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Regional and rural patients call for an increase to travel subsidy scheme as cost of living bites

Regional and rural people who are forced to travel to major centres for medical treatment say the travel subsidy scheme is not keeping up with the cost of living.

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Extreme weather cost insurers almost $1bn in 2022, now small businesses face premium hikes

The Insurance Council of Australia says extreme weather events are helping to push up premiums. They are also pushing many small business owners in Queensland to the brink.

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Education advocates call for mandated national guidelines for student boarding providers

Education advocates are calling for urgent legislation of boarding standards amid fresh child mistreatment claims at an outback Queensland hostel.

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80yo volunteer donates 3D-printed dinosaur nest sculpture to Eromanga Natural History Museum in outback Queensland

Elizabeth Kodela helps with the "painstaking process" of uncovering 90-million-year-old dinosaur bones. Now her passion has led to a futuristic outback installation.

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Cooladdi's Fox Trap Roadhouse owners save outback stop from becoming a ghost town

Cooladdi, in outback Queensland, proudly retains its post office, its postcode and its roadhouse. All are status symbols that make it different from other tiny communities across the country.

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More modular homes trucked into outback where housing shortage solutions in high demand

As building a new home becomes more challenging and expensive in regional Queensland, many people are opting to have ready-built houses trucked in from thousands of kilometres away.

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NSW family in 'good spirits' after spending five days stranded in Munga-Thirri National Park, Simpson Desert

A New South Wales family of four has been rescued after being stranded in Munga-Thirri National Park, formerly the Simpson Desert, since last week.

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ABSTUDY students allege mistreatment in government-run scheme

Providers from government-run hostels to elite boarding schools share in more than $170 million per year in ABSTUDY funding to support First Nations children going to high school away from home, however, stories of alleged abuse indicate better oversight is needed.

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Thargomindah mates train in Queensland's outback for Kokoda Track

Arid south-west Queensland is a long way from the jungle-covered mountains of the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, but that's no deterrent for these outback mates.

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Treaty talks underway in Queensland, but traditional owners say key voices are missing

Traditional owners and communities in rural and remote Queensland say many people missed out on attending public forums to discuss the state's Path to Treaty bill due to poor communication.

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How starting a daily bus run led to a spike in enrolments at Stonehenge State School, in outback Queensland

Three years ago, Stonehenge State School in outback Queensland only had three students and parents and staff were worried about its future. A reliable bus service led to a spike in enrolments and 17 pupils now attend the school.

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Tokyo professor Adrian Cheok buys two blocks of land in Quilpie, outback Queensland

From the megacity of Tokyo, Adrian Cheok is planning to build his new home in a tiny Queensland town — plus a second house for the far-right former senator.

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Outback Queensland town becomes first to trial emergency airstrip lanterns for RFDS

Pilots say flying to remote properties in medical emergencies can be like "walking into a dark room", but one tiny community is trialling a solution.

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How Tony Cook's brain cancer led to his wife Samantha's early detection of ovarian cancer

Tony Cook was told he had stage-four brain cancer and three months to live. His diagnosis would lead to another curveball for the family.

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Adavale Veterans Retreat offers outback peace and community for those needing an escape

Veteran Ted Robinson says the isolation, serenity, and a small community in outback Queensland help him find "a bit of peace". Now he's working to give others the same experience.

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Mates buy iconic Stonehenge Hotel thanks to night on the beers and an interest-free loan

When bush kid Grant Champion invited his city-slicker schoolmate Tom Auriac to western Queensland to "make a man out of him", neither expected what the outback had in store.

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How teen Mannix Hunt led the Barcaldine Sandgoannas Rugby League Club from crisis to premiership

At the eleventh hour, Mannix Hunt has carried his team from crisis to winning the premiership — the first in 13 years.

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Gladstone Hospital maternity unit remains on bypass with women in labour turned away

Gladstone Hospital's maternity unit has been on bypass for several weeks, causing stress for expectant women who are not sure where they will be able to give birth.

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Promised funding to seal outback Queensland's Warri Gate Road in question after government change

After years of lobbying, outback residents thought they had finally won funding to seal a missing link between Australia's north and south. But the wait continues.

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Queensland farmers call for government review into drought declaration committees

For nearly 40 years, committees made up of anonymous members have helped decide who officially stays in and out of drought across Queensland. Graziers say the system isn't working.

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Fears lengthy visa processing delays for skilled migrants will worsen the hospitality skills crisis

Skilled migration visas have been a godsend for regional businesses that have struggled to find staff. But long delays in processing applications for them and their families are causing serious problems.

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Home prices in 'affordable' regional Queensland towns continue to rise as national housing market drops

The Reserve Bank of Australia has once again raised interest rates for the fourth consecutive month, but this Longreach 20-something has no plans to miss out on life.

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Isisford builds third big yellowbelly statue to reel in tourists

Henry 'Cocky' Bignell started building larger-than-life fish sculptures for his birthplace because the "little town" needed "something to put us back on the map". And like "all fish stories", the drawcard continues to grow.

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Discovery of century-old headstone reveals tragic tale centred around Australia's smallest town

A grave belonging to an eight-year-old girl discovered near Australia's smallest town sparks a quest to uncover the past that takes some heart-rending twists.

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Signs China trade war could be ending, but farmers remain wary

Rumours are swirling that China may backflip on its Australian trade restrictions with a change in federal government, but some producers have put the country firmly in their rear-vision mirror.

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