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Rising concern at 'risky' rural reliance on foreign satellite technology

Phone, internet and council-run TV services have been making way for foreign satellite technology in rural Queensland as ground infrastructure ages, forcing councils to shut down services. 

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Outback cattle station granted permit to cull 20,000 native birds

A permit to cull 20,000 native birds has been granted to a cattle station in the Northern Territory in response to an "overpopulation" of destructive and "exceptionally noisy" galahs and little corellas.

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Coles found to have misled shoppers in bombshell Federal Court case

Supermarket giant Coles broke consumer law by misleading shoppers on discount prices, a Federal Court judge has found.

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New virus to control surging rabbit population at least 10 years away

Feral rabbits are causing damage on farms and in towns, but biological control research has been delayed by funding woes.

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'The premier can frack off': Government plans to remove fracking ban in SA's South East

The South Australian government is planning to lift a ban on fracking in the state's South East amid reports of increasing risks to gas supply in southern parts of the nation.

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Gun shop owners grapple with uncertainty amid firearm reform

A lack of clarity on the South Australian government's position on gun control reform has caused a downturn in revenue for retailers. 

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