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Auditor General sounds alarm over WA health system payments
The Western Australian Opposition has called on the state's government to explai...
Giovanni Torre 19 Aug 2026
Remote and rural residents die young amid major healthcare shortfall
In pockets of remote Australia, there are teenagers with type two diabetes, youn...
$21 million contract awarded to upgrade key NT road which services many Aboriginal communities
The federal and Northern Territory governments are progressing significant upgra...
Giovanni Torre 4 Aug 2026
Remote Jobs program reaches halfway mark with 3,000 jobs approved, government says
The federal government says it has reached the halfway point of its Remote Jobs...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Jul 2026
Three-year agreement targets better health in Far North communities
A new partnership between Community Enterprise Queensland and the Torres and Cap...
Joseph Guenzler 29 Jul 2026
Overcrowded housing linked to Northern Territory diphtheria outbreak, researchers say

A diphtheria outbreak has swept through the Northern Territory, infecting 131 people and likely claiming one life. Researchers say overcrowded homes and poor skin health are fuelling the spread.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 27, 2026
Former Broome bishop used boxing as alleged ‘subterfuge’ to abuse young Aboriginal men, court hears

Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders allegedly used boxing and wrestling as a "subterfuge" to make physical contact with young Aboriginal men, a Perth court has heard.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 22, 2026
Remote Aboriginal community receives major water security boost

The remote Aboriginal community of Scotdesco on South Australia's far west coast has received a major boost to its long-term water security, with the completion of a federally funded project designed...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
'You can't be what you can't see' - Johnathan Thurston Academy partners with construction company to inspire kids in remote communities

Jonathan Thurston wants to give Indigenous kids in remote communities an opportunity for themselves and to inspire future generations. The rugby league great's youth education and employment pathways...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 10, 2026
On-Country training hub opens in Santa Teresa to boost remote employment

The first of seven Remote Training Hubs planned across Central Australia has opened in the remote community of Santa Teresa / Ltyentye Apurte.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre welcomes court reopening but warns of impact on remote families

Marninwarntikura Women's Resource Centre, based in Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley region, has welcomed the announcement regional court sittings will resume almost a month earlier th...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 7, 2026
One year on, 120 remote stores have signed up to the federal government's low-cost essentials subsidy

More than 120 remote community stores have joined the Federal Government's Low-Cost Essentials Subsidy Scheme in its first year, with ministers touting the program as a key cost-of-living measure for...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2026
Power boost for Pilbara’s most isolated residents

Almost 60 homes from a tiny community in Western Australia's Pilbara region have been given access to safer power that can be secured through prepayment at the local town store.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 24, 2026
Road opening improves access for remote Fiji communities

A new road in Fiji's Navosa highlands has cut travel time to government and health services from three hours to 30 minutes for communities in the Namataku district.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 20, 2026
Local nutrition champions support healthier food choices in remote communities

The federal government says it has reached an early milestone in its efforts to build a locally led nutrition workforce in remote First Nations communities, with 21 "Good Food People" now employed in...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 7, 2026
No funding spent under $842 million NT remote Aboriginal services agreement, documents reveal

Money from a joint $842 million Commonwealth-Northern Territory funding agreement to support key Aboriginal services in remote communities has yet to be spent, despite the Territory's declining closin...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 25, 2026
Indigenous health bodies back coordinated response to diphtheria outbreak

The Commonwealth government's funding package in response to the country's largest diphtheria outbreak on record has been welcomed by Indigenous health bodies, who have encouraged everyone to make sur...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 21, 2026
Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis following years of neglect, a conference has been told. The crisis in the Northern Territory was largely centred on remote commu...

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Lloyd Jones May 20, 2026
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