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Cardinal George Pell is calling for an investigation into whether some elements of Victoria Police and the ABC have conspired to pervert the course of justice.

A pilot makes quick manoeuvre to avoid a collision after two aircraft are unable to establish each other's location.

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne returns to riding after a race fall at Mildura in May threatened to end her career.

New South Wales health authorities find no conclusive evidence linking four private Sydney dental clinics to patients with infectious diseases, including HIV and hepatitis.

A 17-year-old shearer sets his sights on the world record after shearing 500 sheep in a day, reaching a personal milestone.

Police searching a Northern Territory property find illegal rifles and ammunitionand a pair of native ducks.

A car rams into the Glenorchy Police station, police say.

An Australian-first childcare space combined with offices for working parents is on the cusp of a major expansion, with help from some of the nation's biggest corporations.

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) recipients are missing out on services after an IT glitch affected the system and online payments.

A former brothel madam will not face trial over the murder of a Brisbane rugby league referee after prosecutors drop the charges.

There is hope hepatitis C could be eliminated as a public health threat in Australia within the next "10 to 15 years".

People keen to find a woman lawyer in South Australia can now get listings on a new website.

A wet and stormy winter has many South Australians counting the days until summer, but flooding south of Adelaide has grape growers smiling.

A coroner will today deliver his findings into one of Queensland's biggest unsolved mysteries, the 1998 disappearance of 16-year-old Rachel Antonio.

A 31-year-old woman is fighting for her life after a violent knife attack north of Brisbane.

Fire crews are sent to a site in Perth's industrial south where a pile of sulfur is smouldering.

Police are investigating multiple child abuse allegations against Cardinal George Pell. Cardinal Pell has emphatically denied the allegations.

Cody Morgan will be free to continue training after Racing NSW stewards finalised an inquiry into the drenching of former Tamworth Cup winner Prussian Secret.

A Victoria Police taskforce has referred allegations of child sexual abuse against Cardinal George Pell to the Office of Public Prosecutions, the ABC reports.

Australia's batsmen left cursing their inability to post an innings, but tourists gain upper hand after an eventful second day.

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has completed her first week of riding trackwork at her home base at Ballarat.

A Brisbane man who captured video of an "unfortunate conversation" at a suburban bus stop wanted to remain calm when confronted by a woman who he described as a "little bit racist".

A serial stalker who terrorised his ex-girlfriend, her friends and her family has been jailed for four years and five months.

When Les Tyack walked into the Torquay Surf Club change rooms one day in the summer of 1986-87, he encountered a scene that struck him as "very odd"George Pell with three boys he estimates were aged between 8 and 10.

A group of 40 sailors, half of whom have a disability, sails into Sydney Harbour onboard the tall ship Tenacious as part of a trip circumnavigating the world.

A man previously identified as a person of interest in the disappearance of toddler William Tyrrell is facing historical child sex offences in Victoria.

Cardinal George Pell is one of most prominent and controversial figures in the Australian Catholic Church. Take a look at his career from regional priest to one of the most senior people at the Vatican.

One of the earliest complaints against Cardinal George Pell goes back to the summer of 1978-79 when the priest was Episcopal Vicar for Education in the Ballarat diocese.

Police are investigating multiple child abuse allegations levelled directly against Australia's most senior Catholic cleric Cardinal George Pell, the ABC's 7.30 program has revealed.

Coles wins a temporary Supreme Court junction ordering workers on strike to stop picketing outside a distribution centre in Melbourne and targeting company trucks.

The Turnbull government will resist calls to keep the Northern Territory government away from the design and conduct of its proposed royal commission into human rights abuses within that jurisdiction's juvenile justice system, when it settles terms of reference at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.

An elderly woman has been found dead in a house in Townsville and a murder investigation is underway.

The Victoria Police bomb response unit has declared a Thornbury street safe, after a suspicious package was found in the driveway of a home on Wednesday afternoon.

Football clubs in the National Premier League NSW have urged Football Federation Australia to suspend betting on state league games after alleging serious incidents of potential match-fixing taking place in the semi-professional competition. 

Reginald Mullaly's body was found nestled in his sleeping nook under the Dennison Bridge in Bathurst last September. 

​A neighbour heard a "huge scream" the night a pregnant McDonald's worker was fatally attacked as she walked to a shift, a Queensland court has heard.

It's been more than a decade since Rachel Ward acted on screen, but the chance to share a role with daughter Matilda Brown tempted her back.

It won't be completed for two years but this weekend Melburnians can get a sneak peek at our newest arts site.

The Kingston Foreshore is usually abuzz with people, but looking out her window from the apartments above, it just reminded Eternity Hausen of how lonely she way.

Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens is considering cutting interest rates in one of his last acts in the job following news that Australia's official inflation rate has fallen to just 1 per cent.

It has been confirmed the white whale in Queensland waters is Migaloo.

The new AFL women's league announces 16 marquee players for its inaugural season next year. Meet the ones to watch from each club.

Dual Geelong premiership coach Mark Thompson says he feels "betrayed" by his old club's recruitment of star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield while at the same time winding up the tenure of three flag-winning players in Steve Johnson, James Kelly and Matthew Stokes.

A man who was sexually abused by his uncle in Canberra in the 1980s and 1990s tells the ACT Supreme Court of the profound impact the crime had on his life.

The ACT government will introduce a "people's sporting champion" award to recognise a golden generation of Canberra athletes and lock in the long-term future of the event.

Melbourne City Council has selected developer PDG for a contract worth at least $50 million to redevelop a prime site on the Queen Victoria Market's doorstep.

Fried chicken giant Nando's allegedly used private security guards to take over a restaurant as part of a war against its largest franchisee over expensive upgrades.

The life of Melbourne Zoo's elephant calf still hangs in the balance, six weeks after it was born.

Ricky Stuart's team is forcing many to stake notice and direct their attention down the Hume Highway.

Former leading amateur rider won over 600 victories before being paralysed from injuries sustained in a race fall in 2013.