Regional News Road funding under scrutiny amid ‘slush fund’ claims A $334 million fund for regional roads will be examined, as a minister faces questioning over additional funding for a bridge near her home. Click here Jack Gramenz 19 Aug 2025
News Extra Airbnb hosts say caps won’t shift them to rental market Short-term rental hosts would be more likely to leave their properties empty than list them on Click here Jack Gramenz 05 Aug 2025
Regional News Animal advocates shoot down bill for enabling ‘yahoos’ Environmentally-minded MPs have savaged a bill to establish a bounty program to kill feral animals and expand hunters’ rights as empowering a “fringe minority”. Click here Jack Gramenz 04 Jun 2025
News Extra Why rural women still face barriers to abortion access Abortion access will improve under changes allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs but other barriers remain for women in rural and regional areas. Click here Jack Gramenz 15 May 2025
News Extra Coonabarabran community gathers to mourn tragic deaths of two boys Mourners have remembered the lives of two young boys found dead in a small rural community as their maternal grandmother awaits serious charges. Click here Jack Gramenz 09 May 2025
News Extra Post-pandemic property price roller-coaster to flatten There are signs the housing market in normalising five years after the COVID-19 pandemic sent home values soaring across Australia. Click here Jack Gramenz 14 Mar 2025
In Brief Youth crime debate flares as teen dies in pursuit crash A teen died and three others were injured after a police pursuit of an allegedly stolen car ended in tragedy in an outback town. Click here Jack Gramenz 28 Feb 2025
News Extra Royal title for pubs, as others go Commercial An old favourite has retained its crown as the most popular pub name, despite the total number of venues falling. Click here Jack Gramenz 20 Jan 2025
News Extra Kiwi King and Scottish swooner dazzle on Elvis Express A wide variety of Elvis impersonators from Australia and overseas are descending on a regional NSW town to celebrate the King of Rock’n’Roll’s 90th birthday. Click here Luke Costin 09 Jan 2025
News Extra Five-year wait for trains to finally arrive on time Korean-built trains at the centre of a long-running dispute over staffing and local manufacturing have launched on a key line, five years late. Click here Jack Gramenz 04 Dec 2024
News Extra Police want more discretion to warn kids off crime Children’s advocates and police are calling for more discretion to keep kids out of court, an inquiry has been told. Click here Jack Gramenz 03 Oct 2024
News Extra Overwhelmed rookies policing ‘most dangerous’ town Inexperienced police are being sent to rural and regional areas while governments struggle to address the root causes of crime, an inquiry has been told. Click here Jack Gramenz 01 Oct 2024
News Extra Rural crime fight needs ‘vastly different’ approach More support is needed to recruit local frontline workers and address the root causes of entrenched crime in regional and rural areas, an inquiry has been told. Click here Jack Gramenz 01 Oct 2024