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Life in the country isn't all it's made out to be in popular media. That's what one group of women found who made the move from city life.
Independent MP Helen Haines on using ‘soft power’
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Helen Haines, who does not have the real legislative power her predecessor, Cathy McGowan shared after the Coalition fell into minority government, says "building relationships is key to getting things done".
A greater focus on the well-established migrant populations and second-generation youth is crucial when planning for the social and economic well-being of rural and regional areas.
Rural and regional Australia is a big and diverse place, but some broad common issues do emerge as policy priorities.
Research shows there are now more ministers responsible for regional issues across Australian governments than ever before.
Barnaby Joyce on facing the drought and rural women.
Some in the Nationals would like Barnaby Joyce back in the leadership before the election. Joyce says if the leadership were offered, he would be up for it - though he insists he is not canvassing.
New research shows that refugees in regional Queensland have found it very easy to make friends and feel safe and comfortable raising children in their communities.
Research shows that young women are more ambivalent than young men when it comes to employment opportunities and other reasons to relocate to rural communities.
A new parliamentary report has taken an informed and sensible approach to developing regional Australia, without simply focusing on the contentious issue of decentralisation.
Volunteers have long been the lifeblood of rural communities. But as their numbers shrink, remote towns are at a loss for how to replace them.
A government review of regional, rural and remote education tells us we need to recognise the uniqueness of and understand successes in these communities to improve outcomes for these students.
A culture of male dominance in rural Australia is a key explainer for the high rate of sexual harassment in rural workplaces.
The big cities are still magnets for tourists, but often they find the smaller towns offer a more satisfying taste of local life. It's why rural tourism can be 'the perfect small town business idea'.
If we fail to recognise that standardised tests are metro-centric, we will continue to produce disadvantage for rural students.
It's not the first time Australia has grappled with concerns about affordable housing. History offers insights that can help inform contemporary debates and policies.
Outside the capital cities and the coastal fringes, the towns and people of rural and regional Australia have had to be inventive to get through the tough times.
On the big national policies affecting non-metropolitan Australia, such as agriculture and trade, the major party differences are minor. That's why the election focus turns to local projects.
What are the issues facing rural and regional Australia? The challenges are many and varied – and only some have made the national political agenda – but these areas deserve better than neglect.
Growing population, growing demand for food, climate change: Australia's rural lands are facing a number of pressures. So how can we sustainably use them in the future?
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Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate professor (Curriculum Inquiry / Rural Education), University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Western Sydney University
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Director - Networked Society Institute and Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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Director, UOW Global Challenges Program & Professor of Human Geography, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Director, Homicide Research Unit/Deputy Director, Violence Research and Prevention Program, Griffith University
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Research Fellow & Senior Lecturer in Media & Communications, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Human Geography, University of New England
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Media and Communications program, University of Melbourne
