Eliza Borrello
ABC.net.au
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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How feed additives could cut methane emissions from livestock by 90 per cent
Scientists are developing pills, powders, and pellets to slash livestock methane emissions — one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the meat industry. But will they work in the real world of farming? → Read More
Attracting doctors to regional Australia is hard but Alex Harris is proof it's possible
Two decades ago Alex Harris heard about a new program sending medical students to live and study in Western Australia's Kimberley. Signing up changed the course of his life. → Read More
Financial abuse in relationships can ruin lives, women urged to protect financial security
After 25 years of financial, physical and verbal abuse, Lucy joins anti-domestic abuse groups in urging women to focus on their financial independence and security. → Read More
Drier weather on the cards in latest BOM update as Indian Ocean Dipole switches to neutral
The Bureau of Meteorology's latest climate driver update offers some hope to flood-weary communities, with drier weather on the cards despite La Niña's likely persistence into January or February. → Read More
Flooded NSW towns and dry parts of WA face 'above normal' bushfire potential, says national fire council
After record rainfall in eastern Australia, bushfires might be the last thing on many people's minds. But fire authorities are warning the rain is creating strong fuel loads. Here, they provide a breakdown on each state's fire risk over the coming bushfire season. → Read More
Wheatbelt farmers frustrated by Telstra's 'slow' response to fortify services against bushfires
Wheatbelt farmers like Steven Bolt fear Telstra has not done enough to avoid a repeat of the telecommunications failure ahead of another bushfire season. → Read More
Rising grocery prices are pushing up inflation. Here is why bread, milk and mince are costing more
The official verdict is in. Inflation has experienced its steepest rise in 32 years. So why are basic goods costing more? → Read More
Albany house fire leaves family homeless as dad braves flames to save daughters
An Albany man's quick thinking helped get his family out unharmed, but they now face a tough search for a new home during a rental crisis. → Read More
Australian biosecurity ramps up amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Bali
The federal government announces a range of new measures to try and keep foot-and-mouth disease out of Australia as Indonesia grapples with an outbreak of the devastating condition. → Read More
Farmers to be compensated if foot-and-mouth disease reaches Australia
Australian farmers are on high alert for any signs of foot-and-mouth disease in their livestock as it reaches Bali. Chief Vet Mark Schipp is urging any who find it to report it early. → Read More
Russian-born Ukrainian mother and her family find refuge in tiny West Australia township of Nannup
Regina and Volod's once-thriving garden centre business in Ukraine now lies in ruins, but they and their daughters have found refuge in a tiny town in rural Western Australia. → Read More
What will happen to the $136 million live sheep industry now Labor has won the federal election?
Farmers are waiting nervously to hear whether Labor will follow through on an election pledge to ban live sheep exports, while the industry lobby believes it can change the party’s mind. → Read More
Cost of living forces record number of Australians into second jobs to stay afloat
A record number of Australians are taking on extra jobs as the cost of living skyrockets. Here's how some of them are trying to keep up. → Read More
Australians support further restrictions on foreign ownership of farmland, Vote Compass data shows
Australian voters are split on many issues but there's strong agreement on who should own Australian farms — and it's not foreigners. → Read More
Why Barnaby Joyce's 'gift' to farmers of a $5.4bn dam could create the 'most expensive water' in Australia
Barnaby Joyce's plan to spend $5.4 billion building the Hells Gates Dam dwarfs almost any pledge made during the election campaign. So is the dam, which aims to create an agricultural powerhouse in north Queensland, even viable? → Read More
COVID, skyrocketing prices cool foreign investor appetite for Australian farms
Foreign buyers haven't been prepared to spend as much on Australian agriculture during the pandemic, compared to previous years. It comes as the price per hectare of Australian farmland skyrockets. → Read More
Australian agriculture offering investment opportunities for everyday people off-farm
The price of Australian cattle, wheat, and agricultural land is off the charts right now. Here is how to get in on the boom without having to buy a cow or a farm. → Read More
Electric cars are growing in popularity but what about electric tractors?
With farmers being urged to reduce their carbon footprint, machinery companies are trying to develop cleaner tractors. Some designs use electric engines, while others would see hydrogen fuel replace diesel. → Read More
'Aishwarya' protocols implemented after girl's death already abandoned, Royal Perth Hospital nurses claim
Chronic staff shortages are seeing measures introduced after Aishwarya Aswath's death — to improve patient safety — being abandoned, according to nurses. → Read More
Drones deployed, criminals go high tech as record oil price fuels wave of diesel thefts on farms
Criminals turn to increasingly sophisticated and risky tactics to steal fuel from regional farms and businesses as desperation grows over the rocketing price of oil. → Read More