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Queenslanders displaced by catastrophic flooding are sitting tight as they wait to return to their homes, but it is already clear that the road to recovery will be long and difficult.

Eromanga producer Brendan Murray was running 9,000 sheep before the flood and estimated he had lost up to 6,000 head.

Floodwaters are rising through the south-west Queensland towns of Thargomindah and Eulo, with some residents moved to higher ground. There are fears of widespread livestock losses as outback towns further north start a mammoth clean-up.

After the Prime Minister's dawn visit to Government House, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton's five-week race to convince voters they should lead the country is officially underway. 

The opposition has promised to cut the fuel excise by 25c for a year, taking the rate from about 50c to 25c per litre.

The Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games will be major events for Queensland's capital but they will also be a boon for regional areas of the state. 

Getting a GP appointment at short notice in a regional town can be tough. Will money for new GP trainees and more urgent care clinics improve access and health outcomes for regional Australians?

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Two poorly placed cacti more than 50 years ago have turned into a full-scale invasion. It's prompting calls for people to dispose of their cacti safely to avoid a very prickly problem.

As north Queenslanders deal with a second flood in as many months, frustrations are growing after the Bruce Highway was again closed today, cutting off Far North residents. The Bruce Highway remained closed on Thursday evening north and south of Ingham, with truck drivers facing lengthy waits to get supplies.

Experts warn that polarisation around renewables is growing and is expected to be an issue for people in regionla Australia during this year's federal election.

Against a backdrop of protests, the Northern Territory government consider a bill that will give sweeping powers to just one person. 

Coverage that provides news and analysis of national issues significant to regional Australians.

Six councils in south-west Queensland have banded together to protest an eye-watering increase in insurance premiums of up to 300 per cent.

The Commonwealth has lost a High Court battle over whether it should be liable for compensation for lost or impaired native title rights over a mining lease on the Gove Peninsula in North East Arnhem Land.

The clean-up has begin in the Lockyer Valley in Queensalnd where residents find themselves in an all-too-familiar flood risk situation.  

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says the post cyclone Alfred cleanup will be the "largest disaster recovery in the city's history".