Hug a farmer, they've just saved Australia's economic bacon
During four decades on the land, rarely has Guy Milson seen as season as good as this one. And neither has the rest of Australia.
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Eryk Bagshaw
Eryk Bagshaw is a Federal Political Reporter, covering economics for Fairfax Media based in Parliament House, Canberra. He was previously The Sydney Morning Herald's Education Reporter.
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