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Four teenagers are charged over four alleged aggravated burglaries and an attempted robbery in Melbourne's east.

As the city of Newcastle transforms and develops, service providers say homelessness is increasingly being thrust into the open.

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Consumer and business confidence are on the rise in South Australia, the latest State Monitor survey finds.

Ahead of the release of the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission report, ABC court reporter Candice Prosser looks back on what it was like to cover a story prompted by one of the state's most heinous paedophiles.

The two Tasmanian Government Ministers scheduled to appear before a parliamentary inquiry into the state's energy crisis both pulled out at the last minute.

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Australian researchers use X-ray technology to find a figure of a woman hidden underneath a 19th century portrait by French impressionist Edgar Degas.

The Victorian Government is buying up 184 properties and leasing another 124 to help ease the burden on the state's social housing bottleneck and provide accommodation for rough sleepers recently evicted from inner-city camps.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten joins Sabra Lane to discuss the banks, constitutional recognition and the same-sex marriage plebiscite.

This afternoon the Prime Minister announced all the bank CEOs will be required to front Parliament's economics committee at least once a year to explain their actions. Treasurer Scott Morrison joins Sabra Lane to discuss it.

Attorney-General George Brandis is hopeful the new One Nation senators will help pass the ABCC laws.

Attorney-General George Brandis is hopeful the new One Nation senators will help pass the ABCC laws.

Doctors say delays in the construction of the new WA children's hospital are affecting patient care at the ageing Princess Margaret Hospital.

Doctors say delays in the construction of the new WA children's hospital are affecting patient care at the ageing Princess Margaret Hospital.

More than $2 million worth of cannabis plants in various stages of maturity are seized from homes in Sydney's north west.

The Federal Government is demanding more accountability from the major banks. This afternoon it announced the four big banks will be required to appear at least once a year before the Parliament's Economics Committee, in the same way as the Reserve Bank does, to explain their actions. The banks have angered the Prime Minister over their failure to pass on in full this week's interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank.

Testing for asbestos is underway in 68 buildings across Australia including Sydney's Chris O'Brien Lifehouse after the deadly substance was found at Perth Children's Hospital and a Brisbane office tower.

A former altar boy has testified that he is still being harassed in the New South Wales city of Newcastle, years after he levelled accusations against an Anglican priest. The man has told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that he was molested by the priest in the 1970s. The priest was never convicted, but now he could be facing fresh charges.

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Based on legal advice from independent lawyers, Parramatta withdraw their appeal against sanctions imposed by the NRL for salary-cap breaches.

Queensland man David Cooney could have bought a small car with the $14,000 in charges he incurred from the Westpac and Commonwealth banks for moving money to England and back. So why is that the big banks can charge you so much to change your own money?

The Tathra post office is awarded first place for New South Wales in the annual Australia Post Licensee Awards for its services to the small coastal village.

Most toddlers are easily entertained playing in a sandpit or with teddy bears, but 15-month-old Darcy Head loves nothing more than honing his woodchopping skills alongside his father.

The Barnett Government will seek a third term without trying to lure voters with major election commitments, with the Premier saying it must take a "realistic" approach.

There are concerns about the future of Tasmania's giant freshwater lobster population, with farmers describing devastating scenes in paddocks after some of the worst flooding in the state's history.

Sweetheart the crocodile being taxidermied in Darwin in 1980.

Allied health professionals, including physiotherapists and radiographers, in Victorian public hospitals strike a deal for a pay increase after walking off the job over the dispute.

Richard Fidler on travelling to Istanbul with his son to uncover the rich history of the city. And John Maclean can now walk again after spending 25 years in a wheelchair after being run over by a truck.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says he does not accept the "veracity" of senior Nationals sources who say he is intending to resign before the next election.

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex brings you the language podcast to challenge even the best wordsmith.

The brother of Islamic State terrorist Mohammed Elomar is released from jail today after the NSW Government lost its bid to keep the prisoner, who it deems a threat to the community, behind bars.

A 29-year-old man is charged with murder over the death of a man who was allegedly attacked with an axe in a Melbourne boarding house.

Newcastle is chosen as the first of four sites in New South Wales for an innovative new trial aimed at reducing suicide by 20 per cent by using a whole-of-community approach.

A batch of near-threatened baby weedy sea dragons are the newest attraction at the Melbourne Aquarium, and are so adept at hiding themselves even the most eagle-eyed visitor might have trouble spotting them.

The union for allied health workers reaches an agreement with the Victorian Hospital Industrial Association over its long-running pay dispute just hours after staff walked off the job.

Two men guilty of defrauding Queensland taxpayers of almost $300,000 will spend at least 16 months behind bars.

The RACQ is using real students and a confronting docu-drama to educate teens about the risks associated with driving.

The Australian Paramedics Association fears the closure of birthing services at a NSW South Coast hospital could result in the death of a mother and baby in an ambulance on the Princes Highway.

Salmonella poisoning linked to a Canberra restaurant in 2013 had the quickest incubation period health authorities had seen, the ACT Magistrates Court hears.

Medical students now have access to replica, 3D-printed body parts that have been created using world-first technology.

A retired Queensland couple is attracting visitors from across the state with their unique ostrich farm and egg art.

A trap targeting feral cats by getting them to groom themselves is making progress in its trials.

The Australian Federal Police is ordered to handover copies of documents it seized from the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union headquarters in Brisbane last year.

Perth's office vacancy rate reaches its highest level in 20 years, sparking calls for a more diverse range of businesses to move into the CBD.

The union for allied health workers reaches an agreement with the Victorian Government over its long-running pay dispute just hours after staff walked off the job.

Councils will be forced to allow food trucks to operate anywhere in South Australia, under State Government laws being introduced to Parliament.

The mother of Stuart Kelly, who took his own life last month, tells hundreds of mourners at her son's funeral to keep her "beautiful boys" in their hearts and "go home and hug your children".

Homeless to be moved from Nowra showground accommodation

A giant tank is being built underneath a Melbourne park in a bid to stop flooding at Flinders Street Station.