Madison Snow
Perth, WA
Madison Snow is a producer and content creator based in Perth, WA. Previously she worked as a features reporter in Kalgoorlie and Broome in regional Western Australia, covering stories across TV, radio and online. She was a social media producer for ABC's The Drum program and a TV and digital producer for ABC News Channel. Follow her on Twitter @madisonksnow
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analysis:More rural women are giving birth on the side of the road, but experts say it doesn't have to be that way
By Sinead Mangan and Madison Snow for Australia Wide
Almost half of all maternity services in regional areas across the country have closed in a 25-year period, but advocates say small services can improve safety and should be reinstated.
The curious link between Clive Palmer and thousands of refugees in regional Australia
By Madison Snow and Sinead Mangan for Australia Wide
"Wheeling and dealing" between then-immigration minister Scott Morrison and the mining magnate back in 2014 changed the face of regional Australia and the lives of those seeking a safe place to call home.
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Why sustainability is so important for this group of desert rangers
Rangers who harvest wild sandalwood from one of the most remote corners of Australia are determined to operate sustainably amid calls for a ban to the practice.
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West Coast's poor year is bad news for almost everyone in this outback town
All but three of Cosmo Newberry's 100 or so residents barrack for the one AFL team, leading to some good-natured rivalry, particularly given the Eagles' dismal results this season.
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How Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan help Tony grade some of the country's most isolated roads
Grader Tony Toia will go weeks without seeing another soul in Western Australia's remote outback, but with Jimi Hendrix in his headphones, and his guitar to play to dingoes at night, he never feels alone.
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Worst 'Big Things' shortlist a joke to some, but not everyone's laughing
From the Big Banana to the Big Lobster, Australia has more than 230 novelty sculptures. Now a public vote on a satirical Facebook page has revealed our four "S***test Big Things".
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'No more land grabbing': Why a hard-won battle in WA's remote outback may be celebrated across the country
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.
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'We feed them dregs': Why giving your plants bourbon, beer and coke could help them thrive
Former country bartender Patricia Harman thought she'd try feeding her cactus collection booze … and they liked it.
'You see their faces light up': Culturally informed yoga curriculum helps students in the Western Desert
Students at eight campuses across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia are being introduced to the ancient Indian practice of yoga, with hopes it will improve learning outcomes.
Three-quarters of WA's arts sector at risk of closure if further COVID restrictions hit
A WA Chamber of Arts and Culture survey has painted a bleak picture of the sector, with cancellations putting the viability of many organisations at risk and more than half of respondents experiencing mental health issues over the past two years
Work for the dole is controversial but Brenton is a rare success story
In the last 12 months, just 6 per cent of job seekers in remote Australia lasted six months in employment. But Brenton Madariaga has been with his employer for a year.
Music producers and engineers 'blown away' during Ngaanyatjarra Lands recordings
Artists from the Goldfields-Esperance region are recorded in a double album that captures, among other sounds, a uniquely desert style of reggae born of a professional approach..
Former Rio Tinto executive in Juukan Gorge destruction named likely leader of WA's first uranium mine
Chris Salisbury was one of three senior executives who stepped down after the destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred site at Juukan Gorge. He has been named as the proposed chair of a $658m merger with the company developing WA's first uranium mine.
'We sleep in the street': Is Broome's sobering-up shelter too hard to get to?
Some people are opting to sleep rough instead of heading to a new sobering-up shelter because it is a 10-minute drive out of town.
Christian groups' vaccine conspiracies behind low jab rates in Aboriginal communities, leaders say
Leaders in remote Aboriginal communities say they're battling low vaccination rates as some Christian groups and self-proclaimed experts continue to spread conspiracies.
'Never seen anything like it': Broome residents scramble to save hundreds of frogs from swimming pools
When Stacey Larke woke to find more than 300 tiny brown frogs in her swimming pool, she was baffled.
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Thermal-imaging drones are changing the conservation game for one of our rarest wallabies
Walking up and down rocky outcrops can be gruelling work for rangers protecting one of Australia's rarest and most secretive wallabies, but drones are giving access to some of their best hiding spots.
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Crackdown on liquor infringements sees publican intervene
A police operation in the Kimberley has ended in a number of fines to liquor retailers, as one pub owner flies in from Perth to address the situation.
WA close to eradicating one of our most dangerous weeds as other states struggle
Gamba grass appears to fit into Australia's natural landscape, but the tall green tussocks are an insidious threat to native animals, homes and lives.
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Back from the dead: Corpse sighting sparks conservation of rare spectacled hare-wallaby
The tiny spectacle-wearing subspecies was presumed extinct in the west Kimberley, but local elders knew better.
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Residents call for consultation as authorities confirm preferred location of Broome prison
The Western Australian government announced the preferred location was three-kilometres from Morrell Park, but residents say they weren't invited to the meeting.
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'End of an era' for couple who lost house in Wheatbelt fire they say was like a war zone
Retired farmer Colin Pond says he is "numb" after his farmhouse and other infrastructure were destroyed in a devastating bushfire that ripped through WA's agricultural region.
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'Our clothes are fully wet': Broome's rough sleepers battle through town's record rainfall
Desmond Lawford has been sleeping rough in the tourist town of Broome during one of the most brutal tropical low’s the region has seen in years.
Citizen of the Year assaulted with metal pole says criminals have no respect for police or elders
Kerry Leamy was at the Derby Sportsmens Club fixing damage after the fourth break-in that week when he was attacked by a man in a bandana.
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Have you ever felt rain on a clear day? It might have been cicada pee
The weather was perfect for a swim at Galvins Gorge, so Gus Levitzke was confused to feel rain coming down on him. It was days before he discovered what it really was.
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