Rural
Health & Medicine
Mature-aged students are the rural health workforce of tomorrow
Supporting mature-aged students in rural communities is key to securing Australia’s regional health workforce
Sciences & Technology
On the Road to Gundag(AI): Ensuring rural communities benefit from the AI revolution
AI is already used throughout rural communities from precision agriculture to self-driving trucks. But we need to help regional small businesses benefit from AI while avoiding the harmful aspects
Health & Medicine
Keeping rural Australians out of hospital
Accessing health care in rural Australia is challenging, but without it, patients can end up in hospital for preventable reasons
Health & Medicine
Bringing clinical trials to regional patients
Clinical trials are linked to better health outcomes, but people in rural and regional areas don’t have equitable access
Health & Medicine
It’s more than the money: Getting GPs to go to rural areas
While Australia’s Federal Budget promises more money to rural GPs, will the cash make a difference when it comes to getting and keeping doctors in remote Australia?
Environment
The global problem of thirsty cities
Globally, around 500 million people experience water shortages and that figure is only going up; but good governance and smart water management could lead to collaboration rather than competition
Politics & Society
India’s electrifying election
India is now officially 99 per cent electrified, but the country’s power supply remains high on the political agenda in the upcoming general election
Health & Medicine
How do we close the gaps in appropriate antibiotic use?
Collaboration is key to strengthening antimicrobial stewardship across regional and remote Australia
Health & Medicine
Attracting (and keeping) Australia’s rural health workers
Supporting more health workers to remain in rural and remote Australian communities is about helping them settle in socially, as well as professionally
Education
The problem with staffing rural schools
Attracting new teachers to country schools remains one of the biggest challenges in Australian education