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While some lament the recent growth of the Halloween tradition in Australia, residents in Exmouth have been celebrating the holiday for decades thanks to the strong presence of the US military in the town between the 1960s to early 90s.

About 8,500 Aboriginal people who were underpaid or had their wages withheld due to discriminatory policy between 1936 and 1972 will be reimbursed by the state government following the court's decision.

Community events are a lifeline for rural and regional towns across Australia, but more organisers are making the "heartbreaking" decision to cancel them.

Last month the Australian Defence Force unveiled a suite of weapons at the land autonomous systems and teaming demonstrations at the Puckapunyal Army Base in northern Victoria.

A recent report has called for a new First Nations tourism body. Those on the ground know the challenges faced by budding business owners.

The fallout from a storm that destroyed transmission infrastructure from Menindee to Tibooburra in regional NSW threatens to leave locals without power until November 6.

Saibai Islanders say they have been left to "fend for themselves" as confrontations over illegal fishing expose flaws in border security, putting their livelihoods and safety at risk.

It's one of Australia's worst infrastructure failures, a time bomb counting down to catastrophe for a city and farming community unaware of the threat until one man's alarming discovery.

Australia's trade agreement with the United Kingdom has already dropped the remote and regional work requirement for UK visa holders. Now the federal government's regional migration review is considering completely axing it.

The Chair of the United Nations committee on the Rights of the Child says she'll write to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Northern Territory's new law lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10, but the new NT government says they have a mandate to deliver on an election promise.

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More than 100 insurance claims are yet to be finalised after flooding damaged 900 homes in Rochester two years ago. Despite this, the community is banding together to support those still in need.

Bands like the Daylight Reggae are helping young people find their voice in some of Australia's most isolated communities.

Migrants changed Cooma forever when they arrived to work on the Snowy Hydro Project 70 years ago. Now Snowy 2.0 is attracting more families from different countries, and the women are thriving.

Fed up with the threat of floods, Victorian resident Tuesday Browell is thought to be the first private Australian resident to import war-zone technology to protect her home.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has secured a promise from China's Premier Li Qiang to lift a ban on Australian rock lobsters by the end of the year.

Outback tourism operators are feeling the squeeze as soaring costs and increasing global competition cut into visitor numbers.

Sealing the Tanami Road is one of northern WA's biggest projects and local Indigenous people say the jobs being created are life-changing.

In the first visit by Chinese delegates since trade tariffs were lifted in April, West Australian wineries are showcasing their premium wines to big buyers in the hopes of landing lucrative contracts.

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A delayed runway extension at the East Kimberley Regional Airport is limiting tourists' access to the region, according to operators. They are calling for the runway to be upgraded as soon as possible to boost visitor numbers.

Footy boots are optional on the red dirt field in Warnan. The local football grand final is kicking off in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands this weekend.

Western Australia's road fatalities are at their worst in a decade, and the states trucking industry wants to be part of the solution.

A surge in drug-related violence in northern Western Australia is being blamed for the mysterious disappearances of young Aboriginal men. Their distraught families have joined community leaders to campaign for more to be done to find out what happened to them.

A Kimberley mother of three young girls is now homeless after escaping domestic violence, and she's calling for more housing and support in the region.

A group who call themselves 'The Keepers of the Outback Graves' help to maintain bush graves and fill in gaps in south-west Queensland's history, and a 16-year-old boy spends his school holidays joining them.

An ABC investigation uncovered a dumping yard of cattle carcasses at a Kimberley abattoir. It has now closed its doors, owing more than $103 million, and locals want to know how it happened.

Australian scientists are warning of mass mortality events in native birds, if a new strain of avian influenza reaches the country. The iconic black swan has been found to be particularly susceptible.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of regional communities but over the past 20 years there has been a steep decline in volunteers. Now, there is a glimmer of hope that young people will join groups to pursue their passions.

Joanne Fourmile has been waiting for housing for eight years, in the meantime she's raised children and been treated for breast cancer while sleeping on a mattress on the floor of her cousin's living room.

When a town in Australia's South West was forced to switch off gas, residents were given a choice: use bottled gas or electrify. Now, electricity is providing more energy for Esperance than ever before and most of it is coming from renewable sources.

Last month the town recorded its hottest ever winter day of 40.2C.

