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- In the tradition of Sunday Too Far Away (1975), this independent film is based on the classic Australian play by John Power. Pic tells the story of a group of miners living in a camp in outback Australia. They swear, brawl, gamble, and drink heavily. Central to the story is the conflict between Tarzan, the authoritarian group leader and cocky loud-mouth wisecracking Pansy. This results in a bare-knuckle punch-up for the movie's denouement. Exteriors filmed in Andamooka, South Australia.
- In the opal mining red dirt of Andamooka, South Australia; a son faces the memories of the mysterious disappearance of his father in a great flooding storm, while the same storm appears on his own horizon.
- A Bedouin inspired take of the Shakespearian tragedy, Macbeth.
- Nin's Brother is the story of a family's love as they journey from NSW to South Australia, to unravel the fate of their brother and uncle, and to bring him home to a proper resting place with the graves of his family.
- Water recycling has helped a small central Victorian town save money as well as allowing nearby vineyards to expand. The town of Ararat is selling its 'grey water' to five vineyards in the Great Western district in a deal that solves two problems - what to do with waste water and how to boost a water-starved local industry.
- Our news summary begins this week with official confirmation of what most farmers already know - that this drought is threatening their continued existence in rural Australia.
- Australian plant breeders, among the best in the world, are set to be afforded some much-needed patent protection.
- Last year Queensland farmer Stu Higgins invited thousands of the ABC's cotton wearing radio listeners to grow cotton along side him. This week it was time to find out whose crop was the best - Stu's or the back seat farmers.
- Wheat and barley are the acknowledged stars in the grain game but the lowly oat is starting to gain ground. The discovery that it contains beta-glucan has caused a surge in the consumption of oats.