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Port Albert pier is located near the proposed farm

If the 'Star of the South' wind farm is approved, you will see the turbines off the pier




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Coastal Gippsland residents raise concerns about Star of the South, Australia's largest wind farm

An offshore wind farm proposed for regional Victoria will power almost a fifth of the state's electrical needs, but coastal residents says they are concerned about rising costs and fishing exclusion zones.




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Kangaroo pet food culling program to remain in Victoria, but red tape has farmers concerned

Victoria finally has a permanent kangaroo pet food program, but farmers are concerned red tape will result in carcasses left to rot in paddocks.






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Open Bionics teams with Hanger Clinic to bring 3D printed Hero Arm to US

Open Bionics announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Hanger Clinic to bring the first-ever medically-certified 3D-printed bionic arm to the United States.



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Clifton Hills, the world's second-largest farm sells to Australian pastoralists

A pair of Australian families have bought the world's second-biggest farm, at more than 16,500 square kilometres in size and home to 18,000 cattle.




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Farmers watching their cattle being washed away in floods, says Rural Aid CEO

Farms across North Queensland have suffered stock and crop losses of up to 50 per cent in the wake of unprecedented flooding.





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Instagram-driven meat sales in Indonesia may harm Australia's live export industry

Indonesian 'mumpreneurs' are cashing-in on an appetite for purchasing cheap beef online, threatening Australia's live cattle trade.




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Feral pig research could be a game changer for farmers and shooters struggling to control the pest

New research on where feral pigs live and how far they travel is being hailed as "one of the best data sets in the world" by a shooter contracted to manage the invasive species, while also raising alarm bells about serious diseases.




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Halloween pumpkins carving out a niche market for Kimberley farmers

Farmers in Western Australia's far north have carved a spot in the niche Halloween pumpkin market growing in popularity around the country.





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Queensland officers shoot armed man trying to break into Bowen police station

A man is airlifted to Townsville Hospital with wounds to his hand and abdomen after being shot by officers while trying to break into Bowen Police Station in north Queensland.





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Barramundi farming closing the taste gap over its wild-caught cousins, says award-winning producer

An award-winning barramundi farmer says the product can be the equal of wild-catch with careful water management, smashing the stigma around freshwater fish.




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Adani engineering contractor GHD pushed into 'crisis mode', say some staff, after protests over Carmichael coal mine involvement

Leaks from one of Adani's most significant contractors for its Carmichael coal mine, engineering firm GHD, show it has been rocked by internal dissent and management has been bombarded with complaints and questions about its work on the mine.




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Smoke alarm silence with fire raging in roof sees Alice Springs family's wedding plans go up in flames

A homeowner says he will consider recommendations to install an alarm in the roof cavity of his house after a blaze caused extensive damage but did not set off ceiling alarms.



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Grace Robinya from Tangentyere Arts Centre says thank you to all the organisations that have donated blankets and warm clothes.



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$50,000 worth of winter clothes and blankets help keep remote residents warm in sub-zero conditions

Thread Together, a charity committed to reducing waste in the era of fast fashion, joins forces with a rabbi to help an Indigenous community stay warm over the cold desert winter.



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Is there enough water for agricultural expansion at Ti Tree or not? NT Farmers 'drowning in bureaucracy'

The NT Government has been pushing for more agricultural development in the Red Centre, but farmers are now getting told there's not enough water.




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Central Australian date farmers determined to fight cheap imports as industry grows for sugar substitutes

Date palms in the central desert are a legacy of Afghan cameleers bringing a little bit of home with them. Today, Australian farmers are keen to grow the local date industry to feed the Middle East and the health food sector, while staving off cheap imports.




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Alice Springs prisoner Grace at prison farm



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Coalition makes on-farm pre-election pledge of cheap loans and water market review

Fair water trading and cheap on-farm loans are at the centre of a Coalition pre-election promise to boost Australia's agriculture sector.




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Drought support review recommends separating Farm Household Allowance from 'complex' social security

A fortnightly welfare payment for farmers, considered to be the cornerstone of drought assistance, should be removed from social security legislation, an independent review recommends.




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Glimmer of hope for some NSW farmers as agricultural production plummets

As much of New South Wales continues to battle drought, one Gundagai farmer is counting himself as one of the lucky ones.




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Farmers celebrate record lamb prices but it's not good news for everyone

It is a familiar story, high commodity prices benefit some parts of the supply chain, but not others. That is the case in the sheep and lamb industry, where record prices are a boon for farmers, but a nightmare for processors and butchers.




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Cotton farmers offer up water entitlements as concerns mount over state of Murray-Darling rivers

A group of Barwon-Darling farmers have offered to sell their water entitlements at a value which would encourage new owners "not to grow cotton".







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Farmer who chopped up rare ooshie to raise awareness of drought says he was 'standing up for what is right'

Farmers Stephen Black and Melissa Portingale were so desperate for water they put a rare ooshie up for sale. That's when the trouble started.





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NSW woman unites community to give farming family graduates a formal fairytale

End-of-year formal costs can be huge and for many farming families, it's a cost they struggle to afford. So a NSW woman is doing something about it.





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Farmers slam controversial Victorian solar decision as 'gutless' with community concerns 'ignored'

The Government believes the projects will create more than 600 jobs and generate enough clean energy to power more than 80,000 homes, while farmers have labelled the decision as "gutless".




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Farmers, residents fight $30m sheep abattoir planned for Gillieston, northern Victoria

A $30 million proposal for a sheep abattoir that would employ 150 full-time workers is opposed by a group of residents, who are concerned about potential health impacts and devaluation of their properties.