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The return of torrential rain to parts of New South Wales could trigger anxiety for those who have endured recent flood events, according to a mental health expert. 

The biggest reforms in aged care in about three decades have been delayed until November, but providers in the bush say the new reforms could put them out of business leaving a gaping hole in regional facilities, forcing older people to exile to the city.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Hundreds more homes in New South Wales are expected to be converted to renewables as part of the Electrify 2515 scheme, which offers subsidies to households looking to cut fossil fuel use and power bills.

An inquiry into modern slavery and the risks faced by temporary migrant workers has held its first regional hearing at Griffith. 

Global markets are on edge as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. Iran not only controls its own oil fields, but it also has the ability to block the Strait of Hurmoz the sea passage out of the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world. 

Queensland government announces almost $600 million in new funding for homelessness services in next week's state budget.

The government body that collates data about flooding is the Australian Rainfall and Runoff and recently they updated their guides to account for climate change. The organisation finds what was previously thought of as a worst-case scenario, 20 per cent rain increase annually by the end of the century,  is now a best-case scenario. 

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Mannus Lake Dam in southern New South Wales was built in the 1980s for fishing. Landholders want it torn down at a cost of $13 million to stop blue-green algae blooms. 

Historic Kalgoorlie pipeline to undergo half billion dollar upgrade

Mental health support services in regional WA are in such short supply that severely unwell residents are turning to grassroots community service groups, which are struggling to cope with surging demand.

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Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

A father of two who managed to fight off a monster croc by stabbing it in the neck has voiced his support for a petition to more strictly control the animals in his region.