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Western Queensland grazier feeling 'very vulnerable' as wild dog populations in her region continue to grow.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Australian National Audit Office criticises "shortcomings" in design and implementation of Commonwealth concessional loans programs for farmers.
By
Anna Vidot
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A NSW MP says Queensland has been urged to pull its weight and return more water to the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan by water ministers.
By Declan Gooch
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Drought-affected farmers destock cattle and sheep and buy costly feed as Tasmania struggles with what some describe as the worst drought in decades.
By Alex Bucher and Lauren Waldhuter
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A small cropping and cattle district in central Queensland is watching for rain before it is too late to plant winter crops.
By
Lara Webster
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A 19-day event that sees drovers join with tourists to move 600 head of cattle is cancelled.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Victorian Government says it is monitoring conditions in the Bendigo area as concern about the region's lack of rain grows.
By Peter Lenaghan
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Murray irrigators are offered cheaper water as part of a borrowing scheme.
By Michael Cavanagh
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When the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners rolled into western Queensland the local community was overwhelmed by the generosity, but concerns have been raised about the economic impact of the gesture.
By Danny Kennedy and Blythe Moore
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One drought concessional loan has been approved in SA in the latest round of the scheme.
Cassandra Steeth
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Muttaburra graziers invest in a fodder factory to help mitigate the impact of drought.
By
Lydia Burton
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Two hairdressers join the Burrumbuttock Hay Run, volunteering their time and skill to bring cuts and colours to the drought-affected west.
By
Jodie van de Wetering
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Early signs of big year for Queensland's second largest cattle-handling facility.
Daisy Hatfield
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An $80m extension of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline will connect hundreds of landholders to Victoria's grid, relieving farmers after three years of carting water.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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When crippling drought forced Diane Mill to close her award-winning garden nursery in western Queensland, she could not bear to walk back onto the grounds for more than a year.
By
Blythe Moore
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Tony Stewart, from the small coastal community of Rainbow Beach in Queensland, has delivered $25,000 worth of support to drought-affected communities in western Queensland.
By Jodie van de Wetering
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Hope and hay arrive in the small town of Ilfracombe in western Queensland thanks to volunteer truck drivers from across Australia.
By Ash Moore
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Along a white metal road in the south-east pocket of South Australia, millions of dollars have been lost.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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The West Wimmera Shire has voted down a proposal to help pay for water for drought stricken farmers.
By Tim Lamacraft
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The isolated drought-stricken town of Sea Lake, in Victoria's wheat belt, has seen a sudden influx of Chinese tourists hoping to take a photo 'walking on the stars' on the nearby salt lake.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Plans for a desalination plant in Esperance or tapping underground water supplies have been labelled "too expensive" by the Water Corporation.
By
Sam Tomlin
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There is a cautious endorsement at Broken Hill in far west New South Wales of a Senate committee's recommendations for reform of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
By Declan Gooch
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A western Queensland council has begun rolling out $1.4 million in special drought funding.
By Zara Margolis and Ash Moore
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The Western Queensland Drought Appeal says thousands of dollars worth of prepaid debit cards will soon be made available to struggling farming families.
By Zara Margolis and Ash Moore
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Farming and non-farming businesses in drought-affected communities will be eligible to receive financial counselling under a new round of government funding.
By
David Sparkes
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Aerial footage over the western Queensland town of Winton captures the extent of flooding brought on by the town's wettest day in more than 15 years.
By Patrick Williams and Simon Cullen
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A long-awaited flow down the Darling River reaches Wilcannia, with water spilling over the weir pool and boosting the town's supplies.
By Declan Gooch and Andrew Schmidt
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Two decade aerial crop mapping study shows ongoing impact of Millennium Drought in north west Victoria.
By
Emma Brown
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Much needed rain in drought-stricken Winton has brought not only delight to locals but also confusion, with the mysterious appearance of small fish far from any water holes.
By Ash Moore, Danny Kennedy, Lydia Burton and Blythe Moore
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A Queensland-based livestock transport company is bringing stock back to parts of western Queensland.
By
Lydia Burton
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In a small Queensland country town that is seen many years of drought, women turning to their passions to build resilience and make some money.
By
Lara Webster
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After seven months on the stock routes, a grazier-turned-drover from western Queensland is heading home.
