Jane Norman
Jane Norman is the ABC's National Regional Affairs Reporter, based in Canberra. Originally from Perth, she joined the Canberra Press Gallery as a political reporter in 2013 and has covered almost every federal election, budget and leadership spill since. Jane has hosted the ABC's coverage of major political events, including the most recent WA state election, and has completed assignments for the ABC in Washington DC, Jakarta, Hanoi, Christmas Island, the Solomon Islands, and Antarctica.
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'Destroying the village to save the village': Why farmers like Grant are leading the renewables resistance
Ambitious climate targets are super-charging the race towards renewables in regional Australia, but in many communities, the pace and scale of change is causing anxiety and uncertainty.
'Distrust, uncertainty and anxiety' in regional communities over green energy transition, report reveals
Poor engagement and consultation has led to "material distrust" of renewable energy developers in regional communities, according to a much-anticipated review.
A workforce was waiting. But they were 'invisible' until one company took a chance
When Justin Coburn first came to Narrandera in search of a workforce to build a solar farm, he was met with scepticism and questions. Soon a unique partnership formed and the project brought an overwhelming sense of pride for the 30 First Nations men and women who worked on it.
Yvonne's power bills are less than $80 a month. Here's how she did it
After growing up in an uninsulated house that sometimes reached 50 degrees Celsius during summer, Yvonne Parker decided to create an energy-efficient home for her retirement.
Taxpayers to subsidise renewable energy projects as government concedes Australia set to miss targets
Within seven years, the government wants 82 per cent of Australia's power to come from renewable sources. Now it is massively expanding a taxpayer-funded scheme to ensure that happens.
Bushfires and heatwaves set to drive 'extreme' demand for power, increasing risk of blackouts
A scorching hot summer could see demand for electricity spike to a once-in-a-decade high, we're being warned, increasing the risk of blackouts, and forced power outages across the country.
Sacrificing careers, becoming experts on childcare policy: Meet the women finding their way in a market that's failed them
Forget rising costs and endless waitlists, these parents can't get any access to child care at all. And it's fuelling calls for government intervention.
Analysis
analysis:Two ministers held a meeting — one left shocked, the other bitterly disappointed, but Australian farmers were the real losers
Free trade talks between Australia and the European Union appear as far away as ever after talks break down again, writes Jane Norman.
Australian producers to keep prosecco, feta and parmesan as EU trade deal doomed
A massive trade deal with the European Union appears all but doomed after "endgame" negotiations between the two sides collapsed before they even began.
Trade minister enters 'endgame' talks with the European Union that could deliver a sugar rush and even cheaper cars
Australia's trade minister is set to resume talks with his European Union counterpart, vowing he won't sign a deal for the sake of it.
Elke is frustrated you're paying so much for beef when she can't extract a fair price for her cattle
Cattle prices have collapsed as producers rush to sell stock before the big dry sets in. But at the supermarket, you wouldn't know it.
Tracey is one of six firefighters in a town that'll swell to 10,000 over summer. She's struggling to recruit volunteers
As firefighters prepare for the hottest and driest conditions since the Black Summer bushfires, there's a push to reduce our reliance on the defence force.
Katherine didn't think a $500 gift card was a fair trade for unrestricted access to her land, so she shut the gate
Farmers are locking their gates to level the playing field with power giants, and it's creating a roadblock on Australia's clean energy super highway. So what happens now?
Energy minister says federal government wants power grid 'as stable as it possibly can be'
Chris Bowen's comments follow warnings from the Australian Energy Market Operator that a hot and dry summer will put Victoria and South Australia at "elevated" risk of blackouts.
Building giant tells buyers to pay hundreds of thousands extra or lose homes and deposits
Metricon, the biggest home builder in the country, has told some customers to pay painfully higher prices or risk losing their new homes and deposits in a contract nightmare affecting home owners.
'Absolute nonsense': Nationals rule out leadership challenge amid tensions over climate policy
Senior members of the Nationals are locking in behind David Littleproud amid leadership chatter, adding they're "not worried at all".
Far right groups and conspiracy theorists forcing shutdowns of pride events in growing trend
When organisers first convinced traditionally conservative parts of the country to host a Pride ball, it was celebrated as a win for inclusion. Now thriving, these events are increasingly facing a new and sinister threat.
'It's our identity': Migrants say Australia must not give up naming rights to prosecco, feta and parmesan in trade talks
As free-trade talks between Australia and the EU stall, local food and drink producers fear the government might be forced to give up naming rights to hundreds of products to secure a deal.
Thinking of building a home? Here's what you need to know about the crisis in construction
What happens when you hear that your building company has gone broke and work on your half-built house comes to a grinding halt?
David's half-built house is an 'absolute nightmare' and might send him bankrupt
Two years after signing a $430,000 fixed price contract, boilermaker David Niblitt can no longer afford to finish the home that he and his wife had hoped they'd be living in by now.
Two doctors helped buy and convert a church in Wagga Wagga. It attracted dozens more GPs to the town
A doctor couple helps to buy and fix up an old church in Wagga Wagga, NSW, fixing the town's chronic shortage of GPs.
Green hydrogen subsidies set to benefit billionaire Andrew Forrest
The government has injected $2 billion into green hydrogen through the federal budget amid fears Australia is falling behind in the race to become a renewable energy superpower.
Liberal Senate contest descends into smear campaign, as one member lashes 'factional players'
A group of Liberals launch an opening salvo in the bitter factional fight for the party's vacant NSW Senate seat, questioning the ethnic heritage of candidate Maria Kovacic's family in an unsourced smear message.
Some farmers are cashing in as wind farms expand, but it's tearing towns apart
Power and money are pitting neighbour against neighbour as one old farming community grapples with a new, rapidly growing industry.
Previous government ignored advice, let Inland Rail cost blow out to an 'astonishing' $31b
Australia needs an inland rail, but a new report finds advice was ignored, the board does not have the "skills required", and there has been an "astonishing" cost blow-out to $31.4 billion.