Emily Doak
STORY ANGLES - Focus on tradition and heritage: Highlights stories rooted in historical practices or cultural significance (e.g., horse farming, heritage festivals).
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 18, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for ABC Australia
- Top 5K sites
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- Jul 8, 2026
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The rice industry is the 'backbone' of this small town, but it's struggling (opens the original)
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A cut to rice processing in Deniliquin has put 68 people out of work, with flow-on effects for downstream industries and the community. SunRice says the cut is due to lower rice production as a result of drought and water buybacks. The Albanese government says it's working with the NSW government, the United Workers Union and the community on how to support affected workers. It's just over a month since Australia's largest rice processor, SunRice, laid off nearly 80 workers in southern NSW, and
Murray-Darling Basin Authority wins $1.5 billion class action (opens the original)
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A group of 28,000 irrigators has lost a $1.5-billion class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). A NSW Supreme Court judge ruled the MDBA had no duty of care to the group to avoid pure economic loss to one group of people above others. The plaintiffs have been ordered to pay the MDBA's legal costs. The New South Wales Supreme Court has found in favour of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) in a long-running class action over river management. The action, which sought da
Minister confirms first bird flu mass mortality in Australian wildlife (opens the original)
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Testing has confirmed the first mass mortality from H5 bird flu in Australian wildlife on an island off South Australia's south-east coast. There are now 78 confirmed cases in Australia. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins says Australians can expect to see greater disease spread, with larger numbers of wildlife impacted. The first mass mortality of Australian wildlife from the deadly H5 bird flu has been confirmed in greater crested terns found on an island off South Australia's south-east coast
Communities brace for job losses as SunRice winds back (opens the original)
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Topic:Food and Beverage Processing Industry SunRice is cutting shifts at mills in Leeton and Deniliquin, but the number of jobs to be cut is not yet clear. The company has cited reduced rice supply due to drought and current water policy settings. SunRice says it is consulting with employees and exploring redeployment opportunities. Communities in southern NSW fear cutbacks to rice processing could put hundreds of people out of work and decimate regional economies. SunRice has announced it will
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