By
Lydia Burton
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Students from Booyal Central State School produce Kidding about for drought — a DVD of jokes to help raise funds for drought-affected communities in western Queensland.
by Trudie Leigo
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Drought-affected farmers in West Wimmera shire will be forced to pay for water they have been accessing for free since the 1960s.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Community vote prompts Victorian Government to increase drought funding for a program to help farmers find off-farm work.
Rural reporters
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Tracey Walker has survived some of the toughest years on her western Queensland property, yet she still manages to find and capture beauty.
By
Lydia Burton
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Green Lake's recreational waterhole has been dry for 15 years, but locals hope taxpayers will fund a resurfacing project.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Starting a new business is a gamble at the best of times, but even more so when you open a shop in outback Queensland during a drought.
By
Blythe Moore
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Third generation farmers share story of selling up and starting new careers in a world where rain is "just rain".
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Hydro Tasmania will bring its cloud seeding program forward by a month in response to Tasmania's ongoing energy crisis.
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A grazing family in western Queensland say a donation of hay from southern Queensland farmers has been a godsend.
By
Lydia Burton
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A drought-stricken football field in outback Queensland begins its transformation.
By
Blythe Moore
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"I'm going to die right here" was the first thought that went through Dr Rhonda Cornum's head when her helicopter was shot down during the Gulf War.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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Scientists make an international call to change water quality standards, with the aim of protecting biodiversity from salt pollution of freshwater.
By
Anna Salleh
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Queensland graziers are being warned to revoke their drought declaration before restocking, or risk getting cut their drought rebates cut off.
By
Hailey Renault
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A remote community in north-west Queensland is transformed "from dust and stone to beautiful, lush green" weeks after receiving more than 160 millimetres of rain in 24 hours.
By Zara Margolis
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Any benefit by recent rain has been short-lived for some north Queensland graziers now battling locusts
By
Charlie McKillop
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A series of art workshops in communities living with drought gives birth to an unusual exhibition.
By
Nathalie Fernbach
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After some rain graziers in drought affected western Queensland start to restock.
By
Lydia Burton
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SA's peak livestock group says abattoir job cuts across the state are undoubtedly the result of drought.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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A road train carrying 110 bales of donated millet hay has arrived in the western Queensland town of Barcladine.
By Jodie Gunders
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Rain in parts of western Queensland raises hopes the drought may be over, but support groups say drought relief is still urgently needed by many on the land.
By Nance Haxton
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A Central Australian pastoral company says recent solid rain across its five cattle stations is a welcome bonus as it continues with a drought-proofing strategy.
By
Nathan Coates
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A western Queensland church has raised more than $90,000 to keep rural contractors in work during the drought.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Federal Government moves to overhaul the Farm Management Deposits scheme, saying it will help farmers to help themselves.
By
Anna Vidot
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The plan to turn a historic outback Queensland hospital building into a medical museum is a step closer to reality with the project given more than $140,000 in drought funding.
By
Blythe Moore
and
Ash Moore
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A youth committee from the mid-north coast of New South Wales raises more than $5,000 for drought-affected farmers.
By
Kim Honan
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North Queensland grazier Tess Pemble has mowed her lawn for the first time in four years, thanks to recent rain.
By
Isobel Roe
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More than 50 shops are sitting empty in Rockhampton's CBD as the 'beef capital' deals with the fallout from Cyclone Marcia, the mining downturn and the Queensland drought.
By
Blythe Moore
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The first week of February delivers much needed rain to parts of drought-affected western Queensland, but many miss out.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Federal Government's new $10 million dollar drought recovery loans scheme has tougher eligibility criteria then the current drought relief available for South Australian farmers.
By Cassandra Steeth
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Quilpie council cancels its controversial plan to cull kangaroos around the outback Queensland town after the animals left of their own accord.
By Ash Moore and Blythe Moore
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The South Australian Government is setting aside portions of water, in the event that hot, dry conditions continue in the Riverland.
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Seven adults and a young child who were feared missing in floodwaters in outback Queensland are located safe in Mt Isa.
