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Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

Meet the US lightning experts exploring a striking subject in Australia's outback This duo hope their observations in Kalgoorlie could be used to minimise lightning damage and improve safety in industries like mining. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-11/researchers-study-lightning-at-kalgoorlie/12849864 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #DisastersandAccidents #AcademicResearch #MiningIndustry #ClimateChange #Mining(Rural) #StormDisaster #Industry #Weather

'The country is looking better': Rain gives outback pastoralists hope of rebuilding livestock numbers after years of drought Years of drought devastated flock numbers in outback Australia, but good rainfall recently gives pastoralists the chance to look ahead and start to rebuild again. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-11/outback-pastoralists-look-forward-to-restocking-but-cost-is-high/12866620 #GovernmentandPolitics #DisastersandAccidents #HumanInterest #Agriculture #Animals

'It's happy days': Things looking up for Tasmanian farmers as drought breaks Last year farmer Will Bignell was hand feeding stock to keep them alive amid teh "slow burn" of the drought. Now improved rainfall has meant fewer grey hairs and more peaceful sleeps. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-07/greener-pastures-follow-drought-devastation/12855268 #DisastersandAccidents #Agribusiness #Drought #Weather

Cabbage turned to coleslaw, avos smashed as hail wreaks $60m worth of havoc in Queensland Thousands of insurance claims have already been made after monstrous hailstorms tore through the state's south-east on the weekend, pounding crops to mush and scaring the daylights out of farmers caught in the open. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-02/farmers-count-cost-after-queensland-crops-damaged-by-hail/12837756 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalCrops #StormDisaster #StormEvent #Weather

Bushfire royal commission releases final report The introduction of a national state of emergency, an all-hazard emergency warning app and more aerial firefighting resources are among the recommendations from the bushfire royal commission's final report. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-30/bushfire-royal-commission-final-report-recommendations/12815204 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #GovernmentandPolitics #DisastersandAccidents

Shut power off to save fire-prone communities, says energy economist Powerlines have been linked to some of Victoria's most catastrophic bushfires, yet most of the work to make power infrastructure safe has not been done. Is it time for a rethink? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-26/victorian-communities-need-power-off-bushfire-powercor-ausnet/12806634 #2009VictorianBushfiresRoyalCommission #ElectricityEnergyandUtilities #DisastersandAccidents #Bushfire #Regional #Fires #Rural

Cold water curtain failure at Burrendong Dam threatens fish breeding and recovery An infrastructure failure at Burrendong Dam sends cold water down the Macquarie River, jeopardising crucial fish breeding as fish recover from drought. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-24/dam-failure-sends-cold-water-curtain-down-macquarie/12808096 #DisastersandAccidents #ScienceandTechnology #Fishing,Aquaculture #DamsandReservoirs #AnimalScience #Environment #Drought #Rivers #Rural #Fish

'Devastating' fire causes $2.5 million in damage at vegetable farm Adelaide vegetable grower Rainbow Fresh is unsure how to get stock on supermarket shelves after fire gutted a shed and destroyed equipment. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/rainbow-fresh-vegetable-farm-damaged-by-fire/12769302 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #DisastersandAccidents #IndustrialFires #Agriculture #Fires #Rural

100 jobs to go at central Queensland coal mine Miner Anglo American says it is cutting 100 jobs from its workforce at the Grosvenor mine in Moranbah, months after operations were halted because of an explosion that seriously injured five workers, with the miners union warning affected workers might receive no redundancy payments. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-14/100-workers-to-be-sacked-from-anglo-coal-mine-queensland/12767722 #DisastersandAccidents #EmergencyIncidents #Unemployment

Endangered species 'looking at extinction' on Kangaroo Island as feral cats roam Endangered species are being pushed to the brink of extinction on Kangaroo Island by feral cats, with the deadly summer bushfires making the problem much more serious, conservationists have warned. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-13/kangaroo-island-species-under-threat-by-cats-after-bushfires/12651772 #EnvironmentalManagement #DisastersandAccidents #EnvironmentalImpact #PestManagement #HumanInterest

At least 50 killed in collapsed Congo gold mine A cave-in occurs on a mine site following heavy rains, trapping "50 young people" as hundreds of mourners gather at the site. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-12/congo-gold-mine-collapses,-killing-50,-ngo-says/12657868 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #DisastersandAccidents #CommunityandSociety #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #HumanRights #Accidents

Spontaneous combustion alert after almond husk fire A huge pile of almond husks has spontaneously ignited in the Riverland, putting firefighters and farmers on alert. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-08/spontaneous-combustion-fires-ignite-almond-husks-hay/12639924 #DisastersandAccidents #Horticulture #FireService #NutCrops #Fires #Rural

