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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Abbey Halter

    Gold prices across the globe are soaring to historical heights. As a result, gold mines in Queensland are being revitalised. The Cloncurry region in North West Queensland is teetering on the edge of a gold rush. Once bustling with gold deposits along railroad tracks, the Cloncurry region in outback Queensland was a literal goldmine. But as the metal's price crashed in the 1990s, so did the digging and prospecting. This year, the gold price hit a record high of more than $5,070 per troy ounce.

  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Abbey Halter

    A historic outback cattle station has been bought at auction for $47.5 million by a Queensland family pastoral company. The 233,000 hectare May Downs Station was sold by Lord Cattle to McMillan Pastoral Company, based in Cloncurry. The property has been under the ownership of the Lord family for 39 years and has never been destocked, indicating a resilient pasture base and successful management.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Abbey Halter

    Dozens of giant creatures, with stomachs of steel, have been called in to dine on an out-of-control weed in outback Queensland. The camels were brought in to eat the prickly acacia, an invasive plant costing farmers millions every year in lost production. The first stage of the trial was so successful, more farmers across Australia are hungry to join.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Abbey Halter

    A four-year trial using camels to control prickly acacia, a weed costing farmers millions, has been deemed a success. The camels were able to stop the spread of the plant's seeds across a site in outback Queensland. More farmers are keen to be involved in the trial, and stage two is now underway. Dozens of giant creatures with stomachs of steel have proved a powerful enemy to one of the most invasive plants in the Queensland outback.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Abbey Halter

    The late wet season in Queensland has created the worst start to the season for northern banana prawn fishers many can remember. Rain in January or February usually flushes prawns out of the northern rivers into the Gulf of Carpentaria, but it did not arrive until late March. Fishers are urging consumers to buy prawns to support the industry.

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Emily Dobson

Journalist at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Emily Dobson primarily covers news in the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, including areas around the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Hannah Walsh

Senior Researcher and Writer at Which?

Hannah Walsh primarily covers news in Queensland, Australia, including areas around Brisbane and surrounding regions.

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Natasha Emeck

Reporter at Townsville Bulletin

Natasha Emeck primarily covers news in Northern Territory, Australia, particularly around Darwin and surrounding areas.

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