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A Victorian livestock veterinarian is urging farmers to test their water supplies after one client lost 90 sheep to E. coli poisoning and another watched 15 pregnant cattle suffer a painful death to sodium poisoning.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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The Federal Opposition has refuted suggestions the Commonwealth has increased funding to the Rural Financial Counselling Service.
By Gavin Coote
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Somalia and Ethiopia are facing a malnutrition crisis amid the worst drought seen since the famine of "biblical proportions" in the mid-1980s.
By Africa correspondent Martin Cuddihy
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Drought-affected farmers call for more stock containment grants, extension of drought work crew programs
By
Danielle Grindlay
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How important is a recreational lake, when there are rural homes struggling without water for families and livestock? It might seem like a simple question, but the only clear thing about drought policy is that there are no clear answers.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Social media has been flooded with stunning rain pictures from western Queensland this week, but the region's devastating drought is still far from over.
By
Blythe Moore
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Bottled water sales are rising dramatically and laundromats are in demand in South Australia's south-east due to drought.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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Join Federal politicians Penny Wong, Sussan Ley, Darren Chester and Richard Di Natale as they ask first-time regional voters what is important to them, ahead of the federal election.
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Wildlife carers' homes are full but animals cannot be released back into the wild if conditions will not sustain their survival.
By
Nathalie Fernbach
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Tasmania's dry spell is keeping the state's water carters busy as Hydro Tasmania's storage drops below 19 per cent capacity, just 2 per cent off the record lows of 2008.
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A husband and wife team from outback Queensland channelled their adversity into a charity that has helped support about 10,000 farming families across regional Australia.
By Brendan Mounter
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A family-owned beef company from South Australia purchases two cattle properties in the Northern Territory.
By
Carl Curtain
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Water restrictions come into force in Launceston for the first time in years because of ongoing dry conditions.
By Damian McIntyre
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Amid reports of drought-related deaths in PNG's Western Province, the country's Government admits some remote areas have received no relief since the start of the El Nino-driven disaster in the middle of 2015.
By Michael Walsh and staff
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No-one is prepared to say 'drought-breaking' but a series of rain events across parched farmlands is bringing hope for a better season ahead
By
Sally Bryant
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A red meat leader says 'unprecedented' water shortages across south west Victoria will impact Australia's lamb and beef supply.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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A horse rescue organisation in southern Tasmania is concerned the ongoing dry is putting extra stress on horse owners as prices of feed go up.
By
Carol Rääbus
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The Flinders Poppy Arts and Crafts Resource Group in Hughenden is given a new lease on life thanks to a group of new members.
By
Kathleen Calderwood
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Farmers in Tasmania's north west are alarmed at cuts to their water entitlements.
By
Tony Briscoe
and
Margot Kelly
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A service helping Tasmanian farmers deal with the stress of drought conditions is given more funding to provide mental and emotional support for families doing it tough.
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The sustained dry spell in Tasmania has led the state government to announce more assistance measures for farmers.
By
Tony Briscoe
and
Margot Kelly
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Plans to help farmers cope with dwindling feed supplies are set to be unveiled by the Tasmanian Government amid concerns there are not enough biosecurity staff to check imports from interstate.
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A Griffith irrigator says she is shocked at the shortage of drinking water in the state's far west.
By Declan Gooch and Gayle Ball
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An avid Townsville wildlife carer blames drought for the increasing number of curlews abandoning their chicks.
By Matt Watson
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A $10 million concessional loan scheme is announced for Tasmanian farmers struggling under drought conditions.
By Lucy Shannon
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Victoria's financial counselling service is changing as new successful tender applicants take on the program.
By
Emma Brown
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An award-winning photographer takes to the skies over western Queensland to capture the land's striking transformation following recent rain.
By
Blythe Moore
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A Queensland cattle producer says a kangaroo exclusion fence is bringing 'immeasurable' benefits after recent rain.
By
Hailey Renault
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Graziers struggling with debt in drought-declared north Queensland lash out and break down in front of visiting politicians and economists at a Rural Debt and Drought Taskforce meeting.
By Jesse Dorsett
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Queensland's continuing drought is causing problems for marine turtles attempting to nest on an islet in the northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef.
By Mark Rigby and Kier Shorey
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Dams dry up as a number of Victorian farms continue to battle drought.
