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The National Museum of Australia buys an early work by renowned artist Albert Namatjira for $27,500 at auction in Adelaide.

Townsville students collaborate with a north Queensland women's group to help mothers in developing countries.

A South Gippsland family makes the decision to sell its dairy farm amid falling farm gate milk prices.

The fears of law practitioners are eased with a new judge being appointed to the northern Tasmania Family Court.

The nation's fashion industry is in the spotlight with the opening of Australian Fashion Week in Sydney, drawing cashed-up international buyers coming to see the very best of our rag trade. This year, the event's schedule has been shifted and it's now showing resort collections ahead of the rest of the fashion world.

Judge-turned-composer George Palmer realises a lifelong ambition as the new operatic version of Cloudstreet opens to rave reviews in Adelaide.

Decades ago there were plans to populate Lake Burley Griffin with native fish and trout, but now the man-made lake is filled with carp. Curious Canberra investigates how this happened.

Police are investigating after a shack in the small southern Tasmanian community of Primrose Sands was burnt out on Sunday, bringing the total number of suspicious fires in the area to 12.

George Palmer is the former Supreme Court judge who's made an opera of a famous Australian novel.

Police are hunting for a man who sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl in the West Australian Wheatbelt town of Bruce Rock.

A man is facing serious charges after a suspicious house fire in Brisbane's south-west.

West Coast forwards Josh Kennedy and Mark LeCras combined for 11 goals to power the Eagles to their biggest win over St Kilda.

Robbie Farah heads to hospital after sustaining a neck injury in a collision with Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds as the Bulldogs beat the Tigers 36-4.

Authorities investigate the death of a Queensland hospital security guard shortly after a patient was restrained.

Wallabies utility back Kurtley Beale will miss four to six months after scans revealed he has torn his patella tendon.

As a "see now, buy now" culture sweeps the industry, the organisers of Australian Fashion week make wholesale changes to the way they run the event.

Beach managers in the Western Australian town of Broome are hoping a mapping system which could predict the arrival of deadly jellyfish blooms will make their jobs easier.

Beach managers in the Western Australian town of Broome are hoping a mapping system which could predict the arrival of deadly jellyfish blooms will make their jobs easier.

Patient care is being put at risk by SA Health's new electronic system EPAS, according to a doctor's union, which received a list of complaints from members following a recent rollout.

Carlton incredibly wins its fourth game in a row, with Matthew Kreuzer the hero in a thrilling two-point triumph over Port Adelaide.

Wests Tigers hooker Robbie Farah heads to hospital after colliding with Canterbury five-eighth Josh Reynolds' hip and sustaining an apparent neck injury.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will not repeat a senior colleague's call for Labor to dump its candidate for the Melbourne seat of Dunkley, after she campaigned against tougher national security laws.

Wrestler Talgat Ilyasov prepares to represent Australia at the Rio Games more than a decade on the sidelines after being told he would never play the sport again because of a back injury.

A newly-created seat taking in the battler belt of Perth's south east is tipped to be one of the most hotly-fought contests this election.

A pedestrian says he is lucky to be alive after an elderly driver mounted a Bankstown pavement sending her car into a bakery.

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Even in Cronulla's 62-0 humiliation of Newcastle, the brilliance of young Valentine Holmes and the resurgent Ben Barba stand out.

Frankston Bombers Football and Netball Club apologises and promises to introduce an education program after it posts photos on social media of people wearing blackface.

Geelong footballer Jimmy Bartel launches a national campaign to help people recognise the signs of intimate partner violence.

TasWater workers are not being trained properly in the safe handling of asbestos, the union representing them says.

Six giant Chinese statues are unveiled in Tasmania, as the first stage of what could one day be the biggest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere.

An early work by renowned Australian artist Albert Namatjir sells for more than $27,000 at an auction in Adelaide.

Cancer Council Queensland urges the State Government to consider enacting a ban on smoking for anyone born after 2001.

Aviation enthusiasts experience a rare treat, with the world's largest planethe Antonov An-225touching down in Perth to the delight of tens of thousands of spectactors.

Thousands of Tasmanian homes hit with blackouts as strong, damaging winds hit the state.

A man in his 30s has died during a paraglider malfunction at Mount Archer, north of Brisbane, police confirm.

The Greens say there is growing anger over newspaper reports quoting renowned oceans expert Dr John Church as saying he had received a redundancy call while at sea on a research mission.

The RSL wins a bid to take over the Daw Park Repatriation General Hospital in Adelaide when it closes next year as part of the State Government's Transforming Health plan.

Thousands of playful pups strut their stuff around Lake Burley Griffin, to raise much-needed funds for the RSPCA in Canberra.

Having been recently accused of feigning injury to draw penalties, St George Illawarra welcomes moves to eliminate the under-handed tactic from the NRL.

The Queensland Government announces $20 million in new funding to boost respite care for people with dementia and their carers.

The seat of Paterson in the NSW Hunter region is set to be one of the state's key marginal electorates in the July 2 election, with the mining downturn and the lack of health facilities already emerging as leading issues.

From dachshunds to labradors, poodles and pomeranians, dogs of all sizes pound the pavement at Brisbane's South Bank and dozens more events across the country for the annual RSPCA Million Paws Walk.

Police search for two people who were allegedly involved in the aggravated robbery of a Bonython supermarket, before fleeing on an unregistered trail bike.

A pre-election poll suggests the Liberal Party may struggle to retain the Tasmanian federal seats of Bass and Lyons.

Residents of southern Tasmania are being warned to batten down, with strong damaging winds expected later today.

A $1 billion package of road improvements, driver training programs and research aims to cut the number of deaths to below 200 by the year 2020.

A person has died after a paraglider accident at Mount Archer, north of Brisbane, police confirm.

Figures obtained by the ABC reveal a resurgence in recreational shooting and hunting in Queensland, with gun licence holders increasing by more than 20,000 in a decade.