Australia Wide
The sound of regional Australia. Daily news from the ABC's unmatched network of regional reporters hosted by Sinéad Mangan.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 144
- Years Active
- 2025
WA government announces long-promised Exmouth Gulf Marine Park
The WA government says it will establish a marine park to protect the Exmouth Gulf — a globally significant biodiversity site adjacent to the Ningaloo Reef.
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Fri 05 Sep 2025
Uncertainty for SA communities after first varroa mite detection
Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
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Thu 04 Sep 2025
Beachside residents at odds about how to protect homes from coastal erosion
People living right on the beach on the central coast of New South Wales say they are sitting ducks as coastal erosion shrinks the beach frontage protecting their homes.
00:29:59 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Citizen science project catalogues the devastation of South Australia’s algal bloom
A citizen science project is helping track the extent of the devastation created by the toxic algal bloom sitting off the South Australia’s coast.
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Tue 02 Sep 2025
Darwin methane leak ‘covered up’ by gas companies and regulators
A huge Australian gas facility has released vast amounts of climate-polluting methane in a major leak which owners and government agencies have kept secret from the public for years.
00:29:59 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
Why regional Australia is fertile ground for sovereign citizen movement
A leading extremism expert says increasing inequality is leading to the growth of sovereign citizen and other fringe groups spreading across rural and regional Australia.
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Fri 29 Aug 2025
NT pepper spray trial divides community
Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
00:29:59 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Building resilient communities in the face of climate change
Australia Wide presented from the AFAC Australian Disaster Resilience Conference 2025
00:29:59 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Police hunt for shooter after two officers killed in regional Victoria
Two police officers are confirmed dead and another is injured at a shooting at a rural property in the alpine region of Victoria
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Tue 26 Aug 2025
Mushroom poisoning survivor offers 'forgiveness' to triple-murderer Erin Patterson
The only surviving guest of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch says he has forgiven the convicted triple-murderer and is "no longer her victim".
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Mon 25 Aug 2025
What will child safety reforms mean for regional childcare providers?
Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
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Fri 22 Aug 2025
People living with disability seek greater job opportunities
People living with disability in regional South Australia say it is hard to navigate new career paths as they do not have enough employment opportunities in their towns.
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
GPs, clinics say red tape prevents overseas doctors filling vacancies
A lack of supervisors and overlapping regulatory bodies is making it challenging for internationally trained doctors to become GPs.
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
How can we grow regional Australia to boost the nation’s lagging productivity and living standards?
A Productivity Roundtable is underway in Canberra to see what can be done about it. One of the suggestions is to put a rocket under growth in regional cities.
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Tue 19 Aug 2025
“We’ve got no time to wait” – Port Lincoln hosts forum on algal bloom disaster
Community forums are being held along South Australia’s coastline, where toxic algal bloom continues to wreak havoc for marine life, and those who earn a living off the ocean.
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Mon 18 Aug 2025
Australia's WWII veterans remember the day victory was declared 80 years ago
World War Two veterans have gathered in Townsville to commemorate 80 years since Victory in the Pacific and the end of World War II. Almost one million Australians served in the conflict, and more th…
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Fri 15 Aug 2025
Federal government doubles down on salmon stance in Tasmania
The Commonwealth has approved the continuation of salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour, bringing to an end a reconsideration request by environmental groups.
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Thu 14 Aug 2025
Police raids find trend of larger volumes of illegal tobacco in country stores
Demolition of a popular lookout in Lancelin has begun due to the risk of it crumbling into the ocean.
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Wed 13 Aug 2025
Small regional businesses struggle after wrongful Facebook, Instagram suspensions
Regional businesses have been left frustrated and angry over the mysterious disappearance of their accounts across platforms owned by tech-giant Meta.
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Tue 12 Aug 2025
Palestinian supporters protest at gates of Pine Gap intelligence facility
Holding placards and banners in the red dirt and dry scrub along the road to Pine Gap, around 100 Alice Springs residents have called for the facility's closure and the return of land to traditional …
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Mon 11 Aug 2025
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