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
Family in legal dispute with retirement village that signed 92yo woman up to 'lease-for-life'
Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
00:30:00 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
South-west Queensland councils take on major insurers as flood cover triples
Six councils in south-west Queensland have banded together to protest an eye-watering increase in insurance premiums of up to 300 per cent.
00:29:59 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Indigenous leaders celebrate as court rules in favour of Yunupingu compensation claim
The Commonwealth has lost a High Court battle over whether it should be liable for compensation for lost or impaired native title rights over a mining lease on the Gove Peninsula in North East Arnhem…
00:29:59 |
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Lockyer Valley residents clearing up after second flood in a year
The clean-up has begin in the Lockyer Valley in Queensalnd where residents find themselves in an all-too-familiar flood risk situation.
00:29:59 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Tropical Cyclone Alfred destroys Gold Coast's iconic beaches
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says the post cyclone Alfred cleanup will be the "largest disaster recovery in the city's history".
00:29:59 |
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Cyclone Alfred unleashes destruction ahead of arrival
For the millions of people in Tropical Cyclone Alfred's firing line, the flurry of preparation and activity this week has become an agonising waiting game.
00:30:09 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Slow-moving TC Alfred brings wild weather to QLD and NSW communities
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is destined to become one of the most significant weather events in Australia's recent history, bringing a multitude of severe weather across several days.
00:30:09 |
Thu 06 Mar 2025
Millions brace for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Millions brace for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred which is expected to cross tomorrow or Friday morning.
00:29:59 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
Airlines offer free flight changes for those in TC Alfred's path
Residents in coastal areas of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales are facing long queues to stock up on sandbags to prepare for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred in the coming days.
00:29:59 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Cyclone Alfred could have 'significant impacts' on communities across two states
Communities In Queensland and New South Wales are preparing for the arrival Tropical cyclone Alfred that is expected to make landfall later this week. Emergency services are advising the cyclone coul…
00:29:59 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Calls for more Indigenous psychologists to fix 'lack of trust' in system
According to 2023–24 data from the Psychology Board of Australia, there are 48,240 psychologists nation-wide and 0.8 per cent identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
00:29:59 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Insurance premiums soar for South Australians after River Murray floods and Adelaide Hills bushfires
After rebuilding their Riverland caravan park in the wake of a devastating flood, Barbara and Geoff Calvert are facing a new challenge — surging insurance premiums.
00:29:59 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
BlueScope Steel considers Whyalla takeover while negotiating expert advisory role
BlueScope Steel is negotiating with the administrators of the Whyalla Steelworks to join as an expert advisor.
00:29:59 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Child deaths at Latrobe Regional Hospital raises questions over staffing and care standards
There are calls for an independent body to investigate the operations at Latrobe Regional Hospital, following a string of preventable deaths and near misses.
00:29:59 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Regional Doctors welcome Medicare promise but say rebates don't go far enough
Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
00:05:18 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Tasmanian salmon industry grapples with mass die-off
The salmon industry in south-east Tasmania is grappling with a widespread bacterial disease outbreak that is causing mass mortality events.
00:29:59 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
"The whole city has been uplifted" - Whyalla Mayor welcomes $2.4 billion support package
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told Whyalla steelworkers a $2.4 billion support package is an investment in a city whose "arteries spread out right around the country".
00:29:59 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
SA government forces Whyalla steelworks into administration
Premier Peter Malinauskas says he will announce "one of the most comprehensive industry support packages that this nation has ever seen" on Thursday.
00:29:59 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Rate cut to deliver relief to regional Australians under mortgage stress
Housing stress is most acute in country Australia, and regional electorates are some of the most effected by the issue. The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut interest rates comes as a relie…
00:29:59 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
More waiting for families affected by Hillcrest Primary School tragedy
Closing submissions have wrapped up in the criminal hearing against the operator of a jumping castle at the centre of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy that killed six children in the northern Tas…
Mon 17 Feb 2025
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