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Sinopsis
Every weekday, catch up with Sinéad Mangan as she explores news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
Episodios
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Voices divided on vape laws
25/06/2024 Duración: 24minIf the bill clears parliament, Australia will become the first country to ban the sale of vapes outside of pharmacies.
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How a Pilbara motorbike club is helping men with their mental health as they find a 'brotherhood' on the road
24/06/2024 Duración: 24minWA'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.
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WA's Stonehenge at Esperance hosting winter solstice festival to boost tourism
21/06/2024 Duración: 25minA full-size Stonehenge replica on Western Australia's south coast is hosting a new winter solstice festival to boost tourism in the region.
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Coorong fishers call for action over ailing South Lagoon in largest fish kill in 40 years
20/06/2024 Duración: 24minCoorong fisherman say an estimated 200 tonnes of fish are rotting in the wetland's South Lagoon after a recent fish kill.
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Opposition reveals seven regional sites for proposed nuclear power plants
19/06/2024 Duración: 24minThe Coalition has unveiled seven sites in five states where it proposes to build nuclear power plants if it is elected.
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As erosion threatens beaches, communities consider solutions to save their coastline
17/06/2024 Duración: 24minSand nourishment is being touted as a viable solution to address coastal erosion across Australian beaches.
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Spies in the Outback – The spy who loved Alice
14/06/2024 Duración: 24minSpies in the outback host Alex Barwick finally speaks to someone who's been on the inside of Pine Gap, meeting a spy who's spent years working within the razor wire.
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Rock legends say government should step in to save major outback festival
13/06/2024 Duración: 24minTicket sales plunged at this year's Ord Valley Muster amid a tough year for festivals across Australia.
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After 30 year wait indigenous community can access sacred cultural knowledge in embargoed Berndt field notes
12/06/2024 Duración: 24minFor three decades, hundreds of notebooks filled with detailed descriptions of sacred Indigenous practices were locked away in a museum's archives. Now, Ngadjuri man Vincent Copley Junior hopes to finally have access to his great-grandfather's history.
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Local hero honoured with mural in her hometown
11/06/2024 Duración: 24minAs she prepares for her third Olympics, Matildas star Caitlin Foord has been immortalised in a 14-metre-high mural in her home city of Wollongong.
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Research shows superannuation tax concessions widen gender and income inequalities
10/06/2024 Duración: 24minA study by The Australia Institute finds superannuation tax concessions will only widen the wealth divide for women and low-income earners.
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Distance education home tutors continue their 50-year call on government for recognition, remuneration, and career pathways
07/06/2024 Duración: 24minDistance education home tutors are calling on the government for greater recognition of their role in classrooms.
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Outback communities are trying to manage on their own amid an ongoing childcare crisis
06/06/2024 Duración: 24minWith outback towns stuck in a cycle of workforce shortages and a dire need for childcare, parents are taking care of each other's children so they can keep their jobs.
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Men's behaviour change programs are key to curbing domestic violence, but there's 'just not enough' of them
05/06/2024 Duración: 24minCoverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.
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$11.70 for a packet of Tim Tams - Is this Australia's most expensive town?
04/06/2024 Duración: 24minPrice monitoring shows living costs have risen more in remote towns than in metropolitan areas.
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With near misses common, families of truckies fear for their safety
03/06/2024 Duración: 25minMore than 70 per cent of truck drivers said they had a near miss on average once a week, according to a study by Monash University.
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Spies in the Outback Ep 3 – The women get wild
31/05/2024 Duración: 24minIn the 1980s the protest movement against Pine Gap continues and women especially don't want Australia involved in nuclear war and the protests get increasingly wild.
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'Absolutely extraordinary': 10 years after 'ambitious' eradication program, Macquarie Island remains pest free
30/05/2024 Duración: 24minScientists say the World Heritage-listed area is returning to its former glory, with a resurgence in vegetation allowing nesting seabirds to flourish. While the island remains pest-free, new threats are on the horizon, including climate change and avian influenza.
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Duty of care - As protocols change and our understanding of CTE grows, how will local and country sports manage concussion?
29/05/2024 Duración: 24minAs professional sports codes grapple with protocols around head knocks and player safety, regional sports administrators are worried about possible legal action in the coming years over concussions and CTE
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First Nations fishers 'scared out of the water' will take fight for traditional rights to United Nations
28/05/2024 Duración: 24minIndigenous fishing rights activists in NSW are working with First Nations groups around the world to put a global spotlight on the battle to protect traditional fishing rights and cultural practices.