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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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Gambling rates in young men soar due to social pressure
As the major parties continue to thrash out policy over gambling reform, new research suggests having a bet during the game is becoming less...
Snowtown serial killer spotted outside pre-release centre
The youngest of the infamous Snowtown serial killers has been seen walking out of an Adelaide pre-release centre.
Event organisers announce end of Big Red Bash
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
How will the Coalition's migration plan impact regional Australia?
After weeks of debate about Australia's migration intake for the coming years, the Opposition has finally revealed it's plan.
Regional Queenslanders in the dark over data centres
Australia's largest data centre proposed for a cattle feedlot just out of Dalby, 250 kilometres west of Brisbane in Queensland.
Worker visa limbo, a coroner's inquest into missing men, and timeless tales of the Eyre Highway
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
Regional businesses facing tough decisions after major financial changes
Two Fraser Coast family-owned businesses have been forced to make difficult decisions to keep their livelihoods afloat following a fourth in...
Remote businesses fear working holiday visa changes will mean fewer 'essential' backpackers
Business owners voice their worries about the potential negative impact of the recently announced changes to working holiday visas.
Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs
Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine in Hunter Valley saves 1,500 jobs.
Get rules in place to hold data centres to account, experts tell Tasmania
As companies continue their push to build AI data centres in Australian communities, an AI institute cautions that the touted jobs and econo...
The residents and wind farm on the frontline of Australia's energy wars
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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,...
Migrant doctors fill GP gaps in towns where 'there's nobody else' to care
Most of Australia's GPs were born overseas and, as political debate rages over immigration numbers, regional medical clinics rely on them to...
Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach
Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach
Rate of babies born before reaching hospital climbs in regional NSW
Babies are being born before arriving at hospital at double the rate in regional NSW areas since 2001.
Lives and personalities of Hillcrest jumping castle victims shared as Tasmanian inquest starts
A coronial inquest into the deaths of six children in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy has started in Devonport in Tasmania's north-west...
Data centre deal, families caught up in migration debate, the toll of jury duty | Australia Wide this week
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Regions feel the pinch as diesel price surges
The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
Labor unveils migration cuts targeting students and backpackers
Labor is tightening visa rules for international students and backpackers, while increasing efforts to remove overstayers as it seeks greate...