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Power play: It was the last roll of the dice for Hayfield and Churchill in their North Gippsland league clash on Saturday, with both clubs needing a win to keep their finals chances alive. Read more.

Power play: It was the last roll of the dice for Hayfield and Churchill in their North Gippsland league clash on Saturday, with both clubs needing a win to keep their finals chances alive. Read more.

Two die in Angel Flight crash

Two killed in plane crash

UPDATE: A TIGHT-KNIT community is reeling at the death of a sick young girl and pilot in a charity flight crash.

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Sheep stranded in Adelaide Port

Live trade

UPDATE: THE RSPCA is attempting to board a live export ship stranded in the Adelaide Port to assess the welfare of 67,000 sheep.

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Pearcedale rallies for CFA volunteers

Country Fire Authority

THE Pearcedale community has come to the aid CFA volunteers whose cars were plundered while attending a fatal car crash.

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States resists transport reforms

Trucks

WESTERN Australia has joined Victoria in threatening to scuttle a federally driven push for national transport reforms.

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Man dies as train hits tractor near Mackay

Tractor accident

A MAN has been killed following a crash between a tractor and a train in Central Queensland.

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Rain and rodents bring out snakes

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.

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Gunman arrested in Newcomb: Police radio

Gunman arrested in Newcomb: Police radio reports

POLICE radio is reporting a man has been taken into custody after reports a gunman has been walking around the Newcomb area.

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Abbott joins rally for fresh election

Tony Abbott

TONY Abbott has joined 2000 protesters outside Parliament House in Canberra calling for an election and an end to the carbon tax.

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RSPCA a fringe group: Nationals MP

Nationals MP Mark Coulton

A FEDERAL Nationals MP has taken aim at the RSPCA over its handling of the cattle debate.

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Telstra could be fined to save payphones

Payphones

TELSTRA will find it harder to rip out public payphones, under a new government plan.

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Canola crop slashed

Canola crop

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.

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Filmed cattle torture 'not normal'

cattle torture caught on film "not normal"

GUNADI refuses to concede Animals Australia investigators videoed a broken-legged steer being tortured at his abattoir.

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Live export rally

Pictures: Thousands of people joined a national rally to call for the end of live exports.

Around the grounds

Pictures: All the action from this week's country football matches.

Bulldogs bite Hawks

Pictures: SMW Rovers snatched a one-point win over Tattyoon at the weekend.

Festival of Speed

Pictures: Hundreds gathered for the annual Festival of Speed at Winton Raceway.

OneSteel to cut 400 jobs

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.

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States resists transport reforms

Trucks

WESTERN Australia has joined Victoria in threatening to scuttle a federally driven push for national transport reforms.

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Last chance to nominate for GGL board

Grain Growers

NSW farmers seeking to join the Grain Growers Limited board have only a week to nominate as a director.

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Canola crop slashed

Canola crop

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.

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Filmed cattle torture 'not normal'

cattle torture caught on film "not normal"

GUNADI refuses to concede Animals Australia investigators videoed a broken-legged steer being tortured at his abattoir.

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Free oranges handed out

Oranges

AN APPLE a day? Aussie orange growers would rather you didn't.

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Caution urged in cow-parking

Be alert of risks during cow "parking"

PARKING cows is a risk - but it also has its rewards.

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Echuca looms as GV threat

Shepparton United are favorite for the Goulburn Valley league premiership.

SHEPPARTON United is almost guaranteed the Goulburn Valley league minor premiership, but the challenges are coming.

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$40m war on child obesity

$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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Korean dairy farmers outraged

Korean dairy protest.

GEE, some dairy farmers sure know how to protest.

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Lucerne demand up despite price

Lucerne demand is up despite the price increases.

THE poor production season and low availability of high-quality cereal hay has highlighted the need for lucerne hay.

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Corn damage shocks market

Speculation over the potential yield of US corn sent markets on a volatile ride last week.

SPECULATION over the potential yield of US corn sent markets on a volatile ride last week.

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Xenophon: NT producers need support

Brahman cattle

DEHYDRATED production and more competition for processors are some options to help, writes NICK XENOPHON

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Basin communities under threat

Dairy closures could cripple communities in northern Victoria.

THE closure of three Murray Darling Basin dairy factories would cripple the northern Victorian and Riverina communities.

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Focus needed on Lower Lakes

The Lower Lakes on the Murray River

FIONA SIMSON says we need an open talk about the water needs of the Lower Lakes.

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