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  Worker visa limbo, a coroner's inquest into missing men, and timeless tales of the Eyre Highway 03.10.2026 25min

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  Regional businesses facing tough decisions after major financial changes 02.10.2026 25min

  Two Fraser Coast family-owned businesses have been forced to make difficult decisions to keep their livelihoods afloat following a fourth interest rate hike and the removal of credit and debit card surcharges.
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  Remote businesses fear working holiday visa changes will mean fewer 'essential' backpackers 01.10.2026 24min

  Business owners voice their worries about the potential negative impact of the recently announced changes to working holiday visas. 
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  Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs 30.09.2026 24min

  Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine in Hunter Valley saves 1,500 jobs. 
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  Get rules in place to hold data centres to account, experts tell Tasmania 29.09.2026 25min

  As companies continue their push to build AI data centres in Australian communities, an AI institute cautions that the touted jobs and economic benefits may not materialise if public authorities do not put binding conditions on proponents. 
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  The residents and wind farm on the frontline of Australia's energy wars 28.09.2026 24min

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  The Deadwater wreck | Australia Wide 26.09.2026 12min

  Australia Wide presents: The Deadwater Wreck A mysterious ship now thought to be buried in the depths of a murky lagoon in WA's South West, continues to baffle wreck hunters for more than a century. The Deadwater Wreck is one of WA's longest-running maritime mysteries, stretching back to the earliest decades of British colonial rule. The case rests on colonial eyewitnesses, curious artefacts and vivid folklore with treasure and even murder. Bunbury reporter Jon Daly has got his feet wet as part of this investigation to try to find the facts in the myths and stories of the Deadwater Wreck.
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  Roadside births on the rise and crime-fighting drones, a modern saint and a new flock of young birdwatchers 26.09.2026 25min

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  As fuel prices soar again, regional Australia is hurting 25.09.2026 24min

  Fuel prices rise again, hitting regional Australians harder due to the greater distances they must travel
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  Migrant doctors fill GP gaps in towns where 'there's nobody else' to care 24.09.2026 25min

  Most of Australia's GPs were born overseas and, as political debate rages over immigration numbers, regional medical clinics rely on them to keep their doors open. But the process isn't easy.  
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  Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach 23.09.2026 24min

  Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach
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  Rate of babies born before reaching hospital climbs in regional NSW 22.09.2026 24min

  Babies are being born before arriving at hospital at double the rate in regional NSW areas since 2001. 
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  Lives and personalities of Hillcrest jumping castle victims shared as Tasmanian inquest starts 21.09.2026 24min

  A coronial inquest into the deaths of six children in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy has started in Devonport in Tasmania's north-west. 
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  Data centre deal, families caught up in migration debate, the toll of jury duty | Australia Wide this week 19.09.2026 25min

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  Regions feel the pinch as diesel price surges 18.09.2026 24min

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.
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  Labor unveils migration cuts targeting students and backpackers 17.09.2026 24min

  Labor is tightening visa rules for international students and backpackers, while increasing efforts to remove overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.
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  How the migration debate is playing out in the bush 16.09.2026 24min

  Australia's immigration policy involves a complex system of visas designed to fill labour shortages, reunite families, sustain our higher education sector and provide refuge. Australia Wide takes a look at how the debate plays out in regional and rural Australia.    
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  The wind farm plan being hailed as an economic boon for struggling town 15.09.2026 24min

  Mixed reactions on Tasmania's west coast to a developer's plans to build a massive 280 turbine wind farm that could potentially feed energy hungry data centres. 
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  Whyalla steelworks to cut 600 jobs amid blast furnace closure 14.09.2026 24min

  Hundreds of workers at Whyalla steel works in South Australia will lose their jobs as a result of a decision to permanently shut its blast furnace. 
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  Aged care fight, hidden costs of kids' sport, and wildlife resurgence | Australia Wide this week 12.09.2026 25min

  The sound of regional Australia. News and analysis from the ABC's network of regional reporters.