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‘Everyone’s on edge about it’: rabbit numbers on Phillip Island reach ‘plague proportions’

Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control

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Fossicking for a fortune: the price of gold is sky-high, and prospectors in Victoria hope to cash in

Gold prices have climbed 45% in 2025, the steepest rise since 1979. It’s reignited interest in prospecting – but the odds of striking it rich are slim

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‘We’re surviving, that’s about it’: regional NSW communities hit by flooding brace for more rainfall

‘There’s nothing left to get damaged … except the house,’ farmer Belinda Nugent says

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‘Changing people’s way of thinking’: the CWA members working for Indigenous recognition

The Country Women’s Association is finding ways to get Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women together to raise support for the Uluru statement

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60 years on since Silent Spring, David Pocock enters the debate on food and pesticides

The ACT’s independent senator is a vital voice to watch as the country seeks a path forward on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability and the climate crisis

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NSW town offering free rent to attract a GP so aged care home can avoid BYO doctor policy

After the departure of a local doctor, Quirindi aged care will have to turn residents away, threatening the centre’s viability

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Australian rural internet worse than ‘villages I know’ in Africa, Ross Garnaut says

Top economist believes internet access issues are standing in the way of decarbonisation and more efficient production

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700 metres of rubbish: farmers grapple with choked rivers amid Australia’s third La Niña

Graziers and farmers along the Macquarie River say flooding used to be beneficial but has become ‘far worse and goes for far longer’ than it should

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Gunnedah residents criticise flood response as region braces for more rain

Families in NSW Liverpool Plains say authorities did not warn everyone before recent flooding

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Giving UK backpackers the choice of Bondi or the ‘back of Bourke’ will only worsen Australia’s farm worker shortage

Fewer backpackers will mean higher labour costs for farmers. Are you ready to pay more for food?

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‘Bigger and better than ever’: Australia’s rural shows bounce back after tough years

Sponsorship and community engagement are surging after two years of pandemic cancellations

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Mental health outcomes are worse in the bush, partly because it’s easier to get a gun than get help

People in rural Australia don’t experience higher rates of mental illness than their city counterparts – it’s just more likely to end in tragedy when they do

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‘Volunteer flexibly’: encouraging Australia’s millennial mud army to stick around

Younger volunteers flocked to help Lismore when it was first flooded earlier this year – but then they needed to return to work

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His dark materials: the bush noir that grapples with mental health

A childhood spent ‘on the brink of self-destruction’ in regional NSW was the catalyst for James McKenzie Watson’s prize-winning thriller Denizen

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Cathedral ceilings and local tales: in praise of country church do-overs

Eager buyers are snapping up unused churches around Australia and giving historic buildings a new life as homes, accommodation and workspaces

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Independent state MPs divided over Victorian Farmers Federation campaigning in their seats

Shepparton’s Suzanna Sheed says VFF should support candidates with track records but Mildura MP is happy for attention

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‘Share our country’: changing the cycle of sorrow with Mutawintji cultural festival

Traditional owners of Mutawintji national park in NSW have created a celebration of food, music and art

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‘These things are irreplaceable’: one farmer’s long view on foot-and-mouth disease

How do you compare declining exports with the trauma of culling a healthy herd, losing animals you love and your life’s work?

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CSIRO recommends double-strength mouse baits after report finds dose used to protect crops ineffective

Study undertaken after farmers said recommended dosage was not having an impact on numbers – even before the plague of 2021

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Australian man finds his childhood Matchbox car – five decades after it went missing in England

From a strawberry patch in Somerset to a post office in New South Wales, an ecstatic Tim Goodwin is reunited with his customised Matchbox Ford Capri

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Foot-and-mouth disease Australia: what is FMD and what happens if it enters the country?

FMD could force animal slaughters, cripple livestock industries and cost the country $80bn. Here’s what you need to know

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‘Imagine if walls could talk’: the comeback of the country pub

Recent renovation projects reveal savvy hoteliers are doing their best to appeal to tourists and locals alike

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‘Slow-burning problem’: residual ill will about chemical spray drift

Farmers in NSW’s central west fear chemical exposure is becoming a threat to food production and authorities are slow to respond

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Australian almond harvest in jeopardy as ‘Covid for bees’ strikes apiaries

Discovery of varroa mite at Newcastle port has led to NSW beehives being locked down with a potentially ‘devastating effect’ on crops

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