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The owner of one of Newcastle's most contaminated industrial sites, a former gasworks at Hamilton North, says a remediation plan will be complete by June.

An Indigenous language project is trying to keep alive traditional songs and ceremonies performed half a decade ago, during one of the defining periods of the land rights movement. The songs tell stories about the lives of Gurindji people who lived and worked at Wave Hill station - owned at the time by British Lord Vestey - before they began a protest against poor conditions in 1966.

An Adelaide woman is charged with seven counts of arson over fires in the CBD and north-eastern suburbs.

Police are hunting for John Wallace Lindrea, a paroled murderer with a history of extreme violence, including escaping from prison, who was last seen on Good Friday in Victoria's south-west.

Police believe a high-powered weapon was used in a drive-by shooting at a brothel in Melbourne's inner south early this morning.

Canterbury's Will Hopoate is expected to miss the NRL grand final, should his side qualify, because of his Mormon religion.

A Gold Coast veterinarian is placed on a two-year good behaviour bond after admitting he did not fulfil his duty of safety while treating a horse.

Ange Postecoglou insists fans and commentators need to hold more belief in the Socceroos' ability to take it to any of Asia's powerhouses in the next phase of World Cup qualifying.

A man, aged in his thirties, is shot dead while standing in a driveway in Sydney's west. Police say a vehicle was seen leaving the area a short time after the shooting.

An EgyptAir passenger plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to head to Cyprus, civil aviation sources and police said.

Asian liquefied natural gas purchases last year fell for the first time since the 2009 financial crisis.

Sydney's $2.1b light rail project has run into an unexpected hiccup, after one of the largest ever finds of Indigenous artefacts. 

The Socceroos' demolition of Jordan was not a warning to Asia, but a warning to the Australian public to take notice.

An EgyptAir passenger plane heading from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to head to Cyprus, civil aviation sources and police said.

Corey Lewandowski, 42, was charged for intentionally grabbing and bruising the arm of Michelle Fields, a journalist at the time for the conservative news outlet Breitbart, at a Trump campaign event on March 8.

Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show "The Patty Duke Show" died on Tuesday.

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said global risks were not expected to have a deep impact on the United States.

Iran will attend talks with fellow OPEC members and Russia in Qatar next month without joining their proposal to freeze oil output.

It's perhaps not surprising that a former owner of three beauty pageants, Donald Trump, has helped turn his party's campaign into a shallow "Mrs America" pageant between potential First Ladies.

Oil and copper are at risk of steep declines as recent advances aren't fully grounded in improved fundamentals, according to Barclays.

Google chief executive officer Sundar Pichai received a $US100.5 million pay package in 2015, according to a filing from parent company Alphabet.

A Supreme Court jury has found Ross Albert Merrick not guilty of the murder of his girlfriend Marika Ninness, but guilty of manslaughter.

A soon-to-be father and "good family man" is lucky to be alive after being shot three times at point-blank range in Sydney's south. 

Terrence John Leary had been out of jail and on parole for just 10 months when his colleagues at a meat processing factory suddenly noticed a change in him.

The president suggested that the news media had not done enough to question the promises made by politicians.

Former Channel Seven newsreader Rebecca Maddern has been named the new host of Channel Nine's The Footy Show.

Snap out of it Australia. Despite our wealth, health and good weather an international survey has revealed consumers here are among the gloomiest in Asia. And it's been that way for most of this decade.

It took six years for the Maxwells to adopt Leevii. And with only 87 children adopted in NSW last year, the state government is working on fixing the process.

Workers at 7-Eleven have received almost $10 million in compensation after the franchise giant set up an "independent" panel following revelations of systemic wage fraud across the franchise network network.

The Western Sydney Wanderers have formally sealed their temporary move to Sydney Olympic Park, splitting their home games between ANZ Stadium and Spotless Stadium next season.

With all due respect towards Alex and Gareth, we begin this cook-off hoping desperately they get sent back to the mines. Especially since they're really bad at cooking and watching them try is becoming painful.

One of Australia's most prestigious commercial law firms did not report to police an allegation that a former Melbourne office manager raped a legal clerk.

Two disruptive food delivery companies worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been accused of putting bicycle delivery workers on sham contracts.

A high-powered independent commission has backed Labor's approach to capital gains tax and negative gearing, undercutting prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and treasurer Scott Morrison who say it will "smash" housing prices.

Wynne has stood by his decision to knock back a $1.25 billion Collins Street twin-skyscraper, saying he needed to protect the Yarra River and the amenity of the CBD.

Leaked briefing papers prepared for Friday's premiers' meeting show NSW is prepared to forgo $2.79 billion in hospital funding over the next three years in order to get a commitment from the Commonwealth that it will continue to link funding to costs.

A fight over $73 million in health funding that threatens to imminently close hospital services in Victoria is headed for the High Court of Australia, as the state government launches a last ditch attempt to keep the money.

​New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is too familiar with the fickleness of cricket's shortest format to take his team's red-hot form for granted going into Wednesday's World Twenty20 semi-final against England.

Your editorial's call for reform of campaign funding should cause Malcolm Turnbull to emulate Premier Baird.

Parramatta has been busy telling everyone it is taking off as a CBD – and now it is set to have a spaceship-like building right at its centre.

Drug companies paid for catering or travel expenses for doctors on 14,872 occasions between April and September last year.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's hopes of striking a deal with the Senate crossbench on workplace relations reform has taken a blow, with key independents unhappy about the government's hard-line approach to negotiations.

Formula One's much-derided new qualifying format faces more criticism in Bahrain this weekend after a disappointing debut in Australia, Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff says.

Victoria edge towards a second successive Sheffield Shield title, needing another 98 runs with eight wickets in hand to beat South Australia in the final.

Richmond star Brett Deledio remains unlikely to play against Collingwood on Friday night, despite returning to training and feeling well.

Australia have stormed into the third and final stage of World Cup qualifying with a punishing 5-1 victory over Jordan in Sydney on Tuesday night, avenging defeat to Al-Nashama earlier in the campaign.

Speeding fines from mobile speed cameras have doubled in the last 12 months according to a report by Access Canberra.

Bungendore IGA owner says a new development has proven to be a Trojan horse for Woolworths to enter the village.

The Canberra Capitals have turned to the man in charge of nurturing Australia's best junior talent to help rebuild them as a WNBL force.

The horse which could stand to win one lucky competition entrant up to $200,000 will ramp up his preparations for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes with another important trackwork gallop on Wednesday.