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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

IVF inquiry hears harrowing stories of fertility treatment outside big cities

Farmer and mother of two Sophie Fletcher has endured miscarriages, hours of travel and false hope throughout her IVF journey. She wants to see the system change for rural women.
A brown haired woman with bright pink glasses stands looking serious in front of a weathered wooden door.

Published:

Sat 23 May 2026 at 6:30am

Source: ABC New EnglandTopic: Women's Healthby Genevieve Blandin de Chalain, Lara Webster and Brigitte Murphy

Mouse plague in WA

Farmers have got approvals to use a high strength poison to kill mice that are in plague proportions in WA.
Pile of dead mice.
Duration: 13 minutes 4 seconds

Published:

Fri 22 May 2026 at 3:21pm

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Agricultural Pest Controlby Jo Prendergast and David Claughton

Farmers struggle to source popular cattle feed as dry conditions bite

A by-product of the cotton harvest, cottonseed boosts protein and fibre in animal diets. But as graziers ramp up their drought preparations, dry conditions are causing a supply slowdown. 
A handful of cottonseed in a man's hand.

Published:

Fri 22 May 2026 at 9:29am

Source: ABC RuralTopic: Cotton Growingby Sophie Johnson

Law allowing flooding on private land 'critical' for environment, expert says

Controversial new legislation could secure critical water supplies for delicate ecosystems while delivering benefits to the Murray-Darling Basin's agricultural sector, a leading river ecologist says.
A wide brown river and farms.

Published:

Fri 22 May 2026 at 9:04am

Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Murray-Darling Basinby Melinda Hayter

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

How are the hay runners still helping drought-hit NSW?

Freight costs are rising, so Aussie Hay Runners have brought in extra help.
a convoy of trucks and utes carrying hay drive along a winding highway
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds

Published:

Thu 21 May 2026 at 12:30pm

Source: ABC Ruralby Amelia Bernasconi

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This Place: Terry Hie Hie

Dhirri-aay-aay, now known as Terry Hie Hie, is historically a place of higher ground and refuge for the Goombri people.
Portrait of Polly Cutmore
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds

Source: ABC New England

Helicopters circle above bushfire in Uralla

Emergency crews work to contain a bushfire in Uralla, NSW.
Emergency helicopter flies over a bushfire amid plumes of smoke.
Duration: 20 seconds

Source: ABC News

A platypus is released back into the river after being observed for a conservation project

A platypus is gently encouraged to leave the safety of blankets on a riverbank, moving off on its own back into the water.
A platypus is released back into the river.
Duration: 18 seconds

Source: ABC Western Plains

Turtles buried in mud at Gwydir Wetlands

Ecologists in the North West of New South Wales are calling for action following the halting of environmental waterflows impacting the Gwydir Wetlands, threatening local wildlife.
Rescuing turtles from mud at Gwydir Wetlands
Duration: 26 seconds

Source: ABC News

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