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The ongoing war in the Middle East has continued to impact fuel prices and supply, and a fire in one of Australia's two refineries added even more strain. But there was some good news with the PM confirming the fire wouldn't escalate the fuel security plan and that more diesel had been secured following overseas visits.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has been dealt a blow, with a court finding the family of former mining pioneer Peter Wright has the right to potentially hundreds of millions of dollars worth of past and future royalties.

Regional routes are the first casualty in QANTAS cutting costs in response to the war in Iran. 

On Australia Wide why collective awe and wonder around the Artemis 11 mission is crucial to humanity right now.

NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced the government will slash the growth of the scheme and reduce the number of participants by 160,000 - but the scale of the changes has caught many regional Australians off guard and they are desperate for detail on the alternative programs for those who are moved off the NDIS.

NDIS Minister Mark Butler has announced a major overhaul of the scheme that will reduce the number of participants from 760,000 to around 600,000 by the end of the decade.

Residents in the remote community of Papunya are suing the Northern Territory government, claiming it has failed to provide safe public housing during periods of extreme heat.

YouTubers have filmed inside the converted shipping container where fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman hid from police.

A multi-billion-dollar project could see a large-scale AI training data centre established in Western Australia's north.

Experts have welcomed changes to capital gains and negative gearing rules, saying they are a “step in the right direction” to fix the housing crisis in regional Australia.

Outback tourism operators are bracing for the financial hit after a high number of fuel-related cancellations.

A quiet service has been held in the memorial garden at the Port Arthur historic site in Tasmania to remember the victims of the worst mass shooting in Australia's modern history. 

Australia's supply of bitumen is caught up in Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, causing supply shortages and prices to double across the country. Suppliers have secured bitumen that doesn't meet Australia's long-held road quality standards.

This year's Federal Budget is shaping up to deliver some of the biggest changes in decades. There are hopes tax changes in the budget will alleviate a housing supply issue in some regional towns.    

Across the country thousands of others gathered in regional and metro locations to wear pink and light a candle in reflection. Attendees gathered at Anzac Oval in Alice Springs were encouraged to remember to pay their respects to Kumanjayi Little Baby's family and to hear messages of grief, sorrow and support for the community.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

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

The Northern Territory is continuing to grieve the short life of a five-year-old girl today with crowds in Alice Springs to pay tribute by donning her favourite colour.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

The expansion of tele-oncology units in regional Australia is allowing rural cancer patients to access treatments in smaller local hospitals. 

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

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

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

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

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

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

A New South Wales man who believes Ivan Milat picked him up while hitchhiking as a teenager in the mid-1970s has told an inquiry that a speeding ticket saved his life.

The 50th anniversary of the Finke Desert Race has continued in the Central Australian outback, despite the death of a competitor on Sunday.

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

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Queensland crackdown cuts illicit tobacco and vape shops, but black market adapts quickly

South Australian farmers are rushing to purchase CCTV cameras to protect their diesel supplies amid increasing concern about fuel theft since the war in the Middle East broke out

Patients and advocates are calling on the state government to fix a raft of issues they say are plaguing the Queensland's patient travel subsidy scheme.

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

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

The Commonwealth is suing the manufacturer of a firefighting foam containing PFAS that contaminated 28 Defence Force bases.

Western Australia could be the third state in the nation to manufacture guided weapons domestically under plans for a defence manufacturing hub. 

More than half a century of coal-fired history has come crashing down in the NSW Hunter Valley.

Residents and service providers in Yuendumu say the Northern Territory government has not provided enough support to combat the territory's diphtheria outbreak. 

There have now been more than 220 cases of diphtheria reported so far this year across Australia, primarily in the Northern Territory but also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. The Government has announced a $7.2 million vaccine blitz - but will it do enough to protect First Nations communities?

Tassie prepares as H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in SA and another suspected in WA.

The coastline we have built our lives around is disappearing before our eyes. Coastal erosion is not a new issue, but our changing climate means there have been drastic changes to the coastline in recent decades. This weekend beachgoers on the south-east Queensland coast are being warned to be careful. The weather bureau is forecasting waves of up to four metres to batter the coastline and cause hazardous conditions and the big swell could cause further erosion at already-exposed beaches.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.