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It's our time: country Australia stares down challenges

It's our time: country Australia stares down challenges

A national summit in Canberra has been told innovative community-led solutions will lead the bush to a prosperous future.

Rural Australians urged to back the voice to parliament

Rural Australians urged to back the voice to parliament

Rural Australians urged to back the voice to parliament

Rural Australians urged to back the voice to parliament

Regional Australians may recognise their own concerns about health, education and housing equity in the voice debate, a youth advocate says.

Rent squeeze leaving Australians 'stuck' in the regions

Rent squeeze leaving Australians 'stuck' in the regions

Rent squeeze leaving Australians 'stuck' in the regions

Rent squeeze leaving Australians 'stuck' in the regions

New regional residents will need good jobs, decent pay and safe communities to stay in the bush for good, a conference has been told.

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Regions want a say as push to the bush gathers pace

Regions want a say as push to the bush gathers pace

A lack of housing and job recruitment difficulties are hampering bold ambitions for prosperous regions, the Regional Australia Institute says.

The fight to save woolshed alive with Australia's past

The fight to save woolshed alive with Australia's past

Steeped in colonial Australian lore and pastoralist history, the century-old Errowanbang Woolshed is at risk of falling into disrepair.

Mum remembers stillborn baby being taken 'callously'

Mum remembers stillborn baby being taken 'callously'

A parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma has heard from mothers who endured stillbirths, cold and callous care, or who felt dismissed by the system.

Millennials lead city exodus for good days in the bush

Millennials lead city exodus for good days in the bush

A landmark report reveals migration from the cities to the country has tripled in the last five years, as millennials increasingly escape the rat race.

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Caravanners living on the road for infinity and beyond

Caravanners living on the road for infinity and beyond

Caravanners living on the road for infinity and beyond

Caravanners living on the road for infinity and beyond

More Australians are choosing to live on the road after COVID-19, as the humble caravan park becomes the unlikely nexus of post-pandemic life.

CWA speaks up for neurodiversity in women and girls

CWA speaks up for neurodiversity in women and girls

CWA speaks up for neurodiversity in women and girls

CWA speaks up for neurodiversity in women and girls

The NSW CWA is raising awareness of neurodiversity after one of its members said a late ADHD diagnosis left her grieving for the person she could have been.

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

Family hopes losing Lachlan brings safer rural driving

The family of a teenager killed in a car crash want drivers to learn about risks and the long-lasting devastation during Rural Road Safety Month.

Four lives lost as car and truck crash on major freeway

Four lives lost as car and truck crash on major freeway

Four lives lost as car and truck crash on major freeway

Four lives lost as car and truck crash on major freeway

Four lives have been lost after a car and truck crashed on a major freeway where traffic has been diverted as police investigate what caused the tragedy.

Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care

Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care

Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care

Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care

Doctors warn the loss of regional maternity services are often followed by the closure of other critical healthcare facilities and pose a problem for everyone.

Snow season ends early for half of Vic's alpine resorts

Snow season ends early for half of Vic's alpine resorts

Snow season ends early for half of Vic's alpine resorts

Snow season ends early for half of Vic's alpine resorts

Lower than usual snowfall has brought an early end to the snow season for three of Victoria's alpine resorts.

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

Victorians wait to feel bushfire threat before leaving

A Victorian fire agency has sounded alarm bells over residents' attitudes towards immediate bushfire risk, following the latest community survey.

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Climate and technology key challenges for regions

Regional and rural Australians risk being left behind as the technological revolution takes place and climate change impacts sectors such as agriculture.

Pocock calls out 'disingenuous' debate on the voice

Independent Senator David Pocock says politicians need to raise the tone of debate about the Indigenous voice to parliament.

Man jailed over cruelty to deer, fox and guinea pig

A man will spend four months behind bars after videos surfaced of him encouraging and committing acts of animal cruelty on a deer, a fox and a guinea pig.

From Raider to sparky, NRL star leads tradie treechange

Former Raiders and St George Illawarra player Josh McCrone has found a new life as a sparky in rural NSW, as Australian tradies consider leaving the capitals.

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Queensland splashes millions to lure business to bush

The Palazczuk government is spending $80 million on a package to boost business and investment in regional Queensland.

Regional house prices fall as interest rates rise

House prices are down in most regional markets with real estate analysts pointing to interest rates and migration after the COVID-19 pandemic as factors.

Rinehart backs plan for wealth to return to regions

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says economic gains from regional communities should be returned to the area from which they were generated.

How rural towns turn disaster recovery into an art form

Rural communities have painted, sewed and sung their way through the aftermath of disasters, as research shows how art can connect and heal.

PM says rural voices must be heard on energy transition

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says better engagement with rural communities is needed while the nation transitions to renewable energy.

Rural schooling plan has achieved little, says audit

A four-year strategy aimed at closing the gap between regional students and their city peers has had little impact after two years, a report says.

From Durban to Albury in Newell Harry's solo exhibition

A regional gallery's first solo exhibition takes viewers on a journey through the political and social history of South Africa, Australia and the Indo-Pacific.

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