Australia

Race to kill toxic, invasive weed that sprouted from chicken feed

Authorities are working to eliminate more than 1,000 noxious weeds on a rural property south of Sydney.Key points:More than 1,000…

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Mum of girl fatally ‘catapulted’ from show ride asked staff to secure daughter, inquest told

A ride which caused the death of an eight-year-old girl at the 2014 Royal Adelaide Show had been "plagued by…

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250,000 plants and 70 jobs planned for huge medicinal cannabis hub

West Australia's remote Gascoyne region will soon be home to one of the largest medicinal cannabis facilities in the southern…

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Indigenous stock handlers learn their craft in the Red Centre

Kendrick James, 19, and Lettoya Haji-Ali, 18, are huddled together in the middle of the cattle yard with the rest…

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Uni students flock to agriculture as COVID and lower fees drive demand

Universities across Australia are enjoying a big spike in enrolments in agricultural science courses, as young people take advantage of…

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Aged care home to lose accreditation after failing 38 of 42 industry standards

More than 70 residents of an aged care home in the NSW Central West could be homeless within weeks, after…

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Australia news live: NSW and Qld face another day of wild weather; Tony Mokbel drug conviction quashed

4.16am GMT 04:16 Bob Brown arrested for trespassing Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been arrested for trespassing while attempting…

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US woman makes ‘insane’ mistake at Australian petrol station

A US woman who recently moved to Sydney discovered we do things a little differently at petrol stations in Australia…

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Cheaper housing in Australia under threat from return to pre-Covid migration levels – report

A temporary improvement in housing affordability could evaporate if Covid-19 vaccines allow resumption of normal migration levels, Australia’s peak housing…

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‘Playing games with us’: the medevac men languishing in hotel detention

Nearly two years after the medevac bill passed against the will of the Morrison government, the vast majority of the…

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