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As Canberrans head to the polls today, ACT Labor is expected to retain two safe Lower House seats, while the Senate battle is predicted to be more tightly contested.

Captain Travis Boak inspires Port Adelaide to a 38-point victory against Richmond, dealing a savage blow to the Tigers' AFL finals hopes.

The Brumbies consolidate their place on top of Super Rugby's Australian conference with a 43-24 bonus-point win over Queensland.

Former Labor planning minister Alannah MacTiernan backs WA Labor's opposition to an extension of the industrial development buffer at Alcoa's residue storage area near Mandogalup.

The coffee beans have spoken, and if Perth's favourite political barometer is to be trusted, Malcolm Turnbull will be returned to the leadership on Saturday.

Hundreds of people have braved the cold in Launceston for the start of Tasmania's Festival of Voices.

Economic uncertainty in Whyalla and South Australia's north could fuel an election upset in the safe Liberal seat of Grey.

A man accused of being connected to the shooting murder of Wollongong crime figure Saso Ristevski is refused bail.

Authorities confirm the third case of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung disease, in Queensland in as many days.

Bob Cowper, one of Australia's most decorated World War Two fighter aces, is farewelled with a flyover at a funeral service at Adelaide's Morphettville Racecourse.

Marginal seat Coalition MP Natasha Griggs junks her how-to-vote cards on election eve, telling voters to direct preferences to the far-right, anti-multicultural Rise Up Australia Party.

The sister of murdered Dubbo man Alois Rez tells a Sydney court that the loss of her brother created a "dark hole that burns through your body".

Bushy makes the first cast this morning from Kinchant Dam where they had some great luck catching metre plus barramundi on tiny soft plastics, matching the very small bait fish that the barra were gorging on.

Outback sheep grazier chooses wings over wheels when it comes to family day-to-day tasks.

A 51-year-old Perth man is to stand trial on a charge of indecent dealing with a child who implicated him when she was three-and-a-half years old.

Adelaide and regional town water allocations have been reduced to support River Murray irrigators.

Two men are extradited to the ACT from Queanbeyan over an aggravated robbery in Fyshwick.

Confidence is growing in Western Australia's scallop industry, as the sought-after mollusc shows its first significant signs of recovery within a crucial zone.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard is joined by Tommy Dean, Jennifer Wong and Zoe Coombs Marr.

Float numbers are down in a West Australian parade after new regulations effectively excluded children under seven.

A controversial electronic billboard overlooking the Kwinana Freeway will be reactivated next week after a safety audit finds it complies with Main Roads guidelines.

Constituents in the electorate of Fisher grill candidates on issues which matter to them.

A Canberra woman whose body was found in the back of a car abandoned by her ex-boyfriend on the NSW South Coast pleaded with him to stop stalking her in the days before she was murdered.

Murdoch University researchers have successfully bred plant resistance to five of the eight known biotypes of Russian wheat aphid.

A batch of antibacterial mouthwash linked to two cases of patient infection at the Royal Adelaide Hospital is recalled by the TGA.

WA Labor leader Mark McGowan urges voters to use the federal poll to punish the Barnett Government for its mismanagement of the state's finances.

A measles alert is issued for the greater Brisbane region, Melbourne and Shepparton in Victoria after an infected woman visited those cities and stayed in the area for several days.

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

A former French ballerina is offering expertise to country dancers.

Fishermen believe they have hit on new technology that will reduce their impact on seabirds by more than 90 per cent.

We take a look at two parties who are running Senate candidates in Western Australia for the first timeDerryn Hinch's Justice Party and the Australian Liberty Alliance.

More than 100 people are camped near South Australia's largest mine to protest against uranium mining and the nuclear industry.

Having fun and social contact is more important than competition for keeping older people involved in team sports, research finds.

The ABC speaks to voters in South Australia's outback about the issues that matter to them this election.

A long-standing cricket carnival in Mildura that attracts teams from across Australia aims to tap into the thriving Indian cricket market.

It would be remarkably easy for someone to vote more than once on polling day this weekend.

Goods donated to victims of January's devastating blaze in Yarloop are stolen from the town's volunteer bushfire brigade headquarters.

Channel 9 goes off air as the network fails to secure an affiliate deal for regional WA.

A teenage boy who sexually assaulted an unconscious 13-year-old girl and his friend who filmed the crime are released without conviction.

Engineers have assessed the historic Knox and Downs building at Wilcannia in far west New South Wales to determine how much of the original can be kept.

The wife of notorious Australian terrorist Mohamed Elomar is given a suspended sentence of two years and three months for supporting him so he could fight for Islamic State.

Australia's agricultural sector is being urged to voice its concerns to the industry watchdog set up to protect it.

A measles alert is issued for the greater Brisbane region after an infected woman flew into the city last Saturday and stayed in the area for several days.

Good prices are expected at the annual Alice Springs bull sale, the biggest bull sale in the red centre.

Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says he would definitely be interested in getting former NRL star Jarryd Hayne to join the Super Rugby franchise.

A second arrest is expected over the shooting murder of Wollongong crime figure Saso Ristevski, after police charged a man as an accessory earlier today.

Homemade pickles, fermented cabbage, bottle your own ... the trend towards fermented and other cultured foods springs up alongside the foodie movement.

The industry is desperate to ensure the disease doesn't spread further.

Goods donated to victims of January's devastating blaze in Yarloop are stolen from the town's volunteer bushfire brigade headquarters.

The SA Supreme Court judge hearing the Louise Bell murder trial receives a letter from a member of the public, prompting investigations by the defence.