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<description><![CDATA[The latest from Queensland Country Life]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Katter plans 12 month dairy fix]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AN arbitration panel to adjudicate on dairy prices is the latest policy proposal from Katter’s Australia Party.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pip Courtney takes Landline's centre stage]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IT'S been almost 26 years since a young ABC cadet from Tasmania began her career in journalism and current affairs.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Creative hijack helps Roma flood recovery]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BARCALDINE residents, guess what? Your weekly truck-load of meat and veg. may not have arrived, but it is doing a great job feeding flood victims at Roma and Mitchell.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barcoo mayor retires]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[BARCOO Shire mayor Bruce Scott might be a reluctant politician, but after almost two decades in local government he admits to being a little hesitant to go.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stock route tax go-ahead]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A JOINT parliamentary committee made up of equal numbers of LNP and ALP MPs has cleared the way for the Bligh government to tax Queensland grazing by charging rent on stock routes and road reserves.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Diamonds in the rough]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diamonds have been found in the mud of Mitchell, as the western Queensland town continues its slow recovery from its worst flood since 1864.
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AgForce welcomes flood grants]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[PRIMARY producers in flood-affected south-west and central Queensland shires can now apply for $25 000 flood grants to help pay to repair damaged infrastructure.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Keep watch for flood-related animal diseases]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[PRODUCERS are warned to keep an eye out for animal diseases in parts of Queensland affected by severe flooding.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inland towns face insurance drought]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ROMA hotel managers Bronwyn Bourman and Evan Patch say the little insurance they could secure to protect the Overlander Homestead Hotel against flood won't even touch the sides of the estimated $800,000 repair bill.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mitchell residents 'left behind']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mitchell's 700 residents have begun to fight back after the town's worst-ever flood, although many believe they were forgotten by the mainstream emergency services crews until yesterday.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Katter is no One Nation, say pundits]]></title>
<link>http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/political/katter-is-no-one-nation-say-pundits/2449377.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[KATTER'S Australian Party is predicted to win four seats at the upcoming Queensland election but is unlikely to replicate the success of One Nation, according to key election analysts.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flood anger as disaster strikes again]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE irate mayor of the flood-damaged Balonne Shire wants to know why State Government authorities turned their back on her region and failed to help prepare for this year's flood disaster.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barnie's win something to bang on about]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IPSWICH butcher Barnie Nolan is proving he is a true sausage king without peer.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunt on for wild dog co-ordinator]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AGFORCE says it is pleased to announce another weapon will soon be available in the ongoing battle to control wild dog attacks on sheep and cattle.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$25,000 grants available for flooded SW Qld producers]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[QUEENSLAND Agriculture Minister Tim Mulherin has today welcomed the Prime Minister's approval of Category C assistance of grants up to $25,000 for communities in South West Queensland affected by flooding.
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flood damage could see new bridge fast-tracked]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A NEW bridge on the main freight link between Darwin and Brisbane could be fast-tracked after an old bridge over the Maranoa River was badly damaged in record flooding near Mitchell.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aerial surveys reveal damage to farming, grazing country: AgForce]]></title>
<link>http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/aerial-surveys-reveal-damage-to-farming-grazing-country-agforce/2445285.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[WHILE there is understandable concern about the impact of flooding in south-west Queensland towns, broadacre farm group AgForce said aerial surveys show outlying properties have also been hit hard by record river heights.
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Locust numbers low but more flagged for Feb]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[LOCUST population density remained low throughout western Queensland, New South Wales, and in northern Victoria during January. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rail race to Galilee Basin]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RURAL landholders across a vast stretch of Central Queensland from Alpha to Bowen are contemplating yet another player in the race to establish a rail corridor to transport coal out of the state's next big coal-mining hub, the Galilee Basin.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[St George Flood update]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Balonne River at St George reached a record level of 13.85 metres at 4am on Tuesday morning and was still rising slowly. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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