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Hawthorn pinches a three-point win over Adelaide in the dying seconds thanks to Paul Puopolo's fifth goal in an end-to-end encounter.

The loss of hooker Andrew McCullough to injury has soured Brisbane's spiteful 30-8 win over South Sydney at Lang Park on Friday night.

Adelaide United advance to the A-League grand final with a convincing 4-1 semi-final win over Melbourne City at Hindmarsh Stadium.

Brisbane once again underlined its premiership credentials with a 30-8 triumph over South Sydney at Lang Park on Friday night.

The family of a man electrocuted on a prawn trawler tells an inquest he was "snatched away" because Austral Fisheries failed to install an inexpensive safety switch.

The Melbourne Rebels have returned to the winners list with a 36-14 victory over the Cheetahs at AAMI Park on Friday night.

An internationally protected Tasmanian wetland is being starved of vital fresh water by the state's government-owned irrigation company, conservationists say.

An investigation is launched by the West Australian Government into the North Perth care program from where two children were allegedly lured away and sexually abused.

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi is jetting off to the US for a major conference as the Department of Local Government prepares to release its report into her failure to declare tens of thousands of dollars worth of travel and accommodation gifts.

The Deputy Prime Minister says Liberal candidate Sophie Mirabella should not be commenting about whether funding of a regional Victorian hospital was withdrawn because she is "not actually in politics".

Robert Winther continues to spread the Anzac spirit to sick veterans and their families at Melbourne's Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.

The Federal Opposition says it is staggered about Liberal candidate Sophie Mirabella's claims that Wangaratta hospital missed out on $10 million because she was not elected. Labor has asked the Auditor General to investigate.

A man on trial for murdering his parents in Victoria's north-east has told a jury he never said he planned to "blow them away".

The construction union and several senior officials are fined about $1 million for trespassing on a number of building sites around Adelaide.

World champion boxer Danny Green is on a mission to change the wording of one-punch legislation to be called coward's punch and to educate children from a young age.

A Melbourne photographer believes a major fashion label may have copied his image in an advertising campaign.

The descendents of an Aboriginal warrior whose shield was taken by Captain Cook say they are insulted by an offer from the British Museum to loan it back to Australia.

Victoria's Civil and Administrative Tribunal gives the go ahead for Melbourne's historic Palace Theatre to be knocked down, if its facade and three stories are retained.

One hundred years ago, in April 1916, Hughy Pippin travelled from Mildura to Bendigo. Wanting to "do his bit" for king and country, he enlisted in the 38th Battalion.

The best way to end the working week. This week's panel were Tommy Dean, Susie Youssef and Zoe Norton Lodge.

A group representing patients with spinal injuries says South Australia's Queen Elizabeth Hospital lacks the resources to deal with their needs, and says corridors are too narrow for wheelchair users.

Queensland cane growers say here is little appetite for a sugar tax within the Federal Coalition.

Labor had "every right" to bypass the committee system and bring back compulsory preferential voting with no public consultation, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says.

An Islamic school in Melbourne's west is looking forward to a bright future after fixing governance issues that threatened the school's funding.

The Port of Eden will be upgraded with a wave attenuator to make a safer harbour as well as a wharf extension. However the community group that has long lobbied for the upgrades are wanting the government to modify its wharf extension plan as they say it drastically reduces the berthing capacity of their desired marina.

A prominent Canberra restaurant owner will serve at least two more years in jail for cocaine trafficking, after an appeal court found his original sentence was too lenient.

An increased number of complaints to ACT Policing of online harassment is partly behind a large rise in the number of "other offences against the person" being reported, police say.

Four women with diverse backgrounds in the Australian Defence Forces believe Anzac Day should include greater recognition of families and returned soldiers and involve children.

Vietnam veterans are given the honour of leading the Anzac Day march in Toowoomba, in honour of this year's 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan.

A decade ago, a Sydney-West Coast clash was a guaranteed classic. But as both teams eye off premiership charges, the rivalry could be about to reignite.

The Islamic College of South Australia will continue to receive federal funding, with the Education Department satisfied with information the school has provided over its finances and governance.

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says Mitchell Pearce will be rushed back into the team once his eight-match suspension ends next week.

Sue Neill-Fraser's legal team has three months to present their claims of fresh and compelling evidence proving she is innocent of her husband's murder in a legally admissible form.

Professor Geoff McFadden updates the team on a major discovery into combating malaria and immunologist Professor Gabrielle Belz explains how the appendix could be keeping you healthy.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten questions the ethics of former Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella, who says a Victorian hospital missed out on $10 million in funding because she was not re-elected to the seat of Indi.

A native mouse that was thought to be extinct in New South Wales turns up on an outback station.

Australian journalist Peter Greste says he is humbled to receive the national RSL Anzac Peace Prize and proud to represent the ideals of press freedom.

Victorian Agriculture minister assures game hunters government will amend hunting legislation before the next duck hunting season.

The ACT Supreme Court grants bail to killer Danny Klobucar, so he can remain in a secure mental health facility rather than jail, while other charges against him are resolved.

The ACT Supreme Court grants bail to killer Danny Klobucar, so he can remain in a secure mental health facility rather than jail, while other charges against him are resolved.

Rosalie Lalara is sentenced to five years in jail for stealing almost $500,000 in royalty payments from communities off the Arnhem Land Coast.

Brace yourself: strawberries are coming. But first millions of plants have to be planted out by hand across Queensland farms.

When Grant Pearce speaks of the things that excite a cave diver, he is also listing what for many people are their darkest fears and phobias.

The RSPCA says three rescue dogs will make history this Anzac Daybecoming the first non-service canines to march in an RSL parade.

Victoria Police release the image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a theft after the Moomba Festival brawl in Melbourne's CBD last month.

Since returning from the Vietnam War, 70-year-old Gordon Murray has attended all but one Anzac Day service in his hometown of Clermont.

A northern Victoria man has been charged with 193 offences related to online grooming and the sexual assault of girls, police say.

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