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Workers on Australian farms being paid just $9-PER-DAY for up to 20-HOURS of work

‘The toxic reality is that the overwhelming majority of workers in this sector are being ripped off.’

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Young workers on Australian farms are paid as little as $9 per day, a wage theft survey reveals. File image

Why this ‘goofy’ Aussie dog just sold for a WHOPPING $35,000

From the get-go, Sarah and David Lee knew there was something special about two-year-old kelpie Hoover.

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Sarah and David Lee have sold their kelpie Hoover for an Australian record $35,200.

'Gene drive' tech to control mice plagues

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NSW is putting $1.8m into genetic biocontrol research aimed at making mice infertile.

Australia eyes close to record crop plant

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Australia is looking at a second consecutive near-record winter crop planting.

Mice poison could impact entire food chain

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The poison touted as mice "napalm" by the state government could wipe out vulnerable species.

SA records fruit fly outbreaks

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Fruit fly larvae have been discovered in Port Augusta and Warradale.