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A helicopter pilot is in a critical condition after falling down a crevasse in Antarctica.

The administrator of the Central Darling Shire says there's no chance councillors could be re-appointed at local government elections due this year.

A man who helped shape Grafton and the Clarence Valley, Spiro Notaras, has died after battling the effects of a stroke.

Remembering the hard work and community spirit it took for the Brisbane Markets to recover from the 2011 floods and put Queensland's food supply chain back together.

A man is fighting for his life in hospital and a woman has serious injuries after a fire destroyed a home in Melbourne's west. A baby was unharmed in the blaze.

A high profile train spotter has suggested the Wollongong station receive an urgent upgrade, to become a hub for the local rail network.

Fire crews in Melbourne gain control of a large blaze burning through 150,000 tyres at a yard in Broadmeadows, but warn may take another 24 hours to extinguish.

A helicopter pilot is injured after falling down a crevasse while refuelling in Australian territory at Antarctica.

Police in Alice Springs are searching for a 59-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his female partner in the neck with a broken bottle.

The ACT Government says it would welcome direct international flights into Canberra, but cannot confirm reports that Singapore Airlines is launching services to the national capital.

Efforts to set up a cultural tourism program at Mutawintji National Park northeast of Broken Hill are on the way to completion, with training for guides set to start within weeks.

As much of the music loving world pays tribute to David Bowie, residents of a small outback town have remembered the day he put them on the map. Carinda was the backdrop to Bowie's 1983 hit Let's Dance. The town and its pub have been a hit ever since. Overnight, they gathered to remember the day David Bowie came into their lives, ever so briefly.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds WADA's appeal of the AFL anti-doping tribunal's Essendon verdict, with 34 past and present Bombers players to miss the entire 2016 season.

A Newcastle David Bowie fan has started a tribute to the dead musician.

Police charge a 22-year-old man with poisoning a two-month-old baby girl on Queensland's Gold Coast.

The Northern Territory records its first fatal road accident of the new year, with the death of a 25-year-old man on the Stuart Highway, south of Katherine.

After three years, and millions of dollars, the CAS judgement has finally brought the whole Essendon supplements saga to an end.

There's been a mixed response to a trial of a change in hours at a school in Moree, in northern New South Wales.

Five members of an Adelaide family, including two children, are killed in a road crash near New Delhi, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirms.

Tenders have been called for the design of a new sports complex at the former waste disposal site at Rutherford.

Shipping will come to a standstill in the ports of Newcastle, Sydney and Geelong today, with tugboat engineers launching strike action early this morning.

A witness in a Croatian criminal case against Australian citizen Dragan Vasiljkovic hands prosecutors a recording of a press conference that implicates the paramilitary commander in war crimes.

Environmentalists are labelling a bowfishing trial, to eradicate carp, as an extension of hunting that could threaten native species.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has handed guilty verdicts to 34 past and present Essendon football players for doping offences. The decision will have big consequences for the club, with the AFL season set to kick off in March.

Guilty pleas might be submitted online under a technology shake-up planned for South Australia's legal system.

There are assurances an overhaul of the state government's Land and Property Information agency won't hurt the Bathurst economy.

A Federal Nationals MP says it's critical the next leader of the party reflects the sensible and measured approach of previous leaders.

Mining giant Glencore is warning the competition watchdog that not regulating prices at the Port of Newcastle could impact the Australian economy.

Cessnock Council says it could be forced to take funds from other projects, if vandalism repairs exceed the annual budget.

The Upper Hunter has made its presence felt at this year's Magic Millions yearlings sale on the Gold Coast.

One of the most controversial sagas in Australian sport could soon be over. The Court of Arbitration for Sport is set to announce whether 34 past and present Essendon footballers are guilty of doping offences or not, and there's plenty at stake.

Step into the boots of a crane operator on top of one of Australia's tallest construction sites.

Paramedics will refer non-emergency patients to GPs under a new program.

Road works at Toronto are aiming to make the area safer for drivers.

Residents who fled their homes as a massive bushfire tore through a small town in Western Australia's south-west will be allowed back to assess what's left. But there are already doubts about whether the town can be rebuilt. The blaze has burnt through more than 71,000 hectares and destroyed 141 properties in the small town of Yarloop since it was sparked by lightning on Wednesday.

Hunter Valley Local Area Command is reminding motorists the holiday road safety blitz is not over yet.

The Melbourne Renegades keep their finals hopes alive with a five-wicket win over the Sydney Thunder at Sydney Showgrounds.

A heatwave is on its way for many parts of New South Wales, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.

In the tiny town of Carinda in western NSW, the phone at the pub is ringing off the hook. Bartender Marie Draper is fielding calls about the death of a former patron, who 32 years ago forever linked this quiet outback town to rock and roll history.

A blaze at a Goulburn grocery store is contained after several fire trucks attended the scene, Fire and Rescue NSW says.

A 34-year-old woman who was part of a group that was taking selfies in knee-deep water before they were swept out to sea off Victoria's Phillip Island dies in hospital.

There are calls for an overhaul of the way homes are forcibly acquired in New South Wales, as the State Government continues to ramp up its infrastructure-building program.

There are renewed calls for a settlement in the $1 billion class action against the Queensland Government and its two water authorities over the 2011 flood disaster.

A Goulburn grocery store is well alight, with multiple fire trucks on the scene to fight the blaze, Fire and Rescue NSW says.

Police offer a $350,000 reward for information about a vicious attack on an elderly couple in their Gippsland home last year.

Captain MS Dhoni insists his India team is not out for "revenge" in the upcoming ODI series against Australia after losing the 2015 World Cup semi-final.

Fire authorities say residents of Yarloop in Western Australia's South West were warned about a massive bushfire that claimed the lives of two men 25 minutes before the blaze razed the town.

Gold Coast teenager Kimberly Birrell eyes an Australian Open wildcard after winning her first WTA tour main draw match at the Hobart International.

Acting WA Premier, Kim Hames responds to complaints by Yarloop residents about a lack of communication with fire authorities, lack of emergency warnings to residents and a lack of water during an emergency fire.

Locals in the town of fire-ravaged Yarloop are furious about the lack of warning and lack of water for those who stayed at their homes to fight a fire which killed two men and destroyed more than 120 homes.