Warwick Long and Nikolai Beilharz
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Graziers in western New South Wales are grinning in anticipation of a flow in dry rivers, which will bring relief to summer drought days.
By
Sally Bryant
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Tasmania's Energy Minister insists Hydro Tasmania can meet the state's energy needs despite falling dam water levels.
By Ellen Coulter
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Farmers seeking counselling jumps by 50 percent, as pressure mounts on the Tasmanian Government to officially declare a drought in the state.
by Sallese Gibson
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A convoy of 120 trucks drives 1,800 kilometres to deliver almost 5,000 bales of hay to some of Queensland's most drought-stricken graziers.
By Lydia Burton
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Researchers say heat and drought have knocked 10 per cent of average national crop production.
By
Clint Jasper
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Recent dry conditions are driving a huge demand for succulents and other drought-resistant plants.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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The springs of 2013, 2014 and 2015 have been the three warmest on record, with October 2015 the hottest in recorded history.
By
Sarina Locke
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The average rainfall for Tasmania dropped by 20 per cent in 2015 according to the weather bureau.
By
Tony Briscoe
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Australia's variable climate means even an El Nino weather pattern can bring rain.
By
Sarina Locke
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The Queensland and the Commonwealth governments announce disaster assistance for local councils affected by recent heavy rain and flooding.
Robin McConchie
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Nicola Lillyman is north-west Queensland's own 'Jill of all trades'. Not only does she help run the family property and hotel in Richmond, she also helps locals keep fit.
By
Kathleen Calderwood
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Drought-stricken farmers have been doing it tough over the past few years, but when the chips are down, the true nature of the Australian community comes to the fore.
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North Queenslanders are being drenched by heavy rain and storms, which could lead to flash flooding, but the downpours are being welcomed by outback communities.
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Large parts of drought-stricken Queensland are in for a drenching today as a tropical low skirts the Gulf of Carpentaria, with locals welcoming the deluge despite a risk of flash flooding.
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The 'best Christmas present ever' is the way some are describing the rain over north west Queensland in the past few days.
By
Hailey Renault
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A drought-affected family in north-west Queensland will not let drought dampen the Christmas spirit.
By
Hailey Renault
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A community initiative to deliver Christmas cheer to drought-affected farmers in north west NSW and south western Qld has delivered its first payload.
By
Lisa Herbert
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A six-metre trailer decked out with metal reindeer, a truck seat for Santa and twinkly lights brings Christmas cheer to residents of the north-west Queensland town of Hughenden.
By Nathalie Fernbach
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Want the perfect summer body? What about fencing with the Chandler family in 40 plus degree heat to get it?
By
Lydia Burton
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The Federal Government announces three shires in remote Qld now eligible for Drought Communities Programme funding.
By
Lydia Burton
,
Hailey Renault
and
Craig Zonca
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Driving south down the Muttaburra Road from Prairie in north-west Queensland, the overwhelming look of the place is dusty and brown.
By
Kathleen Calderwood
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Rural financial counsellors in central Victoria must now apply for jobs with new providers, following the Federal Government's decision to consolidate services.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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A new Victorian Government report details how prolonged drought is drawing down Victoria's water supplies.
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This year has been described 'a perfect storm' for dodgy hay deals, with buyers and sellers both at risk.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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After more than three years of drought, a broken hip and months of droving, Rod and Margaret Cogill decide to leave their property in Queensland's north-west for a cane property in the Burdekin.
By
Kathleen Calderwood
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Drought has defined Queensland throughout 2015. Here, landholders share their advice for dealing with tough times.
Queensland Rural reporters
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Five people from different industries share their experiences of living in dry conditions.
By
Larissa Romensky
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A livestock nutritionist warns drought-affected graziers of threats to stock once it rains.
By
Lydia Burton
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Looking back at the year that was at western Queensland's two saleyards and what is ahead in 2016.
By
Lydia Burton
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There's a new push to have the Menindee Lakes listed as an internationally-significant wetland, with the far west's regional development board to discuss the idea next month.
Declan Gooch
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The State and Federal Government approve $15 million worth of pest and weed programs across Queensland.
By
Lydia Burton
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Drought is spreading across southern and eastern Australia, affecting more of Queensland than ever previously recorded. Use our interactive images to explore its impact on the landscape.
