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Government bails out Rex's multi-million-dollar debt to regional airports

Council-owned airports have been bailed out by the federal government to the tune of $4.8 million, $2 million of which was for NSW alone.
The outside of an aircraft printed with the letters REX in blue and orange

Published:

Mon 25 May 2026 at 2:56pm

Source: ABC North and West SATopic: Air Transport Industryby Jenae Madden and Lily Plass

Chilli eating champion from the Top End

The Country Hour catches up with Kieron McPherson, winner of the NT Chilli Eating Championship.
NT Chilli Eating Champion
Duration: 10 minutes 50 seconds

Published:

Tue 26 May 2026 at 9:18am

Source: ListenTopic: Food and Drinkby Matt Brann

Endangered turtle found to have survived record-breaking flood

Experts are relieved to see the number of endangered Manning River turtles holding steady, a year after devastating flooding in northern New South Wales.
A small turtle with a yellow stripe along its face and side, in a person's hand.
Duration: 24 seconds

Published:

Sun 24 May 2026 at 9:33am

Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Environmentby Marina Trajkovich and Emma Siossian

Former actor Rachel Ward became a farmhand at 65 and found her purpose

With the country wind in her grey hair, cow dung on her boots and not a skerrick of make-up, former actor Rachel Ward has found her place, sharing her passion for regenerative farming.  
Woman with short grey hair smiles big while in a grass field. She wears a blue collared shirt and shell necklace

Published:

Sun 24 May 2026 at 9:03am

Source: Australian StoryTopic: Human Interestby Leisa Scott Leisa Scott and Vanessa Gorman Vanessa Gorman

There are 40,000 trusts linked to Australian farms. Here's why

Despite winning a carve-out to changes to family trusts announced in the budget, farmers are still worried about what tax reform means for them.
people working in a field

Published:

Fri 22 May 2026 at 10:47am

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Taxby David Claughton, Warwick Long and Joshua Becker

Ed takes chance another one-in-500-year flood won't hit family home

It was six months before Ed Trotter could return home after record floods on the NSW Mid North Coast. A year on from the disaster, others are still without working kitchens and bathrooms.
Man with white hair and beard sits on a sunny back veranda with a cup in hand and garden behind him.

Published:

Thu 21 May 2026 at 11:49am

Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Floodsby Emma Siossian and Wiriya Sati

Young woman killed, three injured in northern NSW crash

Police are investigating after a car flipped after crashing into a power pole.
Images of blue and white checkered police tape stretched across a suburban street.

Published:

Mon 18 May 2026 at 4:15pm

Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Road Accidents and Incidentsby Marina Trajkovich

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Endangered river turtles bounce back a year after historic floods.

An endangered species of river turtle found only on the NSW mid north coast has bounced back to pre-flood numbers after many were killed or displaced during last year's the record-breaking disaster.
Underwater image of a turltle approaching a fish laid as bait to measure numbers
Duration: 24 seconds

Source: ABC Mid North Coast

XPT retro revival, as iconic train returns to the tracks, after major refurbishment.

The Sydney to Grafton XPT service has resumed, see here rolling into Kendall Railway Station on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Brightly coloured train sporting colours and desgns from 40 years ago
Duration: 11 seconds

Source: ABC Mid North Coast

Whale in Wallis Lake

A baby humpback whale delighted locals, visitors and apparently some dolphins on Sunday, as it cruised around the lake area of Forster and Tuncurry.
A humpback whale breaks the surface of the water in a lake setting
Duration: 14 seconds

Source: ABC News

A regent honeyeater spotted in northern NSW is recorded mimicking the call of a little wattlebird

Efforts are underway through a captive breeding program to teach juvenile regent honeyeaters their traditional call, important for attracting a mate.
Two of the critically endangered honeyeater birds
Duration: 28 seconds

Source: ABC Mid North Coast

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