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The New South Wales Farmers Association has welcomed a report from its industrial wing on a High Court ruling critical of the state's industrial laws.

A central Queensland businesswoman says flooded roads are making it very difficult for farmers around Rolleston to come into town to get supplies.

North-west New South Wales beef producers are welcoming the Federal Government's move to reverse its decision allowing beef imports.

Federal Opposition MPs have welcomed the plan to analyse the risk of importing beef from countries that have mad cow disease.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he has spoken to the mayors of many of the flood stricken communities in Queensland.

A central western Queensland mayor says big rain and flooding in the region means many people are unable to work.

Rural lobby group AgForce says reports are only beginning to emerge of significant stock losses as a result of the flooding in southern Queensland.

The Federal Government has been accused of backflipping on its decision to import beef from countries which have had cases of BSE, or mad cow disease.

Landholders in north-west New South Wales are moving stock and valuables ahead of floods that are predicted to be the biggest in more than 20 years.

The central Queensland town of Theodore is expected to remain isolated for several days by floodwaters.

There is confirmation that a

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St George residents are keeping an anxious watch on rising floodwaters, with fears that up to 80 per cent of homes could be affected in the southern inland Queensland town.

There is a silver lining to all the rain inundating western Queensland - the tourism industry is anticipating a bumper season.

Rain affected roads in central Queensland are forcing reduced production at two meat processing plants in central Queensland.

Flooding in central Australia could see an outback ferry launched again after a break of 20 years.

The Queensland Sustainability Minister, Kate Jones, says regulations to reduce farming impacts on the Great Barrier Reef will not be extended from the sugar and

Allowing countries affected by mad cow disease to apply to export beef to Australia was the main topic at the Beef's New Direction forum in Armidale on Saturday.

There is a buoyant mood amongst bush competitors at the 81st Royal Canberra Show.

Police believe a consignment of live export