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- A town, known for its U.F.O activity plays home to mysterious alien abductions kept secret by the local law. When young girl Maisey Evans is returned, she is greeted by Miles, a conspiracy theorist and Bruce an alcoholic taxi driver.
- A police woman investigating two abandoned cars on an isolated country road is drawn into a horrifying encounter.
- This is a story of one man's dream, a dream of a turning a vintage Honda CBX1000 motorcycle into a winning machine. Against all odds, Roland Skates reaches great heights with a winning formula: his wife Karen, his son Jake, and a rider, Michael Dibb, willing and able to wrestle this behemoth of a motorcycle into submission.
- In the words of Mark Twain, "whiskey's for drinking, water's for fighting over",. The fighting has certainly started in Victoria, where farmers are asking the question: who owns the rain? Under certain state government proposals, every trickle into every farm damn used for irrigation could face strict regulation, affecting the viability of individual businesses and burgeoning industries.
- The idea of electronic livestock identification has been around for years but cost and computer software glitches have been the major stumbling blocks to its widespread takeup. But now, given the tragedy unfolding in Britain with foot-and-mouth disease, individual producers and industry are taking a closer look at the benefits of electronic cattle ID.
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service came about under the guidance of the visionary John Flynn. Dr Flynn's combination of medicine, aviation and communication, helped overcome the tyranny of isolation for the people of the Outback. John Flynn's legacy grows stronger each year. But one part of his heralded life remains virtually forgotten. Dr Flynn was an avid photographer and his photographs played a crucial role in realising his dream.
- Much has been made of nation's shortage of skilled labour. But many primary producers claim there's an even greater shortage of unskilled labour across all of rural Australia. They say many Australians are no longer willing to undertake the more menial, labour intensive jobs our forebears once performed. Most horticultural regions rely on itinerant labour in the form of foreign backpackers and in one region seasonal labour shortages have become so severe that it has devised a radical solution to bring guest labour from China. The Sunraysia Mallee Economic Development Board wants federal government approval for its scheme in time for the coming summer harvest. Its plan has the support of peak farmer bodies. But this is an emotive issue, dividing opinions on both sides of the political fence.
- A program to cap thousands of free-flowing bores in the Great Artesian Basin will continue to be funded for another five years. But the skyrocketing cost of oil and the drought may impact on the program.
- Australian company Regenesis has chosen the Byron Shire to develop its ideas on whole systems farming, with the emphasis on sustainability, but not everyone shares the company's vision.
- Four years ago the Queensland country town of Warwick hosted the first ever Polocrosse World Cup. The event was a huge success, and since then the Australian-invented horse sport has boomed both here and overseas. Last week the world's best polocrosse players and horses fought for the coveted trophy, with the Australians showing yet again they are the best in the world.
- Conscientious consumers, ethical eaters, credence or virtue purchasers, call them what you will but there's no denying they're an increasingly important group of Australians influencing what we eat, how it's produced and delivered to market. Ethical eating is a trend that's even more advanced in some of the nation's key export markets.
- Presenter Anne Kruger interviews National Farmers Federation's manager Denita Wawn about the critical skills shortage in the bush.
- Australian scientists are appealing for public help in their efforts to bowl over the bunny in the first ever national rabbit census.
- A year ago scientists unveiled an ambitious project to save thousands of crop species threatened by climate change. One of the driving forces behind the global seed bank, Dr Cary Fowler has been back in Australia this week for talks with some of the major supporters of the project.