Residents in Queensland's remote Gulf of Carpentaria may have to make a six-hour round trip to collect their mail once Burketown's only post office closes in February.

Parts of Queensland will experience temperatures 5 to 7 degrees Celsius above average this week as the state braces for another heatwave.

An ABC analysis shows a number of people who were shot were allegedly armed with knives or guns during their interactions with police officers. 

Industry insiders say coffee lovers — even in regional Australia — are unlikely to escape paying more for their flat whites as cafes are forced to push up prices. 

Hundreds of kilometres from the nearest maternity service, mothers in these remote communities are still getting top-notch care.

Battered barramundi eaten in Australia is unlikely to be Australian wild-caught, instead coming from farms in countries such as Thailand.

Long before motorbikes were used for mustering, Ron Woodall had been breaking in horses on stations. He has spent his life in the world of bucking bulls and broncs, becoming a legend in the rodeo community.

It has been more than 80 days since Telstra and Optus flicked the switch on the 3G mobile network. Hundreds of regional and remote Australians say they can no longer rely on the network and struggle to make calls.