Rural property
Wieambilla shooting home up for sale
The Queensland Police Union has expressed surprise at the listing, and said negotiations to buy the property were still under way.
- Dominique Tassell
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- Opinion
- Regional Australia
Five years ago I left my life behind for a beach dream. Here’s my verdict
Not having the Moving Somewhere Else fantasy is possibly illegal in Australia right now. There are tons of things I wish we’d known before we upended our lives, not least about the passionfruit.
- Kate Halfpenny
‘It’s beautiful, sweet’: Rain settles the dust and brings hope to drought-weary farmers
The Greens’ farm in northern Victoria was barren and lifeless last month. Now rain has brought the first flush of clover so sweet, it’s tempting to taste it.
- Benjamin Preiss
‘Maggots in the fruit’: Orchards under attack as pest prevention funds shrink
Councils in the food bowl are calling for urgent reinstatement of government funding to protect some of Victoria’s most fertile orchards from fruit fly.
- Benjamin Preiss
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- Animals
Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead
The heartbroken handler of dingoes Eulalia and Steve has taken to social media to express grief over their loss.
- Claire Ottaviano and Holly Thompson
Bird flu hits another farm near Sydney
Avian influenza has been found at a second egg farm in the Hawkesbury district.
- Ben Cubby
- Tony Wright’s Column
- Regional Australia
When the storms come, pull your hat low and set your horse free
No storm suggested doom for these two. They were preppers, but they were optimists, too.
- Tony Wright
Branching out: West Australian cattle station launches ‘dingo tours’
When a Victorian sanctuary asked these two West Australian farmers for help, they knew they were right for the job. But there was a challenging road ahead.
- Emma Young
Farmers get multimillion-dollar offers for hosting power lines, but some still rail against ‘blight’
Victorian landowners are concerned they will be short-changed by compensation payments for an electricity transmission project that will connect renewable energy to the grid.
- Benjamin Preiss