Mice in their millions are eating grain crops, destroying food, and invading houses. Here's how it all started.

Australia's grain farmers, already strained by war-driven shortages, now face a severe mouse plague that could devastate crops in a key growing region.

Thousands of mice have been running rampant in towns including Northampton, Mullewa and Ravensthorpe. Now, farmers have a new ...

May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep working with industry to curb its impact on food supply. "Obviously we're ...

A mouse plague is invading farms and homes in southern and Western Australia. But what does that really look like?

Mouse numbers in Western Australia are already at plague proportions, and a researcher says immediate action is needed to stop them from getting completely out of control. A regionally based pest ...

CSIRO researcher says there are reports of up to 4,000 mouse burrows per hectare in parts of Western Australia ...

An emergency permit application to allow use of double-strength mouse bait should be released “in the near term”, according to the national regulator.

Australia is one of the world's top grain producers and exporters. And for months, its farmers, like many elsewhere in the world, have been struggling with fuel and fertilizer shortages due to the ...

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Australia’s government said on Saturday it was worried about a plague of mice in the west and would keep working with industry to curb its impact on food supply. “Obviously we’re concerned about the ...