12 h. ago Animal Farm has turned 80, but we still don’t know who wrote the best line

George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a crucial book for understanding rising authoritarianism. We need it more than ever.

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38 h. ago Desi Emperor’s changing career to continue at Warwick Farm meeting

After going from being a sprinter to a mile runner, the Tommy Wong gelding is back to where it all started.

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4 d. ago Beyond lions and elephants: The other safari animals you must see

The Big Five have long been the holy grail of the African safari, but there’s a whole Noah’s Ark of other animals that deserve our attention.

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8 d. ago I’ve just sold my farm. What’s the best way to park the money for a while?

First, don’t focus on unlikely disasters when making a decision.

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1 week ago Victorian shellfish farmers mussel into more water in Port Phillip Bay

They farm the sea with vast ropes, and now Victoria’s shellfish industry is poised for expansion.

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1 week ago South Park has lashed Trump again. So why are MAGA supporters trying to get in on the joke?

The second instalment of the satirical animation’s new season takes aim at the US president, vice president, Homeland Security and even a right-wing podcaster.

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2 w. ago A family farm that grows its own wheat to make sourdough loaves and pastries

Tuerong Farm is one of few bakeries that makes its products using grain that’s grown and milled right there.

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last month The British editor who stood her ground in face of furious Trump

As her newspaper prepared to publish details of a bawdy birthday card Donald Trump allegedly wrote to Jeffrey Epstein, Emma Tucker’s phone rang.

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