bushwhacker: 8 of 15

ON-FARM

OPINION: Glenn McGrath: you have got to be joking

WHEN I was first sought out for this job, when the folk at Kondinin realised just how much knowledge

26 February 2015

ON-FARM

OPINION: Greed, stupidity: banks bank on it

There are funny things you pick up in the paper. For instance, I thought I knew what a drought was all

19 February 2015

ON-FARM

OPINION: Machiavellian? I might be if I knew how to spell it

I knew it would happen. I could have told you so, but I didn't want to be the one who said:

12 February 2015

ON-FARM

OPINION: Angels of mercy make life liveable for the Whacker

There are times, I am quickly learning, when it pays to keep your big, fat gob shut. Zippered up.

05 February 2015

ON-FARM

OPINION: A good deed, dollop of yoghurt ... and the curse of Zorba

I KNOW you will share my pain when I report I now have a broken leg. Would that I could report it was

29 January 2015

ON-FARM

OPINON: There's an art to being full of bull

I don't want you to think the Whacker has flipped his lid. But just lately I have been looking to buy

22 January 2015

ON-FARM

OPINION: Old? Yes. Broken down? Hardly, mate

THE Whacker is always prepared to do his bit to lend a hand.

15 January 2015

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Building a Resilient Digital Ecosystem for all Australians

Telstra is committed to creating a resilient digital ecosystem that benefits all Australians, with a particular focus on enhancing regional connectivity and leveraging advanced technologies.

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Drought, Fires, and Floods Haven't Stopped WA-Based Business Expansion

CW Imports continues to expand its reach across Australia

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Utrisha N: The new biostimulant boosting broadacre yield potential

Extensive trials conducted across Australia show boosted yields in a wide range of

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Maximise your nitrogen use efficiency

Losing nitrogen to the environment can be costly.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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Research Report: Mobile Phones (December 2025)

With the closure of Telstra’s 3G network, Kondinin Group engineers Josh Giumelli and Ben White put several popular 4G phones to the test to see how they stacked up. Our standard test protocol applied over the past two decades was maintained as each handset was measured by the maximum distance a two-way call could be made from a phone tower.

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Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

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Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.

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Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayer Testing (September 2025)

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have rounded up five of the latest self-propelled sprayers to cast a discerning eye over them for this month’s Research Report. The sprayers were run over our regular test track and thoroughly inspected to see what makes these million-dollar machines tick.