Leaky figures may dent Brumby's pipe dream
18/05/2008 | The boost to Melbourne's water supplies may be smaller than the State Government promised, with its own figures revealing it has inflated the amount of water likely to be saved in northern Victoria.
Rural Queenslanders flee bush for life in the city
18/05/2008 | Tim Perrin doesn't need anyone to tell him why rural people are moving to South East Queensland in droves. He already knows.
Bush plans to veto US Farm Bill
18/05/2008 | The new United States Farm Bill has passed both chambers of Congress; the House by a 3 to 1 margin and the Senate by more than 5 to 1. However Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner says President George W Bush will still veto the bill.
Outback angels keep flying
The Royal Flying Doctor Service continues to be a valued service in the bush.

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Current temperature: 18.5°C

SLIDESHOW: E-tags in the shed

E-tags in the shed
15/05/2008 | New electronic eartags are being put under a fierce test in a century-old woolshed in western Victoria where some 4000 stud sheep at Nareeb Narreb, Glenthompson, have been tagged with the new National Livestock Identification Scheme electronic tags.

Steers reach $605 at Sarina
14/05/2008 | The Sarina cattle sale has proven to hold its value for vendors.
16/05/2008 | Aldborough House in Charters Towers, Qld, has sold for $580,000 to a local couple.

18/05/2008 | Cassowary Coast mayor calls for a full and open investigation into the Australian Army's spraying of the toxic herbicide Agent Orange at Innisfail 40 years ago.
Farmers can wear the cuts, but not the uncertainty
15/05/2008 | As the dust settles on Labor's first budget, it's the lack of detail, not the funding cuts, which should have farmers upset.
Q: How do rate this year's Federal Budget offerings for rural and regional Australia?







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