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A family is fighting a decision that could see them forced to leave the country because their daughter's application for permanent residency is refused.

Crucial opportunities to manage bipolar disorder are being missed because patients are waiting, on average of six years, to disclose their symptoms, a new study shows.

South Sydney star Sam Burgess wants to know why the NRL's bunker just keeps getting it wrong after a howler ends the Rabbitohs' finals hopes.

Protesters at the Melbourne airport fail to stop a Sudanese asylum seeker being deported to Manus Island after he was brought to Australia for medical treatment.

A City of Sydney councillor is leading a push to resurrect a rainbow crossing at Taylor Square after the one on Oxford Street was covered over in 2013.

Detectives are still combing through old missing persons files to help identify human remains found at an inner Brisbane park last month amid growing speculation over the person's identity.

Australia's highest court will today hear an appeal against the downgraded murder conviction of Brisbane wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay.

One of the key milestones of the 1980s Bjelke-Petersen Government's south east Queensland's public transport infrastructure program marks 30 years today.

Two St George Illawarra Dragons NRL players are charged after allegedly being involved in a fight.

Matilda the Musical takes out 13 Helpmann Awards including the prestigious Best Musical title at the 16th annual event, while Bangarra's Stephen Page is honoured for his outstanding contribution.

The Russian adventurer who broke a world hot air balloon record at the weekend issues a plea to over-enthusiastic supporters who removed parts of the craft after it landed in WA's Wheatbelt.

A 17-year-old is strapped into a mechanical restraint chair in the Northern Territory, part of a chilling catalogue of videos, obtained by Four Corners, showing the repeated stripping, assault and mistreatment of the boy.

Four Corners obtains a series of chilling videos showing the methods used on at-risk children in youth detention in the Northern Territory.

Shocking vision showing a 13-year-old boy being repeatedly victimised at Northern Territory youth detention centresincluding instances where he was stripped naked as well as being knocked to the floor by staff memberscomes to light in tonight's Four Corners.

Treasurer Scott Morrison joins Sabra Lane to discuss superannuation, counter-terrorism laws and more.

A hidden camera in an Adelaide nursing home has captured footage of a staff member appearing to attempt to suffocate an 89-year-old man, prompting calls to legalise the installation of cameras in the private rooms of aged care facilities.

A "fairly active" cold front causes problems on the road during Melbourne's evening peak hour, bringing high winds and rain.

The trial begins of four people accused of the "premeditated murder" of Perth man Travis Mills, whose body was found in the boot of his burnt-out car in the city's southern suburbs.

Brewing experts gather for what some might argue is a contender for the world's best jobjudging the more than 600 beers entered in the 10th annual Perth Royal Beer Show.

A newborn has died and another has been "severely affected" at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital in Sydney's south-west after nitrous oxide was incorrectly administered instead of oxygen.

Homicide detectives investigate the death of Perth DJ Jaime Fernandez, who is believed to have been killed in his unit in Tuart Hill days before his body was found.

There is increasing uncertainty over the redundancy process at Perth's only daily newspaper, The West Australian, with management putting a temporary halt on forced redundancies just days after announcing them.

A rare cloud formation, often called the morning glory, rolls across outback Queensland delighting locals.

A Canberra woman is jailed after she tricked her de facto partner into believing she was being held hostage in a bid to get money from him.

Queensland law makes no allowance for interpreters to be present in a jury room to assist a deaf juror, the High Court is told during an appeal in a long-running case.

A Newcastle court hears a man who destroyed a family home with a bulldozer was driven by a desire to exact revenge.

More could have been done to prevent the fatal fall of a 76-year-old man who was admitted to hospital with non life threatening pneumonia, an inquest hears.

A stocktake of Australia's grains sector reveals production has returned to long-term averages after the millennium drought five years ago.

A treatment that could reduce the spread of malaria is discovered by researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra.

A "storm cell" rips through Somerton Park in Adelaide damaging roofs and bringing down trees, SES says.

Homicide detectives investigate the death of a DJ who is believed to have been killed in his home in Tuart Hill, days before he was found.

Two children are treated in hospital after smoking what police say was likely cannabis laced with the drug ice, which was found in one of the boy's homes on the NSW Central Coast.

WA grain handler CBH says soft market conditions are creating a great deal of uncertainty and making planning for this year's grain harvest extremely challenging.

DNA found on clothing worn by Joan Ryther the day she died almost certainly belongs to the man charged with her 2013 rape and murder, a Brisbane court is told.

A six-year-old boy drowns in his neighbour's swimming pool in Bunbury, WA, after climbing a dividing fence to retrieve a lost ball.

The 13th Annual Armidale International Film festival gets underway 5 - 7 August

A hidden camera in a nursing home captures footage of a staff member appearing to attempt to suffocate an 89-year-old man, prompting calls to install security cameras in the rooms of aged care facilities.

One of the first officers to enter the Lindt Cafe as police moved in to end the Sydney siege describes the moment he locked eyes on the gunman.

An Aboriginal model search visiting rural and regional communities along Australia's east coast hopes the strut will heighten the confidence of its participants.

A five-year-old girl is found safe and well after running away from her Gold Coast home on Sunday night.

Western Australia's Health Minister is still not ruling out further delays to the opening of the new Perth Children's Hospital, amid continued construction problems for the $1.2 billion project.

The first mangoes of the 201617 season were picked and packed near Darwin over the weekend.

Former world boxing champion Jeff Fenech avoids a conviction for disrupting a secret hearing at the New South Wales Crime Commission last year.

A man who lit several fires in Adelaide's south was the first to help a woman and her children while flames raged nearby, a court hears.

We asked two full-time traffic-watchers what Melbourne drivers could do to make everyone's daily commute easier.

Farmers impacted by the $10 billion inland rail project connecting Brisbane and Melbourne are concerned the project is getting off track.

The Australian men's hockey team admits the fiasco surrounding the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro is disappointing, but insists it will not affect their preparations for the Games.

North Melbourne's Brent Harvey says he has no doubt he can continue to play in the AFL in 2017 ahead of his 427th match this weekend.

Many of the migrants who flooded to Lightning Ridge in north-western NSW during the opal boom continue to live in camps on the mining fields, without access to mains power and running water.

A "fairly active" cold front is heading towards Melbourne and is expected to cause problems on the road during the evening peak hour.