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The Tasmanian Government is concerned a proposed $50 million development at the site of the former Triabunna woodchip mill on Tasmania's east coast has been reduced.

A debate is underway in Alice Springs over cheap prison labour damaging the local economy.

A man is arrested after allegedly stabbing one of six men who attended his house in Adelaide overnight.

The Tasmanian Government is concerned a proposed $50 million development at the site of the former Triabunna woodchip mill on Tasmania's east coast has been reduced.

A 21-year-old man will face court over the murder of a 48-year-old woman in outer Melbourne.

Inner Melbourne is transformed into a sea of colour as part of this year's White Night Festival.

Former Principal at George Town High School and Chairman of the Low Head Pilot Station, Peter Cox, shares his knowledge on one of Tasmania's most important historical townships - George Town.

Brisbane Roar slips below the Western Sydney Wanderers at the top of the A-League ladder on goal difference after copping an almighty 6-3 thrashing at the hands of Perth Glory.

A thrilling Sydney Derby ends in a 1-1 draw with Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers sharing the spoils in a heated encounter.

Workers mourn the loss of a colleague who was killed in an industrial accident on the worksite of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Canterbury captain James Graham is in doubt for the NRL's opening round due to a leg injury suffered in Saturday night's 20-0 trial win over Melbourne at Belmore Sportsground.

The defending champion New Zealand Breakers have beaten Melbourne United 91-78 to complete a 2-0 win to advance to the NBL grand final.

Lance Franklin has made a quiet return to action for Sydney, with one goal and six touches in the Swans' 21-point AFL preseason challenge victory over Port Adelaide in Blacktown.

Refugee advocates say security guards employed by the Department of Immigration may be preparing to move an asylum seeker baby and her mother from the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane.

The Newcastle Jets keep their faint A-League finals hopes alive with a thrilling 3-2 win over the 10-man Wellington Phoenix at Hunter Stadium.

Australian golf star Karrie Webb and world number one Lydia Ko will head into the final round of the Women's Australian Open just one shot off the leaders.

The judgment of trainer John Hawkes could not have been more precise as star sprinter Chautauqua returned to racing on a winning note in the Black Caviar Lightning on Saturday.

Former number one draft pick Paddy McCartin has given St Kilda a scare when he injured his hamstring during their AFL preseason loss to North Melbourne.

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition after suffering burns in a boat fire at Blairgowrie marina, on the Mornington Peninsula.

Crowds line the streets in Evandale in Tasmania's north for the 33rd National Penny Farthing Championships.

The private sector is being called upon by the South Australian Government to help create 1,000 jobs in nature-based tourism over the next four years.

A decision is yet to be made on whether a transgender sex worker accused of knowingly transmitting HIV and who identifies as a woman will be placed in a male or female prison in Perth after she was remanded in custody.

Canberra's peak business group welcomes the suggestion the population of Canberra's CBD could rise to 20,000 within a decade, but warns there are many issues to be resolved before such a vision can be realised.

Friends of missing far north Queensland scuba diver Steven Foster believe he has been taken by a shark while diving on a shipwreck.

Five doctors are among seven Gold Coast University Hospital staff stood down over allegations of serious fraud.

The Country Fire Authority is battling a blaze at Blairgowrie marina, on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne.

Michael Clarke has scored 48 on his return to Grade Cricket for Western Suburbs.

Denis Hart backs calls for an independent investigation to find out who leaked details of a reported police investigation into alleged abuse by Cardinal George Pell.

Three people are killed in a single car rollover near Lake King in Western Australia's south.

A remote community in north-west Queensland is transformed "from dust and stone to beautiful, lush green" weeks after receiving more than 160 millimetres of rain in 24 hours.

A 10-match national women's AFL exhibition series will be played in five cities around Australia, starting next month.

British Prime Minister David Cameron secured a renegotiated deal with the European Union on Friday but Downing Street sources claimed that one of his key cabinet allies had already decided to campaign for Britain to withdraw from the EU.

A former member of the Rural Fire Service with an "unhealthy fascination" for fire has been refused bail after he allegedly lit a bushfire in Sydney's north west on Friday afternoon when temperatures were predicted to hit 34 degrees.

The NSW Waratahs have suffered a huge blow with five-eighth Bernard Foley expected to miss up to a month of Super Rugby due to a shoulder injury.

Lockyer Valley mayor Steve Jones has died.

The trauma of the November attacks has seen the Wallaby halfback form a deep bond with the French capital.

Lockyer Valley Mayor Steve Jones dies in a Brisbane hospital two days after his collapse during a media interview in Ipswich.

Sellers on eBay know certain things matter: item description, appealing photos, strong seller ratings and, of course, price. Now, a study suggests another factor is at play.

If you're relieved for 'unlucky in love' Kylie, you might want to ask yourself why.

Retiring New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has struck the fastest century in Test cricket, as James Pattinson's no-ball demons came back to haunt him in the second Test.

The NRL players with the most to prove in 2016.

Michael Clarke made a nervous start to his cricket return narrowly avoiding an early dismissal.

The instant success of "To Kill a Mockingbird", which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction the next year, turned Harper Lee, who died on Friday, into a literary celebrity, a role she found oppressive and never learned to accept.

Hawthorn's star defender has no problem getting himself motivated for another campaign.

A new bar has opened in Sydney without a drop of alcohol in sight. Crowds have been gathering in a unique space to taste water from 17 different regions across eastern Australia, and researchers hope it will cast a revealing light on the world's most valuable resource.

VicRoads says it is doing all it can to absorb the "huge growth" in Melbourne's traffic volumes over the past decade.

The Name of the Rose author Umberto Eco has died, aged 84, the BBC has reported.

It's alleged the HIV positive prostitute infected a client

Bashed youth found lying unconscious on footpath

There are no excuses behind Melbourne Victory's limp and lifeless 1-0 defeat to Adelaide United, according to coach Kevin Muscat.