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The Bush Telegraph full program podcast - one single audio file of the whole program for continuous listening. Presented by Cameron Wilson, Bush Telegraph is an entertaining look at rural and regional issues around Australia. It's current, it's topical and it's an in-depth look at what makes life outside our capital cities unique.
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Drought Feature. A Queensland farming family shares personal story of bank foreclosure and being forced off their land. New life for Iron Knob, the birth place of Australia's steel industry. Bush Tele's theme gets a 1970s do-over.
Australian cocoa growers on a high as demand outstrips supply. What Australian farmers can gain from big data. Former Governor-General Quentin Bryce laments regional Australian decline.
NSW Riverina farmer's 15 year battle with depression. The hardest thing about immigrating from Pakistan was leaving my best friend. 'Flame trees' a myth; bushfire expert .
Tim Flannery on climate change: extreme weather, extreme challenges, and political enemies. Regional museums and galleries reinvent themselves for the future. Sports for Bush Kids camp teaches Mt Isa School of the Air students how to be team players.
Should we go meat free to save the planet? Australia's grain fed beef history. Wildlife populations under threat from 'bushmeat' demand.
Australian cotton crop likely to be down 50 per cent, but Nike, Ikea eco-push is good news for local growers. Farm safety warning as children exposed to a variety of hazards. David Gulpilil shines in Charlie's Country.
The data on ESCAS: animal welfare complaints and livestock exporter breaches since 2011. Feral pigs an ongoing problem in the Wet Tropics. Does kangaroo shooting lead to plagues?
Avoiding the duopoly.
Bidding opens for mobile phone blackspot funding. Australian pork industry celebrates artisan ham making in inner Sydney. Bullish hopes for Victorian buffalo dairy future. Dinky the singing dingo, gone but not forgotten.
Queensland drought drags into another summer with no rain in sight. The wettest towns in Australia vie for the Golden Gumboot award.
Harvesting wild crocodile eggs could mean jobs and money for remote communities. How one Oddball dog saved Middle Island's penguins. Market bans caged eggs and introduces labels on stocking density.
Are roadside fruit trees weeds or a rich source of genetic diversity? Major advances in technology see rescue robots take to the skies.
China President Xi Jinping's Tasmanian visit points to growing agricultural ties, but state says it's in the dark over Free Trade Agreement details. Aesthetics over eggs: how funky free-range chickens are the latest backyard accessory.
Soul searching for National Party after Victorian State Election disappointment. Photosynthesis is the new frontier for a world facing a food shortage. 500 heads of lettuce a year per square metre: Canadian company pitches 'Star Trek meets farming' urban concept.
Aboriginal communities 'step up' to stop the loss of traditional language culture.
Crowd sourcing to save a species. Tasmania considers deer management rethink as wild population numbers expand. Creative writing surge in regional towns.
Urban fringe agriculture under threat.
Tassie farmers' dilemma about wild deer. CSIRO report warns that global megatrends and 'megashocks' could devastate Australia's agricultural industries. The search for a mate always ends in death for male northern quolls.
Electorates in rural Australia are home to many of the nation's poorest people. 150 years of high-country horsemanship celebrated at Adaminaby's races. Young Dubbo farmers direct-marketing free range pork to their local community.