As a mass of water makes its way down from Queensland, the Menindee Lakes in outback New South Wales could be the beneficiary. Having slowly dried up for months, the fortunes of the bird and fish sanctuary may be about to change. 

In far west New South Wales, two Aboriginal men are drawing on the traditional knowledge of their ancestors to generate a source of income.

Emergency services say road closures around the remote South Australian town of Innamincka are likely to be in place for months, prompting concern about the local tourism industry.

A man has died after a plane he was piloting crashed into an airstrip in White Cliffs on Tuesday.

Voters tell ABC's Your Say campaign they want courage and vision from politicians, not bickering.

One of the country's most remote mines is getting a billion-dollar upgrade, taking gold production deeper into the Tanami Desert as gold prices hit record highs.

Menindee gates open: The gates to Lake Menindee have opened, allowing fresh flows to enter the system. The lakes, currently sitting at just over 30 per cent capacity, are still under last month's red alert for blue green algae. Locals have welcomed the opening of the gates and are hopeful high flows coming from upstream as a result of flooding in Queensland will help flush the system and the rest of the Darling River in coming weeks. 
 

Photo: Pelicans swimming at Lake Menindee. Image credit: ABC Broken Hill/Bill Ormonde 
 

Optimism over weir project future: The chair of the Wilcannia Local Aboriginal Land Council says he's feeling good about the future of the Wilcannia Weir Project after seeing a draft report from an independent review panel. Locals had an opportunity to view the draft response and provide in-person feedback on Tuesday. The draft report states a weir height of 4 metres is currently insufficient to meet local needs. Barkandji man Michael Kennedy says he feels the community's been heard.
 

Eight new poles installed: Specialist crews under the guidance of Transgrid have completed the installation of eight permanent steel pole structures along the section of the high-voltage transmission line which was damaged by a storm in October last year. The 3.5-kilometre section of the 220-kilovolt transmission line comprises six 40-metre-tall transmission structures and two three-pole tension structures which will be connected to the existing line at either end.  
 

Parkes ballot order announced: The ballot order for the federal seat of Parkes has been drawn, with 10 candidates in the race. Mark Carter from Pauline Hanson's One Nation will top the ballot when heading to the polls on May 3. He's joined on the ballot by Nationals candidate Jamie Chaffey, Labor's Nathan Fell, and Stuart Howe who's running as an independent. There are also candidates from the Greens, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, the Indigenous — Aboriginal Party of Australia, the Trumpet of Patriots, Family First and the Libertarian Party Australia. 

Yunta EV charging station plan fizzles: An electric vehicle charging station will no longer be installed in Yunta because of challenges at the proposed site. The Broken Hill City Council investigated getting an EV charging station in 2023 after residents raised concerns there is no station between the city and Adelaide. The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia's program director for EV charging Andrew Howard says Yunta has been removed from the scope of the network because of challenges associated with getting sufficient power to the site. He notes that there are other locations, including Peterborough, for motorists to charge vehicles between Broken Hill and Adelaide.