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Water Buyback Killing Towns, Threatening Food Security
Federal Water Minister Penny Wong’s water buyback scheme is devastating drought ravaged rural Australia and threatening our national food security. From todays Sydney Telegraph. “Once-thriving rural communities are being devastated… Read more
Purchase of Twynam Water Will Create a Permanent Rudd made Drought In Rural Australia
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, John Cobb writes: . The Rudd Government’s war on Regional Australia is intensifying with the news that the Rudd Government has purchase 240… Read more
Surgeon to provide free surgical service at Bourke NSW
Agmates member Eye on the Outback writes: . This makes me smile and yep this old mate is a legend – he kept getting knocked back by the health mob… Read more
Penny Wong’s Toorale Station Water PR Stunt Angers Bourke Residents
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, John Cobb [pictured] writes, ***** Being the Local Member for the town of Bourke NSW I’m demanding to know how the Minister for Water and Climate… Read more
Farmer Gets 16 Years Jail For Murdering ‘Bossy’ Wife
Bad things happen in the Bush too. New South Wales Farmer Laurence Bede O’Connor shot his wife twice after she had she had taken his car keys, his wallet, his… Read more
Malcolm Turnbull Dumps Rural & Regional Australia and His Party revolts.
Incredible and unprecedented scenes in the Senate last night. No fewer than 27 Liberal Senators revolted against a last minute backflip by their leader Malcolm Turnbull that was a blatant… Read more
Inverell Farmer Glen Morris Recognized as a Champion of Sustainable Agriculture.
Twenty Years of commitment to sustainable agriculture has seen Inverell NSW farmer Glen Morris [pictured] nominated for the prestigious McKell Medal. The McKell Medal is an annual award that recognises… Read more
Farmers Stuck with 70,000 Sheep as Live Export Stalls
Sheep farmers in Drought ravaged Southern Australia are suffering another kick in the guts. . “THE Australian Mercantile services Association (AMSA) has stalled the Australian live export sheep boat trade,… Read more
Hopes for Crops Fading in Southern NSW & Northern Victoria.
Grain farmers in the Southern Half of NSW and the Northern part of Victoria are desperatley in need of rain if they are to save their winter crops. “Werrimull Victoria… Read more
Senators Declare War on Kevin Rudd over Murray Water
The Senate inquiry into the Murray Darling is due to report later this week and Independent Senator Nick Xenophon and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young [ pictured] have laid it on… Read more
