Rural and Remote Communities

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Northern Territory's Tanya Egerton founded the Remote Opshop Project after responding to a call for help from a group of Indigenous women.

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.

Choosing to walk away was the hardest decision, but for these farming couples, there's a new life beyond the family property.

Ex-bull rider Reece Wardlow acknowledges "life is dangerous" and believes the sport gives his son confidence.

Meet the state finalists in the running for the AgriFutures 2024 Rural Woman of the Year.

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.

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.

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.

A Mid West farming family say they have been ignored and disrespected by a company planning to process minerals on the property next door. 

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.

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.

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.

Emily Houston, who is in remission after her leukaemia diagnosis, is now helping train working dogs like Brutus for a very special fundraiser.

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.

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.