Gabrielle Chan

The global politics of division rage on but, when a crisis hit, neighbours and strangers alike converged on our burning paddocks to work in unison

Rainfall patterns are changing, crops are ripening earlier and the normal rhythms of farming have fallen off – exactly as climate scientists warned

Researchers at ANU found no real difference between the climate opinions of regional and urban Australians. Remember that as we head into the next federal election, with renewable energy on the frontline

Navigating the system is confusing at the best of times. But in regional Australia, distance is turning some towns into justice deserts

Local media have been stretched ever thinner as the money to train and staff publications disappears. Now many towns have no reliable news source

The difference in support for daylight saving in rural areas versus the cities is night and day. And as a country dweller, I like getting up with the sun

The national road toll is trending up despite decades of road safety campaigns. We need better data – but state governments are holding back

Labor says it will phase out the practice by 2028 – 10 years after it first announced the policy. But farm advocates say the timeline is ‘radical’

Living rurally raises the risk of intimate partner violence for women. The main risk factors are the same as in the city, but there are issues specific to the bush that have to be addressed

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Almost half the population live in a ‘childcare desert’ while employers are crying out for workers – it’s time to connect the dots

The consultation and planning around the energy rollout has been lacking – so let’s knock the edges off and get investment that works for our communities

There was a deafening silence about the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum in my regional NSW electorate, where 75% voted no

My train left 30 minutes before schedule – and so began a 600Km roadtrip through a good chunk of south east Australia

Cary Fowler says world needs to produce 50-60% more food by middle of the century but global heating is expected to reduce yield rates

A survey by the Centre for Rural Criminology aims to get accurate numbers for a crime that farmers rarely bother to report

Floods brought the Macquarie Marshes back to life, but landholders need guaranteed environmental flows to help maintain a healthy marsh ecosystem that also supports businesses

In theory it’s advice about riding horses safely, but advice dispensed via Gabrielle Chan’s husband is a lesson in personal responsibility too

As Australia winds down for Christmas and the floods leave the nightly news bulletins, great swathes of land remain underwater

It’s been a hard winter for Australia’s wild horses. But things may be about to get much worse for these totemic animals. Their swelling numbers are damaging the continent’s precious alpine ranges, and tensions are mounting over what needs to happen next