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Mining industry hid Port Hedland's dust monitoring issues from regulator Western Australia's Department of Water and Environmental Regulation slams the mining industry's lack of transparency about a prolonged dust monitoring failure in the iron ore town. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-13/port-hedland-dust-monitoring-failures-iron-ore-industry/12732718 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #StatesandTerritories #EnvironmentalHealth #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #AirPollution #IronOre #People

Miners urge safety action over political spruiking ahead of Queensland election As the families of miners wait anxiously for loved ones to come home after each shift, they call on politicians to make their policies to improve safety known. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-09/coal-mining-safety-queensland-election-promises/12742978 #OccupationalHealthandSafety #StatesandTerritories #MiningIndustry #StateElections #Mining(Rural) #Regional #Coal

Farmers and agribusinesses could join class action for compensation from Vic and SA governments Regional Victorian legal firm issues call-out to regional border communities for interest from agribusiness to join class action, citing freedom of trade across state borders as a 'very important guarantee in our federal constitution'. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-18/class-actions-against-vic-sa-state-govts-over-border-closures/12672408 #EpidemicsandPandemics #StatesandTerritories #Trade

'We should have footpaths made of gold blocks': The port that swallowed a town The WA Government, on behalf of the mining industry, is offering to buy out people living in the historic end of Port Hedland. The idea is to reduce the number of residents beside the dust-polluted port, but locals don't want to be forced out of their homes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/port-hedland-swallowed-by-dust-from-iron-ore-mining/12636374 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #StatesandTerritories

'We'd just like to feel like we're not criminals': Failure to agree on Ag Worker Movement Code Farmers express frustration as National Cabinet fails to reach consensus on a code that would have allowed agricultural workers to move across all state borders relatively freely. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-04/national-cabinet-fails-agree-ag-workers-code-covid-state-borders/12628600 #Quarantine-Agricultural #AgriculturalMachinery #EpidemicsandPandemics #StatesandTerritories #Rural

Victorian border dogleg community to be allowed into SA after exemption granted Residents of a tiny community near the meeting point of three states have been granted a reprieve ahead of looming new restrictions along the South Australian border. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-18/coronavirus-exemption-for-remote-community-in-victoria/12569358 #ChildHealthandBehaviour #GovernmentandPolitics #StatesandTerritories #HealthcareFacilities #Federal-StateIssues #Agribusiness #InfantHealth

Victorian border dogleg community to be allowed into SA after exemption granted Residents of a tiny community near the meeting point of three states have been granted a reprieve ahead of looming new restrictions along the South Australian border. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-18/coronavirus-exemption-for-remote-community-in-victoria/12569358 #ChildHealthandBehaviour #GovernmentandPolitics #StatesandTerritories #HealthcareFacilities #Federal-StateIssues #Agribusiness #InfantHealth

SA Government approves new Port Spencer deepwater project The SA Government has given the green light to Peninsula Ports to build a deepwater grain-only export facility, prompting a mixed reaction from locals and even some grain growers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-14/sa-government-approves-new-port-spencer-deep-water-project/12560654 #StatesandTerritories #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #SeaTransport #Regional #Grain

Seafood company launches high seas court battle against the NT Government Australia's largest supplier of tropical snapper is taking the Northern Territory Government to court over plans to merge two fisheries. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-05/seafood-company-takes-nt-government-to-court/12507202 #StatesandTerritories #Fishing,Aquaculture #CourtsandTrials #OceansandReefs #Trade

Border communities say SA Health 'dropped the ball' as mandatory testing is introduced Victorian cross-border residents travelling to South Australia are struggling to find facilities to get mandatory COVID-19 testing, despite SA Health saying testing are facilities available. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/covid19-tests-leave-sa-vic-cross-border-communities-stranded/12506092 #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #EpidemicsandPandemics #StatesandTerritories #Federal-StateIssues #Police

Government plans to double koala population, leaving farmers concerned The NSW Government is launching a plan to double the state's population of koalas by 2050 by doubling the size of national parks, but farmers say the best way to protect the koala habitats is to pay farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-29/farmers-concerned-national-park-plan-to-double-koala-habitat/12498866 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EnvironmentalManagement #StatesandTerritories #EnvironmentalImpact

