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    The Coalition's 19 per cent backpacker tax compromise looks set for defeat in the Senate, with Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie claiming the numbers for her amendments.

  2. 'No link' between fracking and gas-emitting water bore on NT cattle station

    Gas emitting from a water bore on a cattle station is likely to be naturally occurring, according to a CSIRO scientist.

  1. 'Silent alarm clock'

    Social media might connect regional Australia but research suggests viral campaigns have little political impact.

  2. Lupin disease outbreak

    Authorities are trying to stem spread of disease lupin anthracnose in Riverina, in southern NSW.

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    A fruit and vegetable greenhouse aims to supply a local community store in a remote Arnhem Land community.

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    Hundreds of landholders register for the 2017 national release of the new strain of deadly K5 rabbit virus.

  2. Teff for dinner?

    Will teff be the newest ancient grain to find its place in the modern diet?

  3. Compost as clean energy

    Churchill Fellow says compost could be harnessed for clean energy production.

  4. Bitterns in rice

    Within months rice paddocks filled with water will be transformed into a jungle for some important critters.

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    Norwegian knitwear maker will feature Australian woolgrowers in their marketing.

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    The familiar Cavendish banana is in danger from disastrous disease outbreaks, can science help it survive?

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    The humble dung beetle could win a long running war against parasitic worms in Australian livestock.

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  1. Sisters break stereotypes

    The Tierney sisters break a few farming stereotypes — they are female and they are young.

  2. Catching wild bulls

    A family-owned station in the Top End gives troubled kids a second chance.

  3. Meeting of dreams

    It seems every stockman and their dog has come to Strathalbyn to compete.

  4. Stockmen competition

    It seems every stockman and their dog has come to Strathalbyn to compete.

  5. Check your neighbours

    With the stress of harvest upon many, farmers are being urged to keep an eye on their neighbours.

  6. Battling birds with chilli

    Chilli powder is being used to ward bats and birds off mangos at a NT farm.

  7. 40 years of hides

    At age 90, skin tanner Bryan Pearce is as passionate as ever about his trade.

  8. How to remove a tick

    Not only are ticks annoying, their bite can cause infections. What's the best way to get them out?

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  4. Plotting a route to greater economic benefits from the Pacific for all the island nations
  5. Dr Damian Barrett says gas emitting from a water bore on a cattle station is likely to be naturally occurring.
  6. Documentary on ice in local town re-frames conversation about young people and drugs
  7. Donna Campagnolo says she's always looking for ways to improve harvesting on her pepper plantation
  8. Grains industry association of WA crop report compiler Alan Meldrum talks about the total tonnage expected for WA in 2016
  9. Victorian Farmers Federation president David Jochinke says more than 600 farmers applied for money that came out of a controversial milk deal between the lobby group and Coles supermarket.
  10. Robert Gray explains the new quality standard for class one mangoes
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