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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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