Rural and remote communities
Report
Progress report: Parliamentary Inquiry into Health Outcomes and Access to Health and Hospital Services in Rural, Regional and Remote New South Wales
This progress report provides detail on the implementation of 44 recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Health Outcomes and Access to Health and Hospital Services in Rural, Regional and Remote New South Wales (Rural Health Inquiry), including completed actions and those in progress. It shares stories from the perspective of patients, staff, and the community.
Briefing paper
Closing the water gap
Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have inadequate drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene accessibility. This report outlines approaches that can be made to protect against water inequalities in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Report
Mapping the digital gap: Tennant Creek, NT 2023 community update report
This report outlines updated findings from the Mapping the Digital Gap project's second research visit to Tennant Creek and the seven town camps, that encircle the town. This Update Report is intended to assist local and regional agencies, leaders and residents to better understand barriers to digital inclusion, develop local strategies to address these barriers...
Report
Impactful: the negative impacts of inaccessible early learning on regional, rural and remote communities
This report draws on months of research and on-the-ground engagement with regional, rural and remote communities to highlight significant gaps in early childhood education and care services and their widespread effects on children, families, and communities.
Report
Court reporting in regional Australia
Court reporting is an important historical function of journalism. In part, this is due to news media’s role in enabling open justice, the goal described as ‘justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done’. This report is based on a six-month analysis of court reporting in regional New South Wales...