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42# AWiA Conference Wrap 🐑, Rural Health Fight After Bush Dad’s Death, Ag Dept Staff Sackings, Raw Milk Myths, Glow-in-the-Dark Roads & $20M FMD Vaccine
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.42# AWiA Conference Wrap 🐑, Rural Health Fight After Bush Dad’s Death, Ag Dept Staff Sackings, Raw Milk Myths, Glow-in-the-Dark Roads & $20M FMD Vaccine.
🔥 This Week on AgFab: Rural Voices, Big Issues, and Bright Ideas!
In this episode, Katja and Gillian cover the big stories shaking Australian agriculture right now:
1️⃣ AWiA Conference 2025 – Highlights, key takeaways, and the conversations driving change for women in agriculture.
2️⃣ Rural Health Battle After Tragedy – Alex Thomas shares the heartbreaking loss of her bush dad and her powerful call for urgent, bipartisan healthcare reform so regional Australians can access life-saving treatment close to home.
3️⃣ Ag Department Staff Cuts & Controversy – Listeners ask: were some workers sacked without redundancy and forced to sign non-disclosure agreements? What’s really going on?
4️⃣ Raw Milk “Fake News” Epidemic – Busting myths, misinformation, and what you need to know as a farmer and consumer.
5️⃣ Glow-in-the-Dark Roads – Could Australia’s latest road safety proposal light up rural travel?
6️⃣ $20 Million FMD Vaccine Project – Inside the major new research effort to protect Australia from Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
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