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About 1.4 hectares of tomatoes are being planted outside Katherine, with plans to diversify into other fruit and vegetables.

A cattle station in South Australia has been earmarked as the possible site for the nation's first nuclear waste dump.

There are serious concerns for an Iranian refugee flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital burns unit after he set himself on fire at the Nauru detention centre.

Employing people with autism spectrum disorder benefits employers and their organisations without costing any extra, according to new research by Curtin University.

Commuters in Adelaide's south will need to find alternative ways to get to work for a second day, with the Seaford and Tonsley rail lines still shut down.

The ACT Government brings forward its 100 per cent renewable electricity target, but the move comes at a $300-per-year hike to residents.

Coach Michael Maguire castigates the Rabbitohs after they slump to their fourth straight loss, a record low under the premiership-winning mentor.

Bardioota in the lower Flinders Ranges has been named as the leading contender among six potential low-level nuclear waste dump sites. Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg says if the site is eventually confirmed it'll provide great benefits to the local population. But some traditional elders aren't happy and the SA Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis is also raising questions about how the site was selected.

Two men are in a serious condition in hospital after a double shooting in Parkville in Melbourne's inner north last night.

Police say they are well-prepared for the funeral of a high-ranking former Bandido which is expected to attract up to 100 outlaw motorcycle gang members to far north Queensland this weekend.

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There are calls for a NSW shark aerial patrol charity to be placed into administration immediately over allegations of fraud and misappropriation of funds

Wests Tigers stop a six-game slide with an up-and-down 30-22 victory over South Sydney at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

Two years ago, Lateline was given exclusive access to Darwin's new prison which adopted a radical program to reduce the staggering rate of recidivism, and we return to find out how it's changed the lives of inmates.

A group of Aboriginal elders in Sydney calls for a Randwick site found to contain tens of thousands of artefacts to be protected as an area of "magnitude".

The State Government may have been shocked by the resignation of the head of the new Perth Children's Hospital, but Premier Colin Barnett says the project is still on track.

Four nutritional supplements can boost the effectiveness of anti-depression medication, an international study by University of Melbourne and Harvard researchers finds.

The State Government may have been shocked by the resignation of the head of the new Perth Children's Hospital, but it says the project is still on track.

Parramatta Eels star recruit Kieran Foran will take an indefinite leave of absence to seek medical treatment "regarding a personal matter".

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal delays government funding cuts to Australia's largest Islamic school in Sydney's south-west.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal delays government funding cuts to Australia's largest Islamic school in Sydney's south-west.

Workers gather in Brisbane to mourn those who have died on the job, pausing in silence and laying flowers at a memorial.

'Wow.' I seemed to be reduced to one syllable answers.

Vital mental health services are at risk because of uncertainty over federal funding, a senior South Australian psychiatrist warns.

Efforts to fix an electrical fault causing delays on three Adelaide commuter train lines continue into the night, as the department warns the problem may not be resolved until Friday.

The University of Tasmania's Launceston and Burnie campuses will be given the $150 million they need to carry out major upgrades if Labor is elected, leader Bill Shorten promises.

Craig Bellamy and Des Hasler have raised objections to the league's plan to put a cap on how much clubs can spend off the field.

An environment officer pleaded with a farmer to put down his gun, after his colleague was shot on the side of a road in northern New South Wales, a Sydney court hears.

From safaris to beet farms to "unnatural" rainforests, meet four of about 150,000 backpackers currently working in Australia.

A senior police officer tells the Sydney siege inquest it was not unreasonable for hostages to expect they would walk out of the Lindt cafe alive.

The body of missing man Taddeo Haigh is found within 1 kilometre of where he disappeared at Sawmill Settlement on Sunday and there are no suspicious circumstances, police say.

The Northern Territory Government stops paying for some recently released prisoners to travel back to their remote communities, prompting concerns the move could lead to prisoners reoffending.

Gourmet Garden, one of Queensland's fastest growing high-tech agribusiness companies has been sold to McCormick & Company.

A senior police officer tells the Sydney siege inquest it was not unreasonable for hostages to expect they would walk out of the Lindt cafe alive.

A group of eagles are being tagged and tracked as part of a long-term project in Western Australia's northern Goldfields.

A two-year old boy from country New South Wales could be about to claim a world title as the youngest person to ever crack a leather whip.

A man who was killed in a triple shooting on a suburban Perth street is named as Mitchell Finnerty, as police continue to hunt for the gunman and investigate whether the attack is gang-related.

St George Illawarra Dragons coach Paul McGregor is "heavily fined" after being charged with low-range drink-driving.

ACT fire crews battle a large rubbish fire burning in Pialligo, near Canberra Airport.

Exploration has started to see if the Eyre Peninsula's salt lakes contain commercial quantities of lithium.

Environmentalists in Central Australia are questioning the independence of the man leading CSIRO's research into fracking, as debate about the controversial topic starts to heat up ahead of the Northern Territory election in August.

Non-tariff barriers with key customers such as India, China, Japan and South Korea are on the wish list for grain producers organisation GrainGrowers in latest round of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks.

The sharp increase in syphilis cases seen in Queensland in 2015 has continued its trend, with Indigenous youth over-represented in infection statistics, Queensland Health says.

ABC Canberra's popular clock-thermometer is working again after being offline for six months.

A resource company is now consulting with the community about risks associated with a proposed rare earths mine such as naturally occurring radiation and road safety.

Scott Goodings, aka the TV Freak, joins Trev to talk about the TV shows that inspire the extreme emotions. What makes you shout at the television? What makes you throw the remote? What makes you laugh to you're choking?

Professor Roly Sussex has recorded almost 350 Woofties - or words of the day.

A body found near Merrijig in Victoria's Alpine area is believed to be that of Taddeo Haigh, who failed to return from a walk on Sunday night.

Thirteen Aboriginal soldiers from Western Australia fought at Gallipoli. Ten of them survived the war, but found that their service did not shield them from racism when they returned home.