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You have told us what matters most in Australia’s regions right now. And we have listened.
News Corp has talked with farmers, child care workers, tourism operators and the unsung heroes who sit on local boards and committees.
We have blitzed the state’s regions and heard, again and again, how Australians who live outside the capitals feel overlooked and underfunded.
Our survey shows what is most on your mind.
Cost of living is an obvious first, followed by housing affordability. You have also identified crime as a major issue.
Reducing costs, such as household bills, is your highest priority, followed by reducing crime. Third on your list of priorities is maintaining quality and affordable healthcare.
The number of regional Australians who consider their overall quality of life to be excellent, very good or good has dropped slightly from two years ago.
The availability of housing, whether to buy or rent, raises serious concerns.
 It’s the most talked about topic on the Gold Coast.
How do we make this city affordable so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the Australian dream of home ownership? And how do we build enough properties to house one million people by 2046?
The need for the northern Gold Coast - one of the fastest-growing residential corridors in Australia - to get its new hospital and the long overdue Coomera Connector is only increasing as more people flock to the area.
News Corp Australia’s Bush Summit has grown to be the nation’s largest - and most vital - conversation between the bush and powerbrokers.
It’s your chance to identify problems, whether it’s a lack of access to specialist medical care, the rise of the renewables industry on the next hill, or the fact that the nearest litre of milk is a one-hour round trip.
And it’s where prime ministers, premiers and powerbrokers come to listen and take action.
 The Bush Summit’s list of achievements is vast.
It has brought about a billion dollar low interest loan fund for farmers.
It has produced a Regional Youth Taskforce for Mental Health and a billion dollar Regional Growth Fund for communities. In Queensland, the Bush Summit inspired a $1m grant for a new athletics centre in Toowoomba ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
Ultimately, the Bush Summit is about getting things done for those people who drive Australia’s prosperity in the regions.
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