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Miner critical, tributes to worker killed in collapse

Miner critical, tributes to worker killed in collapse

A 21-year-old miner continues to fight for his life after a rockfall that killed his colleague, as safety authorities probe the tragedy.

'Fallen on deaf ears': safety fears before mine tragedy

'Fallen on deaf ears': safety fears before mine tragedy

'Fallen on deaf ears': safety fears before mine tragedy

'Fallen on deaf ears': safety fears before mine tragedy

Rescue workers have recovered the body of a Victorian miner and another worker is fighting for life after an underground collapse at a Ballarat mine.

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

'We need action now': regional crime gap keeps growing

Crime rates between the country and city are getting worse in NSW as Australia's first women's safety commissioner begins work to address family violence.

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Community health leaders push for disaster program

Community health leaders push for disaster program

Another summer of fires and storms has reinforced the need for a permanent disaster recovery program within Victorian community health services, leaders say.

Saws down as state's forest logging firm gets the chop

Saws down as state's forest logging firm gets the chop

A state-owned forestry company is being wound up after a ban on logging native trees, legal troubles and battles with environment and wildlife groups.

'No care factor' as banks abandon remote communities

'No care factor' as banks abandon remote communities

Business owners are having to fly with bags of cash to city banks after a remote branch closed its doors, amid reports of robberies, scams and elder abuse.

Pork lobby defends blunt force euthanasia of piglets

Pork lobby defends blunt force euthanasia of piglets

Australia's pork industry has defended the blunt force euthanasia of piglets as "humane' and lambasted activists for illegal trespass on farms at an inquiry

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Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse

Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse

Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse

Pig cruelty claims: loopholes blamed for animal abuse

Undercover footage has led to allegations of animal cruelty and a bestiality charge as a parliamentary inquiry into animal welfare continues.

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Back roads inspire The Whitlams' alt-country detour

Singer-songwriter Tim Freedman was driving on deserted rural roads when he dreamt up a country album. The result is The Whitlams Black Stump debut Kookaburra.

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Brad Cox keeping it down home as he hits the road solo

Country music star Brad Cox learnt about having a yarn from the best: Australian farmers. Now he's taking those stories to the stage on a solo regional tour.

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Lawyers call for uni debt cuts to fix bush shortages

Australia's peak law body is warning regional and remote communities are missing out on legal advice - and suggesting a plan to address the shortages.

Community vigil, mum's alleged killer named

Community vigil, mum's alleged killer named

Community vigil, mum's alleged killer named

Community vigil, mum's alleged killer named

Locals have honoured Samantha Murphy at a community vigil in Ballarat, hours after the identity of her alleged 22-year-old killer was revealed.

Samantha Murphy killed the day she went missing: police

Samantha Murphy killed the day she went missing: police

Samantha Murphy killed the day she went missing: police

Samantha Murphy killed the day she went missing: police

Police allege a 22-year-old man charged with the murder of Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy killed her on the day she went missing.

Women's health centres welcome vital funding boost

Women's health centres welcome vital funding boost

Women's health centres welcome vital funding boost

Women's health centres welcome vital funding boost

Clinics providing care for women who might otherwise fall through the cracks will receive a funding boost amid plans to reduce strain on NSW public hospitals.

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Rural pride festival to run after 'distressing' debate

Orange, in regional NSW, is set to host its first LGBTQI pride festival, after a last-minute push to cancel it was overwhelmingly quashed by local councillors.

Wide search for regional rescuers as SES chase recruits

There's more to life in an orange uniform than wading through floodwaters and cleaning up after storms, as the search begins for new SES volunteers.

Orphan's masterpiece comes to life in rural Australia

An orphan named Agatha was left at a Venice orphanage in 1712, when Vivaldi was teaching children. Her unearthed music is finding a home in regional Victoria.

Fire ants inquiry shines light on decades of failure

Australia's efforts to eradicate deadly fire ants have been savaged by former insiders and the woman who led a review that was buried.

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Queen for a day, Priscilla factor fades in outback town

Priscilla's outback locale draws tourist dollars from the cult classic film but attitudes towards the LGBTQI community mean year-round benefits remain elusive.

The woman blazing a cosmic trail in Australian science

A childlike sense of wonder about the universe continues to drive an accomplished physicist leading Australian research into the cosmic mystery of dark matter.

Falling letters, shop traffic weighs down Aust Post

Australia Post may have to shrink its retail network as falling foot traffic and low letter activity threatens the service's financial viability.

More residents leave as authorities renew dire warning

New emergency warnings have led to more residents fleeing fire danger zones in Victoria as a massive blaze threatens a number of towns.

Tent town springs up as help arrives for fire fight

More than 100 NSW firefighters are standing by to tackle Victorian bushfires after spending their first night camping in the regional city of Ballarat.

Escape to the country cools off as cost of living bites

Internal migration has dropped as fewer people make the move between the cities and the regions, but those who are escaping the rat race are going to the coast.

Spotlight on hospital care at Indigenous death inquest

An inquest will examine whether prejudice was a factor in treatment of an Indigenous man who died from perforated ulcers after being discharged from hospital.

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