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Fourteen people have been arrested in drug raids at a dozen properties in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs after a 10-month investigation into the trafficking of ice, police say

The sport of Frisbee golf is growing in popularity and enthusiasts in Canberra are looking to expand the sport, as the only permanent course looks set be swallowed up by a neighbouring cemetery.

A man dies in a house fire at Morphett Vale in Adelaide's south overnight while another man manages to escape the blaze.

An anti-Islam group has dressed in Muslim attire, held fake prayers and disrupted Sunday service at an outspoken Anglican church on the NSW Central Coast.

Four separate traffic crashes in Perth within seven hours on Sunday leave five people dead and another two fighting for their lives in hospital.

Brisbane runner Carlo Tonini moves a step closer to completing a marathon on all seven continents, completing the Inca Trail Marathon in South America.

Civic may not be the official title for Canberra's CBD and yet it's widely used.

On a freezing winter evening, truckload after truckload of dairy cows are delivered to the saleyards at Camperdown in south-western Victoria. They are destined for slaughter, casualties of a price cut which farmers say is milking them dry.

The female dibbler will only mate with a male that can overpower her, and that makes eating a crucial part of life for one of Australia's rarest marsupials.

Dairy farmers are selling their herds and leaving the industry as the price they are paid for milk falls well below their costs of production.

The three most senior police officers in New South Wales will reveal what operational decisions, if any, they made during the Sydney siege when they give evidence at the inquest this week.

Battling prejudice and legal challenges, 16-year-old transgender teenager Georgie Stone takes on the system to make life easier for other transgender kids and their families.

Percentage is the only thing keeping Adelaide from second spot on the AFL ladder after beating Fremantle at Subiaco.

The West Australian Opposition is calling on the Barnett Government and the Director of Public Prosecution to bring on an appeal in relation to an offender who was bailed after pleading guilty to 61 child sex offences.

Geelong dominates the final quarter of its AFL clash with Richmond, kicking six goals to one to snatch a four-point win at the MCG.

Halves Mitchell Pearce and Connor Watson inspire the Roosters to a 22-10 NRL win over North Queensland.

A six-try, second-half blitz helps Penrith defeat last-placed Newcastle 42-6 to confirm their place in a logjam at the bottom of the NRL top eight.

Thousands of chocoholics descend on the north-west Tasmanian town of Latrobe, buoying local businesses still recovering from the June disaster.

Essendon posts its second win of the AFL season, downing Gold Coast by six points at Docklands Stadium.

Just a decade after the Choir of Hard Knocks began changing lives of homeless people, 40 members are travelling around the country for the choir's first national tour.

Algal blooms have closed more shellfish growing areas than ever before in Tasmania, industry leaders say.

Australian skateboarding legend Tas Pappas says drug testing could deter many at the top of his sport from competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

There is much debate about how to deal with young Aboriginal people caught up in youth detention, but one Melbourne teenager credits early intervention from youth workers with getting him off drugs and away from the justice system.

The Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia are set to become the state's newest national park, with Premier Colin Barnett describing them as "the jewel in the crown of the Mid-West coast".

Communities need to take stronger action to reduce acts of violence, says a Queensland man whose teenage granddaughter Jayde Kendall was killed last year.

South Australia's international reputation as a training ground for young jockeys continues to grow with the arrival of one of Hong Kong's brightest stars.

New design guidelines are being developed to ensure apartments have adequate ventilation, natural light and storage.

A 19-year-old woman is arrested after another woman dies beside the Midland Highway north of Bendigo on the way home from a 21st birthday party in a suspected hit-run.

Three women are treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after another Samsung machine caught fire, prompting the authorities to urge owners of the brand to check their model numbers.

A man who allegedly stole a milk truck from outside a Perth supermarket, leaving a trail of crates and broken bottles as he drove it erratically around the city, faces a string of charges.

The people behind celebrated Australian movie Shine, including pianist David Helfgott and actor Geoffrey Rush, re-unite in Canberra to mark its 20th anniversary.

New design guidelines are being developed to ensure apartments have adequate ventilation, natural light and storage.

A long-running and violent feud on a cattle station in WA's far north comes to a head as directors are asked to explain why the Ngallagunda Corporation should not be put under special administration.

A field of 160 teenage dancers has been whittled down to just eight who are vying for $18,000 in prize money at the biggest ballet competition in the southern hemisphere.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's latest announcement on changing the GST sharing formula is aimed at boosting the WA Government's prospects of re-election, Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt says.

Tasmania's youth suicide rate has become the highest in the country, with youth workers blaming improperly targeted services and poor social indicators.

Swan Hill police station is evacuated after a "volatile substance" and suspected explosive device are found in an abandoned car on the Murray Valley Highway.

Dairy industry leaders launch a campaign to try to save the livelihoods of nine WA farmers after they were unable to secure new contracts with major processors Brownes and Harvey Fresh.

Thousands of competitors are streaming from the centre of Sydney to Bondi in the annual "city-to-surf" race.

A woman dies after being found critically injured beside the Midland Highway in a suspected hit-run north of Bendigo in central Victoria.

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake has been detected on the ocean floor off the south-east Queensland coast, the latest in a "cluster" in the same location, a Geoscience Australia seismologist says.

A rapid kill of carp in the River Murray using a strain of the herpes virus could lead to big side effects for the health of the ecosystem, early research shows.

Victorian police officers are assaulted after being called to an out-of-control party at Bayswater, in Melbourne's east, where they were forced to use capsicum spray on one teenager.

Scientists are using nuclear physics to track and potentially save Australia's declining waterbird numbersand they are doing it with discarded feathers.

A Canberra-based medicinal cannabis user roundly welcomes a move to establish a scheme for the drug in the ACT.