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The Regional Australia Institute says its new program could see southern Queensland's economy grow by $10 billion over the next 15 years.

A major rural employer has partnered with the Black Dog Institute to bring better mental health services to remote parts of WA.

A new study has plotted the ways the people reinforce and expand their opinions, by surrounding themselves with sources that agree.

University researchers are looking at discrimination in South Australia’s laws, on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or intersex status.

The gap between rich and poor in advanced economies is now at its highest level in decades.

The European Space Agency (ESA) says its work with high-tech telescopes could drastically reduce the noise coming from wind turbines.

Queensland is considering a ban on single-use plastic bags for the sake of waterways and marine life.

The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has been accused of strategically selecting the information it provides to politicians.

Western Australia’s Water Corporation has responded to a community backlash, and revealed new details on its wastewater disposal plans.

Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd has agreed to pay $3.3 million to Japanese whalers.

Researchers have discovered how one little Australian marsupial has evolved to survive in the aftermath of bushfire.

The ACCC has taken the first steps in its east coast gas market inquiry.

Outspoken MP Bob Katter has spoken at the Queensland Parliamentary Committee FIFO inquiry, calling on mining companies to hire locally.

Reports say SpaceX will actually build Elon Musk’s Hyperloop – a futuristic transport tube designed to move people and freight at speeds over 1,200 km/h.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined Richmond Valley Council $8,000 after a big sewage spill.

WorkSafe WA inspectors have uncovered some serious workplace safety issues in the state’s motor vehicle repair industry.

Safety authorities will be watching Hunter Valley coal mines closely, after a spike in cases of dump trucks coming into contact with overhead powerlines.

The inquiry into conditions at Victoria’s Fiskville Country Fire Authority (CFA) training base has heard that water was deliberately contaminated as part of a biological experiment.

Safe Work Australia statistics show 67 Australians have been killed at work this year.

Engineers have developed a set of miniscule robotic tentacles so small they can lasso an ant or wrap around a human hair.