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Rann hope for 'sweetest victory'
21 Mar 10 | LABOR won a probable third term in power in South Australia last night but felt the sting of defeat in Tasmania.  | Liberals show commitment to ...Labor faces fight to hold on
Feds must step in to manage flood water
19 Mar 10 | THERE are calls for the Federal Government to step in and manage all big future floods, following confirmation this week of extra flows from the big Queensland wet to South Australia.  | CommentsComments (1) | Flood of promises to secure waterSA irrigators to receive ...
SA election result tight as a drum
19 Mar 10 | THE South Australian election result will come down to a handful of votes in a handful of seats, and there will be a wide difference between swings in individual electorates.  | Liberals show commitment to ...Doubts rained on Rann's water deal
Growers demand greater ag support
19 Mar 10 | AGRICULTURE has been treated as a "second-class citizen" by both the major parties in the State, according to South Australian Farmers Federation president Peter White.  | SA irrigators to receive ...Doubts rained on Rann's water deal
Commercial fishing company found guilty of licence breach
18 Mar 10 | Commercial fishers have been issued a stark reminder of the consequences of non-compliance after a local company was found guilty of breaching its licence conditions in the Kadina Magistrates Court this week.  | Sterile fruit flies released to ...Sterile fruit flies released to ...
Labor faces fight to hold on
18 Mar 10 | A DEMOTION to a minority government is the best result Labor can hope for in this weekend's South Australian election, strategists from both major parties believe.  | War of words over Riverland ...Rann claims underdog status
Last few days of autumn heat
18 Mar 10 | BY EARLY next week the hottest weather will be behind us, at least for this season, and we're not likely to see any hotter days until September.  | Wettest March on record for ...Liberals show commitment to ...
SA irrigators to receive much-needed allocation boost
18 Mar 10 | A FIGHT over opening River Murray water allocations has broken out this week between Opposition leader Isobel Redmond and River Murray Minister Karlene Maywald as to who can offer the most to South Australian irrigators in the new water year.  | CommentsComments (1) | Allocations increase to 62pcFlood of promises to secure water
Labor commitments to country SA
18 Mar 10 | A Stock journal poll has revealed nearly 90 per cent of rural voters do not believe that either major political party is adequately representing country SA. We asked Premier Mike Rann about the Labor Party's commitment to agriculture and rural SA  | Flood of promises to secure waterDoubts rained on Rann's water deal
Liberals show commitment to country SA
18 Mar 10 | A Stock journal poll has revealed nearly 90 per cent of rural voters do not believe that either major political party is adequately representing country SA. We asked Opposition leader Isobel Redmond about the Liberal Party's commitment to agriculture and rural SA  | No government quick fix for roadsFlood of promises to secure water
Beauty and the ’Bridge
17 Mar 10 | MURRAY Bridge’s central business district is leaving a bad impression on visitors and could do with a facelift, according to several businesses.  | Wettest March on record for ...Doubts rained on Rann's water deal
Doubts rained on Rann's water deal
17 Mar 10 | SOUTH Australian Premier Mike Rann yesterday claimed to have convinced Queensland and NSW to send a huge volume of water to his state but opposition leader Isobel Redmond accused him of a con job ahead of Saturday's election.  | CommentsComments (3) | Rann claims underdog statusFlood of promises to secure water
Wettest March on record for West Coast
16 Mar 10 | LAST weekend's thunderstorms have taken parts of South Australia's West Coast to its wettest March on record and wettest month in more than 10 years.  | Farmers play weather rouletteIs wind the answer to west's ...
Time to tackle tax strategy
16 Mar 10 | RURAL South Australian business owners are urged to take stock of their finances now and not leave tax planning to the end of the financial year.
Allocations increase to 62pc
15 Mar 10 | River Murray allocations will increase to 62 per cent following the latest assessment from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority.  | CommentsComments (1) | Scientists unite over rivers ...Andamooka flooded and left with ...
Flood of promises to secure water
14 Mar 10 | Wild storms and severe flooding in the Darling River’s upper tributaries are still threatening towns along the Condamine, Balonne, Warrego, Paroo, Macintyre and other rivers.  | Farmers play weather rouletteIs wind the answer to west's ...
Is wind the answer to west's power worries?
12 Mar 10 | FREQUENT power failures on the West Coast could be averted with wind-powered desalination plants that would also secure the region’s water supply, says green energy and water pioneer Windesal.  | Hallett appeals wind farm proposalWind farm developer objects ...
Farmers play weather roulette
12 Mar 10 | THE most significant rainfall for the summer played Russian roulette with Murraylands farmers over the weekend, leaving some a little dry.
Slow climb back for global economy
12 Mar 10 | GLOBAL economic growth has returned but there is likely to be variable recovery in the short-term, according to NAB agribusiness economist Frank Drum.
Scientists unite over rivers management
11 Mar 10 | THIRTY-THREE of Australia's top scientists have formed a united front over reform of the Murray-Darling river system, calling for environmental outcomes to be given priority in the imminent ''basin plan''.  | CommentsComments (1) | EC assistance knocked back for ...Murray algae a sign of poor ...
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12 Mar 10 | NATIONAL Farmers' Federation chief executive officer Ben Fargher has challenged the government to expand its probe into rural R&D. Here is his address to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology national conference.
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