Rural and Remote Communities

A mining giant says its long-running Yandi iron ore mine in the Pilbara will be significantly scaled back next year.

Frustrated community leaders in Kununurra say overcrowded, unsafe housing and short-term staff contracts are contributing to a youth crime problem in the Western Australian town.

Meet the national finalists in the running for the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award celebrating change-makers in rural, regional and remote Australia.

Crowds gather to celebrate the anniversary of a pivotal moment in the Aboriginal land rights movements, as the prime minister speaks from Uluṟu for the first time since the failed referendum.

The Gnowangerup Hotel in WA's southern grain belt is changing hands after the building and business were purchased by the community through a cooperative. 

The tourism industry in WA's far north says international and domestic flight cuts have limited access to the region and cost it more than 1,400 international visitors.

Children as young as 10 have been arrested as stolen vehicles are driven recklessly at police cars.

Art Cooper was almost a year into a panel-beating apprenticeship in Brisbane when he realised it wasn't the career for him, so he packed his belongings and drove 1,300 kilometres to the outback to work as a rouseabout on sheep stations.

Indigenous elders and advocates fear worsening roads in the Pilbara, which are littered with the rusted skeletons of abandoned cars, are isolating remote residents.

A first-of-its-kind South Australian study finds access to compensation after a road accident is not good enough for First Nations people.

Australia's first saint faced challenges head-on and paved the way for modern pilgrims from a tiny school in rural South Australia, a nun says.

Independent wholesale distributors are calling on the federal government to reconsider the $50 million food subsidy scheme for remote stores that rolled out on July 1 of this year.

A resurgence of rabbit populations following recent rainfall is driving experts to urge for increased control measures. 

Traditional owners of the remote NT Aboriginal community of Wadeye say the community has been brought "together as one family" at this year's Yidiyi cultural festival.

A team of more than 60 heavy horses have hauled an antique wagon to set a new world record. The event harnessed old-fashioned horsepower, but its real aim was to showcase Australia’s agricultural history.

Rural and regional issues making the news

More than 100 people, including from SA Police, the Australian Defence Force, and the State Emergency Services, have been walking about 20 kilometres per day in hot conditions during the renewed search, police say. The search concluded about midday on Thursday.

Despite resentment and anger from some farmers, the CFA says it's well prepared to deal with an elevated fire risk this spring and summer.

Just 12 per cent of domestic students starting university in WA are from rural communities. It is hoped courses closer to home will address low participation rates and help overcome workforce shortages. 

There are no manicured greens in sight, but this golf tournament brings more than 150 players to an outback sheep station to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.