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We bought a farm to have more family time. We're risking it all to join a natural farming revolution

About a year ago, my partner and I learned of a revolution in Australia's paddocks. We want to farm in a more natural way, but the stakes are high making the shift could send us broke.













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Aboriginal skydiver makes history by jumping into his ancestral homeland for NAIDOC week

Indigenous skydiver Marley Nolan-Duncan makes history by jumping out of a plane and into Gamilaraay country, the home of his ancestors.





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Country kindergartens and schools struggle to pay bills and support families during drought

Communities in the grip of drought are doing everything they can to keep their local kindergartens from shutting down, but they fear they're running out of options.




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Four children drive from Gracemere to Grafton after taking fishing rods and leaving a note

Police find four children under the age of 14 who took a Nissan Patrol from Gracemere in central Queensland and embarked on a joyride to Grafton in northern New South Wales.







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Model maker Russ French has some high-value clients




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Model-maker lands billion-dollar defence clients from his regional NSW workshop

Russ French's highly detailed military models have helped secure billion-dollar contracts, with one even landing at the Pentagon. These are no toys.




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Margaret Fulton, who inspired Australians to undertake culinary adventures, is dead at 94

Margaret Fulton, who inspired generations of Australians to think beyond bangers and mash, leaves a legacy of culinary flair.




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After years without decent rain, Tenterfield community is given the gift of drinking water

After more than two years without any decent rain, a community in the far north of New South Wales is been given a reprieve.




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Native Vegetation Act amnesty angers partner of slain environment officer Glen Turner

Five years after her partner was murdered at work, a New South Wales woman says she is shattered by an amnesty for those who broke the laws he was trying to enforce.




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Successful Mingoola refugee settlement program on hold as African families move away

Three years ago Mingoola residents welcomed African refugee families with open arms as part of a settlement program hailed for invigorating a dying country town. Now the tiny NSW town has lost all of its newest members.




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David Kelly Maayu Mali

David Kelly from the Maayu Mali Residential Rehabilitation Centre in Moree




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Special Commission into ice hears that a lack of detox beds is holding up rehab in regional areas

A lack of detox beds in large regional centres is preventing people from getting rehab, a special commission of inquiry into ice hears.










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AgQuip, Australia's largest field day, provides drought relief and future planning for farmers

Australia's largest agricultural field day may not exactly be a spending spree this year, but it does provide farmers with a reprieve from drought.




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Legal challenge over Sussan Ley's decision to put potential mining jobs at Shenhua Mine before cultural heritage

A decision to prioritise a controversial coal project over the protection of Indigenous sacred sites has landed the Federal Environment Minister at the centre of a fierce legal battle.





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Immigration lawyer Mark Lyden





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Refugee advocate Robin Jones




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Zahra Halo and daughters




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When saving your children means leaving one behind

Zahra Halo made the heartbreaking decision to flee Islamic State with most of her children while one of her sons had been missing for years. Now, she has found him and wants to bring him home.




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Burst water main inundates Western Sydney suburb

A burst water main in the western Sydney suburb of Kingswood has spilled a million litres of water and inundated the streets.




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Binnaway abattoir reopens, promises boost to rural community's drought-stricken economy

Three years after shutting down and shedding more than 30 local jobs, Binnaway's abattoir is reopening, offering a much-needed boost.







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Six homes lost in northern NSW as bushfires continue to rage

The NSW Rural Fire Service says there are 65 bush and grass fires burning across the state, but no emergency warnings are in place. Six fires have been downgraded to watch and act or advice status after spending much of the day as emergencies due to dry and windy conditions.




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NSW bushfires still out of control as residents face the devastation

Two dangerous fires near Tenterfield and Armidale are downgraded as firefighters keep properties out of danger, but the dwindling water supply and expected strong winds will make today challenging.