Remote
How remote is remote when it comes to broadband?
The National Broadband Plan has been rolled out this week, with both parties aiming to prove that their plans will......
Call to subsidise high food prices in Outback.
In the APY lands, each community is set up with one local store, where the people buy all of their......
Remote Australia suffers from medical facilities shortage
Australians living in rural, regional and remote parts of the country are suffering due to a shortage of doctors in......
Remote Indigenous health gets boost from urban medicos
Improvements in health care for remote indigenous communities were overshadowed last week by reports of substandard housing in Ampilatwatja (Umbladawatch),......
Second year of NT intervention no cause for celebration in remote Indigenous communities
The intervention in the Northern Territory is 2 years old and the federal government is celebrating. But protestors rallied around......
Macklin to put billions into selected remote communities
Billions of dollars for health, housing and education has been ear marked for a select group of remote communities. The......
Remote community stores under review
Community stores are a long way from anywhere. Like most remote stores – the shelves tend to be bare and......
On International Nurses Day The Wire speaks with a Remote Area Nurse
The Australian Nurses Federation is commemorating Intenational Nurse’s Day by welcoming the Federal Government’s increased funding for health services for......
Climate change makes you sick
Climate change is not just an issue that affects our environment. It also has an immediate impact on our health.......