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It's been one week since the 3G network was switched off in Western Australia and farmers in the middle of the grain harvest say connectivity has suffered.

Housing data shows 68 locations across the country have less a than 1 per cent rental vacancy rate.

A Victorian mine will start exporting a rare earths concentrate, which can be processed into commercial quantities of uranium, next year, sparking protests from farmers and an environmental group.

Wildlife rescuers are increasing measures to prevent the potential spread of the deadly bird flu strain H5N1, which is yet to arrive in Australia, as they respond to reports of thousands of dead shearwaters along the east coast.

The model turns empty buildings into homes for vulnerable women and a shelter organisation wants it expanded to give more people a safe place to sleep at night amid the housing crisis.

The University of Wollongong has approached staff across 25 disciplines for redundancies in a restructure the union fears could abolish its degrees in history, mathematics, geography and languages.

The links between homelessness and substance abuse in the NSW Northern Rivers are in the spotlight today, with the state government's drug summit convening in Lismore. 

Builders in Ballarat say the lure of more work and money in Melbourne is taking away the vital workforce needed to meet the government's ambitious regional 2051 housing targets.

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.