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The Hobart City Council is looking at creating peak-hour car pool and transit lanes on Davey and Macquarie Streets to minimise traffic jams.

The country's biggest steel maker sues the Australian Workers Union in Wollongong for millions of dollars over an unauthorised walk-off.

Greyhound trainers say they will fight until the end to stop the New South Wales Government's ban on their sport.

The ACT is set to follow New South Wales' lead and ban greyhound racing, with Chief Minister Andrew Barr saying there is "no future for the industry" in the territory.

Flames from a fire at a restaurant at Preston, in Melbourne's north, were jumping about 30 metres into the air, firefighters say.

West Australians are almost half as likely to access Lifeline's crisis support services, despite having one of the highest suicide rates.

The Health Department is evaluating a late increase in patient numbers at the new Midland Public Hospital to determine if the hospital requires additional funding.

Bill Shorten will be the only nomination for the Labor leadership when MPs and senators meet in Canberra today for their first post-election caucus. MPs say the meeting will be a demonstration of the party's unity and discipline. Counting in the election continues, with Labor ahead in five of the six undecided seats. But with a lead of 73 seats over Labor's 66, the Coalition is still confident it can form a majority government.

Michael O'Neil, from the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies at the University of Adelaide, assesses this year's South Australian budget.

Community outrage over the unexplained sacking of Flinders Island Council's general manager prompts calls for State Government intervention.

Two firefighters who attended the Boondall bus crash that killed 12 people and injured dozens say the memory of retrieving bodies is one that continues to haunt them.

Dynamic duo Cyril Rioli and Jack Gunston kick three goals each, as Hawthorn trump Port Adelaide by 22 points to retain their grip on top spot of the AFL ladder.

Tony Jones speaks with John Howard about his reaction to the Chilcot Report into the war in Iraq and new information in the report about his role advising President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Lateline spent the day with Sydney artist Craig Handley as he created his latest portrait which shows the many faces of an Australian acting legend.

The highly anticipated film Star Trek Beyond has premiered in a wet and windy Sydney with the cast and director highlighting the franchise's contribution to human stories and diversity.

The popularity and ease-of-use of drones makes them more accessible than ever but many people do not know the rules when it comes to operating them, a long-time drone user says.

Top greyhound trainer Andy Lord has devoted his life to the sport and says he "wouldn't be surprised if people were considering suicide" over the ban.

A Darwin firefighter at the centre of a public battle for cancer compensation receives a permanent impairment claim rejection letter just days before his official retirement.

CSIRO's northern Australian presence will be significantly reduced once its redundancy process is complete, the staff association says.

A carer is found guilty of raping and indecently filming an intellectually disabled woman under the guise of "instructing" her how to have sex.

A High Court challenge against Tasmania's anti-workplace protest laws looks set to be heard later this year, after a second plaintiff joins the case.

Israel Folau believes his former rugby league team-mate Jarryd Hayne would do well in the 15-a-side game and be a great boost to his NSW Waratahs.

A father who injured his four young sons, two of them permanently, in a drunken car crash has his sentence more than doubled by Western Australia's highest court.

NAIDOC week in Broken Hill is celebrated with a cake.

NAIDOC Week in Broken Hill draws people from all over far west New South Wales, to events across the city.

A renowned artist from the remote APY Lands is following in her late father's footsteps to travel to Melbourne to present an exhibition of his work.

The State Opposition questions why a $90,000 economic analysis has been commissioned for the Perth Freight Link project.

Business SA says the South Australian budget gives the jobs stimulus it has been hoping for, but nurses are angered that public sector pay rises will be capped at 1.5 per cent.

A man accused of raping his teenage daughter has fresh charges laid against him after another female relative came forward to police.

Aboriginal people along the south eastcoast of NSW are rebuilding their culture and heritage which sustains their families and which they say makes all Australians stronger.

The CFA and volunteer union are removed from the schedule for a parliamentary inquiry into bushfire preparedness without explanation.

Federal and state police have shut down a major fake identity ring operating out of Sydney, charging five men with fraud.

A cancer patient was told of a chemotherapy dosing error before she died, the South Australian Coroners Court is told after earlier hearing there was no evidence she had been informed.

New homes can be found for former racing greyhounds following a ban on the sport in New South Wales, dog welfare advocates say.

The WA dairy industry crisis intensifies with Parmalat-owned processor Harvey Fresh confirming it will dump five of its farmer suppliers from January 2017.

While the men's shed movement is well established in Australia, the sister movement of women's sheds is less so. Some of them are empowering women by putting power tools and paint brushes in their hands.

A double-headed prawn is discovered by staff at a north Queensland aquarium moments before it was due to be fed to some baby leopard sharks.

A cuddle cot for stillborn babies has been donated to the Riverland General Hospital by an Adelaide family who turned their own loss into an opportunity to support other parents.

The ACT is set to follow New South Wales' lead and ban greyhound racing, with Chief Minister Andrew Barr saying there is "no future for the industry" in the territory.

The inquest into the Sydney siege has heard police snipers only had a 10-minute window to take a shot at gunman Man Haron Monis but could not legally justify firing their weapons.

A well-known farmer has said goodbye to an iconic property in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, made famous for its revolutionary landcare practices.

An Aboriginal mural is helping strengthen community relations in Shortland.

A Tasmanian woman is expected to face a special after-hours court session in Hobart after police found a clandestine drug lab inside a Warrane home.

Tasmanian farmers reeling from flood and fires are being warned they will have to cope with more natural disasters because of climate change.

Prisons are places where inmates and their keepers negotiate dangerous territory, and lines are bound to be crossed. What happens when the guards protecting the bad guys become the baddies too?

The creative crafts competition of the Perth Royal Show is this year throwing open the doors to welcome the state's quirkiest art pieces that involve sheep.

Queensland Police equipment including a vest containing handcuffs, capsicum spray, and ammunition are stolen from the back of an officer's vehicle on the Gold Coast.

The National Zoo and Aquarium welcomes its newest additions, two Siamangs named Cian and Tunku.

NDIS, dating, and technology are the conversation topics at a camp for children with communication challenges.

Researchers discover that a Queensland woman who fell ill with dengue fever in 2014 was infected with a variety usually transmitted between monkeys.