Category: Australasia

Locusts Hit Western Victoria

While farmers in Victoria's Mallee say that the bulk of their locust work is done, those further south are

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Locust Plagues March on Melbourne

AUSTRALIA'S worst locust plague in 70 years has marched into metropolitan Melbourne as federal and state authorities met to

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Locusts Reap Crops Before Farmers

The South Australian Farmers Federation president, Peter White, says locusts are starting to eat crops before they can be

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Cold Weather Slows Locust March

The Department of Primary Industries says the weekend's cold, wet weather has slowed the surging locust population across Victoria. The

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More Quakes Shake Christchurch

After a couple of relatively quiet days, Christchurch has experienced another wave of aftershocks with two of them measuring

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PSA Disease Attacks Kiwi Orchards

A fourth orchard has been confirmed with the kiwifruit vine-killing disease PSA. The orchard is also in Te Puke, Bay

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Third Qantas Jet Has Engine Trouble

Qantas's 90th anniversary celebrations have been overshadowed, with CEO Alan Joyce dismissing last night's mid-air engine fault on a

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Locusts Blow Into Melbourne

The Victorian plague locust commissioner, Gordon Berg, has confirmed locusts have been swept into Melbourne on unseasonably warm northerly

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Rising Seas are Sinking Kiribati

The small Pacific Island states are doing their best to keep the developed world aware of what is happening

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Locust Swarms Take To The Skies

Biosecurity SA says locusts have now taken to the wing in South Australia's north and are being seen in

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