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Tulips proving popular with tourists in north west Tasmania but it's the soil where the real work is going on

Tourists flock to this tulip farm to see the flowers, but it is under the ground where the serious farming is happening.




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Accused Claremont serial killer pleads guilty to historic attacks on women

The accused Claremont serial killer, Bradley Edwards, has pleaded guilty to attacks on two women in the years leading up to the disappearance of Sarah Spiers.






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Flinders Island's young entrepreneurs grow adventure tourism and foodie haven to keep economy moving

Tourism operators on one of Tasmania's breathtaking islands are riding a wave of untapped beauty and are reeling in visitors with locally grown produce.




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Arborists at Calstock

Climb a 40 metre elm tree to see arborists at work at Deloraine's historic Calstock





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Blood from Daryl Deutscher's Dadswells Bridge rare turkeys is being used to improve the global flu vaccine.







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Mayor agrees to apologise for introducing MP Emma Kealy as 'best-looking politician in Victoria'

Hindmarsh Shire mayor Ron Ismay comes under criticism for using sexist language when introducing the Nationals MP Emma Kealy at an event in Nhill in western Victoria, later saying it "was not that big of a deal".




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Rain salesman says his business is attracting investors, but experts say his claims don't stack up

A man who claims he can make it rain is building a following in the Victorian grain belt, where a group of farmers have paid for rainfall between May and October.




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A distinctly Australian industry?

Eucalyptus oil production sounds like a distinctly Australian industry. While we once where the dominant player in the market, we've long been outpriced by cheap imports. Laura Poole reports that families, with a long history in this old art, are trying to keep up local production.





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Movie Review - Midnight in Paris

A Woody Allen romantic's tale where you need to throw out all expectations of realism and go along with the fantasy.




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Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Death-defying set pieces, first class production, and a great director makes this one of the best films in the action/spy series.





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Movie Review - The Artist

A sweethearted romantic Hollywood tale told with the affectation of being black and white and silent.





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The Artist

It may be silent, but Michel Hazanavicius' creation has a wonderful voice and sings a song in celebration of cinema.





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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor are charming in a romantic/comedy/drama that involves lots of fish.





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Movie Review: Wish You Were Here

So many Aussies run amok in South East Asia - this movie is a wake-up call for young Aussie travellers.





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The Dark Knight Rises

Christopher Nolan's Batman series reaches its cinematic crescendo with a third act that fails to match the middle movement, but serves as a fitting farewell nonetheless.




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Movie Review - The Dark Knight Rises

Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman





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This market garden was set up to grow rare vegetables — and is now going gangbusters

An Adelaide community garden started as a hobby by a group of refugees wanting to grow vegetables from Africa and Asia is now proving so popular its produce is being sought interstate.




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Judge dismisses driver's parking fine challenge as 'legal nonsense'

A self-declared "free spirit man" who contested a parking fine in court loses his year-long battle, with a judge saying the case involved "legal nonsense" and was "an unnecessary waste" of resources.



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Magic symbols from Australian history's 'forgotten chapter' uncovered in Victoria

From Ireland's heartland to coastal Victoria, Australian convicts brought with them magic and superstition. Their symbols are still being uncovered today.




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Australians are eating less bread overall, but artisanal varieties are on the rise

For William Jane, the decline in Australian bread consumption has seen his business boom. In the space of two years, he's gone from baking 12 loaves a day to 800.




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Australians are eating more cheese, butter and yoghurt, and Timboon is milking the trend

Australian dairy production is dropping, but a town in Victoria's Western District is taking advantage of changing consumer tastes to turn its fortunes around.




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Dairy workers' court action over underpayment hit by surprise counterclaim for rent

A group of farm workers claiming they were underpaid are hit with a rent bill in the lead-up to a Federal Court hearing.




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Deportation threat to family just weeks out from daughter's VCE due to father's kidney diagnosis

The world of Raj Manikam and his family came crashing down when a test found a hidden disease that could see them deported due to "significant costs to the community".




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Warrnambool family facing deportation over kidney disease saved by ministerial intervention

Immigration Minister David Coleman overturns a department ruling based on Rajasegaran Manikam's kidney disease diagnosis that would have seen the Manikam family deported to Singapore.




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Wind farms attract new rules governing noise in Victoria to 'give community confidence'

Wind farm developments in Victoria will now have to have noise levels checked by an independent auditor, before and after construction.




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Regional ANZ customers 'disgusted' and 'furious' over loss of Bank@Post services

ANZ customers can no longer utilise banking services at their local post offices after the bank failed to reach an agreement with Australia Post on their Bank@Post service.




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Councillor calls for $1m drought support funding to be redirected away from his area

David Littleproud will seek a review of rainfall figures as Moyne Shire councillor Colin Ryan says his region doesn't need drought support granted by the Federal Government because his area isn't drought affected.




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Drought assistance allocation under review as council seeks to reject $1m funding

A regional council looks set to hand back $1 million in drought funding as the Federal Government concedes it needs to review how it hands out assistance to communities battling dry weather.




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Bone marrow donor registry pleas for more diversity to help save people with cancer

Despite not being able to help his niece as she battled aplastic anaemia, Daniel Roberts stayed on the bone marrow donor list, and just two years later he was reduced to tears when he got the call.




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Whistleblower claims aired against Warrnambool City Council over alleged financial impropriety

Ratepayers Victoria has accused high-ranking council employees of silencing staff who tried to raise concerns about alleged fraudulent spending and cover-ups of financial impropriety.




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Maremma sheepdog and little penguin protector retires after nine years on Middle Island

Oddball might have been the movie star, but Tula the maremma is the real hero of Middle Island's famed penguin protection program, and she's retiring after almost a decade of service.




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Feral pigs put UNESCO world heritage site Budj Bim at risk of 'tremendous damage'

Feral pigs capable of leaving behind industrial-looking trails of destruction are posing a threat to one of the world's most significant archaeological sites.




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Specsavers says Qld customers' private medical information may have been compromised

Eyewear giant Specsavers has admitted that the personal information of some clients in Queensland is missing and may have been stolen.




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Pharmaceutical-grade medicinal cannabis 'global shortage' to be met with Australian product

An Australian medicinal cannabis company is working to address a global shortage of pharmaceutical-grade product, reducing cost and improving access at the same time.




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Hairdressers unionise and unite for fight against proposed cut to penalty rates

They do apprenticeships, work with tools and are exposed to chemicals, so why aren't hairdressers paid as well as plumbers? The Australian Workers Union wants that to change.





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