Anna Henderson
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Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Fish kill farmer files complaint with police alleging he felt 'intimidated' by cotton industry rep
A farmer at the centre of the Menindee fish kill story has lodged a complaint with police, alleging he felt intimidated by a staff member of lobby group Cotton Australia. → Read More
Government accused of 'undue secrecy' over refusal to release Murray-Darling Basin Plan legal advice
Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick says the Federal Government's legal advice that disputes a royal commission finding that parts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan were unlawful should not be cloak and dagger stuff and calls for its release. → Read More
Minister accused of another 'offensive comment' as he tries to hose down 'Chinaman' controversy
The Agriculture Minister used the phrase off reservation to caution one of his Nationals colleagues over a racist comment made on Tuesday. → Read More
Menindee fish kill is Australia's mainland 'coral bleaching event', scientists warn Labor
Excess upstream irrigation, drought and water releases from the Menindee Lakes created the perfect storm that led to the ecologically disastrous fish kills over summer, a review by the Academy of Science finds. → Read More
The cotton grower, the water minister, the pumping ban and the broken meter
Irrigator Anthony Barlow pleads guilty to water offences, but maintains the former water minister told him he could pump. → Read More
Independent scientists to prepare advice for Labor on Murray-Darling fish kill
The Australian Academy of Science will bring together a group of experts to prepare an independent report on the Murray-Darling Basin fish kill for Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. → Read More
Paddy Moriarty's Larrimah house contained a series of clues which led police to suspect homicide
For the first time, police release pictures showing the physical evidence that helped stoke fear within the force, and among other residents in the tiny town of Larrimah, that Paddy Moriarty is dead and may be the victim of a homicide. → Read More
How dinosaur history is shaping the future of a small drought-ravaged community
The Quilpie Shire, more than 1,000 kilometres west of Brisbane, has been drought declared for 13 of the past 18 years. While cattle and sheep grazing has been the traditional source of income, the discovery of dinosaur bones and megafauna has changed the landscape forever. → Read More
Fears mobility scooters being used to dodge booze bus Senate inquiry hears
A submission to a Senate inquiry has raised concerns some mobility scooter drivers are using the form of transport to avoid police breath testing. → Read More
Size matters when it comes to loaded hay trucks
Trucking load regulations are relaxed at state borders to get animal feed to drought-affected farmers. → Read More
Wild Wild West: Birdsville, Big Red and Hanson fever
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson flies to outback Queensland for politics and prize-fighting. → Read More
Prime Minister leaves climate change debate for 'another day' during drought trip
Fifth generation Quilpie farmers the Tullys host the Prime Minister on his drought tour, pushing him to deal with the here and now amid Queensland and NSW's big dry. → Read More
Drought-hit town of Murrurundi has three months of water left: what happens then?
The New South Wales town of Murrurundi has enough water to last until November. Then what? → Read More
Turnbull Government announces emergency cash payments for farmers in 'crippling' drought
The Turnbull Government signs off on emergency special payments for eligible farmers who are under intense financial strain due to the relentless drought conditions. → Read More
'They are exhausted': Students balancing drought management with school work
Wearing dust masks and farm duties from dawn until dusk is part of living through a drought for these kids, but there are little things that bring joy to the students from Manilla Central School. → Read More
From the drought to the dancefloor: the kids of the big dry
The Scott family have been breeding Angora goats for mohair on their NSW property since the 1960s. They want to hand the land and business to their children. But as the dust settles on their paddocks and the bales of hay diminish they worry about their future. → Read More
Bill Shorten's deputy Tanya Plibersek says she 'hasn't read' Anthony Albanese speech raising eyebrows in Canberra
Labor is playing down any suggestions of internal division, after frontbencher Anthony Albanese called for the party to improve its relationship with the business sector. → Read More
Actress Anastasia Lin urges Australia to intervene in alleged transplant abuse in China
Canadian-Chinese actress Anastasia Lin urges Australia to intervene in alleged transplant abuse in China, saying Australians are among the transplant tourists who go to China for procedures. → Read More
Pauline Hanson cries on national television, claims One Nation Senator Brian Burston has tried to defect
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson breaks down on television after revealing her colleague Brian Burston has tried to defect to the Shooters and Fishers Party. → Read More
Unknown Australian soldier identified as a 'true hero of Gallipoli' more than 100 years later
For more than 100 years, Private Edward Attfield was wrongly believed to have been a deserter from the Australian Army — but in fact, his body was buried in an Egyptian war cemetery. → Read More