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Premier resists water pressure
The NSW premier has resisted calls to strip the National Party of the water portfolio and backed existing safeguards against conflicts of interest after an…
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Joyce throws down gauntlet to foes
With accusations of water theft in the Murray-Darling Basin still swirling, Barnaby Joyce has dared the opposition to ask him about it in parliament.Labor and…
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Victoria shines at food awards
VICTORIAN producers have reigned supreme at the Australian Food Awards, taking out 30 of the 60 titles in a testament to the outstanding food and…
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Winemakers unite online
A FRESH and unprecedented ability to buy wine online from wine-growing regions across Australia has been launched by Federal Agricultural and Water Resources Minister Barnaby…
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Skin cancer breakthrough
Australian researchers believe they’ve found a way to stop melanoma from spreading to distant organs.Results from two international drug trials conducted by investigators at Melanoma…
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Getting to know ‘you’
Australian Dance Theatre will perform Be Your Self Redux in Mildura for the first time tonight.Seven dancers will explore what makes you “you” through contemporary…
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Fencing blocks pests
WESTERN Local Land Services is inviting landholders and stakeholders to the Gilgunnia Cluster Fence open day and tour to acknowledge the completion of the biggest…
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Diseases hit Mallee
FARMERS should be closely monitoring their crops to avoid yield losses from a range of diseases that could hit this spring.Agriculture Victoria grain pathologist Luise…
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Trial brings boost
TRIALS in southern New South Wales and northern Victoria have shown that double cropping success relies on quick and seamless transitions between the winter and…
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Steps in the right direction
MILDURA Council’s commitment to combating the region’s high rate of domestic violence will go interstate this weekend as staff join in Adelaide’s City-Bay Fun Run…
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Cops target vandalism: Crime figures show spike in malicious property damage in Wentworth LGA
BARRIER Local Area Command (LAC) Superintendent Paul Smith says police will work with the Wentworth community to tackle a surge in malicious property damage in…
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Eyes on state’s licensed venues
NEW liquor inspectors will be based in Ararat to help tackle problem drinking and gaming in north-west Victoria.The eight Victorian Commission for Gaming and Liquor…