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The Country Women's Association believes it would be a "criminal act" to reduce service levels at regional New South Wales train stations.

Fire has destroyed a single storey hotel in south-west Queensland.

Residents of the Newcastle suburb of Wallsend take to social media to vent their outrage over Monday's Anzac Day service, labelling it a disgrace.

A triple shooting in the Perth suburb of Banksia Grove leaves one man dead and two injured, with police searching for the gunman.

Furious brides have lashed out at celebrity Australian fashion designer Johanna Johnson, after discovering they could lose their wedding gowns when the business was placed into liquidation.

The Andrews Government has splashed out in the days leading up to the state budget, here are some of the key announcements so far.

The Andrews Government is set to hand down its second budget and Treasurer Tim Pallas is promising a substantial investment in infrastructure as part of their jobs strategy.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant concedes some teething problems with the introduction of the NRL's new video-referee system.

Defence Minister Marise Payne says she did not try to organise a meeting between French shipbuilder DCNS and her partner, a New South Wales minister, just a week before the company was awarded the $50 billion contract to build Australia's next generation submarines.

Perth City Council approves two more ratepayer-funded trips for Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, as she continues to face scrutiny from State Government authorities over undeclared travel.

Perth Glory star Diego Castro wins the Johnny Warren Medal at the inaugural Dolan Warren Awards in Sydney, while Canberra United's Ashleigh Sykes takes out the W-League's Julie Dolan Medal.

The body of a 75-year-old woman is found at a home in Bentleigh, in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.

A severe weather warning for damaging winds in parts of southern Western Australia is cancelled, with no reports of damage.

A community nurse is allegedly punched and kicked repeatedly while on the ground while responding to a house call in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye.

Coral bleaching off Western Australia's northern coast is described as a "great concern" by Environment Minister Albert Jacob, but he says there is relief the Ningaloo Reef and Abrolhos islands do not appear to have been affected.

A three-year-old boy dies in hospital after being struck by a car in Granville in Sydney's west.

Australia's largest defence project contract in history has been won by French company, DCNS. The much anticipated $50 billion contract ensures the 12 new submarines will be built at Adelaide's Osborne shipyards.

Drought-affected farmers destock cattle and sheep and buy costly feed as Tasmania struggles with what some describe as the worst drought in decades.

The French firm that will build Australia's new naval submarines says a factory bigger than Adelaide Oval is needed before construction of the vessels can begin.

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Thirty years after the Collins class 'dud subs' were built, and 20 years since they hit the water, defence analysts say Australia should pay close attention while building their replacements.

A man who survived a Top End croc attack says he will not go camping near a creek any time soon, and will sleep on the back of a ute on future trips.

Recent luxury car thefts and carjackings are the work of "hardened", "risk-taking" criminals, and not Apex gang members, Victoria Police says.

One week out from handing down his first budget, the Treasurer Scott Morrison is promising 'a sober, responsible plan for the economy'. He's not commenting on a prediction from a key economic forecaster that the deficit will be significantly bigger than expected, although he's lent weight to a report there's more tightening ahead for the Australian Public Service.

Local Government Minister Tony Simpson refuses to be drawn on whether it is a bad look for Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi to take a ratepayer-funded overseas trip while under scrutiny for undeclared travel.

A three-year-old boy is taken to hospital in a critical condition after being struck by a car in Granville in Sydney's west.

The Federal Government has chosen France over Germany and Japan to be the partner for Australia's $50 billion future fleet of submarines. All 12 subs will be built in Adelaide, and should support almost 3,000 jobs across the country. The Opposition and the Independent Senator Nick Xenophon have welcomed the announcement, but say it is short on detail.

A man from southern Tasmania being represented by one of Australia's top criminal barristers pleads not guilty to importing a commercial quantity of ecstasy.

Canberra man Chris Klootwijk is found guilty of disrupting a kangaroo cull after calling out and blowing a whistle at a Wanniassa operation in Canberra's south last year.

A major boost for suicide prevention programs and a focus on suicide "hotspots" will be the centrepiece of mental health spending in Wednesday's Victorian budget.

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.

As momentum grows for constitutional recognition for Australia's first peoples, a group of Aboriginal performers have taken a new approach to reconciliation - humour.

Trent Robinson's verbal attack on the NRL bunker and referee Ben Cummins results in breach notices, but how does it rate with some of the game's biggest sprays?

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT launch the Respect My Uniform campaign, urging the public to resist the temptation to pat the working animals regardless of how cute they are.

A major boost for suicide prevention programs and a focus on suicide "hotspots" will be the centrepiece of mental health spending in Wednesday's Victorian budget.

A search is underway off Western Australia's Great Southern coast for a man who was swept off rocks in poor weather while fishing at a notorious spot near Albany.

A man is arrested after a Navy serviceman was allegedly assaulted on a train in Sydney's south-west heading home from the Sydney Anzac Day service.

An emergency situation at Wavell Heights on Brisbane's northside ends without incident.

WorkSafe Tasmania will investigate complaints about mould at the Royal Hobart Hospital redevelopment, which construction workers say has affected their health.

A long-awaited strategy to promote the growth of Queensland aquaculture is welcome but overdue, says industry.

A prominent Sydney barrister who has represented major media organisations pleads guilty to assaulting his ex-partner.

The Victorian Government rules out relief for homebuyers in tomorrow's state budget, but flags the release of a major policy package to tackle the problem later this year.

Two recent surveys analysing the rejection of structural change by Western Australia's main grain handler have been released.

Tensions in the West Australian Government alliance intensify as Nationals leader Terry Redman calls Premier Colin Barnett's comments on Royalties for Regions funding "offensive".

A koala and her eight-month-old joey have been released back into the wild after a savage dog attack on the Gold Coast.

Four boys reported missing from Cairns are found safe in Edmonton in far north Queensland.

Macadamia nut growers in the thick of their harvest are being studied to help develop a set of best practice examples to help improve productivity.

A regional RSL club apologises to outraged locals after its volunteers dumped Anzac Day wreaths in a bin hours after the dawn service.

Four boys reported missing from Cairns are found safe in Edmonton in far north Queensland.

At risk of a heart attack Michael Rogers call time on his international cycling career. But David Mark asks what legacy does he leave behind?