King Island Dairy is the largest single employers on the Bass Strait island, but the factory and associated cheese brand is set to be closed next year.

After losing the region's only general practitioner earlier this year, the Shire of Gnowangerup will now have to spend $350,000 a year to ensure another GP can service its 1,200 residents.

Children in regional areas are waiting for months in pain and in some cases travelling thousands of kilometres to access urgent dental care as fewer private hospitals offer the procedures and public waitlists blow out.

A new study reveals the scale of Australia wildlife being smuggled overseas, with dozens of species recorded for the first time. But government authorities insist its crackdown is working.

United by fear of the harms of social media, and a shared nostalgia for a screen-free childhood, hundreds of parents in regional Victoria have shown interest in keeping smartphones out of their kids' hands for as long as they can.

While a proposed ban on live sheep exports sparked the rally, farmers have vented their anger over a range of decisions the federal government from water buy-backs in the Murray Darling Basin to biosecurity funding.

South West Victorian residents say a "corrosive" trend to sell fertile farmland to make way for foreign-owned wood plantations is ruining communities and threatening Australia's food security.

As the cost-of-living crisis bites hard, consider the additional costs associated with living on a remote island.

Dairy giant Saputo will shut its iconic King Island Dairy in the middle of next year and discontinue its more than 120-year-old brand, after being unable to find a buyer.

A publican in north-east Victoria is questioning an understanding local councils have with businesses that results in poker machines effectively being banned.

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly sparking house fires and changing the dynamic of the blazes that firefighters face.

In regional and rural areas with small populations, there is a high chance the first person on the scene of a fatal crash could know the people or person involved. Now, there are calls for more mental health support for first responders dealing with road accident trauma.

After four years of increasingly dry winters in WA, beekeepers are warning of diminished hives, and biodiversity loss as fewer flowers bloom and pollen dries up.

In small country communities, everyone knows everyone, but this makes escaping domestic violence much more complicated. In towns like Longreach, where there is hardly any crime, the problem is still very much behind close doors.

Indonesian repeat illegal fishing offenders jailed in Darwin amid a surge in overseas boats. Authorities says they will continue hold public information campaigns in Indonesia to inform communities about the risks of illegal fishing.

An almost year-long legal stoush between a small South Australian council and Western Australia's tourism body over a trademark request has come to an end after the application was officially abandoned earlier this month.

In response to a string of dingo attacks on children, the Fraser Coast mayor is calling for families with children under 12 to be restricted to fenced-in zones on K'Gari.

The Queensland Teachers' Union wants incentives like cheaper rent and wiping HECS debt to be expanded to help deal with crippling teacher shortages in regional schools.

A class action has been filed against the West Australian government on behalf of thousands of tenants living in substandard public housing in remote Aboriginal communities.

An attempt to stop the aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park has been dismissed in the NSW Supreme Court.

Coal-fired power plants are retiring in Victoria, and workers are considering their options. But as the offshore wind industry is developing in Gippsland, some coal workers are showing an interest in retraining in renewables.

With feed running out and prices sky rocketing, Tasmanian farmers are struggling with the impact of dry conditions. Some say they have no choice but to shoot their animals.ng network with more than 500 electric vehicle chargers is almost complete, leaving only a few gaps of more than 200 kilometres between towns with top-up points outside of Adelaide.

Deer are listed as "game" in Victoria to be only hunted by registered hunters under strict conditions. Other parts of the country classify the introduced animal as a "pest".

The detection comes after a major migration of beehives arrived in Victoria for the annual pollination of almond and stonefruit crops.

Singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke said some of her "most peak experiences on stage" had been at Bluesfest and mourned lost opportunities for future generations of musicians,. "Australian artists who are up and coming, who are honing their craft, really rely on these festivals," she said.

Will Australia's next iconic artwork be a game? As the industry matures, a growing suite of Aussie game developers is helping players explore never-before-seen regions and communities.

A helicopter that crashed into a Far North Queensland hotel roof was stolen before being taken on an "unauthorised flight", the aviation company it belonged to has confirmed.

As demand for plantation timber grows, wildlife advocates would like to see biodiversity corridors between plantations.

Palaeontologists working near Alice Springs uncover for the first time a set of articulated bones and partial skeleton of Ilbandornis woodburnei, a massive bird that once roamed an evolving continent 8 million years ago.

