Members of Victoria's peak farmer body are pushing to remove the Victorian Farmers Federation board as member frustrations boil over. Key points: A group of Victorian farmers are pushing to dismiss the VFF board The peak Victorian farmer body is under pressure from declining membership and financial losses Member are gathering 100 signatures needed to hold an extraordinary general meeting …
Driving along a rural road in north-west Victoria, Brett Hosking cannot help but notice the 10cm drop at the edge of the bitumen. Key points: The Victorian government says standard-gauge freight trains will need to continue taking a 130km detour Advocates say making rail more competitive is necessary to reduce transport emissions and wear and-tear on roads A proposed upgrade …
With the Russian military at the Ukrainian border, harvest in "Europe's bread basket" is under threat and Australian farmers could be left to fill the gap in the world's grain supply. Key points: The Ukrainian grain harvest is caught between Russian troops and the capital Kiev in a military stand-off If regional exports are cut off a huge proportion of …
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The manager of an Adelaide prison where an Aboriginal man became unconscious and later died in hospital has declined an opportunity to apologise to the man's family, despite a recommendation to do so. Key points: Wayne Fella Morrison died after being pulled unresponsive from a prison van in 2016 Yatala Labour Prison's then-acting manager said he had never reviewed CCTV …
