Landline
Episode 6
2016 • E6 Mar 5, 2016 55m
Reporter:Pip Courtney; Hailed as a superfood, Queensland's Queen Garnet plum has attracted global interest but fake plums are now turning up in the market place. Reporter:Dominique Schwartz; The Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce wants Australian Super funds to boost their investment in the nation's rural portfolio. Reporter:Kerry Lonergan; Observations and analysis of recent commodity prices with Kerry Lonergan. This week Kerry talks property values with Tim Lane of Herron Todd White. Reporter:Mark Bennett; Farmers in Esperance believe fires in their area could have been avoided if local volunteers had been allowed to intervene earlier, and they've hired a law firm to conduct an independent review. Reporter:Kerry Staight; Soil erosion is now a challenge for farmers in South Australia's mid-north after a firestorm raged through the area last November burning 85,000 hectares of land.