New evidence reveals Queensland police failures prior to toddler Mason Lee's death 10 years ago. Donald Trump calls for restraint after Israel targets Beirut, with a US-Iran ceasefire deal shaky. Farmers battle a severe mouse plague across Australia's grain belt, and the Socceroos start their World Cup campaign with a win.
Western Australia is experiencing a severe mouse plague, with unprecedented numbers causing widespread damage to crops and a pervasive, offensive odor in affected towns. Farmers face significant financial and psychological burdens, while regulatory delays in approving stronger poisons have exacerbated the crisis.
The Western Australian College of Agriculture at Morawa closed on May 20 after toxic zinc phosphide baits were used to combat a severe mouse plague, leaving students uncertain about completing essential exams and practical units.
A severe mouse plague is overwhelming farms and homes in Western and South Australia, with densities reaching up to 8,000 mice per hectare. The infestation is damaging crops, overrunning infrastructure, and causing significant psychological distress to residents.
Australia is experiencing a severe mouse plague, with numbers reaching up to 8,000 per hectare in Western Australia. The infestation is damaging crops, overrunning homes and businesses, and causing significant distress to residents.
Australia is facing a severe mouse plague, with millions of rodents causing widespread damage to crops, homes, and machinery. Standard baits are proving ineffective, leading to emergency permits for double-strength poison. Environmental and mental health impacts are significant.
As locals in a Western Australian town battle a siege of mice, farmers still do not have permission to use a high-strength bait to combat them.
A severe mouse plague threatens to devastate crops in a key Australian grain-growing region, compounding challenges from war-driven shortages.
A severe mouse plague in the farming town of Morawa overwhelms homes, businesses and farms, prompting urgent calls for government assistance amid growing health concerns and rising economic losses.
A severe mouse plague in the West Australian farming town of Morawa overwhelms homes, businesses and farms, prompting urgent calls for government assistance amid growing health concerns and rising economic losses.
Farmers are pushing for stronger bait approval as mice numbers soar out of control in Western Australia, but stronger poisons are being rejected by the national chemical regulator.
As if the cost of diesel and the lack of fertiliser were not enough, South Australia's farmers are also facing the prospect of a mouse plague.
