Regional Australians are more community-minded and feel less stressed and more connected than people living in the big metropolitan cities, even amid continuing cost-of-living pressures.

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These are some of the key findings of the latest Heartbeat of Australia report, the country's most comprehensive annual study of national sentiment exploring how Australians - particularly those in regional and rural areas - are feeling about their lives, their communities and the future.

Heartbeat of Australia 2025 is the fourth annual study of national sentiment by ACM, publisher of this masthea

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