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About 30 jobs will be lost in western Victoria with the closure of several egg farms at Bannockburn, south-east of Ballarat.
The chicken company, Bartter Steggles, will close its five egg laying farms over the next 12 months.
The company says it has helping several broiler farms in the area, which grow the chickens, to get contracts with other buyers.
Some Australians stranded in Bangkok are being told that their travel insurance won't be valid.
Scientists say they've pinpointed certain gene combinations which make some suffer longer than others.
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