A changing reality in the Alps, could see water supply across Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia dwindle.

29% of Murray-Darling Basin inflows come from the Alps - but Save Our Winters scientist Ruby Olsson says that number is reducing as the climate changes.

Rural reporter Gabrielle Hodson caught up with her to find out more:

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In today's National Rural News: skilled overseas workers to be made a priority, water concerns for Murray-Darling communities, and economic challenges no match for Henty Field Day anttendees, plus the latest from the markets and more.

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As Britain grapples with a fear of foreigners, Aussie shearers looking for work during our Winter - the off-season - are being barred from entering the UK to service their own wool industry.

It's stops shearers from making a year-round wage - and its causing shearers to drop out of the industry when there's already a global shortage.

Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Shearing Contractors Association of Australia Secretary Jason Letchford, who says it also affects New Zealanders and South Africans.

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In today's National Rural News:

** Paid up members of groups such as the Victorian Farmers Federation are getting access to a faster visa system - after talks between the National Farmers Federation and Home Affairs,

** Locust eggs have been found hatching in Victorian's northern Mallee,

** and questions over what's happened to a promised $10 billion diesel stockpile for agriculture,

Plus the latest from the markets and more.

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That fire weather Queensland and northern NSW have been experiencing is well on its way south.

Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Victorian CFA climate and fire risk expert Alen Slijepcevic who says the East Gippsland Shire will be the first in the state to enter the Fire Danger Period on October 5 - despite being declared after Christmas in a normal year.

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In today's National Rural News:

** The South Australian Government is helping to pay for a deer control control program in Victoria - where the declared 'game' animals are rampant,

** Farmers in the Yass Valley say they've written 400 letters to an investor in a local windfarm - with no response,

** and a drone that makes raptor bird noises to scare cockies is drawing crowds at the Henty Machinery Field Days,

Plus the latest from the markets and more.

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Unbelievably about one in six Australians believes foxes are a native animal.

About one in five also believe cane toads are indigenous to Australia.

Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Rob Brewster from the Invasive Species Council who also has concerns about the perception of feral cats and deer.

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In today's National Rural News:

** An auto-spray device that allows users to not make contact with chemicals has won the Henty Machine of the Year,

** Police seeking information after the disappearance of 212 cattle at Wilcannia,

** and the bushfire season gets off to a nasty start in drought-affected southern Queensland,

Plus the latest from the markets and more.

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