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Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

Tax on empty homes and vacant land to free up housing

A little-known tax will be broadened to push Victorian landowners to build on or sell empty blocks as the government seeks to boost housing supply.

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

Victoria's fire threat focus shifts to flash flood risk

The threat from two blazes burning in eastern Victoria is expected to ease, with a severe weather warning issued over damaging winds and heavy rain.

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 home buyers have taken advantage of a federal scheme to buy their first property in regional areas in the first year of the program.

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The WA artist finding beauty in the wild and unruly

The WA artist finding beauty in the wild and unruly

Five female artists from rural Australia will feature in a new exhibition, including Lauren Kennedy who lets the elements influence her work.

Carmen to the bush, as opera helps disaster recovery

Carmen to the bush, as opera helps disaster recovery

Rural Queensland might seem like an unlikely setting for a French opera, but one town hopes a night of song will bring their disaster-hit community together.

Country students carry heavy burden as costs rise

Country students carry heavy burden as costs rise

University students from rural areas are being pushed to the brink as they work full-time hours to support their studies and manage rising costs.

Man and woman die in shooting but no suspects sought

Man and woman die in shooting but no suspects sought

Police say they are not looking for anyone over the deaths of an elderly man and woman who died in a shooting in Victoria.

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Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers backed to tackle disasters, drought front on

Farmers and regional Australia are being told to seize the opportunities of the nation's transition to a net-zero economy after warnings of worsening droughts.

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

Technicolour quilts sewing a path to financial freedom

A new program is offering single mothers on parenting benefits the chance to start their own businesses for greater freedom and flexibility.

Rex cuts flights, blaming rivals 'pillaging' pilots

Rex cuts flights, blaming rivals 'pillaging' pilots

Rex cuts flights, blaming rivals 'pillaging' pilots

Rex cuts flights, blaming rivals 'pillaging' pilots

Regional carrier Rex Airlines is blaming Qantas and other competitors for "pillaging" pilots as it further reduces flights between country towns and the cities.

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

Junee fought back when the Commonwealth Bank prepared to close the only bank in the NSW Riverina town, an inquiry has been told.

Banks push back on mandates to stay in rural Australia

Banks push back on mandates to stay in rural Australia

Banks push back on mandates to stay in rural Australia

Banks push back on mandates to stay in rural Australia

Increasing branch closures across rural Australia have raised the possibility of forcing banks to operate a minimum number of country outlets.

Disaster-hit regions get billions in NSW budget

Disaster-hit regions get billions in NSW budget

Disaster-hit regions get billions in NSW budget

Disaster-hit regions get billions in NSW budget

The NSW budget has splashed funding on flood and fire recovery to help prepare for future natural disasters and repair damaged roadways.

Banks 'cold and unhelpful' as they desert rural areas

Banks 'cold and unhelpful' as they desert rural areas

Banks 'cold and unhelpful' as they desert rural areas

Banks 'cold and unhelpful' as they desert rural areas

Face-to-face banking is part of the social fabric in Tasmania's regions, which have ageing populations and low levels of literacy, an inquiry has been told.

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Female tech founders a $44b opportunity ready to bloom

Regional Australia presents a huge opportunity for technology and innovation, especially if women and young people are better engaged.

Show us the money, as rural health on life support

Rural Australia is the engine room of the national economy, but little profit is returned for crucial services like healthcare, a conference has been told.

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

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

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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.

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

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'

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

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.

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

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.

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