Stephanie Gardiner
The dire diagnosis for rural Tasmanians
There is a dark expression among some in St Helens, Tasmania: “Don’t have a mental health crisis between 5pm on Friday and...
More rural towns lose their last bank
Four rural towns will be without a bank as Westpac shuts the doors on 23 branches around Australia, confirming fears that a...
Norco to spend $59 million to rebuild South Lismore ice cream factory
Dairy giant Norco will spend more than $59 million to rebuild its flood-damaged ice cream factory in the NSW Northern Rivers, three...
Sexual violence rife among dating app users
Dating apps need to better protect their users, after a study revealed high rates of sexual violence, stalking, assault and unwanted sharing...
There’s no Parton the town of Narromine from its love for Dolly
Though Narromine is 15,000 kilometres away, Dolly Parton’s ode could almost be about the rural town in central-west NSW. The community of...
Rescues and evacuations in NSW flooding
Farmers in northwest NSW are preparing to be cut off after the Namoi River broke its banks, inundating rural towns and sparking...
Twenty-five years on, survivors and rescuers recall Thredbo’s mudslide tragedy
Mark Pigott remembers the cries of black crows breaking a heavy silence after the Thredbo disaster. Pigott, an Olympic skier, watched from...
Gold Coast, Melbourne lead decade growth
A Gold Coast tourism campaign once urged visitors to “come back and play”, but new population data reveals many Australians are instead...
Rex pilots take protected industrial action over pay
Rex pilots have voted to take protected industrial action next week, with the union saying staff at the regional airline have been...
Bushfires inquiry told worker sparked blaze when welding on first day on the job
Farm hand Mark Turner was on the first day of a new job when he used a welder and accidentally sparked a...