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Police are continuing to search for two men still missing after four friends went fishing in southern Tasmania, following the discovery of two bodies yesterday.

Mining has had a lot of body blows but it is far from dead and buried, the Diggers and Dealers conference is told.

Canberra survivors of institutional child sex abuse will soon be able to pursue compensation in the courts regardless of when the abuse took place, if Government legislation passes the assembly.

A 55-year-old man is taken to hospital with serious injuries after his car slams into a bridge in the southern Perth suburb of Waikiki.

A world-leading study into the effects of a sedentary lifestyle on stroke patients is underway in Newcastle.

A 34-year-old man is charged with attempting to rape a woman in Melbourne's CBD.

Education Queensland and police are keen to discover how a chemical substance mistaken for popping candy ended up poisoning 25 children at a primary school north of Brisbane.

Strapping patients to a bed in the name of science is a vital element of a Brisbane university's Australian-first study into type 2 diabetes.

More than 1,000 so-called love locks should be removed from the University of Adelaide footbridge to prevent injury to pedestrians and cyclists, an Adelaide City Council report recommends.

Wagering a bet in South Australia will be more expensive than anywhere else in the world once a new so-called "place of consumption tax" is introduced next year, online agency Sportsbet says.

Two of the most senior police officers in New South Wales will give evidence at the inquest into the Sydney siege today to explain their roles during the attack in Martin Place.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will today begin its public hearing into the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle in New South Wales. The inquiry comes after a damning ABC investigation which revealed that the Church buried complaints about sex abusers within the clergy.

They're in Australia to promote their new Absolutely Fabulous movie and Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley speak with Emma Alberici and analyse their film's characters, Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone.

The body of a man, believed to be in his 40s, is found in the ruins of a house fire at West Pinjarra, south of Perth.

Cronulla's 15-game winning streak ends in spectacular fashion, with an 18-18 draw against the Gold Coast in Robina.

The West Australian newspaper moves to forced redundancies after not enough staff chose to leave voluntarily, with four staff members told of their fate on Monday.

Actor Keith Robinson's career came to a sudden halt in 2006 when he was diagnosed with the neurological condition Guillai-Barre syndrome. He's been in a wheelchair ever since. But now, after 10 years, he has returned to the stage in Belvoir Theatre's new production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Margaret White and Mick Gooda have been appointed commissioners for the Royal Commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory, after Brian Martin stands aside.

From the stylish to the strange, the 60th Darwin Cup is celebrated with pageantry and big wins, with an unexpected horse taking home the title.

A man is charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the back during a fight at Ipswich.

Lawyers for a Queensland police officer who allegedly pulled a gun on a driver suspected of speeding near Longreach last year argue for the charges to be dropped due to an abuse of process.

Fair Work is investigating claims a strawberry farm in Western Australia is underpaying backpackers for a second time.

Hobart Rivulet is a subterranean gem with a well-documented history but it is not a place everyone ventures.

Twenty-five children become ill after eating a flame colourant mistaken for popping candy at a primary school north of Brisbane.

Twenty-five children become ill after eating a flame colorant mistaken for popping candy at a primary school north of Brisbane.

A Perth man accused of using social media to threaten women is facing a series of fresh charges, with the number of alleged victims rising to 12.

Police ask the location of a gold theft be suppressed so they do not have to use resources keeping the public away.

Film maker Philippe Mora is himself the subject of a documentary as he explores his father's role in the French Resistance.And film maker Ian Darling ended up with a very different film to the one he was intending to create.

Police dealing with a siege that ended in a man jumping to his death through a hotel window acted reasonably and with justification when they forced their way into the room where the man had barricaded himself in and lit a fire, an inquest is told.

Global insecurity and the possible election of Donald Trump could see the price of gold rise further, delegates at the 25th Diggers and Dealers conference in Kalgoorlie-Boulder are told.

Domestic violence support providers say an interagency committee will help identify and fill service gaps at Wilcannia, in far west New South Wales.

Western Australia's dairy farmers are facing an uncertain future as a global oversupply eats into the once-lucrative Asian market.

An environmental group fails in its legal bid to stop the development and operation of a coal seam gas wastewater treatment plant near the Pilliga State Forest in northern New South Wales.

Opposition Leader Bryan Green shrugs off an unflattering comparison to Donald Trump as he calls for an independent review of Hydro Tasmania's cloud seeding activities.

Farmer Willi is out to change German minds and is not afraid of calling people liars.

"That sounds a little closer to success"

Why have aboriginal women and children been labelled with derogatory terms throughout our history? What have been the long lasting effects?

Police search for a man they say is a "person of interest" in the death of a man found in a St Kilda boarding house following what they described as a "brutal attack".

Luke Robert John Ford, 29, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter over Robert Fitzsimmons's death in October 2014.

West Australians are using about two tonnes of methamphetamine each year with a street value of $2 billion, wastewater tests reveal, with Bunbury a hot spot for drug use.

A man who carried out serious sex assaults over 10 years is to be released on a five-year strict supervision order under a decision by Western Australia's Chief Justice Wayne Martin.

Northern Australia's tiger prawn season begins, with trawlers ready for a gruelling four months at sea in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

A woman found guilty of a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a cyclist at Victor Harbor in 2013 lodges an appeal against her conviction.

Health clinics at Balgo and Mulan communities were closed when staff were evacuated after a nurse was punched in the Balgo clinic during a fight between two patients.

A former Queensland police officer who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder and tried to sue the State Government for $1 million loses his case.

Two bodies have been recovered from the Frederick Henry Bay in southern Tasmania during the search for four missing fishermen during an extensive air, sea, and land search.

Sioux Tempestt's long love affair with the historic buildings of Perth results in a series of colourful digital artworks challenging observers to look at their city differently.

Abe Forsythe tells CJ about his new film Down Under, a comedy set a day after Sydney's Cronulla Riots. Plus TV Talk with Lucie, and reviews of Jason Bourne and Weiner.

Farming communities must embrace large scale commercial investment into agriculture or risk getting left behind, according to a rural property specialist.

The family of a 12-year-old boy believed to have been abducted in western Victoria 41 years ago is hopeful a new call to action will provide fresh clues as to what happened.