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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 5 MIN

Valuable country service needs a saviour

from The Rural News · host Tapt Media

In the last six years, the Regional Tech Hub - run by the National Farmers Federation - has helped hundreds of thousands of country Australians with phone and internet problems. More than 327,000 visited the website - and 80,000 got one-on-one support from a calltaker based in regional Australia  Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with NFF CEO Michael Guerin, who says they had to wrap up the service after Federal funding stopped in June 30 - but they're still hopeful someone will be able to help them.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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