Queensland sugar miller aims to reopen next week following cyber attack
By Aimee Mitchell

Mackay Sugar tells growers it is aiming to restart cane processing early next week, after a cyber attack forced it to stop on Wednesday.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-12/mackay-sugar-mills-shut-by-cyber-attack-hope-to-reopen-next-week/106792420

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Researchers solve 'frustrating' horned cattle mystery
By Aimee Mitchell

Researchers at the University of Queensland identify a previously undetected gene variant in Northern Australia cattle breeds, such as brahmans, solving a mystery that has frustrated producers for years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-06-11/genetics-breakthrough-horned-cattle-dna/106779054

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Cyber security incident shuts down north Queensland sugar mills
By Aimee Mitchell

Cane farmers in the Mackay region were notified early on Wednesday to stop harvesting, after a cyber incident brought sugar milling at two north Queensland mills to a halt.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-10/cyber-attack-shuts-down-north-queensland-sugar-mills/106780304

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