Mental health support services in regional WA are in such short supply that severely unwell residents are turning to grassroots community service groups, which are struggling to cope with surging demand.

Emergency crews in the Victorian Alpine region are on call to rescue anyone stuck in the freezing conditions after heavy snow hit the area over the weekend

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

A father of two who managed to fight off a monster croc by stabbing it in the neck has voiced his support for a petition to more strictly control the animals in his region.

Small business owners in the bush predict the increase in minimum wage will put more pressure on owners and the prices they charge. 

Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority reveals more than a tonne of antibiotics was used by salmon company Huon over almost a fortnight to treat a bacterial outbreak at one of its leases. 

Authorities warn the health of Hopkins River in Victoria's south west is poor and declining and agriculture is largely to blame. 

NT police have rejected calls for an independent investigation into the death of an Aboriginal man in police custody after being restrained at an Alice Springs supermarket this week. 

The grandfather of the 24-year-old man who died in police custody in Alice Springs on Tuesday has paid tribute to his grandson and called for "accountability, justice and self-determination".