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Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation. 

The home of a former Tasmania Premier, and a Melbourne Cup winning horse, and the location of an international movie gives this historic property near Oatlands a rich history of stories. 

Moves are underway to try and re-open the Cradoc Hill Abattoir in Tasmania's south as local farmers there continue the struggle to get their animals processed. 

The Chinese have rocketed back to being the biggest buyer of Australian barley, PIRSA's Winter Crop Performance report is predicting a 5.9 million tonne crop, down from 7.6 million tonnes two months ago and the Isolated Children's Parents Association has launched Rural and Remote ... Show More

A fourth-generation Adelaide Hills apple grower sells out of the industry and says others will follow due to increasing red tape and input costs, Seppetsfield purchases a 230 acre vineyard in the Barossa Valley from Australian Vintage, and farmers experiencing continuing dry cond ... Show More

Hundreds of farmers, researchers and agribusiness professionals attend the first South Australian grain industry awards, ongoing concerns around water supply for livestock on Kangaroo Island after a year of drought, and landholders encouraged to bait after an increase in fox sigh ... Show More

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S03E01 Tasmania Audio http://media.blubrry.com/80_days_an_exploration/content.blubrry.com/80_days_an_exploration/80_Days-S03E01_Tasmania.mp3 In the first episode of season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Tasmania, the island state of Australia, known ... Show More

Authorities believe marine heatwave conditions may have led to the death of around 30,000 fish at Gnoorea Beach, south of Karratha. 

Joanne Fourmile has been waiting for housing for eight years, in the meantime she's raised children and been treated for breast cancer while sleeping on a mattress on the floor of her cousin's living room. 

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.