Ag's rollercoaster - the year that was

Posted: 06 Jan 12 | ABOVE all else, 2011 will forever be remembered for the Indonesian live exports fiasco which will never be described as a political highlight. |

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River health is key for everybody

Posted: 06 Dec 11 | INDEPENDENT MP Tony Windsor is once again urging calm in the heated battle over Murray Darling Basin water planning, as he did when the Guide was released October, believing a win-win solution beyond politics is achievable. |

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Credit where credit's due for MDBA

Posted: 24 Nov 11 | IN a world where praise for State and Federal politicians and government bureaucrats is scarce and often viewed as something suspicious or unusual when it’s actually handed out, I felt it was appropriate to give credit where credit’s due this week. |

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Stunning the first step in industry solidarity

Posted: 12 Oct 11 | OF ALL the areas of dispute between animal rights groups and those who believe the live export trade has a real future, the practice of stunning Australian animals prior to slaughter in live export markets, appears to generate the most common ground. |

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Greenpeace must be subject to rule of law

Posted: 13 Sep 11 | QLD Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce has rightly questioned Greenpeace's fundraising rights, saying environmental groups that destroy public property should not be entitled to receive taxpayer concessions. |

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Drawing the line on 'humane' treatment

Posted: 13 Sep 11 | LIVE exports debate is about so much more than whether you would sell your Kelpie, writes COLIN BETTLES. |

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Poor form in convoy clunkers

Posted: 29 Aug 11 | THE Federal Government looks like it's intentionally trying to make itself unpopular with rural Austalians, writes Canberra bureau chief Colin Bettles. |

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Rural Press Canberra bureau chief Colin Bettles tackles the big national rural and agricultural issues and ensures the hard questions are asked about how policies and decisions will impact remote and rural Australians.