Batty Katter not mad about flying foxesBob Katter is mad, right? Crazy guy in a big hat raving on about random things. On the 7.30 Report on Sunday night he was in full flight: "We've got a terrible problem with the deadly flying foxes. They're going to kill many more people than Taipan snakes do in Australia. But ... these are issues that there's just a different paradigm needed."
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Farmers across four states are preparing themselves for a locust plague that will potentially devastate the multi-billion dollar grains industry. It's anticipated the invasion will be the biggest since the 70s and pre-emptive measures to control the outbreak are already underway. ...
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High-profile climate change sceptic Bjorn Lomborg declares that $100 billion a year is neede to fight climate change.
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A new centre for young people with an acquired brain injury has just opened in Victoria.