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  1. PM knocks back $94 million proposal to help flooded farmers restock
    By Abbey Halter, Tim Little, and Zara Margolis

    Widespread flooding in north-west Queensland killed more than 90,000 head of livestock this year, but farmers will have to go it alone if they want to rebuild.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/flo

    #Floods #BeefCattleFarming #AbbeyHalter #TimLittle # #ZaraMargolis

  2. Could a softening of major supermarkets' demand for blemish-free bananas help cyclone-affected growers?
    By Lucy Cooper and Abbey Halter

    Bright yellow with blemish-free skin, bananas at major supermarkets tend to look 'perfect", but will a push to sell produce affected by recent tropical cyclones in North Queensland shatter this widespread consumer ideology?

    abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-02-

    #CostofLiving #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalMarketing #RetailIndustry #LucyCooper #AbbeyHalter