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• One of Queensland's largest irrigators expected to be charged with fraud

  08-04-2018 20:00
  Expected charges against Norman Farming likely to throw spotlight on poor federal and state administration of Murray-Darling funds Fraud charges are expected to be laid against one of Queensland’s biggest cotton irrigators, John Norman, within a matter of weeks.
  If the trial of the owner-operator of Norman Farming, and former “cotton farmer of the year goes ahead, it is likely to draw attention to the links between the irrigator’s family and that of the federal minister for agr
  
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• Achieving Mission Possible: The sustainability success stories of the week

  08-04-2018 10:30
  Corporate leadership on food waste and cross-sector electric vehicle (EV) partnerships feature in the second edition of edie's new content series which rounds up some of the world's most inspirational sustainability initiatives that are transforming business, for good.
  
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• One man’s plan to let wolves roam free in the Highlands

  08-04-2018 07:00
  The ‘custodian’ of the Alladale estate wants to turn it into a fenced-off wildlife reserveThe echoes of Scotland’s predator prince faded into silence three centuries ago. The wolf was once lord of these Sutherland slopes and the forest floors beneath and now a voice in the wilderness is calling him home.Paul Lister acquired the Alladale estate, 50 miles north of Inverness, in 2003 and immediately set about creating a wilderness reserve according to his perception of what these
  
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• Abandoned collieries could hold key to heating UK homes

  08-04-2018 01:04
  Geologists aim to tap reservoir in tunnels under GlasgowScientists are finalising plans to exploit the vast reservoir of warm water that fills a labyrinth of disused mines and porous rock layers underneath Glasgow. They believe this subterranean store of naturally heated water could be used to warm homes in the city. If the system proves successful, such water could then be exploited in other cities and towns across Britain, they say.The £9m project will initially involve drilling narrow b
  
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