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2 weeks 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.
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2 weeks 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.
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2 weeks 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.
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3 weeks 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.
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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.
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2 months ago | 
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.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
schwab.com | Emily Doak
Leveraged and inverse exchange-traded products (ETPs) are complex financial instruments that aim to deliver returns calculated as multiples of the underlying indexes or assets that they track—and, in Schwab's opinion, are generally not suitable for most investors. In fact, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a joint warning about the risks of such securities for buy-and-hold investors in 2022. The reasons are many.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Emily Doak |Rachel Holdsworth
Retired farmer Kerry Pietsch spent six decades restoring vintage harvesters and headers, making his own parts with blacksmith skills passed down from his father. He put his collection on display for the final time, harvesting wheat in Pleasant Hills, in southern NSW. Mr Pietsch, 77, says this will be the last event showcasing his collection. Kerry Pietsch discovered his love of restoring machinery at the age of 17, and more than six decades later his hard work is on full display.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Emily Doak
Running a restaurant was not on his radar when Jason Bates began farming free-range pigs, but he soon realised serving his product direct to tourists could be a winner. Mr Bates and his wife, Samantha, produce pasture-raised pork, chicken, beef, and lamb on a small farm at Stockinbingal in southern New South Wales. They also run a butchery and restaurant nearby in the small town of Cootamundra.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Emily Doak |Romy Stephens
A parliamentary inquiry will examine the risks of modern slavery of temporary migrant workers in regional and rural New South Wales. It was a key recommendation in a report by the state's Anti-Slavery Commissioner James Cockayne, which identified practices occurring across NSW including forced labour, deceptive recruiting, possible sexual servitude and emerging labour trafficking.
