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9,000 Rural Jobs to Go in Kevin Rudd & Penny Wong Water Buyback Scheme.

9,000 Rural Jobs to Go in Kevin Rudd & Penny Wong Water Buyback Scheme.

Intended or unintended the consequences of Kevin Rudd & Penny Wongs Twynam 240 gig, $303 million water buyback are already emerging. From todays Australian Newspaper The head of Australia’s oldest… Read more »

Farmday Roaring Success – Numbers up 33% – 730 Families this Year.

Farmday Roaring Success – Numbers up 33% – 730 Families this Year.

Meat and Livestock Australia’s Nigel Gosse writes: . More than 730 families participated in this year’s ‘FarmDay’ which is designed to provide city families with the opportunity to visit a… Read more »

Kevin Rudds blatant discrimination against the children in the bush

Kevin Rudds blatant discrimination against the children in the bush

QLD Shadow minister for Community Services, Housing and Women and State Member for Burdekin Rosemary Menkens writes: . The Federal Government is blatantly discriminating against the School of Distance Education…. Read more »

Government Discrimination Against Our Distance Education School Children

Government Discrimination Against Our Distance Education School Children

Ros Cridland President Brisbane School of Distance Education P&C Association and Secretary of the School Of Distance Education Alliance (SODEA)Parent Network writes: . Dianne Hansen is the Chair of the… Read more »

Senator Barnaby Joyce – The National Party Manifesto

Senator Barnaby Joyce – The National Party Manifesto

Below  is National Party Leader in the Senate – QLD Senator Barnaby Joyce’s speech to the National Press Club in Canberra today. I call this the speech the National Party… Read more »

FarmDay – Reconnecting Urban & Rural Australians – Get Involved.

FarmDay – Reconnecting Urban & Rural Australians – Get Involved.

I am really thrilled to introduce the Agmates community to the farmday initiative. This is a tremendous project and aligns with so much of what Agmates is about. I’d encourage… Read more »

A Cry From The Bush – Please Mr Burke – Don’t Do This To Us!

A Cry From The Bush – Please Mr Burke – Don’t Do This To Us!

Ann Britton [pictured] of Goodwood Station Boulia writes: ***** You may have heard/read discussions in the media lately about our Government is considering bringing the foot and mouth virus into… Read more »

It’s a Funny Old World, Ruled by Kids and Dogs

It’s a Funny Old World, Ruled by Kids and Dogs

The world is a hilarious place. Take this morning for example. I headed out to get some breakfast at a local cafe. I go to a certain cafe to have… Read more »

Spin In The Queensland Country Life & The Real News.

Spin In The Queensland Country Life & The Real News.

On October the 6th 2008 the Rural Press Newspaper The Queensland Country Life coped an absolute serve off the ABC’s Media Watch program for churning out press releases as if… Read more »

Gosh there Are Some Interesting Folks In The Bush.

Gosh there Are Some Interesting Folks In The Bush.

I’m always amazed at how many interesting and talented people you come across who live quietly in the Australian Bush. Glenda John [pictured] is one of those talented folks. Glenda… Read more »