Emily Doak

New South Wales

Reporter at ABC News (Australia)

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Shearing a sheep in 24 seconds

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak |Jessica Hinchliffe

Shearing is no easy task, but if you're Mikayla Hall you could shear an entire sheep and start on another, all within 24 seconds. Mainly male profession, women are stepping up to take up the trade and beating them at their own game.
Farmers harvesting for oil and fencing say new rules ruining livelihoods

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak

Thousands of hectares of bush on private property in the West Wyalong district in Central West NSW has been classified as sensitive regulated land, which prevents clearing. Some farmers have been prevented from harvesting broombush for fencing and blue mallee for eucalyptus oil, something they say has happened for decades. Affected landholders will meet with NSW MPs in Sydney to call for a review of native vegetation mapping and restrictions on the cutting back of blue mallee and mallee-broombush.
Farmers sell off record numbers of stock as southern NSW drought bites

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Rachel Holdsworth |Emily Doak |Cara Jeffery

Sheep and cattle farmers are selling off stock, and crop farmers are dry sowing, as southern NSW's drought begins to take hold. The drought is not having an impact on the health of livestock, with farmers using feed supplements. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a higher chance of rain in June in some parts of the Riverina. Dams have dried up and the paddocks of Yvette McKenzie's New South Wales Riverina sheep farm are dry and bare.
ETFs and Taxes: What You Need to Know

3 weeks ago | schwab.com | Emily Doak

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have a well-deserved reputation for tax efficiency, but a close look at how the tax code treats different ETFs reveals quite a bit of complexity. To better understand ETFs and taxes, read on about the ins and outs of capital gains distributions, dividends, interest, K-1 statements, collectibles tax rates, and more. You could potentially save money at tax time.
Ex-soldiers preserve emu plume tradition on slouch hats to honour army history

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak

Emu feathers on a slouch hat are a powerful symbol of the Australian Light Horse, and two army veterans are combining their skills so the tradition lives on. Former soldier Dale Kirkman first made a plume for his own hat more than 20 years ago and now makes up to 200 plumes each year for the slouch hats of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps, veterans and re-enactment groups. "It's all about the fullness of the plume and some of the colour," he said.
Emu feathers part of Anzac tradition

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak

At Anzac day marches around the country today, you may have spotted a slouch hat with emu feathers fluttering in the breeze. The hat with the distinctive plume was worn by the men of the Australian Light Horse, the mounted infantry unit known for their skill and bravery in the first world war. Two veterans who are helping keep up the supply of emu feathers.
Anzac horses remembered - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak

In the desert battlefields of the First World War Australian Light Horse soldiers were renowned for their hardiness, skill and bravery. They played a key role in the Battle or Beersheba, securing vital water supply and helping to break the Turkish line. It's inspired one man to ride more than 750 kilometres to share the story of these mounted soldiers with school children.
Horse riders travel 750km in the saddle to honour WWI mounted soldiers

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak

Two men dressed as World War I soldiers have brought a piece of history on horseback to a tiny public school of 14 students. In full Light Horse uniform, riders Pat Leary and Ross Smith trotted up to the schoolyard at Gerogery Public School, on the NSW–Victoria border, capturing the attention of every student.
Speed shearer has come a long way since early days of blisters and bandages

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Emily Doak

Like many people learning to shear sheep, Mikayla Hall's first day on the job was tough. "She had blisters on every finger; they were big, thick blisters and she was in tears," recalls her mother, Alana Black. "So we popped them, and the next day, she went to work with a bandaged hand."Three years on, 24-year-old Mikalya earns a living from shearing and does it for fun on weekends, having earned a name for herself as one of the fastest women on the Australian speed shearing circuit.
Wine grape growers seek mandatory code for industry in 'crisis'

Feb 28, 2025 | abc.net.au | Jessica Schremmer |Shannon Pearce |Emily Doak

A report has recommended Australia's wine grape purchasing code of conduct be made mandatory to protect growers from misconduct and unfair pricing behaviour. Growers are calling on the federal government to implement the code immediately to halt a mass exodus of farmers from the industry. The recommendation to implement a code still needs to be legislated by government.