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Parramatta's ongoing salary cap dramas could continue with fresh fears the deregistered officials are considering appealing against their ban from the NRL.

The Chair of the Peterborough History Group, Heather Parker, speaks to Rod Quinn about this week's Spot on the Map, Peterborough, South Australia.

Western Bulldogs star Jake Stringer soars from horrid to hero in a scrappy 10-point AFL win over Richmond, while the Demons had a convincing 32-point win over Freemantle at TIO Stadium.

The Bulldogs overcome a battling Tigers side for a 32-22 win at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

Matt Wilkinson's stranglehold on the World Surf League's 2016 ratings lead takes a turn after the Central Coast goofy-footer was eliminated at Jeffreys Bay.

Gold Coast eases to a 26-point win over local rivals Brisbane, but inspirational skipper Gary Ablett cannot finish the game.

A man is in hospital after allegedly being involved in a fight with home owners as he attempted to break into their Sydney property.

A man is arrested over the death of a woman in Melbourne's east after her body was found in a townhouse on Tuesday.

The future of WA's town-based Aboriginal reserves is in doubt, with some residents determined to stay while others accept offer of new houses in town.

Collingwood storms back from an early deficit to upset Greater Western Sydney by 32 points.

Young South Australians will struggle to get apprenticeships because of funding cuts to training in the state budget, the Opposition says.

A grassroots campaign is helping local businesses in Bentleigh which are suffering due to road closures and construction works associated with the level crossings removal project.

Scientists in Tasmania find a way to enrich lamb meat with heart protecting Omega threes.

15 year old Anna Cannard hopes to become a pro in the niche sport of camel racing.

An arts project rehearses a flood disaster scenario at North Melbourne town hall to find better ways to deliver services to people in an emergency relief centre.

Australia's native finger limes are in high demand around the world.

Australia's Federal Government faces the "biggest crossbench since Federation", Senator Nick Xenophon declares, after his new Parliamentary colleagues have their first informal meeting.

A spokesperson for the Canberra Greyhound Racing board predicts a ban on the sport in the territory and New South Wales will inevitably end in a High Court battle.

Greyhound racing is set to resume next week as industry officials vow to take legal action to fight the State Government's move to ban the sport.

A boy in foster care is now with his grandparents after a youth allegedly burned the child's face with the heated rim of a lighter.

He has accepted an apology and chucked away the bitterness, but dual North Melbourne premiership player Anthony Stevens says he will never forgive Wayne Carey.

Greyhound racing is set to resume next week as industry officials vow to take legal action to fight the State Government's ban of their sport.

Police release security footage of a man allegedly breaking into coin machines at three self-serve carwashes in Canberra.

Some Perth epilepsy patients are waiting up to 18 months for a critical test to determine treatment and some may die before they are eligible, the Epilepsy Association says.

Greyhound racing is set to resume next week as industry officials plan how they will fight the State Government's ban of their sport.

An electrical contractor has been charged with the manslaughter of a young labourer who was electrocuted on his ninth day of work in central Queensland.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is asked asked to investigate medical claims made by South Yarra clinic Hypermed over its hyperbaric chamber treatments.

A wildlife sanctuary teaches children about animal husbandry by running a junior zoo keeper training program.

Sandbags are being distributed in the Adelaide Hills and north of the city as South Australia prepares for heavy rain and strong winds.

The partner of a leading greyhound trainer, who said the ban on racing in NSW was caused by "a very small minority", has been repeatedly disqualified over the discovery of banned substances in her dogs, including cocaine and steroids.

A man dies after being hit by a car at Howrah on Hobart's eastern shore overnight.

Drugs worth millions of dollars are seized and 12 people are charged after police carry out raids across the city's north and south-west.

A Sydney man is refused bail in a Canberra court after he attempted to use one of 100 stolen prescriptions to obtain powerful painkillers, used most commonly by cancer patients to numb severe pain.

A Queensland finger lime grower says Australia is in danger of losing the fledgling native citrus industry to overseas competitors unless fruit fly export rules are changed.

The hammer finally comes down on the Parramatta Eels for systemic salary cap rorting, with the NRL ratifying the club's 12-point penalty among an assortment of punishments.

The state's Education Department looks for temporary classrooms for students at Dunalley's new primary school because mould has infected some of the buildings.

Five teenagers face serious charges over a crash involving an overloaded car that smashed into a pole on the West Gate Bridge.

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The owner of a South Hobart house dubbed an eyesore by neighbours is fined and ordered to observe council height and cladding restrictions.

Team leaders from Canberra's Domestic Violence Crisis Service give an insight into what an average day on the job looks like.