Many small towns badly need to attract new blood to prosper. Yet some residents are so bound up in their community – it’s part of their identity – that they struggle with the changes newcomers bring.
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Preventing theft on farms is much more difficult than in urban areas for many reasons – but new technological developments may help curb the crimes.
Vince Copley lived a long, impressive life, helping to make a better world for Aboriginal people. Born on a mission in 1936, he died aged 85, just after finishing his memoir, on 10 January 2022.
Nationals’ concerns about the effects on regional Australia are legitimate, but greater forces in favour of a net-zero emissions target will likely push the policy over the line.
New research shows that four in five farmers in NSW have been the victim of some type of crime, yet reporting of crimes to police remains stubbornly low.
For rural people, these stresses are cumulative and contribute to higher levels of trauma, mental ill-health and in some cases, suicidal behaviour.
Rural patients’ self-reliance means they often wait until it’s too late to visit hospital, while the closing of state borders has restricted the movement of some fly-in fly-out health workers.
Living in a bushfire-prone area means every decision - from plants to parking spots to holidays - is shaped by fire risk. We live and die by the advice we are given, and the advice we ignore.
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.
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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 Criminology, Co-Director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
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Associate Professor, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The 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, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of 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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Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Professor in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, University of Southern Queensland
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Research Fellow & Senior Lecturer in Media & Communications, Swinburne University of Technology
