Bill Ormonde

NSW Premier announces support package after Broken Hill outages

In Broken Hill rolling blackouts have mostly stopped and mains power is expected to be reconnected in the coming days, two weeks after a massive

From the air it looks like business as usual for the Mannions at their property three hours north-west of Broken Hill, on the edge of the outback.

Program: PM Presented by For many rural Australians with disabilities, employment opportunities can be hard to come by.

As Jinda Holland sorts through hundreds of eggs on a farm south of Adelaide, AC/DC can be heard blasting from his large oversized black headphones.

A brother and sister with an egg farm are providing meaningful jobs and financial independence to their disabled employees.

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave warnings for all states and territories apart from Tasmania and Western Australia. Large parts of South Australia, Victoria and western New South Wales are expecting extreme conditions.

Program: Presented by As western New South Wales swelters with temperatures well into the 40's, locals living along the Darling River are concerned about what it might mean for fish.

As the scorching summer sun bears down on Wilcannia, the Darling River has a distinct and sickly green tinge to it.

While Broken Hill residents are accustomed to the clockwork daily rumblings underfoot of mine blasts, this was different.