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The State Emergency Service is urging New South Wales residents to prepare their homes ahead of another east coast low, just two weeks after wild weather lashed the coast.

James Sicily boots five goals as Hawthorn scrapes past North Melbourne by nine points in a thriller at Docklands Stadium.

The searing pace of Parramatta rookie Bevan French was on full display again as the Eels beat South Sydney 30-12.

Impact statements from four children of a woman who was stabbed to death at a busy shopping centre in Sunshine are read at a sentencing hearing for their father.

The search for a fisherman missing off the northern Perth suburb of Mindarie is suspended for a second day, after his family said they were "praying" for a positive outcome.

Wild hail storms flood parts of Alice Springs, forcing the closure of some of the town's roads.

Four of Australia's largest sporting organisations, including the AFL and NRL, commit to do more to promote women and clamp down on attitudes that can lead to violence.

A man is arrested and taken into custody after a fatal stabbing in Nott Street at Port Melbourne.

Queensland Parliament's Ethics Committee wants Opposition MP Stephen Bennett to be found in contempt for sending confidential documents to the Queensland Resources Council.

ACT police release footage of a burglary at Spar supermarket in Forde, in which the thief used a car to smash his way into the building, before stealing alcohol.

SA Attorney-General John Rau is under fire for not personally responding to a letter from the grandparents of two allegedly murdered children.

Sydney investment banker Oliver Curtis should receive a full-time prison sentence for engaging in insider trading, prosecutors say.

Retired State Coroner Judge Ian Gray is special guest this week. Soapbox looks at the report into end of life choices from the Victorian cross party committee of State Parliament that was handed down last week.

Yasmin Ibrahim Mohammed fled Sudan during civil war and arrived in Australia nearly 10 years ago unable to practise her profession, but decided to pursue her first love.

Doctors treating men for prostate cancer hope a new national register will help to improve the mental and physical recovery of patients.

A large part of NSW is likely to be lashed by heavy rain and damaging winds with authorities warning drivers of the possibility of flash flooding.

The head of Corrective Services in New South Wales recommends Ahmed Elomar complete a new de-radicalisation program before he is released from prison.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard is joined by Wendy Harmer, Subby Valentine and Tommy Dean.

A jogger discovers a body wrapped in cloth in the car park of a tennis club in the suburb of Dallas.

A community choir that was initially established for people with psychiatric issues has opened up to all members of the public and now perform for the community.

Tasmania's Governor Kate Warner donates the proceeds of the Queen's birthday concerts in Hobart to the state's flood relief.

In what has seemingly become an annual tradition, a number of Maroons are hit by a stomach bug ahead of State Of Origin II.

A international student is sentenced to two years in a Perth jail for causing the death of his friend during a drag race in suburban Thornlie.

A man is arrested and taken into custody after a fatal stabbing at Nott Street in Port Melbourne this afternoon.

It has taken a quarter of a century for a toxic mushroom to be officially identified, prompting a warning for people not to eat it.

Authorities fear that nearly a quarter of water bores in Darwin's rural area could run dry by October.

Goat will definitely be on the menu at next week's centenary celebrations in the Northern Territory community of Warruwi.

Ben Burton knows how hard it can be to find the perfect pet, so he invented an app to help.

With the former MP Clive Palmer retiring from Fairfax, voters are keen to hear where candidates stand on NBN, social issues and the cost of living.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull criticises Islamic cleric Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman over his comments on homosexuality, hours after hosting him at a dinner at Kirribilli House.

A group of Bundaberg volunteers will walk 100km to support RSL veterans.

School principals from around southern Queensland have gathered in the Indigenous community of Cherbourg to gain a new perspective on history.

More NRL players and officials should take a leaf out of Graham's book when it comes to dealing with the media, writes Jennifer Browning.

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex brings you the language podcast to challenge even the best wordsmith.

The National Trust will be granted ownership of the historic Fort Largs defence site, with the SA Government promising funds to repair it.

A Canberra woman who acted as a "Trojan horse" so three men could enter a house and assault the person inside avoids a full-time jail sentence.

The largest migrant community in the south-east may lose a vital link to the local community after State Government funding for a service coordinator position runs out.

It has been a long time since Melbourne has seen a rail project the size of the Metro Tunnel, and the public is invited to have a say.

Lucinda Nolan, the chief executive officer of the Victorian Country Fire Authority, resigns as the Government moves to appoint five new members to the board of the organisation to push through a controversial industrial agreement.

Joe Mason says dual cropping at Wellington in NSW is driving his farming dollar further.

Small dairy processors are overwhelmed at the soaring demand for farmer-branded milk.

A 67-year-old man is released without charge after being arrested and questioned over the killing of Mohammed Haddara, who was shot in Altona North seven years ago.

The former deputy mayor of Sydney's controversial Auburn council denies he was responsible for closing a street for his wedding last year.

For the first time in about two decades Australia's only citrus breeding program held a field day showing off new root stock and varieties that have taken more than 15 years to develop.

A new Rockhampton group is giving multicultural women a space to share their stories and learn about Australian culture.

Paddy Breathnach joins CJ to discuss his Irish production, shot in Cuba, about a young drag queen.

Food processor SPC Ardmona sells a northern Victorian factory to apple and pear packer Geoffrey Thompson Holdings.

Food processor SPC Ardmona sells a northern Victorian factory to apple and pear packer Geoffrey Thompson Holdings.

West Australian police are unlikely to have the power to issue speeding infringements using results from new point-to-point cameras when the technology is installed on the main road between Perth and Bunbury.

The Department of Water in Western Australia warns that, as the climate changes, the need to use water resources carefully will continue to be vital for population growth in Perth and in the south of the state.