Australia Wide

Episodes

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  Mushroom murder appeal begins 19.08.2026 24m

  Lawyers for triple murderer Erin Patterson front Victoria's highest court in a bid to overturn her convictions. 
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  Rural doctors see a resurgence of vaccine-preventable disease 18.08.2026 24m

  Falling vaccinations rates and growing inoculation hesitancy are putting communities at risk, according to doctors working in the bush. 
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  Housing project helps domestic violence victim-survivors enter rental market 17.08.2026 24m

  Housing project helps domestic violence victim-survivors enter rental market on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.  
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  Bird flu threatens coastal tourism, regional hospitals at breaking point, and outback ballooning | Australia Wide this week 14.08.2026 24m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  Bird flu confirmed in Tassie as battle for survival looms for Coorong's pelicans 13.08.2026 24m

  A battle for survival looms for South Australia's pelicans as bird flu advances.
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  Mortgage stress increasingly common amongst over 50s in regions 12.08.2026 24m

  Middle-aged prospective home buyers are increasingly moving in with their parents in a bid to save for a house deposit. 
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  Bird flu vaccine to be rolled out to vulnerable species in captivity 11.08.2026 24m

  The government will roll out a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 bird flu in priority for native species in captivity.
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  Regional emergency departments are overcrowded and risking patient safety, doctors say 10.08.2026 25m

  Regional Victorians are facing far longer wait times than Melburnians when they go to an emergency department, government hospital data shows.
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  Census time, gambling reforms and a hitchhiking resurgence | Australia Wide this week 07.08.2026 24m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  Census 2026 - getting the bush to stand up and be counted 06.08.2026 24m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  NAPLAN reveals the widening gap between city and country students 05.08.2026 24m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  What will new gambling laws mean for the home of online gaming, the NT 04.08.2026 25m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  First bird flu mass mortality confirmed in Australian wildlife 03.08.2026 24m

  The first mass mortality of Australian wildlife from the deadly H5 bird flu has been confirmed in greater crested terns found on an island off South Australia's south-east coast.
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  Bleached Great Barrier Reef coral recovers due to Cyclone Alfred 03.08.2026 4m

  It's been more than 12 months since residents along the Queensland coast watched and waited as Tropical Cyclone Alfred travelled down the coastline. While the cyclone caused damage to southern parts of the state, it also brought some cool relief to one of the world's greatest wonders, the Great Barrier Reef.  Grace Whiteside went out to the southern tip of the reef. 
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  Bunbury's woodchip bombing | Australia Wide 31.07.2026 12m

  Australia Wide presents: The Bunbury woodchip bombing 50 years ago, the city of Bunbury woke to a bang.  Two men had tried to blow up the city's port in protest of the woodchipping industry.  Five decades later, one of the bombers reflects on the incident which leaves a complicated legacy in Australia's conservation history.
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  Birdflu local transmission, Bunbury bomber, family footy | Australia Wide this week 31.07.2026 24m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  Evidence against Jefferson Lewis for alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby outlined in court 30.07.2026 24m

  An Alice Springs court has heard the evidence against a man accused of murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby on the outskirts of the Northern Territory town is so extensive the case had to be adjourned until December.
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  Local transmission of H5 birdflu confirmed in Australia 29.07.2026 25m

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  A mood for change on the streets of Bendigo as Jacinta Allan steps down 28.07.2026 25m

  Jacinta Allan will not take Labor to an election, marking the end of a premiership marred by scandals that date back to the era of her predecessor, Daniel Andrews, and a collapse in successive polls.
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  Truckies brace for higher fuel prices 28.07.2026 3m

  The federal government has signalled it won't be extending the fuel excise cut beyond the end of this week. The tax on fuel was halved for three months to help motorists with soaring costs as a result of the war in the Middle East. Support was extended through July, but at a smaller discount of about 16 cents per litre and it's due to end this weekend. Sharon Middleton runs trucking business Whiteline Transport.  She says the increased cost of fuel will eventually be passed on to consumers.