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In 1953, in the APY lands of South Australia, two atomic weapons were exploded in the desert at a place called Emu Field. A young boy named Yami Lester remembers the ground shaking and a black mist coming over his family's camp. Yami passed away in 2017, but his daughter Karina Lester continues to speak up nationally and internationally about the impacts of nuclear testing in Australia.

The co-chair of the South Australia's peak domestic violence support body says more resources are needed to reach vulnerable people in regional areas. 

Melanie and David Moor are fighting a legal battle to keep their home after they mistakenly built their house on the wrong block.

Amazon partners with NBN Co to take on Starlink, bringing new high speed internet to Australia. Experts say the deal promises better internet services and more choice for people living in regional Australia. 

Barrie Cassidy has been a familiar and trusted voice in Australian journalism for decades. He is continuing his advocacy for Australian democracy through a new education called Democracy in a Box.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Gilmour Space has attempted to launch an Australian-made rocket from north Queensland and despite the short flight time, the group are positive about the take-off.

The Northern Territory government plans to bring back the use of spit hoods on young people in detention - a practice banned almost eight years ago following media coverage of issues at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.

Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to charges of perverting the course of justice.

Australia and the united kingdom have finalised a treaty on the delivery of the first stage of the AUKUS deal to acquire nuclear powered submarines. This comes as the Talisman Sabre joint military exercise takes place around regional Australia  with involvement from military personnel from almost two dozen countries.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Taxpayers face a potential $500 million bill to clean up aging oil and gas infrastructure left by Chevron off Western Australia's Pilbara, a newly released state government documents reveal.

"It's very concerning to see an ecosystem dying in front of your eyes." Scientists devastated at the scale of marine loss caused by South Australia's toxic algal bloom.   

The federal government has pledged $14 million to assist South Australia as it continues to deal with a toxic algal bloom outbreak, but has stopped short of declaring it a national disaster.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

The victims of Erin Patterson's deadly beef Wellington lunch are being remembered for their altruistic nature and kind hearts, just days after a jury convicted their killer of murder.

The implications of the Coroner's findings into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker are reverberating around the Northern Territory. 

The Erin Patterson triple murder case has captured the imagination of people the world over with every little detail poured over by international and local media. 

The jury has reached a verdict in Erin Patterson's murder trial, finding her guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

The Bendigo Bank has announced it will close 10 branches across the country before the end of October, meaning the west coast of Tasmania will lose its last brick and mortar bank. 

 There are just 58 acute adolescent mental health inpatient beds in Victoria, and it's a battle to land one. Just four of those beds are in regional Victoria

The Erin Patterson mushroom case has captured the imagination of the international press and has thrust the regional Victorian town of Morwell on the world stage as the press pack await the jury's verdict. 

The return of torrential rain to parts of New South Wales could trigger anxiety for those who have endured recent flood events, according to a mental health expert. 

The biggest reforms in aged care in about three decades have been delayed until November, but providers in the bush say the new reforms could put them out of business leaving a gaping hole in regional facilities, forcing older people to exile to the city.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Hundreds more homes in New South Wales are expected to be converted to renewables as part of the Electrify 2515 scheme, which offers subsidies to households looking to cut fossil fuel use and power bills.

An inquiry into modern slavery and the risks faced by temporary migrant workers has held its first regional hearing at Griffith. 

Global markets are on edge as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. Iran not only controls its own oil fields, but it also has the ability to block the Strait of Hurmoz the sea passage out of the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. 

Queensland government announces almost $600 million in new funding for homelessness services in next week's state budget.

The government body that collates data about flooding is the Australian Rainfall and Runoff and recently they updated their guides to account for climate change. The organisation finds what was previously thought of as a worst-case scenario, 20 per cent rain increase annually by the end of the century,  is now a best-case scenario. 

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Mannus Lake Dam in southern New South Wales was built in the 1980s for fishing. Landholders want it torn down at a cost of $13 million to stop blue-green algae blooms.