Consumers urged not to stockpile eggs as Coles imposes limits

Consumers urged not to stockpile eggs as Coles imposes limits

Hundreds of thousands of birds have been killed after bird flu was found at five Victorian poultry farms,raising concerns about egg supply and prices.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan,Jessica Yun andBroede Carmody

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Local growers devastated as Woolworths swaps to Chinese,South African fruit

Local growers devastated as Woolworths swaps to Chinese,South African fruit

Growers were told in a meeting at SPC’s Shepparton office last month that orders of peaches for cans would be reduced by 40 per cent,and pears by 60 per cent.

  • byMary Ward
WA farmers plan to flood freeways in stand against live export ban

WA farmers plan to flood freeways in stand against live export ban

Mitchell and Kwinana freeway and Stirling Highway commuters should prepare for added congestion Friday morning as #keepthesheep campaigners head to Elizabeth Quay.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Farmland or townhouses? The fight for the future of Daylesford

Farmland or townhouses? The fight for the future of Daylesford

Like many areas,Daylesford is facing a housing crisis. But some locals fear a plan to extend the popular spa town’s urban boundaries will threaten its very identity.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Woolies blames ‘terrible IT problem’ for empty shelves in Brisbane

Woolies blames ‘terrible IT problem’ for empty shelves in Brisbane

A senior executive apologised for the scenes in supermarkets across the city,blaming an IT system upgrade for the “carnage”.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Farmers of the sea want more rope to strengthen mussel industry

Farmers of the sea want more rope to strengthen mussel industry

Mussel farmers say their local shellfish is a superfood and among the best in the world,but they need more space to help their crops grow.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
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Drought could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for WA farmers

Drought could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for WA farmers

Large parts of the state’s fertile South West have recorded their lowest rainfall in more than 50 years over the past eight months.

  • byAaron Bunch
‘This is my first good crop in 50 years’:cockatoos the key to Beverley’s success

‘This is my first good crop in 50 years’:cockatoos the key to Beverley’s success

Fruit and nut production is on the rise after 2023’s damaging storms.

  • byAngus Dalton
How to get a 12-year-old out of bed before dawn

How to get a 12-year-old out of bed before dawn

When their alarms went off before 4am on Thursday,Emily Chad and Annabelle Woodmore had no trouble getting ready to go to school. The best friends were on a mission.

  • byCatherine Naylor
How Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law solved crisis at family farm

How Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law solved crisis at family farm

Alasdair MacLeod was regularly escaping to the country with his young family when he realised something was going horribly wrong there – and needed a radical solution.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Jon suffered a terrible accident. His wife couldn’t get a signal to call triple zero
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Jon suffered a terrible accident. His wife couldn’t get a signal to call triple zero

Karin Stark has long warned it was only a matter of time until someone died unable to call an ambulance. Now her own family has become the story.

  • byJessica McSweeney