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A wind-lashed Alice Springs is bracing for another storm even as residents have not yet finished clearing up from "the worst storm in 40 years" on Monday afternoon.

As the climate warms, and many urban environments become more densely developed and there is growing concern about how heat is impacting communities. 

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

As the major parties continue to thrash out policy over gambling reform, new research suggests having a bet during the game is becoming less about winning money and more about fitting in with your mates - especially for young men. 

The youngest of the infamous Snowtown serial killers has been seen walking out of an Adelaide pre-release centre.

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

After weeks of debate about Australia's migration intake for the coming years, the Opposition has finally revealed it's plan. 

Australia's largest data centre proposed for a cattle feedlot just out of Dalby, 250 kilometres west of Brisbane in Queensland.

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

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.

Business owners voice their worries about the potential negative impact of the recently announced changes to working holiday visas. 

Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine in Hunter Valley saves 1,500 jobs. 

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. 

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

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 v...

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

Fuel prices rise again, hitting regional Australians harder due to the greater distances they must travel

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.

Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach

Babies are being born before arriving at hospital at double the rate in regional NSW areas since 2001. 

A coronial inquest into the deaths of six children in the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy has started in Devonport in Tasmania's north-west. 

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.

Labor is tightening visa rules for international students and backpackers, while increasing efforts to remove overstayers as it seeks greater control over migration.

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.