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Maker's mark: from farm gate to the front door

Maker's mark: from farm gate to the front door

Fancy some chocolate from Port Fairy, black garlic from Braidwood or nuts from Kuitpo? A new venture is bringing farmers' markets to doorsteps around Australia.

Country roads taking Aussies home at a two year high

Country roads taking Aussies home at a two year high

Country roads taking Aussies home at a two year high

Country roads taking Aussies home at a two year high

Australia's population shift from capital cities to the regions continues, with more people staying put in the country as cost-of-living and house prices bite.

Five-year wait for trains to finally arrive on time

Five-year wait for trains to finally arrive on time

Five-year wait for trains to finally arrive on time

Five-year wait for trains to finally arrive on time

Korean-built trains at the centre of a long-running dispute over staffing and local manufacturing have launched on a key line, five years late.

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Consumers need power on shift to net zero emissions

Consumers need power on shift to net zero emissions

Australians broadly support the shift to renewable energy but they don't know where to start when it comes to updating their homes or buying new appliances.

Search for man after targeted fight turns fatal

Search for man after targeted fight turns fatal

A manhunt is underway after a man and a woman were shot dead in an early-morning altercation in a suburban home.

Warnings of blackouts as rural workers go on strike

Warnings of blackouts as rural workers go on strike

Electricity workers are preparing to walk off the job as a pay dispute, simmers, with regional residents warned of potential blackouts at the start of summer.

Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Regional towns are experiencing more frequent water restrictions or drinking water problems as researchers paint a damning picture of the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Fire threat eases but residents warned not to return

Fire threat eases but residents warned not to return

Fire threat eases but residents warned not to return

Fire threat eases but residents warned not to return

Residents who evacuated coastal towns over a bushfire threat have been told to stay away even though the "enormous" fire has eased.

'We can't buy rain': drought taking a toll on farmers

'We can't buy rain': drought taking a toll on farmers

'We can't buy rain': drought taking a toll on farmers

'We can't buy rain': drought taking a toll on farmers

The dams are empty, the crops are struggling and the livestock are hungry, as farmers in southern Australia live through one of the driest seasons in memory.

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

Department defends advice on bungled Commonwealth Games

A government agency has defended its advice to the Victorian government in the lead-up to the abandoned Commonwealth Games, despite a damning report.

Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl

Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl

Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl

Inquest offers new hope to family of slain schoolgirl

The family of schoolgirl killed by a teenager known to her has successfully fought for an inquest to examine the circumstances leading up to her death.

No sale - state denies snowfields up for grabs

No sale - state denies snowfields up for grabs

No sale - state denies snowfields up for grabs

No sale - state denies snowfields up for grabs

An expression of interest process to find a new manager for two loss-making snowfields does not amount to a sale, a state government says.

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Mining hubs lead regional property price rise

Affordability and lifestyle choices continue to drive up property prices in regional Australia, but there are signs the heat is coming out of the market.

East coast swelters through hottest day in years

East coast swelters through hottest day in years

East coast swelters through hottest day in years

East coast swelters through hottest day in years

Australians are sweating through a major heatwave, while the energy regulator scrambles to keep the lights on.

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Two-year-old girl dies after being found in parked car

Police are investigating after a two-year-old girl found unconscious in a car parked outside a regional town's council office could not be revived and died.

Nationals leader out to pasture, new blood takes reins

A state Nationals leader will continue to serve as an MP on the coalition's back bench after announcing his resignation following 10 years in the role.

These are the drones ag is looking for in venture fund

Drones that imitate bees are among the ag-tech advances a $60 million venture fund is hoping to back, as Australia's fruit and vegetable prices hit a slump.

'You've saved our lives': 100 years of caring for kids

Nancy Bird Walton, Queen Elizabeth and a desperate rural mum are some of the people touched by the work of a charity that's cared for rural children since 1924.

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Ready to quit the city? The bush might not be ready

The number of city-slickers looking to escape to the country is growing, but progress to improve housing, education and health in the regions has stalled.

Record number of GPs in training but 'job not done'

Australia is facing a severe shortage of GPs. Though more medical students are opting to become local doctors, peak medical bodies say more must be done.

State-owned solar farm to power more than 50,000 homes

Victoria's revived state-owned electricity commission will spend $370 million to wholly own a solar and battery farm slated to power 51,000 homes.

Guns and violins: a play to save Australian war history

A classical violinist is an unlikely ally in the quest to save a collection of Australia's military history, after a break-in left a country museum in jeopardy.

Bushfires ease but too early to tally property losses

Fire crews have made ground in battling blazes in Victoria's west and southwest, declaring one contained and slowing another.

Pilot, teens identified as trio killed in plane crash

Boys aged 15, 16 and a 20-year-old pilot have been identified as those killed in a light plane crash in Victoria, leaving family members left devastated.

Fire ants escape Queensland hidden in 'treated turf'

Turf ticked off as being treated for fire ants has proven to be a Trojan horse for one of the worst invasive species to reach Australian shores.

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