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South West Victorian residents say a "corrosive" trend to sell fertile farmland to make way for foreign-owned wood plantations is ruining communities and threatening Australia's food security. 

As the cost-of-living crisis bites hard, consider the additional costs associated with living on a remote island.

Dairy giant Saputo will shut its iconic King Island Dairy in the middle of next year and discontinue its more than 120-year-old brand, after being unable to find a buyer.

A publican in north-east Victoria is questioning an understanding local councils have with businesses that results in poker machines effectively being banned.

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly sparking house fires and changing the dynamic of the blazes that firefighters face.

In regional and rural areas with small populations, there is a high chance the first person on the scene of a fatal crash could know the people or person involved. Now, there are calls for more mental health support for first responders dealing with road accident trauma. 

After four years of increasingly dry winters in WA, beekeepers are warning of diminished hives, and biodiversity loss as fewer flowers bloom and pollen dries up.  

In small country communities, everyone knows everyone, but this makes escaping domestic violence much more complicated. In towns like Longreach, where there is hardly any crime, the problem is still very much behind close doors. 

Indonesian repeat illegal fishing offenders jailed in Darwin amid a surge in overseas boats. Authorities says they will continue hold public information campaigns in Indonesia to inform communities about the risks of illegal fishing.

An almost year-long legal stoush between a small South Australian council and Western Australia's tourism body over a trademark request has come to an end after the application was officially abandoned earlier this month.