A little racehorse bought for less that $10,000 four years ago will line up at Randwick on Saturday with the hopes of far-west New South Wales on his back. The Zariz gelding Stoneyrise qualified in February for the $400,000 Country Championships,...
Updated March 30, 2017 01:06:24 Photo: Parts of the south east could be in for a month’s worth of rain in the coming days. (ABC News: Alle McMahon) South-east Queensland is set for a drenching today with rainfall in excess of...
Posted March 27, 2017 15:47:33 Photo: The koala foundation says any clearing in areas where populations are struggling is unacceptable. (ABC Open: Peter Crinion) A gas company has been given federal approval to clear 54 hectares of koala habitat for new...
Tom McCosker has never ventured onto the football field, held back by the fear his cerebral palsy will let the team down, but he’s found his groove in a new all-boys class in Queensland’s St George. Lawn Mowing Service...
Updated March 20, 2017 15:06:15 Photo: PhD student Grisel Navarro is part of the research team at the Gatton campus of UQ. (ABC News: Ellie Sibson) Sheep get stressed and aggressive when put in conditions approved by Australia for live animal...
The Indigenous community of Cherbourg in Queensland’s South Burnett region works to rebuild one of Australia’s first Aboriginal art ventures, the Barambah Potters. Lawn Mowing Service...
From delivering a pizza to dropping a parcel right at your doorstep, the potential uses for drones are endless. In rural Australia, unmanned aircraft are already becoming an essential tool for farmers, and now a Senate inquiry is reviewing their use...
A row is brewing among farmers over the Federal Government’s push to get more gas exploration. Many farmers have fought CSG development on their land for decades, and in Victoria and the Northern Territory, farm groups have lobbied hard for moratoriums...
Updated March 15, 2017 13:03:50 External Link: Lightning flashes across Yeppoon night sky Map: Maroochydore 4558 Almost 200 millimetres of rain has fallen over Noosa and Tewantin on the Sunshine Coast since midnight, as Queensland’s week of wet weather continues. Falls...
Increased production from existing gasfields, both on and offshore, is one way of insulating Australian industry and householders from future high gas prices. That is according to global industry and management consultants McKinsey and Company, which has released a report on...
