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Victims of defective bushfire rebuilds plead for federal government help, facing fourth winter with no home

They were insured when the bushfires came, but not when they lost everything to defective builders. Now they are asking the federal government to step in and help.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2023

'Miracle' message in a bottle unearthed at Wallaga Lake after 45 years

A letter penned to a young girl and launched into the Pacific 45 years ago has been unearthed on the NSW far south coast, revealing a treasured "blast from the past" and intergenerational friendship.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Yuin traditional knowledge holders lead largest cultural camp in living memory on NSW Far South Coast

Four generations of saltwater and freshwater men, women and children have gathered to reconnect with country, sharing stories, song and dance.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Domestic violence, drink coasters, and the small town that pioneered a life saving legal reform

Behind the awareness drink coasters in this small town's pubs and clubs is the story of a deeper reform, paid domestic violence leave, which will finally be passed by government this year.

ABC News · Jul 24, 2022

Black Summer bushfire mental health program should be extended, says GP

There are calls to extend a mental health support package for bushfire victims who are still realising the impact of the Black Summer disaster.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

Cobargo police siege accused Samuel Doolin denied bail in Bega court

A caretaker has told a court he was needed to look after pigs, sheep and plants. He then had some choice words for the magistrate when that failed to win his freedom.

ABC News · Jun 28, 2022

Indigenous fishers' treatment a human rights abuse, NSW inquiry hears

Submissions to a NSW inquiry reveal stalled legislation to protect Indigenous cultural fishing has led to physical and mental health problems, homelessness and family breakdown.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

Bega council's refusal to say sorry to Stolen Generations and the lessons for Australia's reconciliation journey

On the 25th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report, Bega council's rocky road to reconciliation shows how the community often has to take the lead.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Traditional Indigenous burning protecting last-known koalas on NSW far south coast

Decades of Aboriginal activism, community willpower and now, traditional Indigenous fire management, are protecting the last-known koala population on the NSW far south coast.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

Bentinck Island's 'last people' fight for their homeland after a lifetime of dispossession

They were one of the last coastal Aboriginal tribes to be removed from their homeland by missionaries in the 1940s, but the Kaiadilt people have never given up on Bentinck Island.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022