Tenants fear surge of evictions ahead of major rental law reforms
By Kelly Fuller
As NSW prepares to ban no-grounds evictions, some renters believe they're being forced out as landlords try to get ahead of the change.
Tenants fear surge of evictions ahead of major rental law reforms
By Kelly Fuller
As NSW prepares to ban no-grounds evictions, some renters believe they're being forced out as landlords try to get ahead of the change.
Mayor rues loss of 'good business partner' as NSW jail deprivatised
A jail in southern NSW will be run by the state government from today after 30 years in private hands. The decision has received praise from the guard's union and the Greens, but some in the surrounding community have concerns.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/junee-jail-enters-public-hands-community-concerns/105117420
Kangaroo Islanders record 'hundreds' of dead fish on beaches
By Viki Ntafillis and Caroline Horn
Residents say they have seen fish and other marine life washed ashore in the days since a large-scale toxic algae bloom and fish kill at Fleurieu Peninsula beaches.
Long-awaited SA freight route back on table ahead of federal election
By Will Hunter and Elyse Armanini
A freight bypass estimated to divert up to 420,000 trucks a year from congested Adelaide thoroughfares is back on the agenda following the federal budget.
Tiny towns jump on plans to create Southern Hemisphere's largest rail trail
By Nikki Sorbello and Grace Whiteside
Tourists are discovering inland Queensland tiny towns and staying longer thanks to success of rail trails.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/boyne-burnett-inland-rail-trail-benefits/105098736
Mount Gambier is tipped to boom, but leaders say infrastructure is lacking
By Sam Bradbrook
More than 18,000 people are expected to move to SA's Limestone Coast in the next 25 years, but local leaders say a mountain of work needs to be done.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/limestone-coast-sa-population-growth-2051/105092568
GP's desperate plea to keep outback town's only clinic open
By Emily Dobson and Zara Margolis
A remote Queensland GP says he is quitting for the sake of his mental health as he struggles to find someone to take over.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/doctor-burn-out-threatens-cloncurry-gp-clinic/105103658
Rain forecast to continue across Queensland prolonging flood risk
By Josh Dye, Lucy Loram, James Taylor, and Emily Dobson
The weather bureau says there is potential to see further flood level rises depending where the rain falls over the next several days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/queensland-rain-set-to-continue-across-week/105114388
#Floods #Rain #Weather #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Droughts #Storms #RegionalCommunities #WeatherPhenomena #JoshDye #LucyLoram #JamesTaylor # #EmilyDobson
Rain forecast to continue across Queensland prolonging flood risk
By Josh Dye, Lucy Loram, James Taylor, and Emily Dobson
The weather bureau says there is potential to see further flood level rises depending where the rain falls over the next several days.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/queensland-rain-set-to-continue-across-week/105114388
#Floods #Rain #Weather #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Droughts #Storms #RegionalCommunities #WeatherPhenomena #JoshDye #LucyLoram #JamesTaylor # #EmilyDobson
GP's desperate plea to keep outback town's only clinic open
By Emily Dobson and Zara Margolis
A remote Queensland GP says he is quitting for the sake of his mental health as he struggles to find someone to take over.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/doctor-burn-out-threatens-cloncurry-gp-clinic/105103658
Cross-border complexity in town that straddles two states
By Dan McCray
If the Queensland Cross-Border Commissioner has his way, Mungindi may finally become the town where the "border doesn't exist" and the endless challenges facing locals could be resolved.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/cross-border-complexity-in-mungindi/105088092
Putting 'smile' on faces as champions help seniors try bodyboarding
By Emma Siossian
Former professional bodyboarders are determined to get more senior Australians into the surf, boosting physical and mental health.
Ukrainian woman who became a refugee in her 70s builds new Aussie life
By Caroline Horn
Grandmother Mariya Samkova has made a new home in an Australian country town, but dreams of returning one day to Ukraine to see her relatives and friends.
Sunshine Coast's NBL chances hurt by Olympics venue switch
By Robert Burgin
Basketball Queensland says the state government's decision to scrap an indoor sports centre will "definitely" impact the region's push for a national league team.
Woman undergoes heart transplant within two weeks of brain surgery
By Emma Siossian
After decades living with congenital heart disease, Richelle Murray says she's "living proof" that organ donation can change lives.
Tiny Huxley needs a hero. He's found one in marathon man Mitch
By Coquohalla Connor, Sarah McConnell, and Patrick Reincke
Broken Hill steps up for the family of a boy born with a rare and debilitating genetic condition. But none will go further than Mitch McKenny, who is ready to run 27 marathons in 27 days to raise awareness and funds for research into the syndrome.
#Geneticdisorders #RegionalCommunities #Disabilities #Health #CoquohallaConnor #SarahMcConnell # #PatrickReincke
Flood-ravaged region looks to the Cowboys to lift spirits
By Chloe Chomicki and Emily Dobson
The Cowboys have begun their 30th season with worrying prospects, but a win would lift the spirits of players and a flood-ravaged region.
WA music lovers 'bloody stoked' for Busselton One Night Stand
By Kate Forrester
After a string of major music festival cancellations in WA's South West, local musicians say triple j's One Night Stand will reinvigorate the local music scene.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/south-west-wa-to-host-triple-j-one-night-stand/105104476
WA music lovers 'bloody stoked' for Busselton One Night Stand
By Kate Forrester
After a string of major music festival cancellations in WA's South West, local musicians say triple j's One Night Stand will reinvigorate the local music scene.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-28/south-west-wa-to-host-triple-j-one-night-stand/105104476
