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Some Ceduna locals remain sceptical about the benefits of a cashless welfare card ahead of a federal trial in their town beginning in February.

There are no sluggish starts as Tasmania's fastest snails go head-to-head for the inaugural Cygnet Cup.

A sanctuary for impoverished elderly women outside Bangkok takes its inspiration from a similar care service in South Australia, its creator explains.

A 14-year-old boy is critically injured after being hit by a car while crossing a freeway in Melton, west of Melbourne.

Real estate agents are reporting signs of growing Chinese interest in Canberra's property market.

An in-form George Bailey has thanked a productive off-season for his unbeaten 148 which has led Tasmania's first innings total against Queensland.

David Warner's second century of the first Test against New Zealand not only pushed Australia further ahead in the match, but placed his name alongside two of the game's greats.

Melbourne Victory lived up to their name, with a 2-0 win over Perth Glory in the FFA Cup final at AAMI Park.

A 35-year-old man has been killed in a gyrocopter crash near Charleville in south-west Queensland, authorities say.

Joe Burns says his dashing maiden Test ton was made all the more special by the presence of family in friends at his home ground in Brisbane.

Joe Burns scores his maiden century and David Warner creates history with another twin ton as Australia puts the Test beyond New Zealand on day three at the Gabba.

Newcastle Jets have an offside goal ruling overturned, before Western Sydney Wanderers strike twice late to earn a dramatic 2-1 win at Hunter Stadium.

A severe storm warning has been issued for Brisbane and surrounding areas, where hail has already fallen in parts of the city.

Joe Burns scores his maiden century and David Warner adds 116 as Australia puts the Test beyond New Zealand on day three at the Gabba.

Kiwi galloper Turn Me Loose runs his rivals ragged to claim the $1 million Emirates Stakes (1,600m) at Flemington to prove himself the spring's dominant miler.

The enigmatic Delectation storms home to land a boilover victory in the $1 million Darley Classic (1,200m) at Flemington.

An entire session of play was lost on day two of the Shield match between NSW and Victoria amid ongoing concern over the state of the SCG outfield.

Tune in and follow the latest updates from the Jets v the Wanderers followed by the FFA Cup final between Melbourne Victory and Perth Glory from AAMI Park.

The enigmatic Delectation storms home to land a boilover victory in the $1 million Darley Classic (1,200m) at Flemington.

A helicopter search for a Queensland man missing in a remote part of the Northern Territory that is infested with crocodiles and wild buffalo fails to find any trace of him.

Police call for public help to find the school uniform and backpack that suspected murder victim Tiahleigh Palmer was wearing on the day she was last seen.

Lauren Watson took up aerial acrobatics three years ago and is steadily mastering the aerial hoops and silks. Even her coach says it is hard to believe she is paralysed.

Rare views of what lies beneath Hobart's historic buildings are on offer to the public this weekend.

Tasmania Police officers march for the first time with the state's gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex and transgender community in the TasPride Parade.

A man, believed to be aged 30, is killed in a gyrocopter crash near Charleville in south-west Queensland, authorities say.

A natural disaster becomes a business opportunity for a central Queensland forestry plantation as a woodchip export deal with China is fast-tracked.

The Anglican Church defrocks a Brisbane priest who pleaded guilty to making and possessing child exploitation material.

Tune in and follow the latest updates from the A-League round five clash between Newcastle Jets and Western Sydney Wanderers, as well as the FFA Cup final that sees Melbourne Victory take on Perth Glory.

Some of Australia's finest buskers flood the streets of Cooma in New South Wales, to compete in Australia's fourth national busking championships.

Hundreds of people gather at Garden Island to farewell the HMAS Sydney after more than three decades of service.

People were attacking each other with spears and machetes during a "violent disturbance" on Groote Eylandt on Friday that left two people dead and a third seriously injured, police say.

Kane Williamson posts a century for New Zealand, as the Black Caps reach 7 for 273 at lunch on day three. Follow all the day-three action with our live blog.

State Emergency Service volunteers join investigators searching the scene where the body of suspected murder victim, Tiahleigh Palmer, was found south of Brisbane.

The Australian rowing team is confident about its prospects at the Rio Olympics, despite not qualifying as many boats as it did for London in 2012.

Mitchell Johnson says he was considering retirement from Test cricket up until a few weeks ago, before deciding he would play on this summer.

Two brothers opt not to apply for bail after being charged with the rape and abduction of a 14-year-old girl in Geelong last Sunday.

Simple seafood on the BBQ, served with a salad of asparagus, green peas and white peaches.

The chief executive of the Epilepsy Association of WA says he knows of up to 100 parents in the state who are illegally using cannabis to treat children living with the condition.

Police say a woman who died after she was hit by a car was lying on the road when the accident happened in Adelaide's north.

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

A $2 million, 1972 Daytona Ferrari stolen from a workshop on Friday is found burnt-out on the side of a road in Melbourne's south-east.

Andrew Young grew up in the Barossa Valley in South Australia, where his family grew grapes. But young Andrew had no interest in vines, he was more interested in oak.

Jets coach Scott Miller says a win against the Wanderers at home today will go a long way to proving Newcastle is no longer the laughing stock of the A-League.

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