Landline Episode #12.27 (Season 12, Episode 27)
TV Episode | 55 min | News

Landline

Episode #12.27 (Season 12, Episode 27)

TV Episode | 55 min | News

Three months ago all hell broke loose in Australia's key scientific establishments. A virus believed to be fatal to wheat had been found in CSIRO glasshouses. Tens of thousands of plants were destroyed. The grains council claimed the virus...See moreThree months ago all hell broke loose in Australia's key scientific establishments. A virus believed to be fatal to wheat had been found in CSIRO glasshouses. Tens of thousands of plants were destroyed. The grains council claimed the virus could put a $200 million dent in the national grain income. But last month, the Agriculture Minister announced an about-face on the status of the virus, saying it was not such a problem after all. Mr Truss claimed the virus was probably endemic across much of the wheat belt, with no real impact. And farmers could go back to business as usual. What on earth happened in between? See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Prue Adams Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Joanne Shoebridge Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Landline (1991)
Jeff Arney Self - Sheep and cereal farmer Self - Sheep and cereal farmer See fewer	Landline (1991)
Kevin Bradley Self - Water Corporation Self - Water Corporation See fewer	Landline (1991)
Bill Frost Self - Entomologist Self - Entomologist See fewer	Landline (1991)
Bill Glasson Self - Federal AMA President (as Dr Bill Glasson_) Self - Federal AMA President (as Dr Bill Glasson_) See fewer	Landline (1991)
Bryan Green Self - Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister Self - Tasmanian Primary Industries Minister See fewer	Landline (1991)
Bruce Halliday Self - CSIRO'S Entomology division Self - CSIRO'S Entomology division See fewer	Landline (1991)
Graeme Hamilton Self - Chief Plant Protection Officer, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia Self - Chief Plant Protection Officer, Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia See fewer	Landline (1991)
Gary Hein Self - University of Nebraska (as Professor Gary Hein) Self - University of Nebraska (as Professor Gary Hein) See fewer	Landline (1991)
TJ Higgins Self - CSIRO Plant Industry (as Dr TJ Higgins) Self - CSIRO Plant Industry (as Dr TJ Higgins) See fewer	Landline (1991)
John Hill Self - South Australian Environment Minister Self - South Australian Environment Minister See fewer	Landline (1991)
John Howard Self - Australian Prime Minister Self - Australian Prime Minister See fewer	A Country Road: The Nationals (2014)
David Kemp Self - Federal Environment Minister (as Dr David Kemp) Self - Federal Environment Minister (as Dr David Kemp) See fewer	Landline (1991)
John Lush Self - President, SA Farmers Federation Self - President, SA Farmers Federation See fewer	Landline (1991)
George Peterson Self - Dairy farmer Self - Dairy farmer See fewer	Landline (1991)
Tony Rathjen Self - Wheat breeder Self - Wheat breeder See fewer	Landline (1991)

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