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Every weekday, catch up with Sinéad Mangan as she explores news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

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    Protestors call for Pine Gap closure | Australia Wide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2026 24:59


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

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    Fuel price concerns, data centres in the NT, and former servicemen call for recognition | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2026 24:59


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

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    BHP workers strike as mining giant hits record production

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2026 24:59


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

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    Death of homeless man in winter prompts call for housing help

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2026 24:59


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

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    Peter Falconio's murder in the outback still haunts Australia 25 years on

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2026 24:59


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

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    Rifle Company Butterworth veterans say government refuses to recognise service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2026 24:59


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

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    Telstra outage, tourism slump and space junk | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 25:11


    Telstra's network outage this week caused disruptions across the country - to public transport, payment systems and those trying to call emergency services. Those living in remote and regional areas are heavily reliant on connectivity - so what can be done to future proof our national networks? 

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    H5 bird flu strain detected in Australian seabird for first time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2026 25:00


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

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    Fallout from Telstra outage continues as more services come back online

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2026 25:00


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

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    Commuters, customers, and emergency callers affected by nationwide Telstra outage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2026 24:59


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

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    Free flights and vouchers to lure tourists back to outback Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2026 24:59


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

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    Surveillance for deadly H5 bird flu increased for Queensland's seabirds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2026 24:59


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

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 25:14


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

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    First suspected positive H5 bird flu case detected in NSW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2026 24:59


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

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    Secret police recordings of croc celebrity Matt Wright released

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2026 24:59


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

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    ACCC blocks Coles supermarket to protect Kalgoorlie's independents

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2026 24:59


    In an unprecedented move, Australia's consumer watchdog has exercised new powers to block the opening of a Coles supermarket in Kalgoorlie, on the grounds it could knock out smaller competitors in the surrounding region.

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    Concern as private health giant wins access to public emergency patients at regional hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2026 24:59


    Private health group Ramsay given special access to public hospital emergency patients.

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    'Life-changing' virtual chemotherapy helps rural cancer patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2026 24:59


    The expansion of tele-oncology units in regional Australia is allowing rural cancer patients to access treatments in smaller local hospitals. 

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    Bird flu washes in, mining giant class action, and a queer choir | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2026 24:59


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

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    Female workers allege sexual discrimination and harassment at Fortescue mines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2026 24:59


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

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    Tasmanian egg producers brace for deadly strain of bird flu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2026 24:59


    Tassie prepares as H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in SA and another suspected in WA.

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    Bird flu concern grows as washed-up porpoise sent for testing and SA checks dead birds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2026 24:59


    A spectacled porpoise, normally found in Antarctic waters, has washed up on the same coast where two dead migratory birds were found that were confirmed as infected with H5N1 bird flu.

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    Giant petrel second bird to test positive to bird flu at Cape Le Grand beach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2026 24:59


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    Fuel pain continues, data centre plans, and a Men's Kitchen | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 25:11


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

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    Suspected H5 bird flu detected in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2026 24:59


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

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    Australia's rapid expansion of data centres moves into the regions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2026 24:59


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

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    Fuel shock expected to be felt for years as businesses urge extended relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2026 24:59


    "It's all too hard": Fuel shock pushes regional businesses to the brink

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    Accused criminals flown from remote areas as 20 WA courts close

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2026 24:59


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

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    Death in custody inquest details emerge a year after Kumanjayi White's death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2026 24:59


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

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    Escaping Ivan Milat, Starlink concerns and young renters' struggle | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 25:11


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

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    Andrew Forrest defends native title deals after $150m Yindjibarndi win

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2026 24:59


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

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    Government documents flag risks around Elon Musk's Starlink

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 24:59


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

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    Hitchhiker tells NSW missing persons inquiry of Ivan Milat encounter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 24:59


    A New South Wales man who believes Ivan Milat picked him up while hitchhiking as a teenager in the mid-1970s has told an inquiry that a speeding ticket saved his life.

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    Famous outback race claims another life after serious motorbike crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2026 24:59


    The 50th anniversary of the Finke Desert Race has continued in the Central Australian outback, despite the death of a competitor on Sunday.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 25:16


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

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    Crack down on illicit vapes and tobacco, shark attack survivor and outback movie magic | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 24:59


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

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    Wagga Wagga's homeless have 'nowhere to go' despite emergency response

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 24:59


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

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    Queensland crackdown cuts illicit tobacco and vape shops, but black market adapts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 24:59


    Queensland crackdown cuts illicit tobacco and vape shops, but black market adapts quickly

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    Farmers buy CCTV cameras to stop fuel theft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 25:00


    South Australian farmers are rushing to purchase CCTV cameras to protect their diesel supplies amid increasing concern about fuel theft since the war in the Middle East broke out

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    Patients demand fix to 'unacceptable' travel subsidy scheme

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2026 24:59


    Patients and advocates are calling on the state government to fix a raft of issues they say are plaguing the Queensland's patient travel subsidy scheme.

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    Katherine welcomes PFAS legal action, farewell to manual cars and crocs rowing | Australia Wide this week

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 25:15


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

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    After escaping sexual slavery, Yazidis re-traumatised by return of 'ISIS brides'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 24:59


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

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