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Will the Murray-Darling miss out?

ABC Rural looks at the implications of the flooding rains in Queensland and their outcome on the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Students dig their new education program

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Up the river without a paddle

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Farming friendly fungi

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Will the Murray-Darling miss out?

The Murray-Darling Basin could miss out on a massive flush of water through the drought-ravaged system, unless political will pushes Queensland’s flooding rain across state borders all the way to South Australia’s devastated Coorong.

Seafood market on the move

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Award winning farm operated by NSW mine

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