A 17-year labour of love transforms old post office into outback Queensland highlight Blink and you'll miss Wyandra, but this outback town is worth a visit thanks largely to its unique post office. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-15/wyandra-not-just-blink-and-youll-miss-it/12347638 #PopulationandDemographics #TravelHealthandSafety #StatesandTerritories #AutomobileEnthusiasm #SmallBusiness #RuralTourism #20thCentury #Regional #Tourism #Offbeat #People

Name of Belgian 'tyrant' king linked to millions of African deaths wiped from WA mountain range An iconic mountain range in Western Australia's north will be renamed to remove the link to a former "tyrant" monarch responsible for the deaths of millions of people in Africa. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-12/king-leopold-ranges-renamed-amid-black-lives-matter-protests/12349532 #GovernmentandPolitics #StatesandTerritories #CommunityandSociety #StateParliament #Discrimination

Grey nomads shiver as sunshine state border remains closed Retired Australians used to migrating north for the winter face their first frosty mornings in years as coronavirus pushes their departure back. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-04/grey-nomads-left-in-the-cold-amid-coronavirus-border-closures/12317762 #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #StatesandTerritories #TravelandTourism #RuralTourism #Arthritis #COVID-19 #Weather

Coronavirus outbreak on Fremantle live export ship doubles in size as more crew test positive Six new cases of COVID-19 are confirmed among crew members of the Al Kuwait livestock carrier under quarantine in Fremantle Port. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-28/coronavirus-ship-outbreak-doubles-as-six-crew-test-positive/12295716 #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #GovernmentandPolitics #DiseasesandDisorders #StatesandTerritories #RespiratoryDiseases #LivestockWelfare #StateParliament #COVID-19

Rex to continue servicing regional airports after Government offers COVID-19 lifeline The Federal Government has thrown airline Regional Express a funding lifeline to continue servicing airports in regional Australia during the ongoing pandemic. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-21/rex-continues-servicing-regional-airports-with-covid-19-support/12168072 #EconomicandSocialDevelopment #EpidemicsandPandemics #LiberalNationalParty #StatesandTerritories #RegionalDevelopment #AirTransport

Victoria's coronavirus death toll rises to 13 The state confirms another 13 cases of coronavirus, bringing its total to 1,241. Another 120 people have recovered from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries in Victoria to 926. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-10/coronavirus-easter-victorians-told-to-stay-home-this-weekend/12140378 #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Business,EconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #DiseasesandDisorders #StatesandTerritories

Victorian coronavirus cases rise to 1,228 Sixteen more people test positive to coronavirus in Victoria as people are urged to avoid travelling over Easter. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-09/victoria-coronavirus-cases-rise/12135968 #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #DiseasesandDisorders #StatesandTerritories #RespiratoryDiseases #LifestyleandLeisure #TravelandTourism #RuralTourism #COVID-19 #Industry #Tourism #Health #Police #Laws

Whistleblower's IBAC complaint targets troubled Murray Basin rail project A whistleblower wants Victoria’s anti-corruption commission to investigate allegations that public funds in a $440 million rail project were misused. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-17/murray-basin-rail-project-subject-of-complaint-to-ibac-victoria/12059644 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StatesandTerritories #RegionalDevelopment #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #RailTransport

'I have nightmares': Farmers still awaiting payout after St Patrick's Day fires Farmers impacted by the major fire in 2018 remain in limbo as they have not received financial compensation despite agreeing to a settlement with Powercor. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-17/farmers-still-awaiting-payout-after-st-patricks-day-fires/12038222 #ElectricityEnergyandUtilities #Business,EconomicsandFinance #StatesandTerritories #Law,CrimeandJustice #MentalHealth #Livestock #Fires #Rural

A simple bureaucratic change may force GP Hannah Vorster's medical centre to close its doors An initiative designed to drive doctors to areas of greatest need in remote and regional Australia sees outer-metropolitan areas miss out after losing their rural classification. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/peel-doctors-clinics-under-threat-from-loss-of-rural-pathway-gps/11983672 #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #GovernmentandPolitics #StatesandTerritories #Health #Rural