Farmers! #ausag you may find this of great use... (or interest)

It's Aston Brown's last day at the Guardian Australia Rural Network and I asked Blake Sharp-Wiggins for a behind the scenes pic, and he provided these two of Aston apparently in deep conversation with a dairy cow on Lord Howe Island.

Varroa mite has been found in Victoria. There is a confirmed case at Nangiloc and the Victorian Agriculture Minister Ros Spence will join you on the Country Hour today.

"Menstrual products were classified as an excluded item in the “lifestyle related” day-to-day living costs category, which includes cigarettes and vapes, gambling, musical instruments, sports tickets, trampolines and gaming consoles." theguardian.com/australia-news…

Regional trains in NSW are old, slow and half-empty – but I still enjoy the ride | Michael Burge dlvr.it/TC2mfZ

Nahed and Hamada have been friends for more than a decade since they met at a music centre in Gaza – this is the remarkable story of Hamada's journey after he was forced to flee his home, told through their WhatsApp messages and social media posts

Today is my last day at ABC, and as a rural reporter for the next little while. I'll be headed off twitter and back to the Central West. Keep in touch 📩 [email protected]

New: Senior journalists leave Sydney Morning Herald, Age and AFR in decade’s biggest talent exodus theguardian.com/media/article/…

Media release: The next managing director of the ABC must act quickly to restore the confidence of staff and audiences by firmly defending the independence and integrity of its news reporting. meaa.io/3yBPlWQ #MEAAmedia

Curious to see what Gazette becomes. Regional Australia deserves truly regional voices, living and working in the communities served.

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Breaking: Australian Community Media have announced 35 editorial positions are set to be cut from the company in a town hall meeting this morning.

Contrary to online rumours, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has not been stripped of her Olympic gold medal. “There is absolutely no truth to this claim," the International Olympic Committee told AAP FactCheck. aap.com.au/factcheck/no-i…