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FEELING THE PINCH: Median weekly rent costs have risen more than 20 per cent in some regional cities while wages continue to stagnate.

Some areas have seen prices jump by more than 20 per cent in the past year.

Weekly rent costs rise to new heights as wages stagnate

"We Were Just Little Boys" has been released this NAIDOC Week as an important contribution to truth telling.

'The bad place': Survivors release animated video of life in Kinchela Boys Home

TEAMWORK: Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club, Port Fairy Marine Rescue Service and Melbourne Zoo worked together to bring an injured turtle to shore.


A 400-kilogram endangered turtle has died despite a team effort to save it.

Attempted turtle rescue ends in heartache

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meet with SES volunteers in Richmond on Wednesday. Picture: AAP

Flood disaster payments will be available from 2pm Thursday for 23 impacted government areas.

$1000 flood recovery payments on offer to those hit by floods

CRISIS: New data reveals the majority of regional areas have less than one per cent of rental vacancies. Picture: FILE

"Just because you rent, doesn't mean you haven't established deep roots in a community."

'Perfect storm': new housing data reveals regional areas in strife

The reformed Noiseworks featuring Jon Stevens performs at the 2022 Big Red Bash. Photos: supplied

Aussie rock legends Noiseworks reunited on Tuesday for their first performance in more than seven years for a surprise gig at the Birdsville Big Red Bash.

See the moment Noiseworks reunites at the Big Red Bash

Children are seen on kayaks in floodwaters which have inundated the NSW town of Yarramalong on the Central Coast, north of Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

A flood watch has been issued for the Mid North Coast.

Flood fears as rain moves to northern NSW

Ryhia Dank's winning poster entry is very personal. Picture: NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

Treasurer Jim Chalmers conceded flooding events would place more strain on the federal budget. Picture: Jamieson Murphy

Major flooding will drive up inflationary pressures for the economy.

Economy braced for fresh wave of hurt amid calls for 'belt tightening'

ENOUGH: Tania Jacobsen is part of Wagga's homeless population currently living in Wilks Park and is spending her second winter without a home. Ms Jacobsen has been homeless for more than a year and yearns for a roof over her head. Picture: Madeline Begley 

Already living a tough existence, those camping out say the eviction letter, and subsequent backflip from council, has made life even more difficult.

Wagga's homeless now caught in the middle of political fight

Nick Kyrgios has been summonsed to face a Canberra court. Picture: Getty Images

The tennis star has been summonsed to face a Canberra court next month on a common assault charge relating to ex-partner Chiara Passari.

Kyrgios charged with assaulting former girlfriend in Canberra

HEAT: Charles Sturt University researcher Dr John Broster and Myriota's Paul Sheridan are collaborating on the spontaneous haystack combustion research project. Picture: Madeline Begley

A Wagga researcher is investigating technology that can alert farmers when their hay bales could be about to burst into flames.

Fiery experiments, satellites could help prevent 'devastating' haystack blazes

Robertson, home to Australia's sh--itest big thing; the Big Potato. Picture: file.

It's official, Australian's have voted and Robertson's Big Potato has been crowned as Australia's sh--test big thing.

It's official, the Big Potato is Australia's sh--test big thing

INSULTING: Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) executive leader and GP manager Graem Kelly said the Medicare rebate increase is out of touch with healthcare needs. Picture: BRENDAN MCCARTHY

"When you consider that, for example, an iceberg lettuce is now $9, a kilo of beans is $44 and fuel is well over $2 a litre - it is a bit insulting to our professional work."

GPs 65 cent Medicare rebate 'out of touch' as regional appointment waitlists skyrocket

"Dr Karl" with the keys to 28 Ramsay Street - which could be yours for the neighbours' finale. Picture: supplied

The stay will coincide with the airing of the Neighbours finale episode.

You can stay on Ramsay Street for the Neighbours finale

Homeowners are bracing for another rate hike by the RBA.

As it happened: RBA slugs households another 50 basis points

Wilks Parks residents won't be moved on by Wagga City Council unless the state government comes to the party in finding alternative accommodation. Picture: Daisy Huntly

Wagga City Council has come out swinging at the NSW government over its role in ordering homeless people out of Wilks Park, accusing the state of abandoning discussions and putting vulnerable people at risk.

