We have just had another striking example of the extremes regional Australians face.
After the 2025 Drought Summit in Gawler, South Australia, I touched down in Broken Hill to heavy rain and hail. It’s good news for farmers who have been battling dry weather, but it’s another blow to the road network.
Councils are largely stuck with replacing roads to the same old standard that doesn’t hold up to flooding, and every time there’s more than a bucketful of rain, they are faced with a repair bill.
They may . . .
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