low humidity and soaring temperatures are making three large bushfires burning in the state difficult to control.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-pulp mill protesters converge on Labor MPs office]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39655_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39655_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[ANTI-pulp mill protesters are gathering outside the Tasmanian electorate office of Labor MP Jodie Campbell.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian retail giant announces Aussie wool ban]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39565_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39565_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[Australian farmers have been dealt another blow with an Asian clothing giant joining the growing global boycott of Australian wool.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vics avoid cricket defeat]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39291_latest-news.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/39291_latest-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[VICTORIA narrowly avoided outright defeat in its comprehensive loss to reigning champions New South Wales in the first round of the Australian Country Cricket Championships.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:33:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>