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Singleton is fighting to overcome a plague of bats that has taken over the town.

A long-awaited flow down the Darling River reaches Wilcannia, with water spilling over the weir pool and boosting the town's supplies.

A resident of Broken Hill in far-west New South Wales says he will monitor electromagnetic radiation from a proposed telecommunications tower himself, after Telstra announced it would go ahead with construction.

This week on TBF we look at the lives of some of the great characters on the show.

The water provider in far-west New South Wales faces the prospect of an indefinite strike by workers involved in a three-year industrial dispute.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is forecasting an uphill battle to retain the seat of New England, in the face of competition from Tony Windsor.

A rail project to revive the old days of steam engines and diesel locomotives is underway after years of delay in Western Australia's Wheatbelt.

With one in every 200 people in the ACT homeless, two peak advocacy bodies are using Canberra Day to raise awareness about how to fix the issue in the territory.

Australia's threatened species commissioner condemns bow hunting to control feral cats after a visit to South Australia's Kangaroo Island where the practice occurs.

The Wheatbelt in Western Australia's Great Southern is known for farming wheat and sheep but a WA-based start-up company wants to show that it is also possible to grow vegetables.

Seven major road and rail projects are earmarked as part of a $500 million plan for new infrastructure in Queensland, but the State Government say some projects will require additional Commonwealth funding in order to begin.

Hundreds of cattle producers and beef industry leaders will travel to Alice Springs this week for the annual NT Cattlemen's conference.

A man is charged with murder after the discovery of a woman's body at Melton, in Melbourne's west, on Sunday night.

A group of university students are fighting for the future of higher education in regional Victoria, amid fears the Warrnambool campus of Deakin University may close.

The chairman of South Australia's Automotive Transformation Taskforce has quit to take up a job to lobby for Victoria's defence industry.

At 106, Bobbie Heine Miller has been a French Open champion, survived a plane crash, met royalty, and she's now also one of Canberra's oldest residents. I tracked her down to answer a question sent to about, who the oldest person in the ACT was.

No justice but calls for financial compensation for victims of failed agribusiness schemes: Senate Inquiry.

After six weeks and out of 12 celebrity contestants, Brendan Fevola has been crowned king of the jungle on I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of here.

Will robots ever be called on to make moral choices?

Essendon hopes of a competitive 2016 cruelled after a 105-point thrashing by 2015 grand finalist West Coast.

A fourth generation NT family set about pioneering the impossible and are now the largest producers of farmed barramundi in Australia.

The only surprising factor about Saturday's Australian Cup protest is the time taken by Racing Victorian stewards to announce the decision.

Irina Bokova has outlined her achievements as the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as part of a pitch for the top UN role.

The Storm remain undefeated after a strong win over the Titans while the Sharks put the Dragons to the sword. Look back on all the drama of Sunday's NRL games.

If Romeo and Juliet had lived in modern Sydney, Romeo would be a registered sex offender. He would be condemned to years of reporting to police the minutiae of his life; his address, his Instagram handle, his brother's birthday, his school trip to Canberra.

A doctor recommended that the German pilot who crashed a Germanwings jet into the Alps last year should be treated in a psychiatric hospital two weeks before the disaster, French investigators said on Sunday.

Join us for live coverage as the Eagles and the Bombers close out the 2016 NAB Challenge series.

Across the globe at spring time, people splash each other with colours for a Hindu Holi festival.

The Lebanese government has approved a plan to solve a seven-month garbage crisis that has fuelled protests against the dysfunctional state and raised concerns for public health.

Malcolm Turnbull's approval rating has slipped from 69 per cent in November to 55 per cent today.

It's time for Canberra to get behind Callum McPhie has the nation votes for the winner of the grand final of Australia's Got Talent.

This morning, I tapped my Opal card, waved my Paypass-enabled phone, paid an airfare by POLi, transferred my rent and topped up my Skype account - all well before the bank opened and without being near a computer.

The Roosters centre has spoken for the first time about his relief at being able to move on with his life after being cleared of domestic violence charges.

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Godolphin trainer John O'Shea wants to start four runners in the Golden Slipper, "to cover all bases" but may yet have to comprise and only have a trio to get Telperion into the $3.5 million two-year-old grand final at Rosehill on Saturday.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrived in Fiji yesterday to tour areas affected by Cyclone Winston, which caused devastation across the country on February 20. 

Club hose down injury concerns after Saints captain makes an early exit from NAB Challenge loss to Melbourne.

The trump cards for champion trainer Chris Waller, Winx, Press Statement and Kermadec are set for a memorable clash in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.

The Baird government has rolled out a training program for school staff on how to manage asbestos.

Nothing arouses punters' feelings more than a controversial protest. Racing people still discuss with great vigour the Nausori-Big Philou Caulfield Cup protest (some wags say Roy Higgins should have been given an Academy Award) and the Stylish Century-Dulcify AJC Derby objection.

Melbourne Storm made it two wins from two with a 34-16 win over Gold Coast on Sunday night.

Australian teenager Oliver Bridgeman has hit out at the decision to cancel his passport, saying he has only been doing humanitarian work in Syria.

Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic was focused on the three points gained and not the chances spurned after a 1-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday at Hunter Stadium.

Australian all-rounder backs Aaron Finch to edge Usman Khawaja and Shane Watson in battle in for two top order batting spots.

A company with private shares in the LA Lakers has taken 100 per cent control of the Sydney Kings and will run its own financial and basketball operations in a bid to "rejuvenate" the struggling franchise which finished as the NBL's wooden spooners this season.

Hopes that the tie-up between Fortescue Metals Group and Vale could reduce iron ore supply appear likely to be short-lived.

Queanbeyan trainer Zyg Garsztka has just two horses in work, enough to "make me get out of bed."

An elderly female driver is hospitalised after crashing her car through the entrance of a Jehovah's Witnesses church in Darwin's north.

Crowds gather at Stage 88 to see an orchestra perform the music to the film classic.

Cricket ACT forced to consider moving grand final after semi-final is abandoned without a ball bowled.