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Fishers have criticised the state government's pledge to turn 30 per cent of WA's Exmouth Gulf into no-catch sanctuary zones. 

A federal Senate inquiry into South Australia's rolling algal bloom crisis has started to hear from the public to detail the full impact of the environmental catastrophe.

The regional towns at the heart of the mushroom murder trial were inundated with a massive media contingent; now those communities want to move on.    

The WA government says it will establish a marine park to protect the Exmouth Gulf — a globally significant biodiversity site adjacent to the Ningaloo Reef.

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

People living right on the beach on the central coast of New South Wales say they are sitting ducks as coastal erosion shrinks the beach frontage protecting their homes.  

A citizen science project is helping track the extent of the devastation created by the toxic algal bloom sitting off the South Australia's coast.

A huge Australian gas facility has released vast amounts of climate-polluting methane in a major leak which owners and government agencies have kept secret from the public for years. 

A leading extremism expert says increasing inequality is leading to the growth of sovereign citizen and other fringe groups spreading across rural and regional Australia.

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Two police officers are confirmed dead and another is injured at a shooting at a rural property in the alpine region of Victoria

The only surviving guest of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch says he has forgiven the convicted triple-murderer and is "no longer her victim".

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People living with disability in regional South Australia say it is hard to navigate new career paths as they do not have enough employment opportunities in their towns. 

A lack of supervisors and overlapping regulatory bodies is making it challenging for internationally trained doctors to become GPs.

A Productivity Roundtable is underway in Canberra to see what can be done about it. One of the suggestions is to put a rocket under growth in regional cities. 

Community forums are being held along South Australia's coastline, where toxic algal bloom continues to wreak havoc for marine life, and those who earn a living off the ocean.

World War Two veterans have gathered in Townsville to commemorate 80 years since Victory in the Pacific and the end of World War II. Almost one million Australians served in the conflict, and more than 39,000 died.

The Commonwealth has approved the continuation of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour, bringing to an end a reconsideration request by environmental groups.

Demolition of a popular lookout in Lancelin has begun due to the risk of it crumbling into the ocean.

Regional businesses have been left frustrated and angry over the mysterious disappearance of their accounts across platforms owned by tech-giant Meta. 

Holding placards and banners in the red dirt and dry scrub along the road to Pine Gap, around 100 Alice Springs residents have called for the facility's closure and the return of land to traditional owners.

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.

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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.