A leading extremism expert says increasing inequality is leading to the growth of sovereign citizen and other fringe groups spreading across rural and regional Australia.

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Australia Wide presented from the AFAC Australian Disaster Resilience Conference 2025

Two police officers are confirmed dead and another is injured at a shooting at a rural property in the alpine region of Victoria

The only surviving guest of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch says he has forgiven the convicted triple-murderer and is "no longer her victim".

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

People living with disability in regional South Australia say it is hard to navigate new career paths as they do not have enough employment opportunities in their towns. 

A lack of supervisors and overlapping regulatory bodies is making it challenging for internationally trained doctors to become GPs.

A Productivity Roundtable is underway in Canberra to see what can be done about it. One of the suggestions is to put a rocket under growth in regional cities. 

Community forums are being held along South Australia’s coastline, where toxic algal bloom continues to wreak havoc for marine life, and those who earn a living off the ocean.