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New research from the Australia Institute shows Medicare is failing regional and remote Australians. Australians living in the regions not only have limited access to health services, but also pay more. Last week’s federal budget delivery didn’t include any major reforms to support regional Australians access to GPs. Image: Image: Shutterstock Produced By: Ash Taylor …
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A new report warns Australians living in regional and lower-income communities are being hit hardest by the country’s growing obesity crisis, deepening social and economic inequality between the city and the country. The findings show those facing disadvantage often have less access to healthcare, healthy food and prevention services – raising concerns the issue is …
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This time last year, The Wire ran a story about a new venture in Oodnadatta – an isolated town and bush community in far north South Australia – where the locals were setting up their own community store. One year on and they’re celebrating the store’s success…and making bigger plans for the town’s future. Image: …
Farmers in regional Queensland are up in arms over the Federal government’s approval to drill more than two thousand wells in the area. The wells are to extract coal seam gas in the Murray Darling region, and farmers are concerned the drilling will soon pollute the high-quality alluvial soil and the groundwater below. Image: Image: …
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A research project is exploring new avenues to better protect vulnerable seasonal workers across regional Australia. Many regional seasonal workers experience strict visa conditions, low pay and housing unavailability, which often leads to them living in unsafe and poor-quality housing conditions. Industries, such as agriculture and hospitality, are highly reliant on seasonal workers to fill …
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Cybercrime is on the rise in Australia, with more than 87 thousand reports made last financial year, equivalent to one report every six minutes. A new campaign launched by the Federal Government called Act Now Stay Secure is urging Australians, especially in regional and remote communities, to take three simple steps to outsmart cybercriminals. Image: …
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One of the nation’s few copper smelting facilities is at risk of closure as global processing costs drop. Mount Isa, in Queensland’s north-west, is situated on top of the deepest copper mine in the country which ceased operations just last week. But now, the town is facing an existential threat as mining giant Glencore could …