Here's what we know about the live export ship capsized off Japan and the search for survivors Japanese authorities have rescued two people and found a third a person floating face down in waters off south-western Japan, where a live export ship is feared to have sunk in the East China Sea. Here is what we know so far. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/missing-ship-gulf-livestock-1-japan-what-we-know-so-far/12629082 #DisastersandAccidents #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Accidents

Japan's Coast Guard believes live export ship with 43 crew may have sunk Japan's Coast Guard believes a ship carrying 43 people including two Australians, may have capsized and sunk, after speaking a rescued crewman. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/japan-coast-guard-believe-export-ship-with-43-crew-may-have-sunk/12627014 #DisastersandAccidents #LivestockWelfare #BeefCattle #Livestock #Accidents #Maritime #Weather

Live: NSW Now: Border rules eased for locals, bushfire season starts early for 21 regions MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Premier will announce an extension of the border town zones to 50 kilometres, while firefighters bring forward the start of the bushfire period due to high fuel levels from rains. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/sydney-morning-briefing-tuesday-september-1/12614218 #DisastersandAccidents #DiseasesandDisorders #EmergencyPlanning #COVID-19 #Rural #Fires

'A bad idea whose time has come': The controversial science that could counter climate change A decade ago, geoengineering was talked about as a "necessary evil" in the fight against climate change. So why hasn't any large-scale testing been attempted? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-27/geoengineering-controversial-science-to-combat-climate-change/12588828 #ClimateChange-Disasters #EnvironmentalTechnology #EnvironmentalManagement #DisastersandAccidents #ScienceandTechnology #Rural

'Things are green, dams are full': post-bushfire rebuild underway for Sarsfield farmers The Giles' home and flower farm were razed when a bushfire went through their East Gippsland property last year. Now a new house, and green shoots, are rising from the ashes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-27/post-bushfire-rebuild-underway-for-east-gippsland-flower-farmers/12597870 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalCrops #Bushfire #Flowers #People #Rural #Fires

Chickens killed and traffic diverted in truck fire on freeway About 2,000 chickens die and another 2,000 are rescued after a truck fire on Adelaide's South Eastern Freeway. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-24/se-freeway-closed-with-chicken-truck-fire/12588248 #PoultryandEggProduction #DisastersandAccidents #AnimalWelfare #Fires #Road

Inquiry examines why gas issues keep happening at Queensland coal mines Inquiry hears of desires to increase coal production despite persistent safety issues. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/queensland-coal-mining-inquiry-methane-gas-explosion/12576876 #JudgesandLegalProfession #DisastersandAccidents #AdministrativeLaw #RoyalCommissions #CourtsandTrials #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Workplace #Accidents #People #Death #Coal #Work

Inquiry examines why gas issues keep happening at Queensland coal mines Inquiry hears of desires to increase coal production despite persistent safety issues. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/queensland-coal-mining-inquiry-methane-gas-explosion/12576876 #JudgesandLegalProfession #DisastersandAccidents #AdministrativeLaw #RoyalCommissions #CourtsandTrials #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Workplace #Accidents #People #Death #Coal #Work

Fish kills man on Darwin harbour after 'launching' itself into boat Northern Territory Police say the man had been fishing with family and friends on Darwin Harbour when he was struck in his chest by a large fish. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-15/nt-fish-launches-into-boat-off-darwin-killing-56-year-old-man/12562100 #DisastersandAccidents #Fishing,Aquaculture #AnimalScience #Accidents #Maritime #Fish

'How quickly things change': Teen who lost dad, best friend shares message for motorists Raina Collett was just six when the unthinkable happened. Then it happened again. Now the Rockhampton teen thinks about it every time she drives — and she wants others to as well. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-13/teens-message-to-motorists-13-years-after-fathers-death/12548628 #DisastersandAccidents #Accidents-Other #RuralYouth #Accidents #Rural #Road

'Our children asked for rain this Christmas': Helping the young cope on farms There's a lot to take on emotionally as a child watching parents going through drought. A new podcast has been released to help families guide their children through a changing climate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-12/drought-podcast-to-help-kids-in-drought/12547862 #ChildHealthandBehaviour #DisastersandAccidents #CommunityandSociety #PsychologyEducation #FamilyandChildren #Regional #Children #Drought

'Our children asked for rain this Christmas': Helping the young cope on farms There's a lot to take on emotionally as a child watching parents going through drought. A new podcast has been released to help families guide their children through a changing climate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-12/drought-podcast-to-help-kids-in-drought/12547862 #ChildHealthandBehaviour #DisastersandAccidents #CommunityandSociety #PsychologyEducation #FamilyandChildren #Regional #Children #Drought

