NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced the government will slash the growth of the scheme and reduce the number of participants by 160,000 - but the scale of the changes has caught many regional Australians off guard and they are desperate for detail on the alternative programs for those who are moved off the NDIS.

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

Residents in the remote community of Papunya are suing the Northern Territory government, claiming it has failed to provide safe public housing during periods of extreme heat.

YouTubers have filmed inside the converted shipping container where fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman hid from police.

A multi-billion-dollar project could see a large-scale AI training data centre established in Western Australia's north.

The ongoing war in the Middle East has continued to impact fuel prices and supply, and a fire in one of Australia's two refineries added even more strain. But there was some good news with the PM confirming the fire wouldn't escalate the fuel security plan and that more diesel had been secured following overseas visits.

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

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has been dealt a blow, with a court finding the family of former mining pioneer Peter Wright has the right to potentially hundreds of millions of dollars worth of past and future royalties.

Regional routes are the first casualty in QANTAS cutting costs in response to the war in Iran. 

On Australia Wide why collective awe and wonder around the Artemis 11 mission is crucial to humanity right now.