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Logging opponents lash out at Forestry Tasmania's decision to harvest regrowth forest near Lapoinya in the state's north-west, raising concerns about the impact on giant freshwater crayfish.

A Canberra man is charged with drug trafficking after police seized drugs and $22,000 cash from his home.

Flying with babies... how do you avoid being that parent you've always pitied, you know the one with a baby that screams the whole flight long?

Two police officers have been treated for minor abrasions after tackling a man who allegedly ran from a stolen car he crashed

Shark attacks on the NSW north coast may soon be a rarity if a new satellite "listening" program proves effective.

Labor Transport spokesman Ryan Park is visiting Newcastle today.

Murray Nationals MP, Adrian Piccoli, has revealed security is one reason the Balranald Local Court in western New South Wales has been closed.

Surat stud sheep breeder Peter Campbell said he is thankful Biosecurity Queensland has made some concessions amidst the Brucellosis testing problems but says he holds further concerns that some rams may have been slaughtered because of false positives showing they had the disease when they were clean.

The General Manager of the Temora based Goldenfields Water County Council has resigned.

Former NRL star Jason Smith's drug trafficking charge dropped but he still faces allegations of supply.

Adelaide's ongoing severe heatwave is the first time such conditions have been experienced in December and the "sort of signal you will see with climate change", a Bureau of Meteorology head says.

Admissions for opioid drugs almost triples over the past year, according to a new report by Odyssey House, one of the country's largest residential rehabilitation services.

An overnight fire at a house in Primrose Sands causes up to $200,000 worth of damage.

Bruce and Denise Morcombe will join a rally in Brisbane tomorrow which calls for an appeal against the downgrading of Gerard Baden-Clay's murder conviction.

Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson is putting together a case for a new fire station and 24-hour fire fighter staffing in the northern New South Wales town.

A police pursuit of two teenage boys in a stolen ute comes to an end overnight when the driver mounts a kerb in Adelaide and crashes into a light pole.

The Whitebridge Community Alliance says it will take court action if a controversial residential development is approved.

Police have targeted the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang operating in the Orange district.

What's is like to make artificial eyes for a living? It mightn't be for the squeamish but Jenny Geelen loves the impact she has on people's lives.

The Bland Shire Council has rejected plans to apply for a major rate hike and will instead try to find its own savings.

Jason Linnane says he is excited to be taking on the GM role at Singleton Council.

There are fears a delay in state government plans to remove time limits on child abuse survivors will prevent other victims from speaking out.

Manly has officially confirmed the signing of Dylan Walker from South Sydney with the Australia international inking a four-year contract with the Sea Eagles.

An autism family support group has called for an end to abuse of special needs students.

A training centre in the remote APY Lands of outback South Australia passes 1,000 enrolments since being established about three years ago.

A man has died after losing control of his car and crashing into oncoming traffic near the twin service stations at Wallsend.

The buyer of Van Diemen's Land Company is urged to "negotiate" with a Tasmanian Aboriginal group over a culturally sensitive site in the state's north-west.

The Tasmanian Government is warned that delaying a decision on extending Federal Group's gambling monopoly is holding back investment in the state.

Community services organisations in the Hunter say more needs to be done to address the lack of access to affordable housing and high levels of child poverty in the region.

The EPA will inspect the Williamtown RAAF base in the wake of a contamination crisis.

Residents at Kurnell on Sydney's south coast are surveying the damage this morning after a tornado ripped through the area yesterday, tearing roofs off houses and destroying property.

Gloucester residents fighting coal seam gas exploration in the basin say they're buoyed by news the last three licences in the Northern Rivers will be acquired.

Police are carrying out a series of raids in Melbourne this morning but will not reveal any details of where the raids are happening or what they are about, other than they are not terrorism related.

Port Stephens Council is seeking the community's expertise to help implement a newly adopted strategy that is designed to make Raymond Terrace a great place to live and work.

Almost a million dollars of Federal government funds will go into revitalising Cessnock's CBD.

Bulga residents will make noise in Sydney today.

We started watching the movie just past midnight and got the review to you by dawn.

The Sydney Kings break their five-game losing streak with a solid 15-point win over Melbourne United.

Teenage midfielder Jamal Reiners sets up import Diego Castro's game-winner as Perth Glory upset the Melbourne Victory 1-0 at Perth Oval.

The Australian Medical Association and the Health Department are at odds over the cause of a large mumps outbreak in Western Australia.

The Perth Freight Link project has been dealt a major blow after the Supreme Court of WA ruled its environmental approvals were invalid. Residents and environmental groups are calling on the Barnett Government to walk away from the project, which would see a highway extension built through a chain of wetlands in Perth's southern suburbs. But the Premier Colin Barnett is adamant the road will be built.

An Esperance filmmaker says words cannot describe the "hard-core" interaction between animals he witnessed while diving on the very outer reaches of the Recherche Archipelago off the WA coast.

Die-hard Star Wars fans turn out for the Sydney premiere of one of the most anticipated films in movie history.

An expert consultant on a national suicide prevention project says that the festive and holiday season is traditionally a difficult and stressful time for some communities and is encouraging people to look out for one another.

Opener Joe Burns says Australia's Test selection dilemma is a sign of the side's strength and he is not losing sleep over the issue.

One of Sydney's biggest cleaning companies has been accused of systematic underpayment of international students.But the company says it's the victim of union blackmail over an unsigned new agreement.

The WA Government is under fire for spending $700,000 changing the name of an inner-city bus and train station to coincide with the opening of Elizabeth Quay.

The populations may be small, but residents in Ora Banda and Widgiemooltha say they have found their patch of paradise

The owner of a plot of land short-listed for a radioactive waste dump says if the Egyptian pharaohs were buried for thousands of years with no ill effects on the environment, the same should be possible with nuclear waste.

The Perth Freight Link project has been dealt a major blow after the Supreme Court of WA ruled its environmental approvals were invalid. Residents and environmental groups are calling on the Barnett Government to walk away from the project, which would see a highway extension built through a chain of wetlands in Perth's southern suburbs. But the Premier Colin Barnett is adamant the road will be built.