By Marty McCarthy, Lydia Burton and Ben Spraggon
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Livestock SA describes Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell's drought response as a positive move, but a 'reactive policy', when farmers are exhausted by a lack of State Government drought support.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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The South Australian Government says a newly-appointed drought coordinator will help farmers in the state's upper south-east deal with current conditions.
By
Brett Worthington
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Drought is not just about no rain, failed crops and skinny sheep. It affects the whole community.
By
Cassandra Steeth
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National issues through the eyes of young Australians: 2015 Heywire winners announced.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Longreach Regional Council in western Queensland has made changes to how it conserves water.
By Ash Moore
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Drivers are warned to look out for livestock and wild animals on the roads as the weather heats up and dry conditions prevail this summer.
By
Kathleen Calderwood
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Record low rainfall forces a Tasmanian rafting business to shift its operations from the struggling King River on the west coast to the south in order to survive.
By Michael Atkin
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Residents of properties along Silsoe Road near Longreach get into the Christmas spirit despite the drought.
Lydia Burton and Blythe Moore
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Central Queensland crocodile farmer John Lever says people are seeing more crocodiles because of the drought.
By Jess Lodge
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El Nino is an ocean and atmospheric phenomenon that has a significant impact on our planet's weather. What causes one?
By
Kylie Andrews
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Cattle stations to the north east of Alice Springs have been in a serious dry patch for the past few years.
By
Daniel Fitzgerald
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The members of the Queensland Rural Debt Taskforce have only just been made official on the eve of the first meeting in the north west of the state after angst over who would be the MP representing the LNP.
By
Marty McCarthy
and
Arlie Felton-Taylor
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Records tumbled at the Roma store sale today with light weight steers breaking the $4 a kilogram mark for the first time.
By
Robin McConchie
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Mention emu farming and literally thousands of people across Australia will cringe. So many others have failed but a Pimpinio operation has lasted 25 years.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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A Casterton water carrier has been collecting clients since September, as rural families in south west Victoria use up the last of their tank water and watch dams run dry.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Australians are known for helping their mates when the chips are down, and the chips could not be lower for some rural families in drought-stricken parts of Queensland.
By
Eliza Rogers
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Australians are known for helping their mates when the chips are down, and the chips could not be lower for some rural families in drought-stricken parts of Queensland.
By
Eliza Rogers
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The NSW Government is being urged to provide direct financial relief to drought-affected farmers by waiving certain taxes and levies.
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Despite recent rainfall across parts of western Queensland, residents will gather in the north-west today to pray for drenching rain.
By Zara Margolis and Emma Cillekins
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For the last four years Central Australia's Elkedra cattle station has received around half its average annual rainfall or only 150 millimetres each year.
By
Nathan Coates
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The weather bureau confirms Tasmania has recorded its driest spring on record.
By
Tony Briscoe
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Rural confidence has slumped to a 12 month low as farmers brace for a hot dry summer, according to Rabobank's latest survey.
Kallee Buchanan, Lydia Burton and Lara Webster
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The West Wimmera Shire says state and federal governments need to consult more widely with local government on drought measures.
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Just months ago, central Queensland was dealing with the devastating consequences of Tropical Cyclone Marcia, but that has not stopped the region from digging deep to help other parts of the state battling drought.
By Chrissy Arthur and Blythe Moore
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The Victorian Government is assuring residents in the Wimmera and southern Mallee that more drought support will be made available early next year.
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One of Australia's most renowned pipe and drum bands has a renewed understanding of how rural Queenslanders are dealing with drought.
Rob Blackmore and Jon Coghill
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Gippsland farmers are learning how to be more climate resilient as part of the Southern Gippsland Agricultural Climate Resilience Project.
By
Zoe Ferguson
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Western Queensland drover and grazier David Hay is one of the most optimistic blokes in the drought-stricken region.
By
Blythe Moore
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Fresh haystacks are exploding into flames across Victoria and South Australia and experts are warning it could be the start of a disastrous season.
By
Danielle Grindlay
and
Carmen Brown
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A decision to provide relief for Walgett's drought-affected farmers and businesses is expected to affect the council's ability to be 'fit for the future'.
