In a region with soaring dialysis rates, these Aboriginal women are using bush medicine to ease pain
In a region with soaring dialysis rates, these Aboriginal women are brewing traditional bush medicine to bring comfort.
After this baby was born at 27 weeks, a test that helped ensure its safe arrival is being discontinued
A widely used test that determines whether women are in premature labour has been discontinued, and doctors say losing access could put further strain on emergency transport services in rural and remote areas.
Photo shows A mother is looking down at her premature baby daughter and smiling, while cuddling herRemote police posting a 'no-brainer' for officers looking to escape the cost and grind of city living
Financial benefits and more community involvement are helping the NSW Police Force fill positions in some of the state's most far-flung and high-crime communities.
Photo shows A police officer is kneeling and shaking the hand of his pet dog, who has a white-cream coat and has a dingo appearance.With millions of dollars trucked out and very little coming back in, what do these remote mining towns do to survive?
Once thriving gold rush towns in Western Australia's Murchison region now lie deserted. There's fears other towns could be headed the same way.
Photo shows An overhead shot of a town with houses and red dirt.Henry's paediatrician is 2,500km away. He's one of the 'lucky' ones as waiting times soar
When nine-year-old Henry Witham suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fall at the family farm, no one was prepared for how hard it would be to find the medical helped he needed.
Photo shows Henry and Connie walking, backs turned to the camera. Connie has her arm over Henry's shoulder.Tributes flow for cattleman killed catching feral bulls in WA's remote north
The family of Nigel Westlake, a respected cattleman who died while catching feral bulls in WA's remote north, have remembered him as a hardworking and humble man.
Empowering women in remote Indigenous communities and tackling fashion waste recognised in rural women's award
Northern Territory's Tanya Egerton founded the Remote Opshop Project after responding to a call for help from a group of Indigenous women.
Photo shows A woman stands in the back of a truck lined with clothing.How this small Victorian town saved its general store, pub and school from closure
An 89-year-old matriarch and her family will run the town's general store after it went to auction. The community has rallied to save several local institutions in recent years.
Photo shows Three people standing in a group outside a building saying 'guildford general store'.'You only live once': Trading in the family farm for a different life
Choosing to walk away was the hardest decision, but for these farming couples, there's a new life beyond the family property.
Photo shows Woman with blonde hair sits next to man with short brown hair at a cafe with yellow coffee mugs.This 10-year-old is riding bulls. His dad says he's a better kid for it
Ex-bull rider Reece Wardlow acknowledges "life is dangerous" and believes the sport gives his son confidence.
Photo shows steer bucking a young competitorWho will be the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Woman of the Year?
Meet the state finalists in the running for the AgriFutures 2024 Rural Woman of the Year.
Photo shows Seven women in seven different photos against a rural background.Desert community's 'boy scout' GP farewells the land, traditions and people he's grown to love
When he went bush almost 50 years ago clinical care often involved "battered textbooks and a two-way radio". Now, as Dr Toby McLeay leaves remote WA, he says telehealth and FIFO consultations can't replace one important factor.
Photo shows composite pic of doctor visiting an Aboriginal toddler and a hand-drawn mapMeet the 'mega commuters' who travel thousands of kilometres from home to the office
Economists estimate there are up to 400,000 "super commuters" in Australia travelling extreme distances, including overseas, for dream jobs or high-paying work in locations like Alaska and Antarctica.
Photo shows A man stands looking at a sign at Casey Station.Speedcubing dad and kids eye records as they square up for international competition
Karratha father Peicheng Nie and his two children can solve a Rubik's cube in less than 20 seconds. They are aiming to get even faster by December, when they will test their mettle against competitors from overseas.
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Photo shows three people holding rubiks cubes and wearing blue long sleep topsA cup of tea and a chat recorded as neighbour support for proposed vanadium plant
A Mid West farming family say they have been ignored and disrespected by a company planning to process minerals on the property next door.
Photo shows Two men standing in a paddock of flowering canolWhy this 21yo spent three years on a tractor trek around Australia
Sam Hughes had a gap year idea that turned into an epic adventure. He spent three years travelling on a tractor around the country and raised $260,000 for three rural charities.
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Photo shows man in orange shirt and floppy hat smiling in front of tractorFrankie used to be driven 300km for treatment, now he flies home in time for dinner
Regional health foundation Fly2Health has launched a free aerial transport service to help people like the McKenzies, whose son requires regular medication administered in Perth to manage his condition.
Photo shows a kid in a headsetChallenges arise as renewable energy gathers speed in country NSW
Landholders have knocked back tens of thousands of dollars to host turbines as about 40 per cent of approved renewable projects do not proceed to completion.
Photo shows Wind towers on a ridge at sunsetKelpie auction to see working dogs help sick country kids in need
Emily Houston, who is in remission after her leukaemia diagnosis, is now helping train working dogs like Brutus for a very special fundraiser.
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Photo shows A small child sits with a kelpie in a paddock.How a community united to salvage the first Boeing 737 to crash on Australian soil
When the water-bomber crashed during firefighting efforts in the Fitzgerald River National Park, enthusiasts from surrounding areas scrambled for a piece of the wreckage.
Photo shows A picture of the Boeing 737 and Donald Henderson.Kindergartens teach kids to brush their teeth without water in trial to stop dental decay
Researchers say 78 per cent of children under the age of five in rural Victoria have higher rates of tooth decay, fillings and missing teeth — and brushing with unfluoridated water isn't helping.
Photo shows A young boy and girl sitting at a desk with toothpaste and toothbrushes, the girl is brushing a set of large plastic teeth.