Australian authorities have responded after local tour guides and traditional owners spotted four boats moored at Kuri Bay in far northern WA.

A Victorian prison program is helping inmates prepare for life on the outside by setting them up with the skills and set routine to find careers in the dairy industry.

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The Garma festival, held on Arnhem Land in the remote Northern Territory, is taking place for the first time since the Indigenous Voice to Parliament was voted down by more than 60 per cent of voters.

10 per cent of Tasmanians aged 15 to 19 surveyed say they've been homeless in the previous 12 months, according to a study from Mission Australia.

Hundreds of people have rallied in three regional WA towns to raise awareness about the disappearances of seven Indigenous men.

Regional Australian airline Rex has suspended trading on the Australian stock market pending an upcoming announcement.

Harrowing stories of survival and anguish have been shared by victims and their loved ones at rallies across Australia, where organisers have demanded an end to gendered violence and the culture of victim-blaming.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators have travelled to Broome after a remote helicopter crash at Mount Anderson Station.

Researchers have solved a maritime mystery spanning more than half a century, finally bringing closure to those left behind.

Rural doctor Michael Livingstone welcomes the WA Governments' funding support to the RFDS, but says the lack of funding for primary health care in the bush, by comparison, is disheartening.

As demand for online content soars, newsagencies in regional towns are struggling to keep afloat. For Frank and Moya Livingstone it's an end of an era as they prepare to close their doors for the last time.

The federal opposition has proposed seven nuclear power plants across the country if it wins the next election. But, in the driest inhabited continent in the world, how would it work given a reactor's reliance on water?

Andrew Forrest says a move to slash 700 jobs from Fortescue is not a sign he is pulling away from his green hydrogen ambitions. Resources analyst Tim Treadgold says the redundancy announcement comes at a challenging time for the company.

Mobile services are not classified as essential, even though more than 39 million mobile accounts are in use across Australia.

Life-long Republicans Steve and Bev Swartz left America 47 years ago but say they still 'bleed red, white and blue'. on the weekend they were watching live coverage of the Trump rally when shots rang out.

Victoria last year announced 400 grants of $40,000 each to junior doctors choosing the GP specialisation in 2024 and 2025 to address its dwindling GP supply.

Million dollar price tag to save iconic 169yo obelisk before it falls into the sea

Parents urged to ditch 'digital cocaine' devices as aggressive children taken to hospital

Without access to childcare, Sarah is one of thousands of mums whose superannuation is taking a hit.

Cashless debit card debate rages again after review highlights social harm following its removal

Indigenous leaders hope music festival events will prevent family, domestic violence in Kununurra

The Australian Medical Student Association is calling on the federal government to include medical students in the recently announced Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme.

Traralgon residents fear the Coalition's proposal to build a nuclear plant nearby will drive down property prices, but some also see it as a chance for an economic boost when the coal power station closes.

The federal government's laws to ban Australia's live sheep trade have passed parliament, despite last-minute attempts by opponents to postpone the bill's passage.

The Cobargo bushfire relief centre was first set up at the showgrounds to help displaced residents following the bushfires.

Born from rising cold war nuclear fear, Pine Gap has grown into something with global reach, eavesdropping on the world. It has transformed the way wars are now fought.

When Matt hears that Australia is in the grips of a domestic violence crisis, he feels ashamed. "I was one of those people". He's just completed Uniting Care's Men Choosing Change program, giving him a fresh perspective on life.

Australia is proving a winner with international travellers, with new data showing they are staying longer and often spending more than before the pandemic.

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If the bill clears parliament, Australia will become the first country to ban the sale of vapes outside of pharmacies.

WA's remote north, where Mike Nicholson lives, has one of the highest rates of male suicide in Australia. After seeing his mates struggle, he decided to do something about it, and founded a social motorbike club to bring people together.

A full-size Stonehenge replica on Western Australia's south coast is hosting a new winter solstice festival to boost tourism in the region.

Coorong fisherman say an estimated 200 tonnes of fish are rotting in the wetland's South Lagoon after a recent fish kill.

The Coalition has unveiled seven sites in five states where it proposes to build nuclear power plants if it is elected.

Sand nourishment is being touted as a viable solution to address coastal erosion across Australian beaches.