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An Indigenous teenage model whose beauty pageant selection made international headlines ends her Miss World Australia journey with chants of "Arnhem Land".

Ms Maymuru with some of her family after the Miss World Australia final.

Emma Alberici speaks with Tim Wilson, who is also former Human Rights Commissioner, and asks him for his thoughts on the pros and cons of a same sex marriage Plebiscite.

North Melbourne holds firm for a gripping 41-point win over Collingwood in a spirited clash at Docklands Stadium.

Brisbane slumps its sixth loss in eight games, losing 31-12 to Penrith at Lang Park.

A ski lodge in the Snowy Mountains has its roof blown off and two others are damaged in blizzard conditions, with the weather bureau warning of destructive winds and heavy rain around the state.

Bill Shorten has been forced to expand his shadow ministry to save the frontbench career of Victorian Senator Kim Carr following an outbreak of factional warfare in the Labor Party. Current Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon joined Matt Wordsworth to discuss the changes.

The Australian charge in the 2016 Super Rugby season is over after the Brumbies lost 15-9 in their quarter-final against the Highlanders.

Archaeologists are unearthing a long forgotten chapter in Western Australia's colonial history at a site 400 kilometres north of Perth.

A person dies after being hit by a bus near the intersection of Macquarie and Campbell streets in central Hobart, with all traffic in the area blocked.

A dual carriageway along a notoriously dangerous stretch of the Pacific Highway between Nambucca Heads and Urunga on the New South Wales mid-north coast officially opens.

Australian and American researchers identify several genes that hold the key to determining the future outcome of a kidney transplant, in what has been described as a landmark breakthrough in medical research.

Billy Hayes is remembered as a "horseman, a cattleman, good mate, good dad and just a bloody good bloke" as he is farewelled by hundreds at a moving ceremony in Alice Springs.

Emergency crews attend the site of a collision between a bus and a pedestrian in central Hobart.

The University of Queensland loses an appeal to block the construction of a 47-storey tower next to Customs House in the Brisbane CBD.

A cloud hangs over the future of the Marksman Indoor Firing Range in Adelaide after the Registrar of Firearms appealed a decision to allow its continued operation.

A controversial painting depicting Cardinal George Pell with a face formed from male genitalia takes out Australia's most irreverent portraiture prize.

Negotiations for privatisation of the Port of Melbourne are progressing well, with at least three bidders in the mix according to Victorian Minister for Ports Luke Donnellan.

The death of a man whose body lay undiscovered in the toilet of a fast food store in Perth for three days is to be investigated by a coroner.

Vision of a NSW greyhound trainer allegedly using a cattle prod on a dog is referred to police by the industry regulator.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard is joined by Kitty Flanagan, Myf Warhurst and Tommy Dean.

Victoria's most powerful farming organisation elects Wimmera grains grower David Jochinke as its new president.

The South West will need excellent chefs to maintain its food and wine reputation and take the industry to the next level.

Bulky waste will be collected from Canberra's streets for free if Labor is returned to office after October's territory election, the party promises.

The architect of the Barnett Government's controversial development approvals panels calls the growing movement to abolish them a "cause clbre".

The North West Festival loses $250,000 in sponsorship after a development company defaults on an agreement, according to the Town of Port Hedland council.

The temporary administrator of the Parramatta Leagues Club announces the appointment of an interim board of directors.

Two people are believed to be dead and another two are trapped in a vehicle after a crash on the Stuart Highway, north of Alice Springs.

Could venom from tarantula spiders be the answer to preventing parasites in sheep and humans?

High commodity prices have Tasmania's meat producers upbeat about their future prospects despite being hit by recent adverse weather.

A draft report commissioned by the Federal Government into red tape in agriculture recommends sweeping changes to pastoral leases.

The long-vacant Coogee Hotel and Post Office site south of Fremantle is restored to near-original condition by the State Heritage Office.

Shards of glass were brandished in two recent standoffs at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania's north-west.

Strip searches of youths in Perth's Banksia Hill detention centre are being wound back as a part of an overhaul of the way detainees are treated, in an effort to put the focus on rehabilitation.

A group of passionate local food advocates finds new ways of producing food on small former dairy farms.

The death of a man whose body lay undiscovered in the toilet of a fast food store for three days is to be investigated by the West Australian coroner.

Visiting Japanese artist Takeyoshi Mitsui has revealed he cannot really see the colours he creates in his glasswork.

The potential developer of the former Balmain Leagues Club site has welcomed plans for a road tunnel under that section of Victoria Road, and says the project may justify more apartments in the area.

A farmer's personal story forms part of a national campaign to combat suicide stigma.

The days of one of Sydney's top Pokemon Go hot spots could be numbered with the City of Canada Bay Council and fed up residents calling for the removal of PokesStops in the inner west suburb of Rhodes.

The dark portrait of America that Donald Trump sketched relies on statistics that fall apart upon close scrutiny.

His team is leading the competition and most think a 15th straight win is just a formality. But Shane Flanagan confessed to being cranky at training during the week as he seeks to add a ruthless edge to the minor premiership favourites.

A WA teenager who risked his life to save a drowning woman has been slugged with a $1000 ambulance bill after he suffered mild hyperthermia as a result of the rescue.

Melbourne Storm rookie sensation Suliasi Vunivalu could get a taste of the future on Saturday night if his side is without Marika Koroibete.

The ABC has been cleared of systemic "anti-business" bias in a major review of its coverage, with former ANZ boss Mike Smith confessing he has rethought his negative perceptions of the broadcaster.

Damaging winds are expected across parts of South Australia after a week of balmy weather ends with a cold front.

The family members and flatmate of Chris Noble have described how they are haunted by thoughts of his final moments alive as he tried to escape from a deliberately lit fire in Rozelle in Sydney's inner west.

At times, the speech was drowned out by the cheering crowds in the arena of the Republican National Convention.

Melburnians have shivered through a wet, windy Friday and the weekend will bring more of the same.

If there's one thing worse than being unemployed, it's being unemployed and old.