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Every weekday, catch up with Sinéad Mangan as she explores news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
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Councils hope federal budget delivers for regional airports
14/05/2024 Duración: 24minAccording to Regional Capitals Australia, the country's regional airports need urgent financial support in the federal budget or they will become "unviable".
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"We are the kids that steal and do naughty stuff" - The camp trying to change the course of youth crime in the Kimberley
13/05/2024 Duración: 24minThe Yiriman bush camps work to get at-risk Indigenous children away from the temptations of town and immerse them in culture, good health and personal pride.
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134 years not out, Don Bradman's restored childhood home in Bowral goes on the market
10/05/2024 Duración: 24minThe house that helped shape the world's best-ever batsman has been put on the market by its current owner, who completed a restoration project.
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For kids in crisis in this town the only safe place to sleep is often at the police station
09/05/2024 Duración: 24minWith youth refuge beds hundreds of kilometres away, police in Mildura often call on sports coaches and other community members to give kids in crisis a safe place to sleep. The only other option is the police station foyer.
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Rural vets dismayed by lack of prac placement payments for students
08/05/2024 Duración: 25minA rural Queensland vet says the lack of financial support for students is a barrier for students wanting to get into the industry.
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Residents in remote Kimberley community using network of extension cords to keep power running
07/05/2024 Duración: 25minResidents in a remote Kimberley community have been using a network of extension cords across the community, even in the wet season, to keep power running.
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Will a skills shortage in the Australian film industry put the brakes on a boom?
06/05/2024 Duración: 24minAward-winning Australian directors say more investment is needed in training and development to benefit from an imposed quota on streaming services.
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Spies in the Outback – How a spy base came to be in Central Australia
03/05/2024 Duración: 25minIn the 1960s Alice Springs saw an economic lifeline when America promised to build a space base on the edge of town. But once its bizarre, oversized golf ball-like structures were built, locals realised Pine Gap was much more than a space base.
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Lara’s personal campaign to shine a light on rail safety
02/05/2024 Duración: 24minWA pastoralist Lara Jensen is campaigning for improved lighting on trains and level crossings.
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Government commits nearly $1bn to combat the violence against women crisis
01/05/2024 Duración: 24minNational Cabinet met amid a crisis that has seen at least 28 women killed in acts of gendered violence this year.
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Budget airline Bonza enters voluntary administration after cancelling flights across the country
30/04/2024 Duración: 24minPassengers have been left stranded at airports across the country after budget airline Bonza entered voluntary administration and cancelled all flights today.
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“There needs to be a new approach” - As PM flies into Alice Springs, Elder hopes for a new path forward for community
29/04/2024 Duración: 24minPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Alice Springs two weeks after the end of a youth curfew in the town. Alice Springs has been in the national spotlight following an extended period of social unrest that culminated in a series of violent incidents late last month.
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Rallies for women's safety planned across Australia, calls for national emergency to be declared over violence against women
26/04/2024 Duración: 24minThousands of people are expected to rally across Australia this weekend opposing violence against women
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Mass stranding of pilot whales near Dunsborough in WA’s south sparks rescue effort
25/04/2024 Duración: 25minWildlife experts are unsure what causes the animals to come to shore, with pilot whales commonly involved in mass stranding events.
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Councils explore cutting red tape for tiny homes to help ease housing stress
24/04/2024 Duración: 24minShellharbour council will trial a tiny house pilot that approves their use as long-term rentals without a development application.
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“It is extremely dangerous” – Push for Victoria to join other states and lower driving speeds when passing breakdowns and emergencies
23/04/2024 Duración: 24minVictoria and the Northern Territory are now the only jurisdictions in the country that don't require you to slow down when passing a broken-down vehicle and recovery vehicles.
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Minerals sands are needed for the renewable energy transition, but farmers are worried about the mining process
22/04/2024 Duración: 24minMineral sands are used to make everything from electric cars and smartphones to sunscreen and are seen as key to transitioning to renewables. But farmers are concerned about the loss of agricultural land and future health of areas earmarked for mining.
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Insurance battles keep Rochester residents out of homes 18 months after floods
19/04/2024 Duración: 25minShells of homes, shipping containers and furniture in front yards are fixtures of northern Victorian streets as residents battle insurance companies for compensation 18 months after devastating floods.
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School with a flexible four day contact week seeing benefits for students and staff
18/04/2024 Duración: 25minChevalier College students say the new timetable is reducing their stress levels and helping them manage their time.
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Pine Gap: How did a secretive spy base end up in Central Australia and what are they up to?
17/04/2024 Duración: 24minBorn from rising Cold War nuclear fear, Pine Gap eavesdrops on the world and has transformed the way wars are now fought.