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In regional Victoria, players and family members say the Aussie rules culture of going hard has a dark side that can be harmful.

While Australia sets new emission targets, communities in northern Australia make their own plans to make life more bearable for a warming planet 

The NSW government is being accused of a cover-up following revelations a key government body sat on a report into lead dust that was "poisoning" children for nearly four years and tried to keep its release quiet.

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

Australia's first national climate risk assessment has warned one and a half million Australians could be impacted by rising sea levels by 2050 unless climate change can be limited.

The approval is subject to almost 50 strict conditions, including reducing certain gas emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

Mount Isa is calling out for migrant workers despite recent anti-immigration marches across the country.

Fishers have criticised the state government's pledge to turn 30 per cent of WA's Exmouth Gulf into no-catch sanctuary zones. 

A federal Senate inquiry into South Australia's rolling algal bloom crisis has started to hear from the public to detail the full impact of the environmental catastrophe.