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Mission to save Murray-Darling Basin edges forward

The next step to save Australia’s biggest river system has been unveiled, but conservationists warn it amounts to a drip-feed.

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Adrian Black

18 Dec 2024

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Balancing needs is the key challenge of Murray Darling plan

The plan for managing Murray-Darling Basin water demands government co-ordination and stakeholders kept at the heart of consultations, the authority chief says.

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Adrian Black

18 Dec 2024

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Time Warp: Old Dubbo Pioneer Cemetery

Near the banks of the Macquarie River, under swaying gum trees lays the Old Dubbo Pioneer Cemetery. A handful of monuments and graves remain intact from the hundreds of people buried at this site. The headstones share some of the sad stories and...

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Lana Eather

13 Dec 2024

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Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

In a bid to return revenue to Australian news publishers, the government will charge tech giants if they do not pay for local journalism.

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Kat Wong

12 Dec 2024

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Fears nuclear power may end the bush’s ‘phoenix moment’

Some regional residents worry nuclear power could stymie growth and clean energy projects, while others say planning laws have left landholders “high and dry”.

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Stephanie Gardiner

11 Dec 2024

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‘A game changer’: help on way for rural women with endo

Rural women who live with the agony of endometriosis say a scholarship program to train nurses will help improve their quality of life and access to care.

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Stephanie Gardiner

11 Dec 2024

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How a Trump presidency could affect Aussie produce

Farmers are keeping a close eye on US president-elect Donald Trump’s commitment to impose tariffs on imports.

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Stephanie Gardiner

10 Dec 2024

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Indigenous winemakers pouring culture into every drop

An Indigenous-owned wine company is celebrating its success, as it expands internationally and gives back to community.

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Keira Jenkins

08 Dec 2024

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Maker’s mark: from farm gate to the front door

Fancy some chocolate from Port Fairy, black garlic from Braidwood or nuts from Kuitpo? A new venture is bringing farmers’ markets to doorsteps around Australia.

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Stephanie Gardiner

07 Dec 2024

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More time to win buyers for made-over ‘Rex 2.0’ airline

Moves to make regional airline Rex more commercially desirable have been flagged as administrators struggle to find a buyer to keep the company afloat.

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Miklos Bolza

06 Dec 2024

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Country roads taking Aussies home at a two year high

Australia’s population shift from capital cities to the regions continues, with more people staying put in the country as cost-of-living and house prices bite.

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Stephanie Gardiner

04 Dec 2024

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Five-year wait for trains to finally arrive on time

Korean-built trains at the centre of a long-running dispute over staffing and local manufacturing have launched on a key line, five years late.

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Jack Gramenz

04 Dec 2024

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Water quality decreasing in largest river system

Regional towns are experiencing more frequent water restrictions or drinking water problems as researchers paint a damning picture of the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Luke Costin

02 Dec 2024