A Big Country ABC listen
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- Sociedade e cultura
The ABC's team of specialist reporters introduce you to the people and places that make up country Australia.
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European backpacker becomes outback drover and new home for wild horses
Dutch woman's new outback droving life; making a career out of love of nature; new 'cushy' domestic life for wild horses and the rising stars of stock horse scene.
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From paddock to pop stardom and pairing crickets with cabernet
Performer credits country childhood for success that sees her supporting pop idol; winery pairing wines with insects for unique cellar door experience; volunteers uncovering local history in pioneer graveyard clean-up; farmer earning a following for goat meat salamis and smallgoods.
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Migrant workers take to festival stage and red desert turns green
Timorese migrant workers go from abattoir kill floor to festival stage after striking up friendship with country musician; floodwaters in the north wash through channel country turning red dirt plains green; cool climate farmer growing juniper berries for local gin production; country's oldest running textile mill marking 150 years of operation.
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Researchers studying 'living fossil' and berry farmers' 30 years of sweet success
Researchers study 'living fossil' mountain shrimp; cooler climate lures mainland winemaker to island state; strawberry growers retire after three decades of sweet success; female competitors giving men 'the shakes' in speed shear competition.
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Milking once feral camels and grape grower pinning hopes on Italian varieties
Milk from New South Wales camel dairy in high demand; grower turns to niche Italian grape varieties to survive industry glut; stone workers needed to preserve ancient walls for future generations; organic farmer growing tropical spice crop in dry climate.
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Technology keeping remote cattle station running smoothly and forest therapy
Remote cattle station using wireless connectivity to keep things running smoothly; turning to the forest for therapy; working dog community turns out to honour legend of the sport; the program connecting generations through friendship.