Warrnambool site may rewrite human history, and the mouse plague explained
Regional NSW is under attack. So what's with the mouse plague and is there an end in sight? And how long exactly have humans occupied...
Jun 09, 2021•34 min
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Latrobe Valley demise a warning as Australia moves away from coal
For over 100 years coal has ruled Latrobe Valley. But now as power stations close down the community is being left behind. The people...
May 12, 2021•32 min
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May 11, 2021•35 sec
Port Arthur massacre first responders speak after 25 years
The mass murder of 35 people at Port Arthur is a difficult subject to broach in Tasmania, the shooting is surrounded by an unofficial...
Apr 27, 2021•29 min
Community power play: Towns making their own electricity
The way Australia produces electricity is changing. The traditional one-way, centralised market is being disrupted. Small communities...
Apr 14, 2021•29 min
Indigenous agriculture: Can native crops heal our country?
Before wheat was wheat, it was an introduced grass. Every year it battles our fickle climate. But we do have native grasses that First...
Mar 31, 2021•30 min
Beaudesert's heritage saleyard stands up to council bulldozing
A beloved pig and calf saleyard in Beaudesert, south east Queensland, was recently given heritage status. But in an unusual case,...
Mar 17, 2021•29 min
PEP 11 gas rigs loom on the horizon, and Launceston stuck in the mud
Offshore gas rigs have been touted as a solution for the pandemic recession and energy transition. But the PEP 11 exploration licence...
Mar 03, 2021•36 min
Voice of Real Australia Presents: Talk of the Times
Dr Liz Allen is now a top academic at the ANU in Canberra, but she might have ended up in the gutter with a needle in her...
Mar 02, 2021•13 min
What's killing our Snow Gums?
The iconic snow gum is dying out. Scientists believe a beetle is killing off the trees in the Snowy Mountains and throughout the...
Feb 17, 2021•30 min
Uncovering Canowindra's forgotten fish fossils
In 1993 near Canowindra, in the Central West of New South Wales, paleontologist Dr Alex Ritchie was given just 10 days for an...
Feb 03, 2021•26 min
Devils on the mainland, and Australia's biggest whale stranding
There are now 26 Tasmanian Devils calling Barrington Tops home. They're the first wild mainland devils since they were wiped out 3000...
Jan 20, 2021•31 min
Pale, male and stale: Where are all our Indigenous cricketers?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have a long and complicated relationship with cricket. A team of Indigenous players was the...
Jan 06, 2021•31 min
Voice of Real Australia Presents: Hear Them Raw
Most people know Mike Wilson as the bloke at the bull sale with a pen in his hand and notepad in his back pocket. On the outside you'd...
Dec 23, 2020•25 min
Bawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears
Bawley Point was one of the first South Coast villages to be threatened by the ferocious Currowan fire that ravaged the region....
Dec 09, 2020•23 min
Wytaliba and Torrington fires: When wilderness escapes become death traps
On November 8 2019 there were a record 17 fires burning at emergency level in New South Wales. The New England region of New South...
Nov 25, 2020•31 min
Dubbo's drug problem, and Black Summer still haunts Cobargo
In Dubbo, drugs are everywhere. The crisis here has brought with it an epidemic of mental health struggles, homelessness, family...
Nov 11, 2020•37 min
The Drip Gorge and the women fighting for it
About half an hour north of Mudgee, on the Ulan Road, is a stunning natural sandstone formation which runs along the Goulburn...
Oct 28, 2020•28 min
On board the Aurora Australis, the only Australian-made Antarctic icebreaker
The retired Aurora Australis was built at Carrington Slipways upriver from Newcastle and is the only Australian-made...
Oct 14, 2020•23 min
Dungog's biking boom, and the telehealth revolution in the bush
Have you used telehealth before? Around 30 million Australians have since March. The uptick was made possible because of changes to...
Sep 30, 2020•29 min
Majura Valley: Lease insecurity and Canberra's farming past, present and potential
You have heard of the Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley and Yarra Valley. These are regions praised for their boutique produce and...
Sep 16, 2020•30 min
Coal-ash pitfalls and possibilities, a postcard from Dimboola, and a COVID-19 storybook
Ever been to Dimboola? The town on the Wimmera River in western Victoria is attracting tree-changers from far and wide. We take a tour...
Sep 02, 2020•30 min
Hear stories from beyond the big cities with Voice of Real Australia
From September 3 2020 discover people, places and perspectives from regional and rural Australia. Voice of Real Australia is a new...
Aug 26, 2020•2 min
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