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With outback towns stuck in a cycle of workforce shortages and a dire need for childcare, parents are taking care of each other's children so they can keep their jobs.

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Price monitoring shows living costs have risen more in remote towns than in metropolitan areas.

More than 70 per cent of truck drivers said they had a near miss on average once a week, according to a study by Monash University.

In the 1980s the protest movement against Pine Gap continues and women especially don't want Australia involved in nuclear war and the protests get increasingly wild.

Scientists say the World Heritage-listed area is returning to its former glory, with a resurgence in vegetation allowing nesting seabirds to flourish. While the island remains pest-free, new threats are on the horizon, including climate change and avian influenza.

As professional sports codes grapple with protocols around head knocks and player safety, regional sports administrators are worried about possible legal action in the coming years over concussions and CTE

Indigenous fishing rights activists in NSW are working with First Nations groups around the world to put a global spotlight on the battle to protect traditional fishing rights and cultural practices.

King Island, off Tasmania's north-west tip, usually produces more than 20 per cent of the state's beef, but the worst drought on record is forcing farmers to make heartbreaking decisions.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has officially apologised to Indigenous peoples over the force's role in the Stolen Generations.

The NSW government has launched a multi-agency investigation into brumby re-homing after the discovery of massed horse carcasses on a property.

It's unclear how long it will take for the machine to get moving again and whether it will impact plans for Snowy 2.0 to begin operations in late 2027.

Telstra has revealed plans to sack up to 2,800 workers as part of its latest cost-cutting measures, with most of these job losses to occur by the end of this year.

Police say Operation Amarok ran from Wednesday to Saturday last week and 554 people are now facing more than a thousand charges involving alleged domestic violence, and breaching bail and Apprehended Violence Orders.

Born from rising Cold War nuclear fear, Pine Gap eavesdrops on the world and has transformed the way wars are now fought.

The curfew bill comes after a three-week youth curfew in the Alice Springs CBD, which was enacted in response to a series of violent incidents in the town. 

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his third budget. Australia Wide looks as some of the major announcements related to regional Australia.