President of the Rural Doctors Association Dr Megan Belot says with private services recognising the public holiday medical appointments and services will need to be rescheduled.

Her Majesty the Queen was no stranger to the bush. She travelled to Australia 16 times during her reign, visiting regional towns from Broome to Wagga Wagga

Queensland coal communities hope rising royalties will fund extra doctors, better roads

Rockhampton Zoo's chimpanzee troupe conquer odds to become vital for species' survival

Social media is successfully advertising the pros of station life to women

Coronial inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker starts in Alice springs

State-wide teacher shortages are hitting particularly hard in the flood affected northern rivers of NSW

Bundaberg's Hinkler Lions Park a refuge for homeless as Australia 'lucky country no more for some

Balgo's Warlayirti, was the state's first Aboriginal art centre and has featured works from 400 artists from eight language groups.

The demand for workers in Australia is having major consequences for Pacific neighbours