"We're all just running around like mad chooks trying to put a bandaid on this problem ," she said. "No-one's able to really take a step back and go, 'Right, how do we solve this as a community?'." #Toowoomba abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0…

It’s such a joy to be raising my family in the regions and telling our communities’ strong stories for the ABC, yet limits on career progression combined with being asked to do much more with far less means many of my regional colleagues are walking away.

I love working at the ABC and consider it a privilege. I also love living and working in regional Australia, and I don't think you should have to move to the city to get a pay rise. I’m standing @withmeaa to win a fair deal. #DontDiscountABC

"A source close to the discussions said Anglo and other miners were concerned the original RIS would prevent or limit future exploration and mining in parts of the North West Minerals Province, which lies at the top of the #Lake"Eyre catchment." theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

I chose not to move the city for higher pay. I chose to stay regional and tell the stories of rural Australians. Am I glad I stayed? Yes. I love my job, I love the region, its people, crops, livestock and produce. But yes I’m paying for it. #DontDiscountABC

"If you put your feet in their shoes and you're in limbo for the last 10 years, you don't know where you're going to end up — how do you feel?" "You ask yourself — you'll have the answer. I don't have to tell you anything." ASRC UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency ABC Brisbane abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0…

My dream was to work ABC News & I'm proud to have done for 17 yrs. But I've been stuck at pay/band ceilings + underpaid & fought to have that fixed + worked shift hrs + travelled away from family + $$ for professional counselling. Please treat us better #DontDiscountABC MEAA

On #Auswide 🐊Busting out dance moves on TikTok is no longer enough, croc wrangling is a thing. @ChloeChomicki on how amateur croc wrangler faced a Townsville court after posting his exploits 🛂Hear how 12,000 refugees are in limbo & surviving on $400 a month Nathan Morris

Asylum seekers have reportedly collapsed after days of rallying at Parliament House for the right to work and access to Medicare ASRC Refugee Council of Australia Andrew Giles MP Clare O'Neil MP Nick McKim ABC Canberra

Bloody terrible

It really was a pleasure to work on this one. Feels like the kind of story we all need at the moment. And if you aren’t a Landline viewer, it’ll be available on iView and YouTube when you’re ready. Enjoy!

Every two years, outback kids across an area twice the size of Victoria come together to perform a most unlikely musical. Whether they're bull riders, dancers or lawn bowlers, they're all discovering themselves in isolation. ⁦ABC Landline⁩ ⁦ abc.net.au/news/2023-05-1…

Why a heavy-duty wet season has created the perfect conditions for inadvertent vehicle fires. Erin Parke Nathan Morris ABC Perth ABC News ABC Rural abc.net.au/news/2023-05-2…

Farmers turn to climate scientists to help prepare for future weather as #ElNino looms ABC Landline ABC Brisbane abc.net.au/news/2023-07-1… via ABC Australia

As 'conventional cages' are phased out of the egg industry, what does that mean for hens and buyers? abc.net.au/news/2023-07-1… via ABC Australia

This is not too good

This is what happened when Four Corners asked Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci about the lack of competition in the Australian grocery market.  Watch the #4Corners documentary tonight: ab.co/3uKJwUL

Glencore says its project is "based on robust scientific fieldwork", but a report it commissioned found "food grade" CO2 could cause levels of lead and arsenic in the groundwater to rise to hundreds of times the safe drinking water guidelines. abc.net.au/news/2024-03-0… ABC News