Fire is our best friend and our biggest foe. Associate Editor Ken Eastwood interviews Tim and Sally Haslam about the devastating paddock fire that nearly claimed Tim's life in Popanyinning, WA.

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Chris Collins ia craft team leader in the amazingly productive R.M.Williams workshop in Adelaide. in this first episode of a number we'll be doing to look behind the scenes of the iconic boot and apparel maker, Chris talks about his love for the iconic premium brand and the careful leatherwork that goes into producing some of Australia's most beautiful belts.

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The new owners of Darwin’s Cape Adieu Harbour Cruises – Munro Hardy and Grace McLeod – have adapted their impressive agricultural backgrounds to the business of unforgettable sunsets and delectable cuisine.

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Ron Moon is one of the bigest names in the Australian 4-wheel-drive community, having led hundreds of expeditions and written a list of guidebooks. Recently he followed the course of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s first big expedition, from the Darling Downs to Port Essington on the NT coast. Ron recounts this journey and many others from over the years.

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In what’s believed to be a world first, small-scale Australian investors are putting money into farm production, placing needed cash in the pockets of farmers.

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Humble, hardworking alternative country singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden

has reignited the genre with her honest storytelling and strong melodies.

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The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest groundwater reservoirs in the world, sustaining life wherever its ancient waters come to the surface. Mandy McKeesick takes a deep dive into this fascinating resource in the wake of threats to its future.

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Birdsville Track veteran John Dunn unearths the story of the little-known first mailman on this challenging desert route.

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Step brothers David Freedman and Richard Steele hadn’t seen each other for more than 50 years due to a family estrangement. However, when artist David needed a fellow bird enthusiast to write the text to go with his beautiful illustrations for Australia’s Birds in Watercolour, Richard was just the man.

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Brendan Eblen is known across the South Australian outback as a house painter, a cook, a storyteller and an RFDS fundraiser.

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Australian agtech is ushering in a new era for the way we farm. There are now over 500 agritech companies now in Australia, with the industry entering a critical period when the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is being realised.

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