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