What is ammonium nitrate, the chemical that exploded in Beirut? For an industrial ammonium nitrate disaster to occur, a lot needs to go wrong. Tragically, this seems to have been the case in Beirut, writes Gabriel da Silva. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-06/what-is-ammonium-nitrate-chemical-explosion-beirut/12529426 #ChemicalsandPharmaceuticals #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalChemicals #ScienceandTechnology #Horticulture

Beirut blast raises fresh concern about Newcastle's much larger ammonium nitrate stockpile Orica's ammonium nitrate plant stores up to four times the amount that was in the Beirut explosion, but the company says it's safe and highly regulated. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/beirut-blast-raises-concern-about-newcastle-ammonium-nitrate/12527546 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalChemicals #Accidents-Other #Accidents #Industry #Rural

What damage remains six months since the last of the monster dust storms? Last year was the dustiest year on record in NSW, the loss of topsoil jeopardising land to support vegetation again. But there's only millimetres in it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-01/dust-storms-over-but-effects-linger/12503202 #DisastersandAccidents #ScienceandTechnology #AgriculturalCrops #Horticulture #Rainfall #Drought #Weather #TopSoil #Rural #Soil

'Just magic': Bega records wettest July since 1922 with more rain forecast Farmers only had two weeks left before running out of water for stock and irrigation, and then the skies opened like they haven't for almost a century. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-29/record-rainfall-across-bega-valley/12502584 #DisastersandAccidents #DairyProduction #Environment #Agriculture #BeefCattle #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Rural

'Looking sad like it was before': Weeks after a glorious flow, the Barwon-Darling is in trouble again The Barwon-Darling River is falling rapidly and some sections in Wilcannia are already completely dry. Experts are warning the river will be in a "bad state" this summer unless it rains soon. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-24/nsw-darling-river-baaka-drought-wilcannia-menindee-bourke/12479862 #DisastersandAccidents #WaterManagement #Environment #WaterSupply #Drought #Rivers #Water

Climate-driven disasters pushing insurance premiums out of reach for Aussie farmers Australian farmers are facing increasingly frequent droughts, floods, hailstorms and bushfires. For many, cancelling policies or underinsuring are the only options. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-16/climate-change-blamed-for-farmers-rising-insurance-costs/12455052 #AgriculturalInsurance #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #ScienceandTechnology #ClimateChange #Drought #Floods #Fires

Wine growers struggle to smallest national vintage in more than a decade Drought, bushfires and extreme weather leave grape growers and producers battling to make ends meet after significant losses to the 2020 harvest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-07/wine-growers-hit-hard-industry-records-decade-low-vintage/12411760 #DisastersandAccidents #LifestyleandLeisure #AgriculturalCrops #FoodandBeverage #Agriculture #Viticulture #Bushfire #Industry #Tourism #Rural #Fires

Drought recovery begins for some, while other landowners still wait for rain Farmers across parts of NSW are navigating the drought recovery phase, but landholders in the far west have consistently missed out on decent rainfall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-04/drought-recovery-begins-for-some-while-others-wait-for-rain/12420454 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Environment #Rainfall #Drought

Defining drought: When can we finally say it is over? Some judge the drought and recovery by rainfall, or by sowing crops and restocking. But for others it's much later — when the bottom line is back in black. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-09/defining-drought-and-declaring-it-over-in-nsw/12333750 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Environment #Agriculture #Rainfall #Drought #Weather #Rural

'It could be someone you know': How mining tragedies impact whole communities The wife of a miner who works at the Moranbah coal mine says incidents such as last Wednesday's, which left five men in hospital, are why she and her husband forego an extra $50,000 a year to avoid going underground. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-14/mining-tragedies-take-toll-on-whole-family-and-community/12241496 #DisastersandAccidents #EmergencyIncidents #Accidents-Other #LocalGovernment #Mining(Rural)

'This is the Government's job': How a community banded together to rescue 20 starving horses As the National Horse Traceability Scheme awaits an official launch, experts say horse welfare is falling short while volunteers take the lead. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-09/community-saves-starving-horses-after-drought-bushfires-nsw/12224410 #CommunityOrganisations #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #VeterinaryMedicine #HumanInterest #AnimalWelfare #Agriculture #Livestock

Queensland's mine minister refuses to resign following Moranbah mine blast Anthony Lynham is under pressure from the Opposition to "fall on his sword" over the latest mining disaster, which saw four men critically injured in an underground blast at Anglo American's coal mine in central Queensland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/mine-explosion-moranbah-minister-lynham-resign-public-hearing/12227618 #DisastersandAccidents #EmergencyIncidents #Mining(Rural) #Accidents #Workplace

