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Lydia Burton

Lydia Burton

Rural Reporter at ABC Rural Online

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  • English
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Lydia Burton
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Genetically modified banana resistant to Panama disease given approval for Australian consumption...

Genetically modified cavendish bananas that are nearly immune to a devastating fungal disease have been given approval for commercial production and human consumption in Australia.
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Queensland Royal Flying Doctor Service nurses take hi-vis industria...

They provide lifesaving emergency care in remote areas but according to their union, nurses working for the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Queensland are paid less than their public hospital colleagues.
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145 years on, the Stanthorpe show is still lifting spirits in the d...

The drought forced committee members of the Stanthorpe Agricultural Society to think outside the box this year, with some entries down.
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Drought forces producers in Queensland's salad bowl region to feed ...

As the drought worsens, cattle producers in Queensland’s salad bowl region have started feeding their livestock waste vegetables.
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Farmers in Queensland's salad bowl region warn food prices will ris...

Queensland farmers are warning consumers they will need to pay more for fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as meat, due to the ongoing drought.
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Iconic Weengallon Pink Ladies Day bush charity event ends on high w...

Every year for the past two decades, the tiny Queensland town of Weengallon has played host to huge crowds of women dressed in pink who gather for a good cause.
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Dairy farmer makes one final plea for milk price to increase to $1....

A Queensland dairy farmer says the only way the industry will survive is if people pay $1.50 a litre, with production costs skyrocketing in the drought.

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Researchers on international hunt for 'climate change-resilient' gr...

Researchers are scouring the planet for drought and heat resistant crops as many Australian grain farmers face another failed winter season.
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Don Dale Youth Detention Centre prepares detainees for life outside...

Detainees at the NT’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre are learning invaluable work and life skills through a new equine husbandry and riding program.
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Urgent calls for the continuation of Great Artesian Basin water sav...

AgForce is calling on governments to fund the continuation of the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative, a massive water saving program budgeted to June.
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Mistake Creek State School highlights positives of education in bus...

Literally in the middle of a cattle station lies a 16-student school. But what it lacks in size it certainly makes up for in spirit.