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Another seven Queensland regions are in drought, including Townsville and the Burdekin region, which are in the usually wet areas of north Queensland.
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Jono Ingram might refer to himself as a 'weather nerd', but to Donald locals in western Victoria, he is an online celebrity.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Water shortages in Western Australia's Great Southern are proving to be a major problem for many farmers in the region after an unusually dry winter.
By
Fiona Pepper
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The drying effect of El Nino is restricting irrigation in northern Tasmania and farmers are looking for government help.
By
Rosemary Grant
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A Queensland senator will table a report calling for more support for a drought-affected south western shire.
By
Craig Zonca
and
Ash Moore
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The South Australian Government's decision to raise Natural Resource Management water levies as some regions struggle with drought conditions is defended by Environment Minister Ian Hunter.
By Alexia Attwood and Stuart Stansfield
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Despite unprecedented drought across a vast area of outback Queensland, a group of local councils has embarked on a long-term planning project aimed at building resilient communities to withstand future dry times and economic challenges.
By Chrissy Arthur
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South Australian Agriculture Minister Leon Bignell says his Government will announce drought relief measures for South Australian farmers in coming weeks and months.
By Cassandra Steeth
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Planning for El Nino, tipped to be as strong as the beginning of the Millennium drought, causes some farmers to leave and others to innovate.
By
Sarina Locke
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A western Queensland grazier estimates he has 12 months worth of grass after a freak storm dropped 175mm of rain on his Barcaldine property.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Upper Hunter town of Willow Tree could be drought proofed by the end of the year.
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Hunter farmers are being encouraged to future proof their herds and pastures by developing a drought plan.
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The drought is forcing koalas into populated areas of north Queensland in search of food and they are suffering terrible injuries in the migration.
By Jesse Dorsett
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Grains harvest has revealed low yields in parts of the Great Southern after some farms experienced their driest season in decades.
By
Bridget Fitzgerald
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An Australian family pledges to raise money for a drought-stricken PNG orphanage.
By Bruce Hill and staff
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Uniting Care Community has been running 'accidental counsellor' workshops in drought-stricken north-west Queensland.
By
Kathleen Calderwood
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A western Queensland shearing contractor said he is optimistic sheep will return to the area once wild dog fences are built.
By
Lydia Burton
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Eromanga Natural History Museum volunteers dub their group "the new CWA" where women get together — not to bake scones — but to chip away at ancient dinosaur bones.
Elly Bradfield
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A hot, dry October has slashed forecasts for South Australia's grain harvest
By
Brett Worthington
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Farmers in the north west of Victoria are saying this year will be a "dog paddle"; they will only just keep their heads above water and won't be moving forward.
By
Emma Brown
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South Australian farmers are battling with low rainfall and devastating yields while their Victorian counterparts are boosted by government support.
Cassandra Steeth
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The drought that has affected farmers throughout most of Queensland is also hurting beekeepers and reducing honey production.
By
David Sparkes
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Victorian farmers are applauding a $27 million drought package but some say short-term solutions are lacking.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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Members of Tasmania's agricultural organisations and services have met to coordinate their plans for prolonged dry weather.
By
Rosemary Grant
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is set to visit the Wimmera and southern Mallee on a tour of drought-affected communities over the weekend.
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The Longreach Regional Council says it has taken a different approach to the federal Drought Communities Program.
By Ash Moore
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Channel country ladies converge on Eromanga for a weekend of workshops and fun activities.
Elly Bradfield and Ruth Archer
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Worsening drought conditions for Victorian farmers has prompted the state Agriculture Minister to ask for more Commonwealth support.
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A drought-affected family in western Queensland has lost some of their last remaining sheep, thought to have become sick after eating contaminated donated hay.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Bureau of Meteorology says it's still expecting a strong El Nino pattern this summer, despite recent rainfall in drought-stricken areas.
By
Anna Vidot
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The Federal Agriculture Minister confirms there is no plan to offer drought grants, available in NSW and Qld, to farmers in other states.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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The Bureau of Meteorology expects the current El Nino to breakdown early next year.
By
Lydia Burton
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Drought blamed for seasonal abattoir closures and a decrease in MLA grass-fed levies
Marty McCarthy and Lisa Herbert
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The Northern Grampians Shire will lobby for increased assistance to battle dry conditions after adopting a report calling on it to seek a drought declaration.
