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In the dry outback town of Leonora there is a bovine invasion happening! Cattle including rogue bulls are wandering into the Goldfields town looking for a drink and some vegetation to munch on. The problem has become so bad that the town are considering fencing themselves off to keep the beasts out and save local asparagus gardens.

A small town council in Western Australia's Goldfields is considering building a boundary fence to curb an influx of wayward cattle, with one charging cow having knocked a council worker unconscious.

As another school year begins, the ABC speaks to 10 recent high school graduates from all over country Australia about their hopes, dreams and fears for the future. 

Over 38 pages and 25 towns, police have gone into intense detail about the extent of regional Western Australia's alcohol problem.

WA Police and some regional shires say 25 towns should be subject to similar liquor restrictions as Carnarvon due to levels of alcohol fuelled violence up to 104 times higher than the metropolitan area.

In a letter sent to the director of Liquor Licensing, Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams says "immediate intervention" is needed to address shocking rates of domestic violence and other forms of crime.

Since 2000, the percentage of Indigenous Australians in prison has risen at eight times the rate of that of non-Indigenous Australians. There are hopes a Voice to Parliament will help reverse that trend.

After starting with the Shire of Leonora as a grader operator in 1978, Jim Epis worked his way through the ranks to become chief executive — a position he held until this week when he retired after 27 years.  

Western Australia has the lowest rate of Aboriginal voter enrolment in the country. A trial to increase that number could soon roll out nationally. 

Police are investigating the death of a woman in her 30s in the northern Goldfields town of Leonora overnight. 

With the route from Laverton to Winton set to be sealed by the end of the decade, advocates are pushing for expanded EV infrastructure along with it.

Decade-old plans for a desalination plant will be dusted off as a new working group investigates future water security in WA's mineral-rich Goldfields-Esperance region.

A WA council will terminate the contract of a small town's general practitioner over claims it is being held to "ransom" amid requests for up to $300,000 to fund additional locum support.  

The town of Gwalia plays host to tourists and historians these days, but it holds a lifetime of vibrant memories for former resident Bob Mazza.

As federal politicians descended on WA this week, locals in Leonora want more support for community driven initiatives to combat alcohol-fuelled harm.

Residents in remote WA communities hope their struggles will not be forgotten after a whirlwind visit by Federal politicians. They're calling for more support for young people to help address problems like alcohol abuse and crime.

With shortages of horses, jockeys and volunteers, these country race tracks are battling to survive. Now racing officials are gambling on a last-ditch bid to keep them alive.

Country race tracks across regional WA are struggling to survive. With shortages of horses, jockeys and volunteers racing officials are gambling on a last ditch bid to keep them going. Jarrod Lucas reports.

When Don and Donna Reid passed dusty piles of wood and corrugated iron as they arrived in their new town, they quickly realised that what looked like rubbish was a goldmine of artefacts worth preserving.

Australia's bush food industry is expected to increase tenfold over the next few years, but with only around two per cent of the product coming from Aboriginal people, there are concerns Indigenous Australians won't reap the benefits.

Working during the pandemic has been tough for pharmacist John Coufos, whose patch covers hundreds of kilometres in remote WA.

Traditional landowners in Western Australia's northern Goldfields have had their native title rights formally recognised by the Federal Court, 30 years after the historic Mabo decision.

Kalgoorlie's suicide rate is among the highest in Australia, but despite a $5.7-billion surplus the WA government is yet to commit to a new mental health facility that a coroner says is crucial for the region.

After 20 years fighting for justice, Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward and other traditional owners celebrate a native title determination at the Pila Nature Reserve that may renew hope for First Nations people across the country.

The Shire of Leonora hosted the 20th anniversary of the Leonora Golden Gift over the June long weekend, attracting competitors and spectators from around the country.