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Robbie Farah says he is willing to play out the remainder of his NRL contract with the Wests Tigers, despite how he is being treated by coach Jason Taylor.

The Geelong Cats extend Adelaide's miserable record at Kardinia Park with a 30-point AFL victory, as St Kilda records their most important win of the season against the Western Bulldogs.

With funding drying up, a program in Melbourne some regulars say has saved their lives will be forced to close its doors in weeks.

Police charge a man over the death of a woman stabbed during an alleged supermarket robbery in North Hobart on Saturday.

North East Arnhem landscape at sunset.

Mehali Tsangaris after Miss World

Magnolia Maymuru at Miss World Australia

Fashion model and sports and recreation officer Magnolia Maminydjama Maymuru setting up a movie nights for children in her community of Yirrkala.

Magnolia Maminydjama Maymuru at a Darwin hair salon.

Magnolia Maminydjama Maymuru (right) as her grandmother watches on at a Darwin event.

Fashion model and Miss World Australia contestant Magnolia Maminydjama Maymuru at a Darwin bridal store.

Magnolia Maminydjama Maymuru and her grandmother (right) on a beach outside of her community in North East Arnhem.

Follow the journey of a Northern Territory model Magnolia Maymuru as she goes from relative obscurity to fashion contracts in less than two months.

Police arrest a man over the death of a woman stabbed during an alleged supermarket robbery in North Hobart on Saturday.

The Geelong Cats extend Adelaide's miserable record at Simonds Stadium with a 30-point AFL victory, as St Kilda records their most important win of the season against the Western Bulldogs.

Cooper Cronk and Cam Smith star in Melbourne's 26-10 win over the Sydney Roosters, a result which keeps the Storm in contention for the minor premiership.

West Coast boots two unanswered goals in the final quarter to post a six-point AFL win over Melbourne in Perth.

It is official - Parramatta's NRL top-eight hopes are over after falling 34-14 to the Titans in Saturday evening's clash on the Gold Coast.

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov lands safely near the town of Bonnie Rock in WA's Wheatbelt after breaking the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon.

NSW ends 17 years of Queensland dominance by claiming the Women's Interstate Challenge 8-4 on the Gold Coast.

Unions say a Fair Work Commission involving Collie's Griffin Coal Mine workers will open the floodgates for other companies to slash wages.

A manhunt is underway in Hobart after a woman dies from multiple stab wounds in a suspected robbery gone wrong.

Sydney Swans come close to another narrow loss at home before holding off Carlton to win by six points at the SCG.

Jarrod Croker scores at the start of golden-point extra time to hand the Raiders a 26-22 win over the Warriors.

Advocates of minimising the dangers of drugs are frustrated that tens of thousands of young partygoers at one of the biggest events on the music festival calendar this weekend have no organised drug testing available to them.

Sydney Swans come close to another narrow loss at home before holding off Carlton to win by six points at the SCG.

The parents of a missing Launceston man Michael Hamlyn, believed to possibly be in Victoria, make an emotional plea for information on his whereabouts.

The West Australian mining town of Norseman is now Australia's shakiest town following a series of earthquakes.

There was a touch of the late 1800s in Brisbane this weekend when the state's top penny-farthing racers wheeled out their distinctive bikes for the Queensland championships.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten expresses his confidence that Labor will be re-elected at the upcoming ACT poll.

Tasmanian Private William Copcutt died as Australian forces secured victories around the tiny French town of Pozires during World War I.

Chinese tourists flock to a sleepy Victorian town to experience the magic of Lake Tyrell.

A ground breaking environmental project to eradicate feral goats on Pelorus Island.

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov breaks the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days.

A serving Queensland Police Service officer was the victim of a fatal bus and pedestrian crash in Hobart's CBD.

About 10 kilometres of bike and pedestrian paths in Melbourne's inner west will be built or upgraded as part of the Western Distributor road project, the Victorian Government says, meaning cyclists will no longer have to "ride the gauntlet" of heavy vehicles.

A woman dies after being stabbed multiple times in supermarket in North Hobart.

Residents are warned to take care outdoors as snow, hail and wind gusts send Tasmania into a big chill.

Tigers coach Jason Taylor says Robbie Farah could yet play his 250th NRL game for the club this season.

Thousands of festivalgoers are angry and exhausted after the wait for buses away from the Splendour in the Grass site hit more than three hours last night.

A young Western Australian woman gives an incredible gift to researchers who may have found a new treatment for babies with leukaemia, after she donated her cells 22 years ago.

Sports scientist Stephen Dank, who was at the centre of the Essendon supplements scandal, tells of being shot at through the window of his house in the early hours of the morning.

Catch up with the latest podcast of Saturday Talkback Gardening with Jon Lamb and Ashley Walsh.

Wild weather in parts of New South Wales and the ACT prompts hundreds of calls for help and several flood rescues overnight, the State Emergency Service says.

Thousands of festival goers are angry and exhausted after the wait for buses away from the Splendour in the Grass site hit more than three hours last night.

St Vincent de Paul's Tasmanian op shops are running out of warm clothes and the charity is in desperate need of more volunteers, it says.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr announces a one-year trial that will see seniors ride for free on Canberra's buses.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr addresses the ACT Labor conference. (23 July 2016)

North Melbourne holds firm for a gripping 40-point win over Collingwood in a spirited clash at Docklands Stadium.

An elderly Tasmanian couple towing a caravan in the Northern Territory die after they jack-knife into the path of an oncoming motor home.