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Royal Flying Doctor Service remote landing drill prepares outback community for emergency

When 11-year-old Max Day broke his leg and dislocated his hip coming off a motorbike on a remote station in the far north-west corner of New South Wales, a well-practised network kicked into action.






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Broken Hill Prison dancers close



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Murray Cooke and Inmate perform



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Broken Hill prison dancers



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Orphaned kangaroo joeys keep outback volunteers on the hop

Helen Semmens has 12 housemates requiring constant attention and feeding at least four times a day. The upside? They are all joeys.




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Anthony Mulundji Hayward



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Fish kill rescue plan needs to remove fish from Darling River urgently, say Menindee locals

Menindee residents say the New South Wales Government is moving too slowly to prevent the loss of important native fish breeding stock in the Darling River, as authorities warn of further large-scale fish kills in to summer.




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Everyone thought it was a Koran. But this book of poetry was actually a portal to Samia's past

In the old tin mosque in Broken Hill, Samia made a discovery that disproved what historians had thought for more than 40 years.



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Barkindji dancers at Nuntherungie




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Maude Boat and child



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Broken Heel Festival celebrates diversity and inclusion in outback and regional Australia

Twenty-five years since The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert shone a light on homophobia in the outback, the landscape has changed in regional Australia.



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Memories of outback waterholes, water tanks and sometimes a swimming pool were lifeline to those on the land

As landowners clean out enormous water tanks in the hope of rain, their fond childhood memories of swimming in tanks and troughs are in stark contrast to today's dry and parched landscape.



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Organic livestock production on lower Darling halted by drought

The drought takes its toll on organic farmers who say the big dry has ruined their ability to meet the conditions of their licences, so they cannot sell their livestock as organic.




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Ivanhoe truck and tractor show brings joy in hard times with visitors rolling into struggling outback town

Locals are worried for the future of the small NSW town of Ivanhoe, but a colourful truck and tractor show brought in crowds about three times the size of its population.




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Aerial footage of apparent dead fish along banks of Lake Pamamaroo

Authorities have confirmed it's likely there's been a mass die-off of fish in Western New South Wales




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Owen Whyman




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Man shot by police charged with attempted murder after traffic stop at Crossman, near Albany

WA Police have charged a 45-year-old man with attempted murder after he allegedly shot at officers with a sawn off shotgun last week.




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Court jails man over drug lab

An Albany man has been sentenced to an immediate jail term after admitting operating a clandestine drug laboratory from a Milpara home.




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Albany council to recover 80 per cent of investments from failed Lehman Bros

The City of Albany says it will be just a few hundred thousand dollars out of pocket from investments in failed US investment bank Lehman Brothers, after the latest settlement agreement.








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Meeting may pave way for federal farm finance loans

Western Australia's s Minister for Agriculture and Food will have an opportunity to sign up to the long-awaited federal farm finance package this week.




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PGA urges 'cultural shift' in land clearing approach

An organisation which has been highly critical of Western Australia's land clearing regulations says the way the issue is approached needs to significantly change.




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Stickers to knock back unwanted door-to-door sellers

The Department of Consumer Protection is distributing 'Do Not Knock' stickers to all corners of Western Australia, after a landmark Federal Court ruling.




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February election to fill Albany council spot

The City of Albany has chosen to hold an extraordinary election in February, to fill the vacancy created after the sudden resignation of the former deputy mayor.




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Ausgold looks to raise $1.15m for Katanning project

Western Australian gold explorer Ausgold is launching a capital raising effort, which it says will facilitate further expansion of its Katanning project.




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Albany Port Authority not ruling out record trade

The Albany Port Authority believes slow trade so far this financial year will be short-lived.





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Rain delays Katanning saleyards work

Officials involved in the construction of Katanning's new sheep saleyards say the first sale at the facility will have to be pushed back to next autumn due to project delays.




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Albany real estate agents report tightening rental market

Real estate agents say Albany's rental market has tightened significantly in recent times.






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PGA says food security not an issue in criticism of planned agricultural white paper

The PGA says food security should not be the focus in the planned national review of agriculture with the country exporting surpluses every year.






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Shark strategy: baited drum lines and killing zones near popular beaches after fatal attacks

A new strategy to reduce fatal shark attacks is being implemented with baited drum lines to be set along popular beaches in Perth and the South West. Sharks will also be caught and killed if they enter zones near those beaches because they will be considered an imminent threat. The measures follow six fatal attacks by sharks in WA in two years. Opponents say sharks deserve respect and protection.




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Quarantine officers intercept interstate pests

Western Australian quarantine officers have intercepted a number of pests in products imported from other states and say, if released, they could have had damaging effects on local industries.




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Western Power fined over regional outage performance

Financial penalties have been imposed on Western Power for failing to meet its target for service performance to customers in regional areas.




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Awareness campaign to highlight rock fishing dangers

A campaign is being launched to improve public awareness of the dangers of rock fishing in an effort to substantially reduce the number of fatalities across Western Australia.






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Experts criticise shark baiting saying it will increase risks for swimmers, surfers and divers

The plan to set out bait for large sharks near popular WA beaches has been criticised over concerns it could attract them into swimming areas, but others back the move.