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1 day ago | abc.net.au | Angus Verley

The effects of drought creep insidiously into every corner of the Edenhope community. It is like many towns throughout southern Australia suffering greatly at the whim of the weather. Farmers, local businesses and sports clubs — none are immune to a prolonged dry as bad as any can recall. Parched paddocks and dry dams mean farmers are spending tens of thousands of dollars buying feed, carting water and sinking bores, or selling off livestock they can not afford to feed.

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Matt Brann

It has been more than two months since Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs were announced, which included a 10 per cent tariff on imported Australian beef. But US demand for lean beef has far outweighed the tariff and exports have been surging. "In terms of volume, I don't think Trump's tariffs have had an impact at all," Rabobank analyst Angus Gidley-Baird said.

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Costa Georgiadis

Costa is visiting Sydney’s Macquarie University to check out some new research that is helping save frogs from a life-threatening disease – and to hear how home gardeners can help, too. Conservation biologist Dr Anthony Waddle set up a research project to tackle a fungus that is killing off frogs – the chytrid fungus.

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Jerry Coleby-Williams

Jerry visits a bush block in Brisbane’s south-west has been transformed into a grand cottage garden. Owners:Paula and Paul HerbertLocation:Mount Crosby, Qld, on Yuggera CountryClimate Zone:SubtropicalGarden Established:More than 15 years agoStyle:Grand cottage gardenJerry first notices the lovely balance of light and shade in the garden. All the elements of design are used here: repetition, colour, texture, unity and space. There are many nectar-producing plants, which bring in lots of birds.

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Sophie Thomson

Sophie visits a nursery that specialises in growing camellias, providing some ideas for garden colour in the cooler months. There are more than 300 species of camellias worldwide, although the two most commonly grown and the Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. From these, many thousands of hybrids and cultivars have been bred.