The wind farm plan being hailed as an economic boon for struggling town
Mixed reactions on Tasmania's west coast to a developer's plans to build a massive 280 turbine wind farm that could potentially feed energy...
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Whyalla steelworks to cut 600 jobs amid blast furnace closure
Hundreds of workers at Whyalla steel works in South Australia will lose their jobs as a result of a decision to permanently shut its blast f...
Aged care fight, hidden costs of kids' sport, and wildlife resurgence | Australia Wide this week
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
Graduate nurses overwhelmed by workload pressures in rural Queensland health facilities
A lack of emergency care training is putting nurses in vulnerable positions during rural and remote placements, according to a national repo...
Sick of the city, Queenslanders head west and boost property prices
Warwick on Qld’s southern Downs is defying every market prediction - a place where property prices have gone up while everywhere else seems...
Can Australia's film industry produce another outback classic like Crocodile Dundee?
Regional Australia has been key to so much of Australia's cinematic success. Can Australia's film industry produce another outback classic l...
$40b data centre land granted to firm where NT minister's relative works
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
Short cut across the country via Outback Way inches forward
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
Nepali community grieves, entitled travellers and why the earth hums?
Following the devastating flood disaster the ever-growing Nepali community in Australia is in deep grief, from the cities to the small count...
Australians travel to Nepal to search for missing relatives
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
Amateur drone pilots put races and aircraft at risk, authorities say
Event organisers, pilots and authorities have reported risky behaviour by amateur drone users.
Fracked gas from Beetaloo Basin starts flowing to Northern Territory power grid
Eight years after a moratorium on fracking gas was lifted in the Northern Territory, the tap was officially turned on at the massive Beetalo...
28,000 irrigators lose $1.5-billion Murray Darling class action
A group of 28,000 irrigators has lost a $1.5-billion class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
A mysterious wreck, Victorian bird flu response criticised, WA forestry debate, and remembering Dolly Parton
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
The Deadwater wreck | Australia Wide
Australia Wide presents: The Deadwater Wreck A mysterious ship now thought to be buried in the depths of a murky lagoon in WA's South West,...
Single mother rejected by homeless services as more people live in tents and cars
Community groups in Townsville warn more people are living in cars and tents, and have launched a petition for an emergency shelter to be bu...
After bushfires and the algal bloom, bird flu's spread has Kangaroo Island on edge
The deadly strain of bird flu is suspected to have infected a second mammal in Australia.
Massive AI data centre gets approval by Tassie council despite opposition
Tasmania's George Town council has approved a proposal to build an AI data centre at the site of the former Gunns pulp mill at Long Reach.
Drinking water supply diluted amid elevated PFAS levels
Riverina Water diluting drinking supply in Wagga Wagga amid elevated PFAS levels.
SpaceX spectacle, health system review and wildflower magic | Australia Wide this week
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.