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Patrick Dangerfield enhances his Brownlow medal prospects with a best-on-ground performance in Geelong's 17-point win over Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.

A mother and her former de-facto partner are jailed for torturing a five-year-old girl, including forcing her to endure boot camp-style exercise to the point of exhaustion.

The Queensland Reds end their miserable Super Rugby season with a fighting loss, falling 31-28 to the Melbourne Rebels at Lang Park.

The Gold Coast Titans are in the NRL top eight after beating St George Illawarra 32-12 in Kogarah.

A Siberian husky stolen from a pet store in central Melbourne has been returned.

Rising floodwaters in Tasmania's Derwent Valley force the closure of the New Norfolk Esplanade and the evacuation of the town's caravan park.

A court ruling quashing charges against a former Broome police officer accused of assault appears to cast doubt over the power of WA's corruption watchdog to prosecute people it has investigated.

Rising floodwaters in Tasmania's Derwent Valley force the closure of the New Norfolk Esplanade and the evacuation of the town's caravan park.

Volunteer organisations say working holiday visa changes are unfair to small farmers and environmental charities and to overseas visitors.

The Chris and Marli Tilley Scholarship, established by a local family in the town of Stawell, supports one graduate from local high school every year so they can attend university.

With baby boomers on the verge of retirement, it is expected there will be a surge in buyers seeking affordable homes in regional areas.

AgForce launches billboards to lobby the State Government's proposed changes to vegetation management laws.

A mother and her former de-facto partner are jailed for torturing a five-year-old girl, including forcing her to endure boot camp-style exercise to the point of exhaustion.

The West Australian Government has "no appetite" to relax restrictions on takeaway alcohol in Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing, according to Child Protection Minister Andea Mitchell.

South Sudanese Australians have been dominating suburban basketball for years and now have their sights on the world.

What could be the world's largest collection of Doctor Who memorabilia - more than 3,200 items - goes on display at the Canberra Museum and Gallery.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard is joined by Subby Valentine, Jennifer Wong and Jean Kittson.

A man sustains injuries to his head and foot in an attack by a masked axe-wielding intruder at a jewellery store in Brisbane's inner north.

The body behind the $10 million Goldfields Masonic Homes project says it wants to keep business and money generated by the development in regional WA.

A man is committed to stand trial, accused of murdering his three-month-old daughter.

The New South Wales parole board is set to release a prominent Muslim prisoner who, it fears, is at risk of being radicalised if he remains behind bars.

Queensland wildlife officers cannot help a heavily scarred juvenile whale in distress off Queensland's southern coast.

Animal welfare concerns have driven the Australian pork industry to move away from the use of gestation stalls.

A former soldier says he feels vindicated by a Federal Court decision in Brisbane on the way invalidity benefits paid to injured soldiers are split during divorce proceedings.

Locals say a lack of waterway maintenance resulted in two homes being flooded in South Gippsland.

The grandfather of a baby who died in central Victoria last year tells a court he was "dumbfounded" when he saw a paramedic trying to revive her.

The owner of two dogs is being prosecuted after the deaths of 18 little penguins at Stanley on Tasmania's north-west coast.

The emergence of a 100-year-old film of an Australian Rules match in London inspires a book about champion footballers who fought in World War I.

A Brisbane court throws out an application from two high-profile police officers fighting to keep their pay after being stood down over separate investigations.

Twenty-seven-year-old lifeguard and teacher, Juliana Bahr-Thomson is attempting a world record by paddling on a board from Newcastle to Noosa.

A gold mining community in central west New South Wales has made history by providing the gold for the Melbourne Cup.

The New South Wales parole board is set to release a prominent Muslim prisoner who, it fears, is at risk of being radicalised if he remains behind bars.

After receiving more than 7,000 emails in support of her sharing her own body image story, Taryn Brumfitt helps share other people's experiences in the documentary Embrace.

Taryn Brumfitt back in Adelaide.

An international circus troupe will be soaring above the violins and trombones of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) this weekend in a fusion of the two art forms.

Prominent Indigenous artists gather in far north Queensland for the country's largest arts show of its kind.

The grandfather of a baby who died in central Victoria last year tells a court he was "dumbfounded" when he saw a paramedic trying to revive her.

The regional Victorian town of Shepparton is probably the last place you'd think of as a haven for transgender youth, but the town has a thriving group of young gender-diverse people who are changing the stereotypes and helping to build a supportive community.

A three-year-old racing greyhound is the newest resident at a Toowoomba nursing home, and has quickly become everyone's best friend.

A 3D-printed, claw-like device is saving the owners of a sugar processing plant more than $10,000 per year.

A rescue plane searching for a stranded man in WA's deserted Goldfields region crash-lands, prompting a second rescue effort to be launched.

Early discussions taking place to gauge the potential of bringing ride-sharing services to remote NSW communities where there are limited transport options.

The Victorian Environmental Water Holder has purchased 5,000 megalitres of water for use in the Wimmera and Glenelg waterways.

The mystery of Yellow Canopy Syndrome continues and growers are making some interesting observations

A teenager accused of stabbing a man to death in Adelaide's north pleads not guilty to murder but guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter.

The Huntly Homestead in Canberra's Stromlo district. (15 July 2016)

An aerial shot of Uriarra Station in Canberra. (15 July 2016)

Residents in central Queensland are bracing for wild weather as the Bureau of Meteorology predicts heavy rainfall and damaging winds to hit over the weekend.

An academic says Pokemon Go could boost the social skills of children on the autism spectrum.

Floodwaters that inundated parts of southern Tasmania are starting to subside, as Huon Valley home and business owners start to assess the damage from the deluge.