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ATLANTA — Jan Keith has done plenty of reading throughout her 32 years in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood. She is part of book clubs, loves historical fiction, has dozens of used books and frequents the neighborhood’s A Cappella Books. The bookstore, with a large used book selection, mirrors the changing…

The Chinese influence on Australian goldfields is often forgotten or overlooked, however, to their descendants, they are venerated as hardworking and resilient entrepreneurs.

The threat of foot-and-mouth disease has intensified the push to protect and preserve Australia's priceless livestock pool. Is a national gene bank the answer?

New shearing technology promises to eliminate the "catch and drag" of sheep shearing, making it easier on the backs of shearers.

If John and Elizabeth Macarthur, both long dead, magically reappeared on Earth, they would be delighted to see their former residence at Camden, south-west of Sydney, lovingly preserved. And they would be probably tickled pink to see an all-too-familiar type of Merino grazing in nearby paddocks.

Pet ownership is on the rise and so is Australians' concern for their animals' nutrition. It's seeing demand for pet food soaring and a move towards more unusual proteins.

The recent surge of mass shootings in America has led to debates in faith communities over what is “pro-life.”

The gold rush of the 1850s transformed Victoria, but for all the precious metal extracted back then, some believe as much again lies waiting to be discovered.

The critically endangered helmeted honeyeater and the Leadbeater's possum have a fighting chance of survival after a farmer sells land to conservationists in a last effort to save the species.

In 1888, the sight of 184,000 gleaming white, newly shorn sheep on the dry plains of the Darling River near Louth in New South Wales represented a technological leap and a glimpse of the future, owing much to the perseverance of an industry pioneer.

The ghost town of Annuello lies on the road between Managatang and Robinvale in Victoria's north-west. The last resident left half a century ago, but later this year Annuello's descendants will gather for a reunion.