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The Paroo Shire Council in south-west Queensland says specia federal drought money will keep up to 40 local contractors employed.
By Ash Moore
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The Northern Grampians Shire says it is likely to adopt a report calling on it to advocate for the region to be drought declared.
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The far west's Catholic bishop has named the region's water crisis as one of the key spiritual issues for Indigenous people.
Declan Gooch
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Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop announces a $9 million aid package for the Pacific while touring drought-hit areas in Papua New Guinea.
By Papua New Guinea correspondent Eric Tlozek
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A Queensland Senator says it is unfair that Quilpie Shire, in south-west Queensland, has been excluded from a federal drought assistance program.
By Alyse Edwards
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Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says he cannot promise more drought aid, as he tours the Murray-Darling Basin this week.
Tim Bennett and Louise FitzRoy
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Heavy rains and thunderstorms across far west NSW on Wednesday night brought relief to some of the driest parts of the state.
Declan Gooch and Andrew Schmidt
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Tasmanian dairy farmers welcome government assistance to farmers ahead of unseasonal dry weather whilst showcasing the industry's career options for students.
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Victoria's Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford has hosted a community barbecue to hear first-hand about the dry conditions in the state's north-west.
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The Tasmanian Government has announced additional initiatives to support farmers, as concerns deepen across the agricultural sector that Tasmania is likely to receive below average rainfall over the summer period.
Jane Longhurst
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More wet weather is predicted in some parts of parched outback Queensland this week, after weekend storms dumped record levels of rain on some towns, the weather bureau says.
By Zara Margolis and Kathleen Calderwood
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One of the nation's biggest cotton growers is without water and unable to plant a summer crop at its farm near Menindee, in far west New South Wales, for the first time in five years.
By Philippa McDonald
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It has poured in drought-stricken outback Queensland, with some towns recording more than 100 millimetres of rain.
By Kym Agius
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Qantas lands its "Retro Roo" plane in the town of Longreach as part of a $115,000 charity flight, bringing a taste of the 1970s to the drought-stricken region and raising money for an appeal.
By Chrissy Arthur
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Queensland is in the grip of one of the worst droughts in memory, but one shire in south-west Queensland is struggling to get its share of federal drought funding.
By Ashley Moore
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Tasmania's farm sector is adjusting to the driest October on record across most of the island state.
Rose Grant
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Two aspiring young writers from outback Queensland have been recognised at a national poetry writing competition.
By Chrissy Arthur
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World-leading research in Queensland has unveiled a key gene in barley that aids drought tolerance.
By
Craig Zonca
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The head of the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction warns the world is not prepared for the consequences of severe drought, as Australia faces an extreme El Nino weather event.
By National Environment Reporter Jake Sturmer
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A motion to stop any changes to tree clearing laws until the drought breaks has been defeated in Queensland's Parliament.
By
Lydia Burton
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Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce won't confirm if, or when, Commonwealth grants for drought-hit farmers in Queensland and New South Wales will be made available to other states.
By
Anna Vidot
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A western Queensland grazier says photographing the drought on her property has helped her to see beauty in the devastated landscape.
By
Blythe Moore
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Few people have monitored the decline of small towns in western Queensland as closely as Bill Ringrose, who says four years of drought have left places like Augathella struggling to maintain their identity and financial security.
By Michael Brissenden
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A western Queensland livestock agent has won a national award for the largest throughput of sheep with the online auction group AuctionsPlus.
By
Lydia Burton
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Another weekend and several hail storms have left crops destroyed in Western Australia.
By
Tara de Landgrafft
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A third generation cattle producer in Queensland's north-west is asking major supermarkets Coles and Woolworths to get on board his Dollar For Drought campaign.
By Zara Margolis and Kathleen Calderwood
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Councils and community members from far west New South Wales have called for a range of changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, during a hearing in Broken Hill to determine the impact of the plan.
Declan Gooch and Cherie von Hörchner
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In many rural areas, the only things growing are debt and ever-louder calls for a new approach to support farmers through tough times of drought all over Australia.
By national rural and regional reporter Dominique Schwartz
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The Mayor of the north Queensland Burdekin Shire says he wants the State Government to start drought support for local councils that are not collecting enough property rates.
