Two die in Angel Flight crash
UPDATE: A TIGHT-KNIT community is reeling at the death of a sick young girl and pilot in a charity flight crash.
Sheep stranded in Adelaide Port
UPDATE: THE RSPCA is attempting to board a live export ship stranded in the Adelaide Port to assess the welfare of 67,000 sheep.
Pearcedale rallies for CFA volunteers
THE Pearcedale community has come to the aid CFA volunteers whose cars were plundered while attending a fatal car crash.
States resists transport reforms
WESTERN Australia has joined Victoria in threatening to scuttle a federally driven push for national transport reforms.
Man dies as train hits tractor near Mackay
A MAN has been killed following a crash between a tractor and a train in Central Queensland.
Rain and rodents bring out snakes
IT'S enough to make the blood run cold - deadly snakes feasting on Victoria's plague of mice and rats and basking in winter warmth.
Gunman arrested in Newcomb: Police radio
POLICE radio is reporting a man has been taken into custody after reports a gunman has been walking around the Newcomb area.
Abbott joins rally for fresh election
TONY Abbott has joined 2000 protesters outside Parliament House in Canberra calling for an election and an end to the carbon tax.
RSPCA a fringe group: Nationals MP
A FEDERAL Nationals MP has taken aim at the RSPCA over its handling of the cattle debate.
Telstra could be fined to save payphones
TELSTRA will find it harder to rip out public payphones, under a new government plan.
Canola crop slashed
SLUG damage in Victoria's Western District and dry conditions in NSW have resulted in a 90,000 tonne fall in the national canola forecast.
Filmed cattle torture 'not normal'
GUNADI refuses to concede Animals Australia investigators videoed a broken-legged steer being tortured at his abattoir.
Live export rally
Pictures: Thousands of people joined a national rally to call for the end of live exports.
OneSteel to cut 400 jobs
ONESTEEL will slash more than 400 jobs and is studying closing down its Whyalla blast furnace as part of a review.
States resists transport reforms
WESTERN Australia has joined Victoria in threatening to scuttle a federally driven push for national transport reforms.
Last chance to nominate for GGL board
NSW farmers seeking to join the Grain Growers Limited board have only a week to nominate as a director.
Canola crop slashed
SLUG damage in Victoria's Western District and dry conditions in NSW have resulted in a 90,000 tonne fall in the national canola forecast.
Filmed cattle torture 'not normal'
GUNADI refuses to concede Animals Australia investigators videoed a broken-legged steer being tortured at his abattoir.
Echuca looms as GV threat
SHEPPARTON United is almost guaranteed the Goulburn Valley league minor premiership, but the challenges are coming.
$40m war on child obesity
A FAT-fighting Jamie Oliver-style ministry of food is being examined for Victoria as part of a war on childhood obesity.
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Lucerne demand up despite price
THE poor production season and low availability of high-quality cereal hay has highlighted the need for lucerne hay.
Corn damage shocks market
SPECULATION over the potential yield of US corn sent markets on a volatile ride last week.
Xenophon: NT producers need support
DEHYDRATED production and more competition for processors are some options to help, writes NICK XENOPHON
Basin communities under threat
THE closure of three Murray Darling Basin dairy factories would cripple the northern Victorian and Riverina communities.
Focus needed on Lower Lakes
FIONA SIMSON says we need an open talk about the water needs of the Lower Lakes.