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A 36-year-old man is charged with assaulting an infant who died in the Royal Hobart Hospital overnight, although he has not been charged with causing the injury that led to her being hospitalised.

Answers tabled in State Parliament confirm the $10 million Elizabeth Quay water park was opened without verification it was bacteria-free.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is among some of the brightest minds around the world coming to Sydney to discuss the future of transport technology at a New South Wales Government summit.

A woman dies after her car slams into a tree in Melbourne's south-east, while a teenager is killed when he also crashes into a tree in central Victoria.

The owner of a drone that flew over a Hunter Valley fire ground has apologised on social media, after being told it could have halted firefighting efforts.

Lord Mayor lisa Scaffidi has accused the City of Subiaco of scaremongering following the passing of the City of Perth expansion bill.

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WA Labor says the Liberal MP for Ellenbrook is "missing in action" when it comes to public transport in his electorate.

Federal Defence Minister Marise Payne says she is "disappointed" by her SA counterpart's questions about projects and construction locations following the release of the Defence White Paper.

A tradesman who fell in love with the abandoned buildings on work sites has turned photographer and community historian to share stories of Australia's industrial past.

The death of a woman in a waterfront apartment in Kingston overnight is being treated as suspicious by ACT police, who say a 31-year-old man is helping them with their investigation.

Church sex abuse survivors heading to Rome today to be in the same room as Cardinal George Pell as fronts a royal commission say the trip is about making the truth known and taking power back.

A powerful parliamentary committee is set to inquire into the effectiveness and performance of WA's Independent Public Schools.

With some Australian parents forced to head overseas to seek rehabilitation for their drug-addicted child, Mission Australia is today calling for an urgent investment into drug treatment. The organisation says there's a massive gap in services for young people.

A former Upper Hunter mine worker is worried Hunter charities will suffer once the Drayton mine at Muswellbrook closes at the end of this year.

A woman has been charged with lighting a fire in the New South Wales Hunter Valley during yesterday's heat wave.

A 23-year-old man shot three times at a house in Southport, on the Gold Coast, remains in a serious but stable condition after undergoing surgery.

Families SA paedophile carer Shannon McCoole will today give evidence at a royal commission triggered by his arrest for sexually abusing children as young as 18 months of age.

Long known for its gritty reputation, this slowly-gentrifying Melbourne suburb of Footscray has become a target for large-scale development.

Banning the sale of e-cigarettes alongside tobacco products in South Australia could hinder a smoker's effort to quit, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores warns.

The Child Protection Systems Royal Commission is examining a series of red flags that were noticed during Shannon McCoole's employment as a government carer. We look back at significant events during his employment.

The Indian toy maker and inventor who makes science fun for children around the world shares his passion with Canberra primary school students.

Love it or hate it, since its launch late last year the Ladies Gridiron League has grown in popularity. And heading into finals weekend, the Canberra Mustangs are pumped.

A submarine program that could cost $150 billion by the middle of the century is the centrepiece of a massive military modernisation program the Turnbull government says is needed to maintain Australia's edge over rapidly evolving defence forces across Asia.

The power of celebrity in modern culture means that predatory child abusers may still lurk in the BBC – or similar organisations – undetected, says the woman charged with investigating the Jimmy Savile scandal.

The Australian government has warned terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing attacks in Indonesia.

A woman has been killed and two teenage girls injured after their car ran off a busy road and ploughed into a tree in Melbourne's south-east.

Another music awards show, another David Bowie tribute - only this time, it was perfect.

In-form Nick Kyrgios charged into the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4,-6-4 victory over world No.7 Tomas Berdych on Thursday.

Opals coach Brendan Joyce has named all his big guns in a 27-player extended squad and expect Liz Cambage, Penny Taylor and Erin Phillips at first camp in March.

Daryl Gibson has a tough act to follow but Pat Howard and Justin Marshall have no doubt about his ability.

The players sell the game - that was the message from ARL Commission chairman John Grant at the NRL season launch in Sydney on Thursday - and the game's combatants are seeking a return on that declaration with a call for an extra $4.5 million to be delivered to them over the next two years.

A five-year-old Afghan boy, photographed wearing a plastic wrap with the name Messi scrawled on it, has had his dream come true, receiving a signed jersey and a soccer ball from the Barcelona superstar.

'I cannot play pretend on telly while our families are falling,' the Australian actor said on Facebook.

If markets hate uncertainty, this year's US presidential elections have the potential to provoke full-blown contempt.

A 72-year-old former Sydney Catholic priest given six months to a year to live has been sentenced to two years and three weeks in jail for sexual assault against teenage boys.

Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country.

A university in South Africa was evacuated after students torched buildings.

Legendary Australian cricketer Steve Waugh's biggest risk wasn't taken on the pitch.

A man has been charged over a street race that killed two students, and critically injured a third on a suburban street in Sydney's west on Wednesday.

James Packer's Crown Resorts warns its $2 billion Sydney six-star hotel and casino is running up to 18 months late.

A man is in a critical condition after being shot twice in the abdomen and once in the thigh at Southport.

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt is ordered to hand over a departmental briefing on the decision to give Tiwi Islands' Port Melville the go-ahead without environmental assessment.

So, the great white hope has put his cue in the rack already, Peter Martin and Mark Kenny have   revealed ("PM abandons tax reform", February 25). Indeed, the smell of fear in the water is palpable. The sharks may be circling. 

The thread that Sheehan uses to stitch together his story is a racist, matter-of-fact, common doxa​ that constructs a taken-for-granted figure of the Muslim/Middle Eastern/brown man as rapist.

A double dissolution election could solve the Prime Minister’s problems in one go.

Western Bulldogs prove too strong for GWS Giants in pre-season trial at Manuka Oval.

South African fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe is reportedly under investigation in a match-fixing case that has already led to one of the country's former international players being banned for 20 years.

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A young man charged over the alleged one-punch attack death of Brisbane teenager Cole Miller says he's not naturally a violent person.