Wagga council slams state government over Wilks Park homeless orders

Photographer Mark Sundin trekked through the national park to take the exclusive pictures.

See the stricken bulk carrier being pulled to safety

Looking down at the turf farms around Wilberforce and Freemans Reach, in the Hawkesbury region, north west of Sydney, on Sunday, July 3. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook

Harrowing images as the NSW floods crisis grows

Resilient: Hayley Linea moved to Camden with her children Poppy Hallack, 5, and Luke hallack, 8, earlier this year. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Roads cut off, hundreds of residents evacuated, businesses underwater - flood devastation has returned to south west Sydney.

Devastation returns in fourth flood of year

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TEMPORARY: Fifty-year-old Desmond Brennan has been living out of a tent at Wilks Park for the past few months. Mr Brennan says the offers of temporary housing don't work for most homeless people. Picture: Madeline Begley

"It genuinely is a crisis. The magnitude of it is worrying," said Wagga St Vincent de Paul president Peter Burgess

Short-term options no solution for Wagga's homeless community

Pope Francis says he wants to give women more top-level positions in the Holy See.

Pope gives women say in appointing bishops

Brighton's Tariq Lamptey (l) is one of five players recruited by Ghana for the Qatar World Cup.

Ghana recruit five players for Qatar 2022

The Foreign Minister says she remains open to a meeting with her Chinese counterpart in Bali this week, but not backing down on coercion claim.

Wong puts stamp on foreign service, open to China invite

Steve Smith (l) says he and Usman Khawaja (r) have long moved on from their first Test mix-up.

Smith moves on from Khawaja run out mix-up

Dutch police say they had to fire shots when protesting farmers drove tractors at them.

Dutch police fire at protesting farmers

Twelve people have been charged with murder over the death a diabetic Queensland girl.

Twelve face court over Qld girl's murder

RE-HOMING: Jenni Chapple and Mark Chapple helped Ukrainian refugee Yana Shevtsova arrive in Australia. Photo: Gareth Gardner

The tally of Ukrainian refugees Quirindi couple Mark and Jenni Chapple have helped find safety in regional Australia has grown to eight.

Couple call for help to keep Ukranian re-homing project afloat

BACK ON GOOD TERMS: Council GM Peter Thompson is glad that the government and council are back on the same page. Picture: Madeline Begely

Council GM Peter Thompson stressed that now was the time to move forward and find solutions to the crisis.

NSW Gov walks back claims they were in dark on Wilks Park letter

Joel Selwood is back to lead Geelong in their top-of-the-ladder clash with Melbourne on Thursday.

Cats fired up for clash with AFL premiers

The resignation of senior ministers has cast doubt on the future of Boris Johnson's premiership.

Possible candidates to replace Boris

The Nationals want foot dips at airports for arrivals from Bali to ward off foot and mouth disease.

Biosecurity beefed up for foot and mouth

Investors are nervous about continuity of Russian gas supply via Europe's Nord Stream pipeline.

World markets steady amid recession fears

A man created almost 30 different profiles to cyberstalk a childhood friend for years.

Man avoids jail for years of cyberstalking

A 35-year-old man is standing trial for the murder of his girlfriend's toddler.

Man stands trial over toddler's death

Thousands of cases of monkeypox have been reported in Europe and the United States.

NSW warns of local monkeypox cases

Mohammad Barkindo, the Secretary-General of OPEC) has died

OPEC secretary-general dead at 63

Foreign Minister Penny Wong remains open to talks with China on the sidelines of the G20 meeting.

Wong open to meeting with China at G20

Properties in Windsor have been inundated by floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River.

NSW flood and storm risk shifts north

WELCOME: MCWW CEO Belinda Crain said almost 2000 Yazidi people from northern Iraq have settled in Wagga Wagga since 2016. PHOTO: File

Kurdish is second most spoken language in Wagga Wagga after English

Census shows Wagga Wagga becoming more culturally diverse

EMERGING TALENT: Wagga netballers Kaylah Upfield, Tamsyn Goolagong and Ava Moller have been picked in NSW emerging talent teams. Picture: Les Smith

Three Wagga netball talents have been chosen in Netball NSW emerging talent teams.