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A criminal profiler reveals details about the person police suspect may have abducted toddler William Tyrrell from his grandmother's home in Kendall 12 months ago.

A Josh Reynolds golden point field goal sees the Bulldogs fall across the line for an 11-10 win over a determined St George outfit in their NRL elimination final.

The Brisbane Broncos come out on top of a frenetic and tense Queensland derby, beating the Cowboys 16-12 at Lang Park.

The Adelaide Crows edge an enthralling elimination final to end the Western Bulldogs' season with a seven-point win at the MCG.

Melbourne has secured the Formula One Grand Prix until 2023, fighting off a bid from Sydney to steal the race.

A Josh Reynolds golden point field goal sees the Bulldogs fall across the line for an 11-10 win over a determined St George outfit in their NRL elimination final.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismisses suggestions that a bad showing for the Liberal Party in next weekend's Canning by-election could cost him his job.

The Fremantle Dockers hold off a fast-finishing Sydney Swans outfit to secure a nine-point win and advance to the AFL preliminary finals.

Jamie Whincup has won his first pole position since the beginning of the V8 Supercars season at the Sandown 500.

Damien Oliver faced a dilemma heading into the Makybe Diva Stakes, but his decision to ride Fawkner lands the jockey yet another Group One success.

A new Melbourne production called A Drone Opera is a sensory assault on the audience, housing them in enclosures while drones fly overhead and singers interject with operatic moments.

Exosphere, a colt with million-dollar looks, assures his value skyrockets well above six figures with victory in Saturday's Golden Rose (1,400m) at Rosehill.

Adam Goodes is once again subjected to crowd booing on his return to Subiaco Oval for the Sydney Swans' qualifying final against the Fremantle Dockers.

Veteran galloper Fawkner is on target for the Cox Plate after making a winning return in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.

A new corporate model for free-range pork helps supermarket customers make informed choices.

Adelaide Zoo's resident male giant panda Wang Wang is showing signs of romantic interest in female Fu Ni but she's not quite as receptive, staff say.

Thousands of visitors turn out for the opening weekend of the 2015 Floriade flower festival in Canberra.

Hundreds march in Brisbane to show support for an Iranian student who was sent to immigration detention after spending two years living in the community.

Thousands of Adelaide Crows fans make the journey to Melbourne for tonight's elimination final. Some of the team's "die-hard" fans spoke to the ABC about the team's season and chances.

Real estate experts say the Canberra spring auction season will be successful, thanks to low interest rates and a limited supply of housing.

A man is charged with attempted murder over the alleged stabbing of a woman at a home in Bendigo, in central Victoria, yesterday.

Thirty military personnel from Australia, China and the United States spend a week in the remote Northern Territory bush with little more than a knife and a water bottle.

Grandstand brings you live updates from the NRL finals series, with the Bulldogs facing the Dragons at Sydney's Olympic stadium and the Broncos hosting the Cowboys in Brisbane.

Independent South Australian senator Nick Xenophon denies he broke any rules by not telling the Electoral Commission he used staff from an independent supermarket chain in his last election campaign.

The RSPCA slams one of central Queensland's biggest councils for its failure to re-home abandoned pets, ultimately putting them down.

A 97-year-old woman dies after her car was allegedly rammed during a road rampage incident that damaged nine other vehicles west of Brisbane earlier this week.

The Queensland Ambulance Service is appealing for information after a glass bottle was thrown at the windscreen of an ambulance responding to a job on the Gold Coast overnight.

Emergency services respond to a medical incident at a tourist centre at Coober Pedy in South Australia's outback.

Canberra's pubs and clubs could be forced to take part in a "scores on doors" scheme alerting patrons to just how risky they are as part of an ACT Government overhaul of liquor laws.

A 92-year-old World War II veteran is left shaken after being attacked in his own home during a burglary in Melbourne's east.

Melbourne Storm winger Matt Duffie will join the Blues Super Rugby team at the end of the NRL season.

A car catches on fire in the Heysen Tunnel near Adelaide Hills causing traffic delays.

Thousands of people around the country take part in walks to support the search for missing boy William Tyrrell on the first anniversary of his disappearance.

In an unexpected development, Sawmill owners in Western New South Wales say they're worried that they're being forced to destroy the Pilliga forest in order to meet their timber contracts. To meet their long term agreements signed with Government, they say they have no choice but to harvest younger and younger trees - including saplings of the bare minimum size.

Catch up with the latest podcast of Saturday Talkback Gardening with Jon Lamb and Ashley Walsh.

A 37-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital with an arm injury after an altercation with a group of people in the Perth suburb of Wembley on Friday night.

A driver dies after his car hits a tree, rolls and is engulfed in flames "20 feet high" on an inner-city stretch of the Stuart Highway in Darwin.

West Coast coach Adam Simpson has urged his players to keep "enjoying the ride", as the Eagles bask in their new-found status as AFL premiership favourites.

A critically-acclaimed play based on the 2011 Norway mass murders is set to open State SA Theatre Company's 2016 season as it prepares for the Australian debut of The Events.

Net fees will be temporarily waived for fisherman in South Australia's Coorong as they struggle to deal with the rising numbers of long-nosed fur seals which are attacking nets and eating fish.

Legendary racehorse trainer Bart Cummings is remembered at a memorial service at Flemington, the track where he won 12 Melbourne Cups.

Brisbane's Mary-Louise Levick spends most of her time in pursuit of the perfect shot, but when she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 34, the budding artist was literally forced to shake things up.

Sugar Research Australia wants cane farmers to slow down their harvesting machines to counteract inefficiencies they say are costing the industry millions, but some farmers are not sure whether the research stacks up.

Wash up from the inaugural NT Rec Fishing Awards. Whispers of big build-up barra start to flow with golden bag outs across the Top End.

The world's largest marine antenna network is allowing scientists to track and predict Western Australia's large surface currents and waves hundreds of kilometres offshore.

In Tasmania, the West Coast Mayor praises council employees for rescuing a family of plovers.

Three people suffer smoke inhalation from a fire in a cell at Port Augusta Prison, north of Adelaide.

Western Australia's shadow attorney-general accuses police of a cover-up, after it was revealed a weapon used in two notorious murders has been found despite being thought lost for many years.

Adelaide Crows' mantra of 'we fly as one', changes to 'we drive as one', as thousands of fans make their way to Melbourne for tonight's elimination final.

Thousands of people around the country will take part in walks to support the search for missing boy William Tyrrell on the first anniversary of his disappearance.