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An osteopath is charged with sexually assaulting a woman during massage appointments at his clinic in Bondi Junction.

The industrial dispute involving Victoria's CFA will dominate the federal election campaign today with Malcolm Turnbull due to meet volunteer firefighters.

A West Australian institute is trialling a ground-breaking breeding program for a tropical fish known as a blue tang, with promising results.

An Australian man arrested along with a Canadian in the Philippines for allegedly selling ecstasy admits he flushed the drugs down the toilet during a police operation but says he has been framed.

A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman during massage appointments has been charged in Sydney's east today.

An Australian National University economist says the term "efficiency dividend" is misleading and has questioned its effectiveness.

For his constituents on the Sunshine Coast, the Clive Palmer experiment is over. We tour the sleepy seat of Fairfax as it says farewell to one of the country's most recognisable MPs.

A Canberra school takes food waste recycling to the next level, with students creating meals from unwanted produce for those in need.

There are fears thousands of self-rescue devices of NSW underground miners are defective.

Former New South Wales coach Phil Gould appears to take a swipe at Blues captain Paul Gallen after the series-deciding 26-16 State Of Origin loss to Queensland.

Former Australian of the Year Dr Fiona Stanley, industry leaders, and scientists call on the major political parties to spell out their climate change policies in detail before election day.

Former New South Wales coach Phil Gould appears to take a swipe at Blues captain Paul Gallen after the series-deciding 26-16 State Of Origin loss to Queensland.

Corey Parker's final State Of Origin in front of the adoring Lang Park fans was not flashy, but he did everything asked of him.

Queensland's newest hero Dane Gagai praises his star Maroons team-mates after helping himself to an incredible hat-trick in a spectacular Origin debut to clinch the series.

Melbourne's Jewish community mourns the death of a co-founder of one of St Kilda's famous cake shops, Masha Zeleznikow, who provided sanctuary for her fellow Holocaust survivors at the iconic cafe.

Queensland comes out on top of a tense State of Origin battle, sealing the 2016 series with a 26-16 win in game two at Lang Park.

Queensland clinches its 10th Origin title in the past 11 years, beating NSW 26-16 in game two at Lang Park. Look back at how it unfolded in our live blog.

Melbourne's Jewish community mourns the death of a co-founder of one of St Kilda's famous cake shops, Masha Zeleznikov, who provided sanctuary for her fellow Holocaust survivors at the iconic cafe.

The creation of the AFL's national women's league next year has been labelled as a sporting revolution but some fear it is being rushed.

The number of complaints lodged against West Australian builders increases by nearly 60 per cent in just two years, a report finds, with the State Government blaming an increase in building activity.

A senior West Australian Liberal MP urges the taxi industry to "get off its backside" and market itself better to combat emerging competition from ride-booking services such as Uber.

A sexual act as a "rite of initiation" was acceptable for junior officers who attended a Navy base in Western Australia, a former senior naval officer tells a royal commission.

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie fixes a defaced campaign banner by paying for a street-art-style portrait of him sporting a mullet haircut and handlebar moustache.

Two men are charged over the 2011 death of Lynette Daley, who died after violent sex acts were performed on her during a camping trip in NSW, and whose case was reviewed after a Four Corners report.

Parents of disabled people in group homes say they are concerned a culture of covering up serious incidents and avoiding police scrutiny pervades the sector.

Even though Victoria's CFA dispute is a state issue, the Liberal Party has weighed in and many of the 60,000 volunteer firefighters are vowing to take out their anger at the state Labor government in the Federal election.

The head of ACT's Land Development Agency is again forced to defend his decisions over the purchase of a $4.2 million inner-city parcel of land.

Can Queensland clinch its 10th Origin title in the past 11 years, or will NSW win game two at Lang Park to keep the 2016 series alive? Follow our live blog to find out.

A bitterly fought dispute over union control in Victoria's Country Fire Authority is threatening the careers of federal Labor MPs, with many of the state's 60,000 volunteer firefighters vowing to take their anger out on the ALP in the federal election.

The Barnett Government is giving no indication if it will commit to major new transport projects at the next state election.

The Australian Sex Party's Senate candidate for the ACT hits out at what he calls censorship, after the Territory Government requested he take down signs it deemed "offensive".

A man who received incorrect chemotherapy doses leaves a meeting with South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill disappointed that a judicial inquiry will not be ordered into the health bungle.

South Australian Police retrieve a body of a man from the Port River at Port Adelaide.

The Liberal Party apologises to the Prime Minister's wife, Lucy Turnbull, after she is promoted as a host of a political election campaign fundraiser under her public title.

A Melbourne neurosurgeon almost stabbed to death by a delusional patient says another attack is inevitable unless changes are made to security measures in public hospitals.

A police tactical commander denies he should have ordered officers to storm the Lindt Cafe in the minutes before the gunman shot cafe manager Tori Johnson.

The Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting brings new resonances to a play written in response to the Norway tragedy.

Parents reveal their stories of shock, horror and guilt after sending their children into group homes across Australia.

WA's energy safety regulator is confident the state's regional power network presents a much lower fire risk following the completion of a $620 million upgrade of aging wooden power poles.

Sensitive information and credit card details may be at risk because of poor information technology system management, Western Australia's auditor-general warns.

A 28-year-old woman makes a brief appearance in Perth Magistrates Court on a charge of leaving her two young step-children at home alone while she travelled overseas.

A Shepparton woman is charged after an elderly woman suffered serious injuries when her car was stolen in St Albans in Melbourne's north-west.

As State of Origin fans flock to Brisbane's Lang Park, Robbie Crawford and Helen Baxter mark the first year of their Origin relationship by barracking for opposite teams.

An alliance of farmers and processors have have labelled the Greens' proposal for a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks as an attack on regional jobs.

A tour company pleads guilty to failing to comply with its health and safety duty of a British backpacker who fell to her death posing for a photo at Kings Canyon.

An Indigenous teenager who wasn't sure where life was taking her is now on track to becoming one of the New South Wales Police Force's youngest recruits.

The Australian Sex Party's Senate candidate for the ACT hits out at what he calls censorship, after the Territory Government requested he take down signs it deemed "offensive".

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From "I want to be a scientist" to "I want to be the government, and allow gay marriage", the dreams of children from Melbourne public housing are depicted in art and transformed into larger-than-life projections.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull commits $215 million to upgrade the M1 motorway, urging the State Government to "come to the party" in a 50-50 cost split.