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Migrant worker anguish behind Australia's meat industry

Migrant worker anguish behind Australia's meat industry

Overseas workers employed by the Australian meat processing industry have their freedoms restricted, work long hours and do unpaid labour, a snapshot shows.

Hive mind: vital survey to map the buzz on deadly mite

Hive mind: vital survey to map the buzz on deadly mite

Hive mind: vital survey to map the buzz on deadly mite

Hive mind: vital survey to map the buzz on deadly mite

A national survey will map the impact of a deadly mite to safeguard Australia's honey bee population and the many growers that rely on pollination.

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

Bird flu case detected in Victoria's north

There has been a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Victoria, days after the federal government announced it had eradicated the disease from Australia.

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Cautious relief after nation wipes out bird flu strain

Cautious relief after nation wipes out bird flu strain

Farmers are cautiously relieved with the announcement a strain of bird flu has been eradicated in Australia, as they begin to rebuild the devastated industry.

Weight loss drugs, Trump and conflicts shape ag outlook

Weight loss drugs, Trump and conflicts shape ag outlook

Australia's agriculture sector is poised for a strong year, but the Trump presidency, global conflicts and anti-obesity medications are creating uncertainty.

Cheap loans to keep emission-busting farmers profitable

Cheap loans to keep emission-busting farmers profitable

From electric utes to cow feed that stops them burping as much methane, Australia's green bank is backing cheap loans to farmers and other equipment buyers.

How horses, pumpkins and corn flakes made a bush legend

How horses, pumpkins and corn flakes made a bush legend

A craft competition on the back of a cereal box, a deep love of horses and a quirky pumpkin festival have shaped one woman's life of service to rural Australia.

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Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

An avian flu outbreak in NSW has been eradicated, health authorities say, as the state joins Victoria in lifting restrictions on poultry and egg producers.

Cheap loans for farmers under green bank scheme

Cheap loans for farmers under green bank scheme

Cheap loans for farmers under green bank scheme

Cheap loans for farmers under green bank scheme

Low-cost loans will be made available to landowners planting native vegetation to sequester carbon in a win-win for farmers and the climate.

Sights on bounty hunters to help cull feral pests

Sights on bounty hunters to help cull feral pests

Sights on bounty hunters to help cull feral pests

Sights on bounty hunters to help cull feral pests

A minor party believes it is closing in on funding that would pay money to people for each feral animal they can kill in a pest control program.

Risk or reward: mandatory climate reporting to begin

Risk or reward: mandatory climate reporting to begin

Risk or reward: mandatory climate reporting to begin

Risk or reward: mandatory climate reporting to begin

The start of mandatory reporting on climate risks for large companies and financial institutions is expected to bring challenges for entire supply chains.

Verdict on how to prevent 'carbon leakage', save jobs

Verdict on how to prevent 'carbon leakage', save jobs

Verdict on how to prevent 'carbon leakage', save jobs

Verdict on how to prevent 'carbon leakage', save jobs

Summer reading for the federal government includes a report recommending a targeted carbon border adjustment mechanism to safeguard jobs in heavy industries.

Mission to save Murray-Darling Basin edges forward

Mission to save Murray-Darling Basin edges forward

Mission to save Murray-Darling Basin edges forward

Mission to save Murray-Darling Basin edges forward

The next step to save Australia's biggest river system has been unveiled, but conservationists warn it amounts to a drip-feed.

Through dagwood dogs or hot wings, country shows unite

Through dagwood dogs or hot wings, country shows unite

Through dagwood dogs or hot wings, country shows unite

Through dagwood dogs or hot wings, country shows unite

The man behind one of the biggest agricultural fairs in the US is set to visit Australia, sharing wisdom on everything from Pluto pups, to pigs and parking.

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Talks target worker safety in Pacific labour scheme

A labour scheme criticised as being ripe for exploitation and having safety issues has been the focus of talks between Australian and Pacific island leaders.

How a Trump presidency could affect Aussie produce

Farmers are keeping a close eye on US president-elect Donald Trump's commitment to impose tariffs on imports.

Pacific envoys gather to tackle visa exploitation risks

Employment Minister Murray Watt is convening a roundtable with Pacific envoys to shore up worker protections in a regional labour mobility scheme.

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Living standards will suffer further as extreme weather hits households and businesses, an investor group warns, with insurance already out of reach for some.

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More to come for climate: 'immense strain' on taxpayers

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions is an urgent priority and investing in renewable energy is the best way to do it, the nation's climate tsar says.

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Approving coal and gas mines is the opposite of climate action, conservationists say, as the federal government insists emissions reduction is on track.

National push to squeeze out source of tomato virus

A highly transmissible fruit virus that affects tomatoes, capsicums and chillies has triggered a $5 million national eradication response.

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

A "quiet majority" are making money from every turn of a wind turbine blade and as sheep graze on greener grass beneath the shade of rows of solar panels.

Nationals leader out to pasture, new blood takes reins

A state Nationals leader will continue to serve as an MP on the coalition's back bench after announcing his resignation following 10 years in the role.

These are the drones ag is looking for in venture fund

Drones that imitate bees are among the ag-tech advances a $60 million venture fund is hoping to back, as Australia's fruit and vegetable prices hit a slump.

Billions in the bush: energy wires lifeline to farmers

Farming with wind and solar provides a lifeline, landholders say, as economic modelling shows billions are flowing to bush communities from energy investment.

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