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  1. Migrant workers trained as nurses to alleviate rural SA health shortages
    By Duncan Bailey

    The rural town of Cleve in SA is getting a much-needed boost to its health system with a pilot program sponsoring five nurses from the Philippines to undertake traineeships to become enrolled nurses.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-16/mig

    #PublicHealth #Work #Health #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RegionalCommunities #DuncanBailey

  2. No decision on money for 'dead end' village after two-month highway closure
    By Emily Middleton, Xanthe Gregory, and Lani Oataway

    A small community's businesses say they will be forced to continue shedding staff and cutting days while the state government decides on financial relief.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/bus

    #Roads #RegionalCommunities #Transport #EmilyMiddleton #XantheGregory # #LaniOataway

  3. No decision on money for 'dead end' village after two-month highway closure
    By Emily Middleton, Xanthe Gregory, and Lani Oataway

    A small community's businesses say they will be forced to continue shedding staff and cutting days while the state government decides on financial relief.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/bus

    #Roads #RegionalCommunities #Transport #EmilyMiddleton #XantheGregory # #LaniOataway

  4. No decision on money for 'dead end' village after two-month highway closure
    By Emily Middleton, Xanthe Gregory, and Lani Oataway

    A small community's businesses say they will be forced to continue shedding staff and cutting days while the state government decides on financial relief.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/bus

    #Roads #RegionalCommunities #Transport #EmilyMiddleton #XantheGregory # #LaniOataway

  5. No decision on money for 'dead end' village after two-month highway closure
    By Emily Middleton, Xanthe Gregory, and Lani Oataway

    A small community's businesses say they will be forced to continue shedding staff and cutting days while the state government decides on financial relief.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/bus

    #Roads #RegionalCommunities #Transport #EmilyMiddleton #XantheGregory # #LaniOataway

  6. No decision on money for 'dead end' village after two-month highway closure
    By Emily Middleton, Xanthe Gregory, and Lani Oataway

    A small community's businesses say they will be forced to continue shedding staff and cutting days while the state government decides on financial relief.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/bus

    #Roads #RegionalCommunities #Transport #EmilyMiddleton #XantheGregory # #LaniOataway

  7. Deaths of Pacific islander farm workers ripple through small country town
    By Georgia Loney

    Residents of a WA country town have come together to mourn the deaths of two Pacific island farm workers as investigations into their deaths continue.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/van

    #AgriculturalWorkers #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RegionalCommunities #GeorgiaLoney

  8. Indigenous housing collapse puts families at risk of homelessness
    By Tim Little and Zara Margolis

    Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/mou

    #RentalHousing #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis

  9. Indigenous housing collapse puts families at risk of homelessness
    By Tim Little and Zara Margolis

    Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/mou

    #RentalHousing #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis

  10. Indigenous housing collapse puts families at risk of homelessness
    By Tim Little and Zara Margolis

    Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/mou

    #RentalHousing #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis

  11. Indigenous housing collapse puts families at risk of homelessness
    By Tim Little and Zara Margolis

    Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/mou

    #RentalHousing #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis

  12. Indigenous housing collapse puts families at risk of homelessness
    By Tim Little and Zara Margolis

    Tenants in some Mount Isa homes have endured years without repairs, hot water or proper leases and now one corporation's failures could leave them homeless.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/mou

    #RentalHousing #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis

  13. Council sells off properties at overdue rates auction
    By Vanessa Jarrett

    About 40 people attended the event, including buyer Nathan Casey, who snatched up a three-bedroom home for $200,000.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/roc

    #LocalGovernment #PropertyPrices #RegionalCommunities #VanessaJarrett

  14. Lithium giant's free car wash proposal 'ironic' for dust-covered town
    By Neve Brissenden

    Residents plagued by dust from Australia's oldest and largest lithium mine say a plan for a free car wash by the mine's owner misses the mark.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/tal

    #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Lithium #RegionalCommunities #MiningandMetalsIndustry #AirPollution #Environment #Health #NeveBrissenden

  15. Katherine mayor urges chief minister to act on crime as car thefts spike
    By James Elton

    Katherine's mayor says residents feel less safe than they did a year ago and is calling on Northern Territory Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro to hold an "urgent" roundtable on crime in the Top End town.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/kat

