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The Newcastle Jets are hoping to return to winning form when they take on the Central Coast Mariners at Hunter Stadium tonight.

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A photography competition aims to highlight the importance of Stockton Sandspit in providing habitat for endangered migratory shorebirds.

Less than two years ago, one young child with autism's vocabulary was limited to five words and tantrums were not unusual. Now a part of a family, 'Little man' is speaking sentences, reading and just 'loving life'.

Rare evidence of the endangered native tiger quoll is found by a specially trained pet dog in Victoria's Otway Ranges.

More than 100 Worimi traditional owners will take part in a celebration at the Stockton sand dunes tomorrow, for the launch of a plan of management for the area.

Migrant women in Tasmania share their stories and culture through clothes, music and dance at a fashion parade that promises to draw hundreds over two nights.

Mayor Jodie Harrison says the local government areas of Lake Macquarie and Wyong have a number of demographic similarities which would be beneficial to any amalgamation.

Migrant women in Tasmania share their stories and culture through clothes, music and dance at a fashion parade that promises to draw hundreds over two nights.

The work of a number of university art students has been immortalised after being included into the National Film and Sound Archive's collection.

Budding high school scientists are working alongside leading academics in real laboratories thanks to the passion of a Canberra teacher.

Usman Khawaja says he hopes David Warner goes on to a massive score at the WACA, after the Australian opener punished the New Zealand attack on day one.

Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a car at Belmont.

The NSW Government says flexibility and nuance are the keys to reforms of coastal planning in New South Wales.

Police arrest and charge a man in relation to the shooting of police accountant Curtis Cheng outside headquarters in Parramatta last month.

A turtle dubbed Finny who was rescued off Western Australia's Pilbara coast and weighs almost 200 kilograms is set to be moved to Broome for treatment.

Rohan Dennis is honoured for his outstanding cycling season by being awarded Cycling Australia's 'Oppy' for the first time.

The Brumbies secure Argentina half-back Tomas Cubelli, who has signed a two-year deal with the Super Rugby side.

Usman Khawaja says he is an honest batsman after surviving a number of close calls en route to a century on day one of the second Test against New Zealand at the WACA.

The Western Sydney Wanderers leapfrog Melbourne City into third place on the A-League ladder with a thumping 3-0 away win at AAMI Park.

From a child bouncing on a trampoline in the family backyard, to a gymnast and elite athlete vying for contention at the Rio Olympic Games, Eva Keirath has come a long way.

Diverse and energetic, The Australian Ballet's contemporary triple bill 20:21 is a mix of choreographic mastery both new and old.

A fire at Albany Health Campus forces dozens of elective surgeries to be delayed, with the clean-up expected to take three days.

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of more than $1 million are found growing inside two homes in Sydney's inner-west, police say.

David Warner scores his maiden double century, aided by another Usman Khawaja ton, as Australia powers its way to 2 for 416 on day one of the second Test against New Zealand.

David Warner notches his first double century as Australia reaches 2 for 416 at stumps on day one against New Zealand at the WACA. Look back at how the action unfolded in Grandstand's live blog.

Today's release of a short list for the site of a national nuclear waste dump has been a long time coming but it hasn't taken long for the announcement to generate deep divisions. That's particularly the case in South Australia, home to three of the six nominated sites. Some fear a low-level nuclear dump will be just the beginning, with high-level radioactive storage to follow.

Tasmania's north-east has been hit hard in recent years by the forestry downturn but patrons at the Scottsdale Show are optimistic about the future.

The Federal Government indicates it could review the Chinese Darwin port lease, as allegations of the company is a front for the Communist Party blasted as "xenophobic".

A peak farming group adds its voice to growing concerns about new legislation that could enable the WA Government to introduce the state's first toll on trucks.

An iconic Queensland tourist attraction has had a makeover, but not everyone is happy with the new look for the Tangalooma Wrecks off Moreton Island.

There are big changes afoot with the way people are now getting their fresh food directly from local farmers.

An evaporative air-conditioning unit has been blamed for a fire that caused around $150,000 damages at Osborne Primary School.

Roly Bonevacia finishes with a pair of goals as the Phoenix pick up their third win of the season, beating Adelaide 4-2 in Wellington.

A P-plate driver whose ute hit two pedestrians at Rozelle in Sydney's inner west is sentenced to a minimum four years' jail.

More than 100 health care professionals rally outside Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth against children in immigration detention.

Archaeologists who excavated a Gold Coast Indigenous burial ground in 1965 have returned to the site to help locals mark the 50th anniversary of its discovery.

The investigation into the death of Tiahleigh Palmer continues, with police admitting they may never know how she died.

The Shire of Leonora says it is disappointed the Goldfields community did not make the shortlist for the Federal Government's proposed low-level radioactive waste facility.

Federal Minister Jamie Briggs confesses he hurt his knee trying to crash-tackle Tony Abbott at the same party a marble table was smashed to bits on Liberal spill night.

Tech giant Apple says they have apologised to six black students after they were told they could not come into a store in Melbourne because staff thought they might steal something.

Twelve-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer, whose body was found on a northern Gold Coast riverbank, planned to skip school the day she disappeared, police believe.

The Federal Government has given the strongest indications yet it is willing to fund a bypass of Coffs Harbour, saying early works could begin as soon as 2018.

Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth apologises to the victims of two paedophile teachers, and says it was clear he did not do enough while Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane to address sexual abuse claims.

The estate of former curator of the renowned Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Geoffrey Stilwell, is up for viewing in his restored Georgian home in Hobart before going to auction.

Two West Australian crop scientists have been asked to work on a significant G20 international research project.

The former headmaster of St Paul's School in Brisbane has conceded that he missed years of warning signs that two former staff members were molesting students. Gilbert Case has spent hours being questioned at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. And former governor-general Peter Hollingworth, who was Anglican archbishop at the time, has publicly apologised.

A man threatened by Shiite militia in Iraq fled to Australia by boat after people smugglers told him the country welcomed refugees, a court is told.

"Only years later could I begin to reflect on how my ill-equipped our father may have felt, raising his youngest son and daughter, both fragile, lost and needy."

The team look at the issue of whether healthcare insurance should be charged according to risk. This week's special guest is lawyer Kathy Wilson who is an expert in wills and estates.