Catherine James

Newly released figures highlight a record-number of people in New South Wales prisons are being held on remand as they wait for their cases to be heard in court.

The owners of the Indian restaurant in Dubbo say the incident could have been much worse if it happened when the restaurant was open and in a normally busy period.

Walgett's pool was closed indefinitely when it was discovered it needed $2 million in repairs, but last-minute repairs have given it a little more life and the locals a place to cool down again.

When a flood devastated Margaret Macintyre's Walgett house, her insurer's reluctance to pay out the $500k cover plunged her family into a two-and-a-half-year nightmare.

A study of eight regional towns has found location significantly impacts access to health care, suggesting more targeted investment of health dollars is needed.

Walgett locals fear the closure of their pool will lead to river drownings and a crime wave during the hot summer ahead. The town has just secured state funding to fix it, but the council says it's less than half of what's required.

The ABC spoke to a number of First Nations people in Sydney and the regions to hear what the Voice means to them.

With no local maternity services, women in Bourke cannot have their babies on country, but they are being welcomed back to their ancestral land.

Psychiatrists and psychologists from Ukraine say the strategies and tools used to treat mental illness in regional NSW can work for those struggling with access due to war in their homeland.

Walgett's only pool closed indefinitely this year after the council was unable to find up to $2 million to repair it, with the mayor calling the situation an emergency.

NSW Police and NSW Health are investigating the death of a four-year-old boy this week at Dubbo Base Hospital. The boy's death has been referred to the coroner.