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A 40-year-old Canberra man is charged with the murder of a 46-year-old resident of Stuart Flats in Griffith.

The NSW Government says the process of demolishing a marina building, which partially collapsed into Lake Macquarie near Newcastle three weeks ago, should be complete within a few weeks.

The grave site of Yuranigh, Aboriginal guide to explorer, Sir Thomas Mitchell has both a European headstone and a set of carved burial trees.

Junior iron ore hopeful Brockman Mining wins a legal challenge in its bid to access the rail line built by an infrastructure subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group.

Collingwood's Alex Fasolo could be in trouble with the AFL after he appeared to urinate into a cup during Friday night's preseason game.

Moves are afoot to end the political career of the former Country Liberals deputy chief minister Willem Westra van Holthe, who was forced to resign from Cabinet last month.

Hunter Valley winemakers have been battling to get the last of their grapes off the vine after a heat wave threatened to impact the quality of the fruit.

Cardinal George Pell will today continue giving evidence to the child abuse royal commission in Rome, after saying he has the "full backing" of Pope Francis. Follow our live blog for updates.

A building in Sydney's inner west, containing a hairdressing salon and at least one apartment, is being torn down after partially collapsing and threatening to fall further.

A move into federal politics could see NSW Labor MP Linda Burney make history as the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives.

Mitchell Pearce is officially stripped of the Sydney Roosters co-captaincy and suspended from the NRL club's leadership group.

A committee of concerned parents seek legal advice over Father John Walshe's involvement at two Catholic primary schools in Melbourne after the ABC revealed he was the subject of a historical sexual abuse claim.

Emergency services are on the scene of a potential building collapse in Enfield in Sydney's inner west.

A committee of concerned parents seek legal advice over Father John Walshe's involvement at two Catholic primary schools in Melbourne after the ABC revealed he was the subject of a historical sexual abuse claim.

Opponents of a bauxite mine near Toodyay have had a small win with its new owners putting the project on hold until prices improve, but protesters say they will continue their fight.

Police are investigating a suspicious death at a block of units in the Canberra suburb of Griffith.

The Islamic School of Canberra is likely to close after the Federal and ACT governments revoked its funding, over concerns about how taxpayer money was being spent.

A formal appeal has been filed on behalf of Toowoomba teenager Oliver Bridgeman who is stranded in Syria after the Australia Government cancelled his passport.

The Northern Territory Government says it is satisfied with its corrections system despite revelations a convicted murderer spent almost a year sharing a cell with prisoners on remand.

New South Wales deputy Labor leader Linda Burney to seek preselection for the Federal seat of Barton in Sydney, switching from her NSW state seat of Canterbury.

The Public Transport Authority says safety concerns have forced is to re-route a bus service in the Perth hills, but locals are not happy.

A group of Federal MPs are seeking to restore the rights of the Northern Territory and the ACT to legalise voluntary euthanasia, almost 20 years after the Howard government overrode the NT's landmark law.

A Snowy Mountains man is charged with the sexual assault of a young boy in the 1990s.

While most take their birthdays for granted, children born on February 29th won't celebrate on the correct date until they're four years old.

Maverick Liberal MP Rob Johnson takes aim at his party once again, claiming it has done nothing to stop "religious cults" seizing control of the federal division of Moore, in Perth's northern suburbs.

Victoria's Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan makes a pitch in Canberra for $4.5 billion in federal funding for the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, but flies home without a cheque.

The AFL releases its financial accounts on Monday ahead of the league's March 17 annual general meeting.

The WA Nationals remain uncommitted on the State Government's proposed $12 billion sale of Fremantle Port.

One Billion Beats is a piece of contemporary theatre that uses the history of Indigenous representation in Australian cinema to frame one woman's search for identity.

Margaret River musician Michael Triscari's ambition is for his music to take him to all the main surfing breaks around the world.

Warning, graphic content: A Canberra woman is banned from owning animals for 10 years after claiming she could not afford to surrender them to the RSPCA.

The crown has lodged final submissions as part of its efforts to obtain permission from the High Court to appeal against the downgrading of Gerard Baden-Clay's murder conviction over his wife's death.

The Australian Federal Police have sought access to computer servers at Parliament House as part of their investigation into the role Liberal MP Mal Brough played in procuring Mr Slipper's diary.

Women walking alone are warned to keep to well-lit and populated areas after a man believed to be carrying a knife approached women in Adelaide's inner south.

Accused killer Danny Klobucar is likely to have a mental impairment defence, a senior forensic psychiatrist has told the ACT Supreme Court.

A community in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is seeking to have the approval of a Rio Tinto mine expansion declared invalid due to what it says is a legal error.

Paedophile carer Shannon McCoole was singled out by Families SA management as a potential leader despite many staff refusing to work alongside him, a royal commission hears.

A social enterprise company is using Lego to help children with autism, but it's not just the kids who are getting in on the action.

An expert medical panel agrees the fatal injuries suffered by a Melbourne baby could not have been caused by accident and were the result of blunt force trauma and being shaken.

A new study from the US that shows removing billfish from the water could be a death sentence for the fish prompts a call for more education and research in West Australian waters.

Perth Zoo is putting the finishing touches on more than a dozen animatronic dinosaurs that move and roar in a display to open next month.

In Cardinal George Pell's home town of Ballarat in Western Victoria, the senior Catholic cleric's evidence is received coolly.

A group of south-west Victorian farmers have taken a bleating stance against unconventional gas, using a flock of around 2,000 sheep to send a message to the State Government.

Barely a hit of cloud on Darwin wet season day February 23 2016

A 35-year-old man is charged with aggravated grievous bodily harm after a woman is found dead in a car full of people in a remote part of Western Australia's Goldfields.

Up to 100 members of the SA police force are accused of accessing records without permission each year, according to the state's Police Commissioner.

Cardinal George Pell answers questions from the child sexual abuse royal commission about cases in Ballarat and Melbourne involving members of the Catholic Church in a hearing via video link from a Rome hotel.

A former chief financial officer of an eastern Sydney council allegedly received $1.3 million in payments from a contractor, a corruption inquiry hears.

Get your garden to grow the right way and have a laugh while you're at it with the Perth Gardening Roots and Shoots podcast.

Socceroos star Tommy Oar signs with the A-League's Brisbane Roar on a two-year deal.