Four miners critical after 'gas' explosion at central Queensland mine Five miners are flown to Brisbane, four in a critical condition, after an underground mine explosion that the CFMEU says appears to have started with an ignition of gas along the coal face. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-07/moranbah-mine-explosion-queensland-five-workers-flown-brisbane/12222430 #DisastersandAccidents #EmergencyIncidents #Mining(Rural) #Accidents #Workplace #Rural

Five people injured in Moranbah mine explosion Five people have critical injuries after an explosion at Grosvenor coal mine at Moranbah in central Queensland's Bowen Basin. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-06/moranbah-mine-explosion-five-people-injured/12220924 #DisastersandAccidents #EmergencyIncidents #Mining(Rural) #Accidents #Workplace #Rural

'You're still attached to what you've got, in some weird way': Bushfire clean-up accelerates After a frustrating wait, the bushfire clean-up effort is set to ramp up in South East NSW with around 300 properties to be cleared each week. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-01/bushfire-clean-up-ramps-up-after-months-of-frustration/12202952 #BuildingandConstruction #GovernmentandPolitics #DisastersandAccidents #RuralWomen #Bushfire #Fires

'We honour the sacrifice': Tributes for those who lost their lives as bushfire season ends After a devastating summer of unprecedented destruction in which 25 lives were lost in NSW and 2,448 homes destroyed, NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said the people killed would never be forgotten. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-31/tributes-paid-as-nsw-bushfire-season-officially-ends/12106174 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #EmergencyIncidents #Bushfire #Fires #Rural

The intensity of reporting on a bushfire emergency when your family and friends are under threat What happened behind the scenes as the ABC South Coast team provided emergency broadcasting and news coverage of this summer's bushfires and the ongoing impact on the place they call home. https://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/regional/2020-03-08/abc-south-east-black-summer-bega-valley-bushfires-coverage/12024020 #InformationandCommunication #TelevisionBroadcasting #DisastersandAccidents

Hundreds of pigs killed in fire at Murraylands piggery Up to 1,300 pigs are killed in a fire, inside a shed at a piggery at Mannum in South Australia's Murraylands, which has left an estimated damage bill of $1 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-02/hundreds-of-pigs-killed-in-mannum-piggery-fire/12018390 #DisastersandAccidents #LivestockWelfare #IndustrialFires #PigProduction #Livestock #Rural #Fires

Grey nomads can't do all the heavy lifting in bushfire rebuild, volunteers say BlazeAid organisers in NSW are desperate for volunteers to replenish their bushfire recovery workforce and believe paid incentives for backpackers could be a solution. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-29/blazeaid-needs-more-volunteers-to-help-bushfire-recovery/11997216 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalSubsidies #DisastersandAccidents #FederalGovernment #TravelandTourism #HumanInterest #Agribusiness

As flash floods swept through their farm, Kristen pulled two waterlogged wombats to safety After weeks of fires that constantly threatened their property, when heavy rain brought flash flooding Kristen and Mick were faced with pulling wombats from a swollen river. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/wombats-pulled-from-flooding-river-in-fire-ravaged-nsw-town/11981792 #DisastersandAccidents #StormDisaster #Livestock #Wildfire #Bushfire #Animals #Fires

'Tsunami-like' floods destroy bushfire recovery steps on northern NSW coast Communities on the north coast of New South Wales are struggling to recover from an extraordinary series of natural disasters. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/disaster-follows-disaster-on-nsw-north-coast/11977496 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #DisastersandAccidents #StormDisaster #MarineBiology #Bushfire #Floods #Rural

The NSW community that put aside differences to battle the Gospers Mountain blaze When the Gospers Mountain fires nearly destroyed a critical coal mine in the NSW Blue Mountains, environmentalists and miners put aside their differences https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-09/gospers-mountain-miners-puts-differences-aside-to-fight-fires/11946672 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EnvironmentalManagement #DisastersandAccidents #EnvironmentalImpact #EmergencyIncidents #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural)

Man jailed after swindling drought-hit farmers to help pay for lingerie, theme park trips The 31-year-old is found guilty of defrauding farmers of $80,000 in a hay scam that lasted for more than two years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-07/parkes-man-steven-swindle-jailed-for-hay-scam/11924068 #FraudandCorporateCrime #DisastersandAccidents #PrisonsandPunishment #Law,CrimeandJustice #CourtsandTrials #Agriculture #Corruption #Drought #Rural