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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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