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ELECTION 2022: Speculation is growing that former Labor leader Bill Shorten may be named as Australia's agriculture minister. Photo - Alex Ellinghausen

Speculation is growing that former Labor leader Bill Shorten may be named as Australia's agriculture minister.

Shorten shapes up as Labor's agriculture minister

Looking south west from Acacia Downs as a second wave of storms roll in on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Sarah Fysh.

The Dyer family 40km east of Alpha at Bloomfield is breathing a sigh of relief after overnight storms, part of the system connected to the deep low in South Australia, dropped 141mm.

Blooming good rain at Bloomfield

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COALITION WEAKNESS: Barnaby Joyce was used to wedge the Liberals in inner-city seats . Photo: Marina Neil

Barnaby Joyce may refuse to take any blame for the inner-city seats lost by his Coalition colleagues, but political pundits say the Nationals leader has Liberal blood on his hands.

Liberal blood on Barnaby's hand as climate vote slaps Coalition

TOUGH NIGHT: Barnaby Joyce made a solemn victory speech in Tamworth. Photo: Mark Kriedemann

The Nationals have avoided the bloodbath voters inflicted on the Liberals by retaining all 16 of their electorates, but the party's hopes of picking up new seats have been dashed.

Nationals defy Coalition bloodbath and look set to hold all seats

Senior Nationals are confident of retaining all the party's seats, but admitted the Coalition's chances of forming government slimmed with every independent candidate elected.

Nats confident in regions but warn teals may stop Coalition govt

The Coalition has pledged $53.3 million for a state-of-the-art animal health vaccine research and manufacturing facility, as the number of biosecurity threats on the nation's doorstep continues to grow.

$53m pledged for new animal vaccine centre as bio threats grow

Foot and mouth disease may be Australian agriculture's biggest fear, but the nation has been fortifying and fine tuning its defences against the virus for decades.

The FMD pathways we should and shouldn't be worried about

Labor has promised to deliver long-term sustainable funding for the nation's biosecurity system as foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin threaten to breach the northern borders.

Labor commits to long-term biosecurity funding as threats loom

The Victorian MP said he had "no personal relationship with Mr Joyce whatsoever" who had sacked him "as a Minister twice, without credible reasons".

Senior Nat distances himself from Barnaby due to Vic voter concern

The Deputy Prime Minister won't be drawn on whether he'll have the numbers to retain the Nationals leadership after the election, as a number of Barnaby Joyce's key allies leave the party room.

Barnaby won't speculate on leadership as allies retire and McCormack looms

NATS MIXED MESSAGE: Water Minister Keith Pitt, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Agriculture Minister David Littleproud have all given different answers about extending the MDBP deadline.

Three Nationals frontbenchers walk into a bar in Nicholls. The barman asked if they support extending the Murray-Darling Basin Plan water recovery deadline. One says yes, one says no and one avoids the question. This is not a joke.

Three Nats walk into a bar and give different MDBP answers

Because the dam will support a massive spike in exported produce and is entirely funded by the Commonwealth, questions have been asked if Australia would be left open to international trade disputes. Several of Australia's free-trade agreements have limitations on federal government support for farmers.