Rural

Harry Russell didn't have an air-conditioned cockpit and he had to shoo goats from outback runways but that didn't stop him loving a year of delivering the post to remote parts of Australia.

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The family that's made the famed headwear for 147 years says a promise by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest to keep the brand in Australian hands convinced them to sell.

Indigenous rangers in a remote pocket of the Northern Territory are managing feral animals using space technology. The project involves tagging wild cattle and buffalo, then tracking them from beyond the skies.

The number of boats fishing illegally in Australia since the pandemic has surged, leading to concerns about environmental damage and unreported deaths at sea.

A year since the white spot virus was first detected on the north coast of New South Wales, the state’s $14 million prawn industry is at a standstill. Prawn farmers are questioning what has been learnt from an outbreak in Queensland years before, and why there’s been no compensation.

A beef producing family has applied the methods they use to raise cattle to farming goats. It has improved meat quality and can guarantee supply every week of the year.

Rural and regional issues making the news.

After the only bank in town closed, the residents of Tom Price had to get creative to solve the issue of cash.

Residents say the Central-West Orana renewable energy zone being developed by the NSW government is causing division in rural communities due to confidentiality agreements and what they believe are unfair payments.

Gas company Santos can now push ahead with plans for world's largest carbon capture and storage project. 

In 2017 residents in the Marlborough area pushed back on an ADF plan to acquire their properties and won — but the army's expansion went ahead anyway, and the graziers who stayed say they liked their old neighbours a lot more.

South Australian researchers think they will soon be able to offer woolgrowers an alternative to traditional shearing.

Scouting has inspired a South Australian woman to turn farm waste into a sustainable food business.

Upton tractors hold a revered place in Australian agricultural history for their design and pulling power.

Market activity and analysis.

Rural and regional issues making the news.

Less than a century ago, Indigenous men were paid in small stone "coupons" for their work on cattle stations. Now, Mervyn Street has helped win those workers and their families landmark compensation.

Karen Webb considers herself an outback Uber driver. But that's life on the rodeo circuit for the proud country mum and her daughter, riding sensation Adanni Walker.

Firefighters and property owners give thanks for a large downpour that has helped quell a ferocious fire that tore through more than 200,000 hectares and sparked evacuations.

In the outback town of Blackall, low-risk prisoners have been the backbone of community service for decades. They mow lawns, build fences, and paint murals, but can they fill a skills shortage in agriculture?

A proposal to tighten Medicare rules around telehealth appointments for specialist doctors is "discriminatory" according to people who use the service, while doctors warn it could "penalise patients".

The first-generation farmers made an ambitious 100-year plan to repair land stripped of vegetation with tree plantings and chemical-free regenerative practices.

A pair of fifth-generation farming brothers share some of the decisions they’ve made in adapting to a changing climate and markets.

A trainee doctor from western Queensland holds workshops to educate high school students about sexual harassment and consent. More than 5000 students have attended his classes and outback youth are not missing out.