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As war in the Middle East continues fuel price hikes are being felt everywhere - including the tourism sector with Easter around the corner. One Gold Coast couple has cancelled their caravan holiday plans while tourism operators are starting to wonder when they may have to curtail trips.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

Mobile education services travelling across regional New South Wales say rising petrol prices are putting early childcare education at risk.

From fire to flood, how climate change contributed to a summer of whiplash weather and extremes. 

Locals celebrate 'mud coming back' to Tasmanian wetland once choked in weeds.

Floodwaters inundated the top end and northern Queensland, with residents and farmers now counting the cost. A dramatic helicopter rescue in the NT was a timely reminder to stay out of floodwaters, while two people have died in Queensland and some residents say it's time to move.

Hundreds of volunteers are hitting the streets across Bundaberg as part of the Mud Army that are ready to help residents of inundated homes with the clean-up.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

Bundaberg residents are evacuating their homes and businesses as the city faces its worst flood in more than a decade.

Katherine experiences worst flooding in 28 years as remote NT communities evacuated. 

America and Israel's attacks on Iran have dominated the news all week. The bombs are literally half a world away from regional Australia - but the flow on effects are widespread and do feel close to home, including for Iranians living in Australia, those caught up travelling in the regions and on every day activities from filling up to bowsers to regional Australians who expert lamb or yoghurt.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

Dark starry skies are disappearing due to rapid urbanisation and artificial light pollution.

Questions raised about whether insurance in disaster-prone areas is fit for purpose.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

Farmers in the far west of New South Wales are delighted that the drought has been broken by record breaking rains. Records have been taken at Britt Anderson's Cymbric Vale Station. This is the heaviest rain to fall there in a century

The Tasmanian Government will introduce stronger firearm laws in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, but it will not impose caps on the number of guns people can own. It has also announced what it calls a "nation-leading" buyback scheme.

Rural and regional people say a recent Medicare change is affecting access to mental health treatment. The change, implemented in November, means patients will need to see a GP face-to-face first to access treatment via video consultation.

Wittenoom traditional owners have launched a $1.5 billion compensation and clean-up case against the West Australian government. 

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

Greyhound Racing New South Wales has decided to close the Broken Hill racetrack after one hundred years. 

The push to increase military presence in central Queensland has gained momentum with local councils arguing the business case for major defence spending in the region.

Rehabilitation at the Argyle diamond mine in the east Kimberley of Western Australia is nearly complete, with Rio Tinto set to wrap up major works this year. But traditional owners say they're not prepared to take it back unless it's restored to a higher standard.

Winter gold medallist Cooper Woods has created a stir in his beachside home town and there has been significant rainfall in the red centre transforming the landscape. The desert country of Central Australia always responds rapidly to rain; it's seen rivers rise quickly, roads become impassable, parked cars flood, and people get stuck.

Former Liberal leader Sussan Ley has declared she will also soon be the former member for Farrer. She intends to resign in coming weeks, sparking a by-election in her massive western New South Wales electorate.

Northern Territory emergency services have rescued multiple people isolated by flooding in Alice Springs, after storms caused a dramatic rise in river levels.

Bushfire volunteers in WA's south say they have been warning the State government for years that the nearby national park has an untapped fuel load. 

A multi-agency operation will be launched targeting illegal fishing boats entering Australian waters in Far North Queensland. 

The race is on to get 2026 Australian of the Year astronaut Katherine Bennell Pegg on the next mission to the International Space Centre.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.

An Aboriginal smoking ceremony has been held on the K'gari (Fraser Island) beach where 19-year-old Piper James died last month. Her 

A mother who sent her 13-year-old son to swim four kilometres back to shore after the family were swept out to sea in rough conditions off WA's South West says it was "one of the hardest decisions" she has ever made.

Victoria Police say they "strongly believe" fugitive Dezi Freeman is deceased.