Jamieson Murphy

For every one job gained in the gas industry, the agricultural industry loses 1.8 jobs.

The wine industry is still coming to terms with the fallout from the effective closure of its biggest export market.

Parts of regional Australia are already facing hefty insurance premiums because of climate risk.

Our biosecurity system will struggle to meet future challenges, even with a tripling of investment over the next 10 years, a new CSIRO report says.

"I remember this young farmer coming in just breaking down in front of me, talking about how he's probably going to have to lose the family farm. You see that people actually losing their livelihoods. It really hits home."

There is money on the table for water projects, but Labor says the government has been forced to make up for lost time, after not a cent was handed out from a four-year $2-billion fund.

When it comes to extreme conditions, the size of the fuel load makes little difference to a bushfire's behaviour.

There are thousands workers from the Pacific Islands are ready to work on Australian farms, but it is up to organise their quarantine arrangements before it's too late.

They're cheaper and quicker to build than dams, there is no evaporation or algae blooms and there could be one sitting right beneath your feet.

It's the first step in a national awareness campaign, encouraging people to live, work and invest in regional Australia. How would you sell your patch of the world to city slickers?