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A Coffs Harbour plan to axe Regional Gallery director position has been slammed by art critic.

There is confidence a proposed 15 megawatt solar farm near Temora in the New South Wales Riverina will get Federal Government funding to allow its development.

The Mayor of Wagga Wagga is confident large trucks travelling through the CBD may soon be an issue of the past.

Police arrest two 12-year-old boys and a 13-year-old girl who stole a truck and engaged police in a low-speed pursuit through Darwin's northern suburbs.

A 16-year-old boy is among dozens of people charged after raids targeting the drug ice in the south-west Queensland town of Cunnamulla.

A search is underway for a UK national who jumped off an inner-city bridge into the Brisbane River in what police have described as a "drunken stunt".

From the under eight-year-old sprockets to top riders in contention for the Rio Olympics, the BMX community has enthusiastically tested out the new track Bathurst in central west New South Wales, which will host this years national championships.

A strategy to renew the Northbourne Avenue corridor and create a "grand" entrance to Canberra is released by the ACT Government for public comment.

The Federal Government pledges $1 million to set up a "critical response" project to tackle Aboriginal suicide in Western Australia, as advocates warn the state has one of the worst rates across the nation.

More than 30 firefighters tackle a blaze at a flight training facility at Parafield airport, north of Adelaide.

Clive Palmer says Queensland Nickel donations to the Palmer United Party were made before falling nickel prices led the struggling company to sack 237 workers.

The Roads and Maritime Service denies delaying a report on koalas living near the route of a Pacific Highway upgrade.

A serious crash involving a car and truck on the M4 motorway at Homebush West causes a 14 kilometre traffic jam for peak hour commuters.

The New South Wales government reviews its policy of not installing air conditioning in public housing, three years after an Aboriginal leader in the state's far west warned people could "perish".

A report has been commissioned into lead management practices, stemming from concerns relating to an old lead and zinc smelter site at Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.

A Senate report raises concerns about potential human rights violations of special needs students in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.

A New South Wales Parliamentary library report says workers in the state electorates of Cessnock and Upper Hunter are among those communities most at risk of having their jobs computerised.

A royal commission set up to examine the disgraced South Australian child protection system will today examine a former carer who uploaded sickening sex abuse images to a global child pornography website.

A toy warehouse in Bennetts Green in the Lake Macquarie region is destroyed by an overnight fire.

A search for missing Victorian woman Karen Chetcuti will resume in the state's north-east this morning, as police continue to question her neighbour over her disappearance.

Traffic delays are expected as crews work to remove a shipping container on the North-South Motorway near the Port River Expressway after a truck rollover.

An avid Townsville wildlife carer blames drought for the increasing number of curlews abandoning their chicks.

Police are trying to find a neighbour they want to speak to over the disappearance of 49-year-old mother Karen Chetcuti in Victoria's north-east.

A neighbour is questioned by police investigating the disappearance of 49-year-old Victorian mother-of-two Karen Chetcuti, who was last seen on Tuesday night.

Police divers have found a second body after a boat capsized near the town of Dampier, in Western Australia's north.

One person is dead and police are searching for at least one other person who may have been on board a boat that capsized near the town of Dampier, in Western Australia's north.

Australia clinches the ODI series against India with a thrilling three-wicket win at the MCG, thanks to a sensational innings from Glenn Maxwell.

Bernard Tomic says his controversial pull-out from the Sydney International, insisting he was sick and was not just saving himself for the Australian Open.

Look back at some of former Essendon coach James Hird's best quotes about the supplements saga that engulfed the AFL club.

Glenn Maxwell makes a dazzling 96 as Australia chases down India's 295 with eight balls to spare. Read about how it all unfolded here.

Former Bombers coach James Hird describes the role that crucial stakeholders had to play in the supplements saga that engulfed the Essendon football club.

Former Essendon coach James Hird insists he had no intention to cheat the system after 34 past and present Bombers players were banned amid the doping scandal that engulfed the AFL club.

The Newcastle Jets beat the Wellington Phoenix 3-1 at Hunter Stadiun to put some ground between them and the A-League's wooden spoon spot.

Two bodies are found after a boat capsizes near Dampier, in Western Australia's north.

An Australian couple kidnapped by extremists in Burkina Faso run a medical clinic and have dedicated their lives to helping people in the West African country, a family spokesperson says.

Brisbane Roar narrowly hold on to the last remaining W-League semi-final berth in underwhelming fashion with a scoreless draw against Newcastle.

A proposed extension of Freycinet Lodge on Tasmania's East Coast will lock Tasmanians out of the national park, the Greens say.

A 15-year-old girl is charged with criminal damage over a blaze that gutted the only supermarket in Beechworth, in Victoria's north east.

Police search for three armed men involved in a shooting at Murarrie that has left two others in hospital.

Thousands of people gather at Melbourne's Alexandra Gardens for the opening of Midsumma, the city's annual festival promoting the city's diverse gender and sexuality communities.

Three A-League fans are charged after bad behaviour before, during and after a Sydney derby at Parramatta Stadium last night, police say.

Defending Tour Down Under winner Rohan Dennis says he wants to be the first person to win the title back to back, and aims to break records at this year's event.

Police hunt for a man known as "Billy" who allegedly drove off in a $120,000 Mercedes after asking to sit in the driver's seat during a test drive in Melbourne's east.

More than 300 strip off and get sporty at the Pilwarren Maslin Beach Nude Games on South Australia's southern coast.

A $10 million concessional loan scheme is announced for Tasmanian farmers struggling under drought conditions.

Australia takes a 2-0 series lead to the MCG for the third ODI against India. Follow Grandstand Online's live blog for updates.

Almost five decades after opening the bowling for Australia in an Ashes series, Eric 'Fritz' Freeman is nurturing the next generation of cricketers.

A family escapes injury after a car crashes into their Osborne home, and say they heard a "big bang" before the vehicle "impaled into the wall".

Police arrest a 48-year-old man over the disappearance of Victorian woman Karen Chetcuti, after pursuing his car following a kidnapping report.

Toby Price becomes the first Australian to win any category of the gruelling Dakar Rally, taking out the motorcycle division in this year's race just three years after a broken neck threatened his future in the sport.