Regional Australia
Rural escape: Where talking about the weather is more than small talk
As more of us leave city life for quieter locales, some are wondering - can you have a digital career from the bush?
- by Sue White
Latest
Healthcare workers to receive $883m in incentives to work in remote areas
The four-year funding commitment in next week’s state budget will be targeted at filling critical and “hard to fill” roles with packages of up to $10,000 per worker per year of service in the bush.
- by Lucy Cormack
Opinion
Australia votes
Route to power passes along Gilmore’s rutted roads
Gilmore has proven to be the tightest electoral contest in the country, and it means Labor’s ability to govern with a majority may well come down to one hot topic: potholes.
- by Catherine Naylor
City dwellers escaping to the regions putting pressure on housing crisis
People moving to the country from the city, the resurgence of the holiday letting market, and the destruction of homes in natural disasters are all combining to push up rents.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Symptomatic but COVID-negative WA voters can vote in person after rule change
The amended directions will allow close contacts either with or without symptoms to leave isolation to vote, subject to the person returning a negative RAT and wearing a face mask.
- by Hamish Hastie
Exclusive
Indigenous justice
New rules to keep racist, sexist place names off the map
New rules will prevent derogatory names being given to places across Victoria amid a push to celebrate women and include more Aboriginal languages in the titles of new streets and suburbs.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Thousands of EV chargers to be installed across regional NSW
More than 3000 electric vehicle chargers will be set up across NSW under a multimillion-dollar plan by the state government to boost regional tourism.
- by Tom Rabe
From Bondi to Batlow: new sculpture walk to aid bushfire recovery
There is now one more reason to travel the byways from Sydney to Melbourne.
- by Linda Morris
‘Wholly inadequate’: Report lashes patient accommodation subsidy scheme
Patient Chris Newman, from Coolah in NSW, said the subsidy would make little difference if he had to stay in a commercial motel.
- by Lucy Cormack
Melburnians moving to regional Victoria snub local jobs for remote working
Wealthy newcomers to the regions push house prices up and risk tensions with long-time locals.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘Wake-up call’ for coastal planning as Lorne pier development rejected
A controversial waterfront development at Lorne’s pier has been knocked back, but the site is still in line for an overhaul.
- by Benjamin Preiss