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Chris McLennan
Chris McLennan
National Rural Property Writer

ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.

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Hats off to our nation builders
UP SHE GOES: Stringing a skinny wire 3000km across Australia was an amazing feat. Picture: State Library of South Australia.
Chris McLennan
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Oldies are not the answer to workforce shortages
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Backpackers like Matteo Fillipo from Italy and Pei-pei Lee from Taiwan were in Katherine in 2019 to cash in on the high rewards from region's mango harvest and found it hot work.
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Being the world's biggest wool grower comes with challenges
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HUGE EXERCISE: A new innovation is about to help Australia handle its colossal wool clip worth $2.6 billion in 2020-21.
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There are all sorts of nasties knocking on Australia's door
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Crooks make more profit from tobacco crops than heroin
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LOOK OUT: Criminal gangs have been leasing land from unsuspecting farmers to grow illegal crops like tobacco. Pictures: ATO and AFP.
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Little bird survives despite our bumbling best efforts
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HERE I AM: The extended La Nina wet may have saved viable populations of one of the world's rarest birds. Pictures: Owen Lishmund, La Trobe University.
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Sheep, racehorses and a Hollywood movie star
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Claire and Scobie Mackinnon were legendary for their pool parties at Mooramong.
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Small town hero who eclipses Ned Kelly in the fame stakes
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MINT TRIBUTE: A statue outside the Perth Mint to Arthur Bayley (crouching) and William Ford.
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The lost boys of Daylesford - a calamity in the colony
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BOYS FOUND: The tree hollow used by the missing boys to shelter from the biting cold after they became lost. It blew over in 1950.
Grey nomads warned to check gas cookers
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THE CULPRIT: A safety alert has been issued for the Swift 500 series cooker. Pictures: Resources Safety and Health Queensland.
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