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Photography prize reveals rich diversity of bush life

A farmer chewing straw was once a ubiquitous image of country Australia but a burgeoning photography prize is transforming tired perceptions of the bush.

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Stephanie Gardiner

58 minutes ago

News Extra

Election 2025 shake-up for traditional bush politics

Disasters and the cost-of-living squeeze have created a void for Independents to rise up in regional Australia, as the coalition fights for once safe seats.

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Stephanie Gardiner

12 Apr 2025

Regional News

Loo breaks a luxury for swamped regional doctors

Some doctors are too busy to go to the toilet during long shifts and warn a “vicious cycle of burnout” means worse patient care, as they fight for better pay.

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Stephanie Gardiner

10 Apr 2025

Regional News

No child’s play for Nationals in regional battleground

National Party leader David Littleproud has kicked off a renewed battle to win back a key coalition seat, promising to even the score in regional Australia.

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Stephanie Gardiner

07 Apr 2025

News Extra

Mateship, bravery and tragedy unearthed in the outback

Drovers, soldiers, Indigenous trackers, scientists, artists and pioneering women are buried in outback cemeteries, their stories feared lost to time until now.

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Stephanie Gardiner

05 Apr 2025

Regional News

Rural birth care ‘crisis’ looms amid staff shortages

Women are travelling long distances to give birth, kids are waiting years to see specialists, and mental health services are struggling, a committee has found.

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Aussie families pocket thousands in childcare savings

Landmark childcare reforms have been firmed up in the federal budget, although calls to improve services in rural Australia have gone unanswered. The average Australian family will save more than $4000 a year in childcare fees as the federal...

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‘This is the time’: calls to prioritise rural health

While the federal budget confirmed sweeping reforms to Medicare and billions in health funding, it’s unclear how much will reach the bush, medical groups say.

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Food and fibre get millions to fend off Trump tariffs

The federal government has moved to defend Australia’s agricultural exports, as the sector prepares to have one of its biggest production years on record.

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Health and care spending to ease rural growing pains

Rural health funding is a centrepiece of the federal budget, though measures to boost the number of doctors and clinics are modest after decades of disparity.

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Stephanie Gardiner

26 Mar 2025

News Extra

Hold my chardy: how a warming world makes a cooler drop

A leading vigneron is encouraging Aussie drinkers to do the unthinkable and add ice to wine, as producers experiment with Italian styles in a changing climate.

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Stephanie Gardiner

22 Mar 2025