    #CrimePrevention #YouthCrime #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #Police #JamesElton

  16. Fewer cars on Red Centre roads as drive market dries up amid rising fuel prices
    By Victoria Ellis, Stewart Brash, Oliver Lee-Young, and Charles Geary

    People in central Australia's tourism industry say drive tourism is down, with some wayside inns around Alice Springs reporting about a 75 per cent drop in overnight stays.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/way

    #TravelandTourism #TourismandLeisureIndustry #RegionalCommunities #RoadTransportIndustry #VictoriaEllis #StewartBrash #OliverLeeYoung # #CharlesGeary

  17. How a post office in a train carriage became a popular meeting spot
    By Eliza Bidstrup

    A train carriage that has been transformed into a Wheatbelt post office is bringing a small community together.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/pos

    #RegionalCommunities #Trains #HumanInterest #ElizaBidstrup

  18. Ongoing breakdowns hamper breast screening service in Tasmania
    By Georgia Hogge

    Angie is almost the age her mum was when she died from breast cancer, so getting a screening is important to her. But access to Tasmania's screening service has been difficult.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/bre

    #BreastCancer #RegionalCommunities #WomensHealth #GeorgiaHogge

  19. Much-loved tramway Clydesdales hit with mystery flu-like illness
    By Caroline Horn

    The majestic horses that pull the historic tramway at Victor Harbor on the South Australian coastline are under the weather. Locals hope they will soon return.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/vic

    #TravelandTourism #RegionalCommunities #Animals #CarolineHorn

  20. Investigators head to Geraldton as dust fears rise with iron ore expansion
    By Joanna Prendergast, Chris Lewis, and Piper Duffy

    Geraldton residents say dust from expanding iron ore operations is blanketing homes, boats and businesses, fuelling fears the coastal city could turn into "the next Port Hedland".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/dus

    #AirPollution #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalCommunities #EnvironmentalImpacts #IronOre #EnvironmentalHealth #JoannaPrendergast #ChrisLewis # #PiperDuffy

  21. Australia is breaking its carbon bond, but there's a cost
    By Daniel Keane, Leah MacLennan, and Will Hunter

    As Australia weans itself away from coal, aging power stations across the country have been reduced to smoke and rubble. But for communities at the coalface, there are serious and dramatic consequences.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/aus

    #EnergyPolicy #Decarbonisation #RegionalCommunities #Work #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #ClimateChange #DanielKeane #LeahMacLennan # #WillHunter

  22. Voters in Farrer set to elect new MP after three months in spotlight
    By Melinda Hayter

    After three months of intense campaigning, voters in the NSW electorate say whoever wins today's poll must act on the promise to make noise in Canberra.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/far

    #ByElections #FederalParliament #RegionalCommunities #MelindaHayter

  23. Disability support group harvests last Mother's Day bloom after 35 years
    By Grace Whiteside

    Disability support organisation Endeavour Foundation in Bundaberg is changing its business model away from growing flowers to packaging solutions.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/end

    #PeopleWithDisability #RegionalCommunities #EmploymentServices #Work #GraceWhiteside

  24. They were told kids 'didn't read' in this town, they opened a bookshop anyway
    By Jenae Madden

    In one of Australia's most disadvantaged regions, more known for its lead than its literature, a couple wanted to open a book store but were told children didn't read books there. They did it anyway, and it went on to become a "world class" institution.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-02-08/meg

    #Books #SmallBusinesses #KidsBooks #Children #YoungAdultLiterature #BookPublishingIndustry #RegionalCommunities #HumanInterest #JenaeMadden

  25. From outback camel races to DIY grape crushing, quirky events are pulling travellers to regional Queensland
    By Laura Cocks, Tobi Loftus, and Brandon Long

    Festivals are drawing crowds of visitors to regional Queensland each year, boosting the state's economy by $850 million, and there are plans to grow that even further.

    abc.net.au/news/2024-03-02/fes

    #TravelandTourismLifestyleandLeisure #TourismandLeisureIndustry #RuralTourism #RegionalCommunities #LauraCocks #TobiLoftus # #BrandonLong