Rural and Remote Communities

As Bron stood atop a ridge, trying to find her way back to the Larapinta Trail, all she could think about was the Victorian hiker whose body was retrieved from the same track only a month before.

From tobacco to cauliflowers to timber, Manjimup has long struggled to find an identity that sticks. Where the small WA town heads next is the million-dollar question.  

After swapping life in the city for sheep and a vegetable garden, the couple is running a thriving gin distillery. Demographers believe more people in their age bracket could make the move to country areas as lower property prices offer more opportunities.

Only two years after beginning operations at its Pilbara gold project, Calidus Resources has collapsed under debt, even after gold prices recently hit a record high.

Desperate to feed hungry animals, these Tasmanian farmers spent thousands of dollars on hay that never arrived. Now, they want to protect other vulnerable people from doing the same.

A victim of domestic violence shares her story of survival, as lawyers and academics warn governments that rural communities are "drowning in" family abuse cases. 

Now a ghost town, the community of Mary Kathleen disappeared after the nearby uranium mine closed in 1982. But in its heyday, it was an oasis in outback Queensland.

An airport that once serviced the defunct Ravensthorpe nickel mine in WA has replaced hi-vis-clad workers with medical specialists in blue polo shirts and it's changing the regional healthcare landscape.

Frontline services for domestic violence victims say women in rural areas often fear "if they return home they will be killed"  but there is nowhere safe for them to go. They say more funding is vital to save women's lives. 

Tassal wants to multiply its west Kimberley barramundi farming by more than tenfold in a proposal that has been scaled back from a previous bid.

Retired farmer and mechanic Doug Marchant has had a rough run this month with his beloved vintage car stolen from outside his home, and then its replacement broke down more than 1,300km from home.

These players don't have fancy uniforms or special equipment and often train barefoot, but they share one thing in common: an obsession with AFL.

Residents and tourists are urged to take precautions after two people died after contracting Murray Valley Encephalitis in WA's Pilbara.

With 50 years of experience in the outback sport of campdraft, Kenny Boulton decided he wasn't going to let prostate cancer stop him from doing what he loved.

Bush nurses are often the first responders to emergencies in remote areas, which means they could be delivering a baby one day, and saving someone's life on the back of a ute the next.

Farmers have been told to stand "shoulder to shoulder" after the federal inquiry into phasing out the export of sheep by sea recommended the bill be passed.

WA's remote north, where Mike Nicholson lives, has one of the highest rates of male suicide in Australia. After seeing his mates struggle, he decided to do something about it, and founded a social motorbike club to bring people together.

Prices for kelpies have soared to record highs in recent times and for Peter Austin, of Blackbutt in Queensland, it is the perfect time to call it a day after breeding dogs for Japan, the US, Canada, and Mexico, in addition to Australia.

Now in her 100th year, Lois Whistler has spent all of her life, except for a short period in the 1930s, in one of Australia's most remote island communities. 

Working on a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of Australia, these backpackers say outback life is an opportunity that more young Australians should be taking up.

For thousands of people in the NT, overcrowded housing is a day-to-day reality. Now, a major investment into hundreds of new homes is looking to change that.

The federal opposition has proposed Port Augusta could host one of the nuclear power plants it plans to build if elected, but the announcement has drawn mixed opinions from the community.

Law students are heading to the cities so they can pay off their HECS. Lawyers say this is creating a shortage in regional areas where people are struggling to get representation.

Olashinde "Chef Omo" Omotosho's journey has taken him 12,000km from Lagos to Gascoyne Junction, where he's head chef for the small cattle town's only pub.

The Ord Valley Muster showcases the East Kimberley's Indigenous culture, pastoral heritage and spectacular landscape, but a ticket sale dive at last month's event has put the festival on shaky financial ground.