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A Hunter Valley farmer has transitioned from a dairy to beef cattle operation in order to survive turbulent times in the agricultural industry.

Canberra Airport begins a trial of a new body scanner, ahead of the beginning of international flights in September.

As the finishing touches are put on the budget papers, the Tasmanian Government begins the drip feed of pre-budget good news announcements.

A man is charged over a stabbing near Pontville, north of Hobart, that left a 20-year-old in hospital in a critical condition.

It's a decision that dates back to the 1920s, but how did Canberra become a city without front fences?

Hundreds of volunteers will take to the streets this weekend to raise funds for Salvation Army initiatives, including the Drug and Alcohol recovery centre in Canberra.

NSW Labor leader Luke Foley calls for the party's whip Noreen Hay to resign following charges relating to allegations of electoral fraud being laid against one of her staffers.

The Opposition defends its pledge to campaign on land taxes and its ties to Perth property developer Nigel Satterley, who will cos-ponsor a $1000-a-head Labor Party fundraiser next month.

A large crowd gather outside Parliament House in Darwin to call on the Northern Territory Government to stop moving forward on development proposals until after the Territory election.

The AFL is well and truly on Giant alert as GWS cements its place in the top four with a mature 25-point win over the Western Bulldogs.

Far north Queensland is being drenched with torrential rain, smashing the record for the wettest May day in Cooktown and Weipa, and delivering the wettest May day in Cairns in 96 years.

Anthony Don scores at the death and Ashley Taylor steps up yet again as the Titans scrap their way to a 28-24 win over the Panthers in Penrith.

South Australia's Opposition says a $17 million cut to a pipe replacement program has contributed to Adelaide's spate of burst water mains.

A man in his 80s is diagnosed with legionnaires' disease in Sydney's inner west, as Labor calls for action to list air cooling towers to help detect outbreaks in future.

The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra marks the 50th anniversary of the TV show Play School with specially designed 50 cent coins for collectors.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk defends the working class area of Inala - her childhood home - which has been thrown into the spotlight over an attempt make the next series of Struggle Street in the community.

The Northern Territory Government will release funds to the Darwin Festival board after withholding payments over concerns about financial management.

Young aspiring actors will Climb Ev'ry Mountain and sing a few of their favourite things during auditions for the upcoming season of The Sound of Music in Adelaide.

Jess Cameron kicks six goals as Melbourne beat Brisbane by 71 points in their AFL women's exhibition match at the MCG.

Strong wind in Adelaide and to the city's north raises dust as a cold front moves across South Australia.

Thousands of property owners clean up debris and fallen branches after a storm front swept through Perth and the South-West on Saturday.

Policing and umpiring have a lot in common, says Superintendent Barry Lewis, who on Sunday picked up his whistle to umpire his 2,000th game of Aussie Rules.

A 20-year-old man remains in hospital in a serious condition after he was stabbed near Pontville, north of Hobart.

Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected to continue for at least another month or two in New South Wales, as the dry autumn sees smoke from hazard reduction burns blanket Sydney.

The Opposition Leader promises Labor will not impose extra costs on medicines that come under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemea move which would cost close to $1 billion.

This week's podcast brings another 25 minutes of some of the best segments from the most recent program.

Ayumu Goromaru is unlikely to play again for the Reds after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against the Sunwolves.

Strong wind in Adelaide and to the city's north raises dust as a cold front moves across South Australia.

The Western Force will likely be without inspirational captain Matt Hodgson for the rest of the Super Rugby season after a shoulder injury.

Questions are raised about how the ACT Land Development Agency has managed recent land releases, with concerns it has led to inflated prices.

The agency responsible for supporting South Australia's fire and emergency service workers and volunteers will be spared major cuts after a decision to raise the Emergency Services Levy.

Dozens of youths smashed their way into an unsupervised party organised on Facebook, damaging the Point Cook home as they broke windows and kicked in doors, police say.

Former Barnett Government minister Rob Johnson talks up his prospects of winning the blue-ribbon seat of Hillarys as an independent, saying voters do not want a "party hack".

A 39-year-old woman is struck and killed when crossing the road in Guildford in Sydney's west.

A woman is charged with aggravated assault after a man is found with a cut to his neck at Gawler West, in Adelaide's north.

The Western Force will likely be without inspirational captain Matt Hodgson for the rest of the Super Rugby season after a shoulder injury.

The gloves are off in the federal seat of Swan, with Labor's Tammy Solonec labelling Liberal incumbent Steve Irons a "rich, white man", while he suggests Ms Solonec is so unknown it is like he does not have an opponent.

A 20-year-old man remains in a critical condition after he was stabbed near Brighton, north of Hobart.

Every year, a team of Perth swimming teachers flies out of their comfort zone, where learning to swim is almost a birth right, to Vietnam, where the drowning rate is staggering.