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Jamieson Murphy

National Rural Affairs reporter

National Rural Affairs reporter, focusing on rural politics and issues. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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Fruit pickers could keep JobSeeker, uni students could work off HECS

Fruit pickers could keep JobSeeker, uni students could work off HECS

Do you think these ideas will help fill the ag labour shortage?

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Farmers wanted for dwarf grape vines that fruit all year round

Farmers wanted for dwarf grape vines that fruit all year round

An unexpected by-product and a "pleasant surprise" of the dwarfing gene is it allows the vine to continuously fruit - and yes, the grapes are a normal size.

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What changes do the Nationals want to make to koala habitat laws?

What changes do the Nationals want to make to koala habitat laws?

What is it that's got the Nationals so angry they were prepared to grind the government to a halt?

Premier gives Nationals ultimatum: ministers or crossbenchers

Premier gives Nationals ultimatum: ministers or crossbenchers

The Nationals will abstain from voting on government bills, effectively placing the whole party on the crossbench.

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Nationals out of touch on climate change as farmers bear its brunt

Nationals out of touch on climate change as farmers bear its brunt

"People need to understand last year was climate change in action - it's not just drought, it's more frequent adverse and unfavourable weather conditions."

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Five states give ag workers cross-border freedom

Five states give ag workers cross-border freedom

Five of the nation's eight states and territories have agreed to national agricultural codes that will allow farm and seasonal workers to move more freely across borders.

Govt ends water buybacks and splits MDBA in sweeping reform

Govt ends water buybacks and splits MDBA in sweeping reform

The government has declared it's ending water buybacks to put communities back at the centre of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

Farmers urged to share stories about dealings with supermarkets

Farmers urged to share stories about dealings with supermarkets

Farmers are being urged to share their stories about negotiating with supermarkets, particularly if there was an abuse of power, with the competition watchdog.

Plead for premiers to use commonsense for cross-border ag workers

Plead for premiers to use commonsense for cross-border ag workers

The Nationals have made a public plead to state premiers, urging them to agree to a national code that will give ag workers an exemption to move between states.

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Missing water: 20pc of expected Murray-Darling flows vanish

Missing water: 20pc of expected Murray-Darling flows vanish

The assessment found more than 1200 billion litres has gone missing every year since 2012.

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Dunkeld Station sold before auction

Dunkeld Station sold before auction

Mitchell property Dunkeld Station has sold before its scheduled auction by MAA Livestock and Property.

Wool away from the central west

Wool away from the central west

It's been an impressive sight coming out of Queensland's central west in the last few months - trucks loaded four tiers high with wool on the highways - but the end result might not be one growers were initially expecting.

Pulling the wool for six decades

Pulling the wool for six decades

Nev Noske started driving trucks at the age of 17, and hauled his first load of wool out of Star Downs at Hughenden.