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ABC News Regional

Take a closer look at what's making headlines in regional and rural Australia. ABC News reporters uncover the news and unique stories about what's really going on outside the big cities. Presented by Amy Culpitt.

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Season 2024
Much of the country shivers through a week of near freezing temperatures, young farmers look for new ways to future proof their properties, and 4WD tourism takes off - but are city slickers cut out for the rough ride?
Violence triggers a second curfew in Alice Springs, calls for player match payments to be scrapped in country football competitions, and could tap dancing be the secret to a long life? Presented by Amy Culpitt.
A young girl killed in a crocodile attack in the Northern Territory, thick ice and below minus temperatures send a shiver across the country and making the most of a muddy Big Red Bash in Birdsville. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
More cases of bird flu discovered as the outbreak crosses another border, an iconic Tasmanian beer set to be brewed elsewhere, and we visit the smallest football league in the country. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
Small towns at the centre of the Coalition's plans for nuclear power, how planned live export bans will impact sheep shearers, plus smashing stereotypes - meet the women trying their hand at professional wrestling.
Supply concerns as a bird flu outbreak puts pressure on egg prices, new alcohol restrictions enforced in Western Australia to try and curb anti-social behaviour, and a former giant of Queensland tourism is back in business.
Wild weather strikes again as remote WA is hit by a second superstorm in three weeks, farmers pray for rain after a record dry run, and could the dung beetle be a humble hero in the fight against flies? Hosted by Amy Culpitt.
Sheep producers face a confronting future ahead of the planned live exports ban, chicken farmers on edge as a deadly strain of bird flu hits Australia, plus we go behind the scenes at a top crime fighting forensic lab.
The country's biggest coal-fired power station lives for another two years, snap curfew laws are passed in the NT, plus a Queensland teen prepares to take her riding skills to the world stage. Presented by Olivana Lathouris.
We look at what's in the Federal Budget for remote areas, a tornado tears through a Western Australian city, plus how technology is keeping new families close when they're separated by distance. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
We're at the biggest beef event in the Southern Hemisphere, workers left in limbo as production at one of the country's biggest steelworks grind to a halt plus the home at the centre of an outback murder mystery to be sold.
Growing calls for law reform to protect victims of domestic violence, cold weather and the cost of living combine to create a challenge for wine producers, plus the catch of a lifetime: an angler lands a million dollar barra.
Farmers take a stand against the major supermarkets, new infestations of fire ants found in Queensland, and one young boy's crusade to bring back a country cricket team. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
Dry conditions fuel a feed shortage for farmers in WA, a former volunteer firefighter jailed for deliberately lighting bushfires in the Adelaide Hills, plus meet the pair who prove you're never too old for a fairytale finish.
The youth curfew in Alice Springs extended to try and curb crime, how a termite infestation turned one family's dream home into a nightmare, and tiny but mighty - how ladybirds are being used to fight off a plant pest.
Fears crime will return when the youth curfew in Alice Springs ends, how a rise in 4WD enthusiasts is taking a toll on some of our most iconic beaches plus a close call for some cute cats as bushfire rips through parts of WA.
Alice Springs at breaking point as an emergency response to crime triggers a youth curfew at night, remote residents fear being cut off as 3G networks are switched off, plus transforming old coal mines for regional tourism.
Widespread flooding through central parts of the country force emergency evacuations and leave towns and stations cut off, a mystery illness decimates Tasmanian oyster stocks, plus a hot summer causing problems for penguins.
Safety concerns raised after a Ballarat gold mine collapse kills a worker, the major supermarkets face a grilling from farmers, and scientists stumped by a mystery illness striking rainbow lorikeets. Presented by Amy Culpitt.
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