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Once seen as barren landscapes, feedlots across Australia have been reshaping their image. With industry encouraging its operators to install shade, uptake has been widespread.

A key weather radar in WA's north is expected to be offline for at least three months, leaving farmers and pastoralists facing financial losses and safety risks.

The freshwater crayfish is becoming more popular in restaurants across Australia, but the industry faces challenges boosting production as more farmers retire. 

Two wineries in the Strathbogie Ranges have lost a combined 150 hectares of vines, 3,000 sheep and three homes in the Victorian fires. 

According to court documents, at least 20 workers are owed money for the work they did in late 2023 on Corrigan's Farm in south-east Melbourne, which experts say is part of a bigger problem that sees tens of millions in missing cash disappear into the black economy.

Around 260 homes have been confirmed destroyed and 20,000 head of livestock killed by bushfires across Victoria, with authorities warning the total is likely to rise.