By David Chen
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Longreach farmer Michael Lockrey's unlikely hydroponic market garden venture looks set to become yet another casualty of a drought that is now stretching into four years.
By Michael Brissenden and Ashley Hall
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Drought conditions in West Australian dairy region taking its toll on livestock producers and irrigators.
By
Bridget Fitzgerald
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The drought gripping dryland farms in the eastern states is now also being felt by Murray-Darling irrigators, as the Basin looks set to equal its fifth driest year in 2015.
By
Anna Vidot
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Victorian farmers affected by dry conditions are now able to apply for assistance under the drought concessional loans scheme.
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The Mayor of the Quilpie Shire, in south-west Queensland, has taken his fight for drought funding to Canberra today.
By Ellie Sibson
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A western Queensland woman hopes that bringing some relief to drought-affected graziers might be as simple as sharing a cup of tea.
Brendan Mounter
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As Townsville edges closer to level two water restrictions, the local council has launched a humorous web series featuring Bradley the Lawn Tamer.
By Michael Clarke, Paula Tapiolas and Kathleen Calderwood
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Dams are dry, grain pods are shrivelled and rural financial counsellors are under the pump, but farmers in Victoria's Wimmera region continue to wait for Government assistance announced months ago.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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A new camping movement is gaining momentum across Australia, and its founder says it could be of benefit to drought-stricken graziers.
By
Blythe Moore
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Californian lawmakers are touring South Australia looking for a policy 'playbook' to take home
By
Clint Jasper
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People in Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay and Gympie have rallied together to help put food on the table of drought affected farmers in western Queensland.
By Bruce Atkinson
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ABC journalist Chrissy Arthur has won the Local Government Association of Queensland's award for journalistic excellence for her coverage of the state's drought.
By Elaine Ford
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Drought-affected communities across South Australia will be visited to assess their eligibility for drought concessional loans.
By Cassandra Steeth
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Victorian farmers expect to cart water and firefighters are calling for back-up as dam levels reach critical lows.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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A delegation from California arrives in Adelaide to learn how to deal with severe drought conditions.
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Graziers in drought-stricken western Queensland are forced to send their cattle on a journey of hundreds of kilometres in a desperate bid to keep them alive.
By Alyse Edwards
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A drought charity operation says it is heartened by a gesture from a Bundaberg farm business that has sent produce to feed cattle in south-west Queensland.
Arlie Felton-Taylor
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The Bureau of Meteorology has warned the current El Nino event now looks set to reach record levels and continue well into next year.
By
Anna Vidot
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Two thirds of New South Wales southern tablelands farmers say they have experienced drought conditions in the past five years, as they prepare for a hot and dry summer ahead.
By
Adrienne Francis
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Wimmera grain producers are surveying the damage after Victoria's hottest start to October on record.
By
Danielle Grindlay
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A north Queensland wildlife carer has noticed an influx of orphaned animals coming into her care because of the drought.
Sophie Kesteven
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Many farmers across New South Wales are anxious for rain to finish off their crops and avoid any further yield losses from heat and lack of moisture.
By
Sally Bryant
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The latest round of drought concessional loans for struggling farmers opens in South Australia
By
Caroline Winter
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News the Queensland Government will soon release water from the Great Artesian Basin receives a mixed response.
By
Lydia Burton
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The Buloke Shire in western Victoria is warning there will be serious social consequences from the region's second year in drought.
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The Queensland Rural Fire Service says fires on parts of the state's coast will burn hotter and faster this season due to the ongoing dry.
By
Kallee Buchanan
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Wynns winery in Coonawarra has forced a drought on part of its vineyard in the name of climate change research.
Cassandra Steeth
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Strong demand for beef in export markets, drought and a record turn-off will result in cattle numbers falling to their lowest level in two decades by 2016.
By
Robin McConchie
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Young Wagyu heifers averaging 150 kilograms sell for more than $3,500 a head out of central Queensland.
By
Lydia Burton
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Children at a small school in Queensland's Wide Bay are calling on drought-stricken graziers to contribute pictures to a joke fundraising DVD, which they hope will raise $10,000 for those doing it tough on the land.
Blythe Moore and Chrissy Arthur
