Regional Australians on the fuel crisis: ‘Every morning I wake to see the diesel price has gone up’

For tractors, trucks, power generators and cars that take children to school, the bush is reliant on diesel – but it’s rapidly becoming unaffordable

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In 2013, at a field day near North Star in northern New South Wales, a paddock of oats was harvested by a brand-new, diesel-guzzling John Deere S670 header, facing off against a team of three Clydesdale horses, powered by hay, pulling an 1860s Meadowbank stripper.

People laughed at the comparison.