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A report into WA's domestic gas reservation policy declares it is no longer fit for purpose, is unlikely to mitigate gas shortfalls and could threaten thousands of jobs.
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Queensland graziers are enduring wet season heat to again rebuild after heavy floods in the state's north west, but this time it is costing more.
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Bushfires have closed the Eyre Highway for the second time this summer, with no confirmation of when the critical road route will reopen.
The tiny bats loved by farmers because they eat their body weight in insects
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'Hairy panic' tumbleweed blocking roads and choking farms in 'depressing' spread
Huge piles of tumbleweeds are surrounding houses, frustrating farmers and heightening fire risk in rural areas. But academics say very little can be done to wipe them out.
Woolworths boss's enormous maximum payout revealed
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Farmers claim carbon capture project risks future of Great Artesian Basin as legal challenge considered
Rural lobby groups and farmers ramp up their opposition to a project that aims to store carbon dioxide in Australia's biggest underground freshwater reservoir.
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