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River flows critical
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Pipeline protests get nasty
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Top end cattle stations selling for top dollar

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9 May 2006 | $1bn bill to buy land for SE Queensland dams
The cost of house and land resumptions for two mega-dams in southeast Queensland could hit $1 billion. ...... FULL STORY

15 Sep 2004 | WTO delivers against unfair subsidies
Two World Trade Organisation (WTO) rulings against illegal farm subsidy arrangements are good news for Australian cotton and sugar farmers, the National Farmers’ Federation said today. ...... FULL STORY

15 Sep 2004 | Coalition water policy flows on from National Water Initiative
Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of $2 billion over 5 years as part of the Coalition’s Secure Australia’s Water Policy is a major step forward in implementing the recent Intergovernmental Agreement on water... ...... FULL STORY

24 Aug 2004 | Soaring fuel prices hit farmers' hip pockets
The National Farmers’ Federation today warned that record high fuel prices would significantly increase farm costs. ...... FULL STORY

20 Jul 2004 | Progress on equitable rural broadband services at last
The registration of an internet service provider under the Commonwealth Government’s Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme is a positive sign for competition in rural telecommunications, the National Farmers’ Federation said today. ...... FULL STORY

FEATURED WEBSITES

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[+]	Agribusiness Association of Australia	The Association which aims to take Australia to the centre of agribusiness excellence and competitiveness.
[+]	WorkCover NSW	Manager of the State's workplace safety, injury management, and workers compensation systems.

WEBSITES
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[+]	Aust Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety	Site of information and education in the area of farm safety.
[+]	Community Access to Natural Resources Information (CANRI) NSW	CANRI uses maps, tables and graphs to bring together the latest environmental information from the databases of Government agencies and other NSW organisations.
[+]	Country Week	Country Week is a regional development program which encourages people to move out of metropolitan areas and into regional Australia.
[+]	Country Women's Association of New South Wales	The CWA of NSW, formed in 1920, is the largest voluntary women's organization in Australia. We work to events, activities and charities that improve the welfare of women and families.
[+]	Giddy Goanna	Information in the area of child safety on farms.
[+]	Narran-Warrambool Pastoralists Association Inc	A lobby voice for farmers, graziers, landholders in the Narran-Warrambool mineral reserve, Lightning Ridge, NSW
[+]	NSW Rural Financial Counsellors	For farmers and small businesses seeking confidential, free, independent financial advice and information.
[+]	NSW Rural Fire Service	Home page dealing with NSW Rural Fire information.
[+]	Reach Out	The site that aims to get young rural people through tough times. Features the RORRT (Reach Out! Rural and Regional Tour) directory with images of young people living in Rural and Regional Australia.
[+]	Rural Counsellors	This site has details on where to find personal counselling in rural areas.
[+]	The Australian Outback Development Consortium Ltd	The Australian Outback Development Consortium Limited(AODC) was formed to continue the successes of 2002 Year of the Outback. Chaired by founder of 2002 Year of the Outback, Bruce Campbell, AODC will oversee a quadrennial ‘Year of the Outback’ cycle.