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 ...

Farmers in several parts of Australia are being overrun by hoards of mice, with an explosion in population numbers threatening $1 billion worth of crop exports.

Farms in Geraldton in Western Australia have become overrun with mice. (Supplied) Farmers have been handed a new tool in their fight against a mouse plague that’s destroyed crops and invaded homes.

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 ...

Footage taken inside a shed at Morawa highlights the problem of mice moving inside as the weather cools. (Ben Norris) A ...

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 ...

BOGAN GATE, Australia (AP) — At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed mice chewing electrical wires ...

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

FILE PHOTO: Wheat stands ready for harvest at a farm in Eugowra, Australia, November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo May 2 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it was worried ...