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Flooded farmers feeling the strain

Flood affected NSW farmers are reporting a huge emotional and financial strain following recent flooding across large parts of the state.

AAP · Nov 16, 2022

Farmers spend $100m on machinery as Australia's biggest agricultural field day AgQuip returns

Organisers of farm-machinery field day AgQuip say this year's event has been a "stellar success" and expect the tills will add up to more than $100 million.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Foot-and-mouth conferences held for pastoralists in Northern Territory, to prevent an outbreak

Nicole Hayes was among hundreds of pastoralists who met in Darwin today discussing more ways to prevent any possible foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Australia.

ABC News · Aug 19, 2022

Deaths of woman, baby and man on property north of Alice Springs investigated as murder-suicide

One week after three people — including a baby — were found dead at a property north of Alice Springs, more details have been released by the police minister.

ABC News · Jul 24, 2022

Vigil held in Alice Springs for mother and baby who died in alleged domestic violence incident

An emotional vigil has been held for a 30-year-old Indigenous woman and her infant child, who died in an alleged domestic violence incident a week ago

ABC News · Jul 24, 2022

Alice Springs stores rushed with customers as intervention-era alcohol ban expires in NT

Some liquor stores are being forced to intermittently shut their doors to manage high demand in Alice Springs after long-term alcohol bans ended for hundreds of remote Northern Territory communities.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Spike in break-ins, alcohol-fueled violence in Alice Springs as alcohol bans end

As intervention-era alcohol bans end across much of the Northern Territory, police say there's been a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence in Alice Springs.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Injury numbers down during record-breaking year for cars and bikes at NT's Finke Desert Race

Toby Price claimed his second win on four wheels, and David Walsh took home his third consecutive title in the bike race during a weekend of revs, dust and spills in the red centre.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Finke Desert Race bikes and cars take to the track under sweeping new safety standards

Hundreds of competitors will attempt to take on the desert today in what's billed as the most challenging off-road motorsport event in the country.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

NT Police investigating fatal tour bus crash in Central Australia, passengers remain in hospital

A 69-year-old man died after the tourist bus rolled on Monday afternoon in Central Australia, with the cause of the crash still under investigation.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022