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Rural and remote services

On average, Australians living in rural and remote areas have shorter lives, higher levels of disease and injury and poorer access to and use of health services, compared with people …

News / Regional & Rural / Technology

Rural and remote communications

Telecommunication services are essential services, as important to our health and way of life as the electricity and water in our homes. We rely on phone and internet services in …

Victoria's "big battery" from the air
Climate action / Climate change / Economy / Energy / News / Regional & Rural

A Just Transition for Fossil Fuel-Exposed Regional Economies

The clean transition will be critical to mitigating the worst impacts of global warming, and its happening whether the Government is supporting it or not.

Accountability / Regional & Rural

Sweet spin deal for the boys the latest rort

Richard Forbes, former media adviser to Nationals leader Mark Vaile, made a proposal to the PM and was given a contract, sans tender, for $189k for a project to show …

Agriculture / News / Regional & Rural

Regen farming – a heartening story

The ABC’s Australian Story, 28 Sept 2020, produced a very compelling program about Charlie Massy – a fifth generation sheep farmer who turned his back on over-grazing and chemicals to …

Economy / News / Regional & Rural / Social Justice

Not a good day for job-keeping

~2.2 million Australians are relying on the supplement for JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments and this week JobSeeker payments will reduce by $300 to $1,200. Those who worked less …

Climate change / Energy / News / Regional & Rural

One Million Jobs Plan

Beyond Zero Emissions has just released a plan they say is:  ….nation building, transformative projects that can upgrade our economy, modernise our industry, reskill our workforce and deliver a bright …

Climate change / Energy / News / Regional & Rural / Technology

Decarbonisation critical for economic recovery – ARENA

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says climate change is now central to resetting the economy post-Covid-19 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a more resilient and prosperous Australia. We agree. …

Environment / News / Regional & Rural

No easy solutions to the drought

Listening again to the words of Paul Murray (Sky News) on his own podcast in January: I just don’t understand why they just don’t pump all that water from the …

solar panels in a field
Climate change / Jobs / News / Regional & Rural

Grids of microgrids – now there’s an idea

As Australia’s climate becomes more extreme, it’s not the coal fired power stations that will come to the rescue with their mythical ‘base loads’.  Indeed coal fired generators are given to …

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