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AUSSIES have been encouraged to head to the bush and help primary producers overcome a Covid-induced workforce shortage. NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall implored for…

THE Doherty Institute says there will be less lockdowns and more freedoms when the nation achieves up to 80 per cent vaccination. Under the modelling,…

HAVE you ever mistakenly bought vegan mince or a plant-based sausage? Meat confusion is the focus of the current Senate inquiry into food labelling practices,…

THERE has been plenty of talk about plague numbers of mice and rats this year, but these creatures have some native doppelgangers who are more…

CALLS for improved freight networks, better digital connectivity and power supply upgrades in the Mallee have shaped recommendations for government action. Victoria’s independent infrastructure advisory…

TUESDAY August 31, is the deadline for US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan and therefore likely the last chance for Swan Hill and Kerang-based Afghans…

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro was “almost 100 per cent certain” the state’s local government election would go ahead as planned later this year. Speaking…

MURRAY Downs Riverside Park is already benefiting from its newly formed Section 355 committee, which is finalising plans for a double boat ramp and parking…

YOUNG people in the 16 to 39 year old age group are now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, as the community continues to step up…

BARRISTER and author Richard Beasley says the Murray-Darling Basin Plan relies on “politically fixed” figures. In his “very angry” book Dead In The Water, Beasley…