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Australia is importing record amounts of butter at 'eye-watering' prices

With global butter prices at record highs, shoppers are hurting and Aussie dairy farmers look unlikely to cash in.
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Rural and regional issues making the news.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

Flower Flies: Using flies as pollinators

The eradication of millions of bees in response to the spread of Varroa Mite has created major pollination concerns, but flower flies could be a solution.
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Duration: 12 minutes 21 seconds

Movin' to the Country: Young people bucking the trend of leaving rural areas

The COVID pandemic prompted around 100-thousand millennials to move to regional Australia – bucking the long-term trend of young people leaving country areas.
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Duration: 6 minutes 33 seconds

Fighting Fire with Fire: Combining traditional and modern burning techniques

Traditional owners of K'Gari, the Butchulla people, are working with authorities to incorporate cultural burning practices into modern fire management on the heritage listed island.
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Duration: 12 minutes 27 seconds

Seahorse Hub: Growing seahorse populations

Seahorses are an important indicator of a healthy marine environment.
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Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds

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