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Indigenous organisations say they are not properly resourced to participate in the Northern Territory youth detention royal commission and the timeline is too tight.

The Western Australian Government approves the construction of a rare earths pilot processing plant in the Kimberley.

A judge dismisses the jury in an environmental case against Clive Palmer's north Queensland nickel refinery.

Backyard beehives look set to surge in suburban Hobart after the council votes to change a beekeeping bylaw.

A Melbourne man is recovering in hospital after being rescued by police from the waters of Port Phillip when he jumped in to collect his crashed drone.

Dairy farmers brush off the challenges of low milk prices and a global oversupply to head to the Royal Adelaide Show.

A dancer from the outback Queensland town of Charleville has overcome years of bullying and will perform in a Hollywood stage show later this month.

Large water tankers may be a solution for crews battling fires in built-up areas in Brisbane with restricted flow and poor pressure, the firefighters' union says.

People with lower levels of education are losing more money gambling than people with a degree, according to new Australian National University research.

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'It's a sign of such disrespect,' the Republican candidate tells a crowd in Ohio.

English fast bowler Stuart Broad heads international contingent.

Rio Tinto is being sued in the US by or on behalf of five ovarian cancer sufferers who allege their use of talcum powder sourced from the mining giant's mines led to their medical condition. 

BHP Billiton expects iron ore prices to begin retreating as new supply hits the market.

Attacks raise concerns that further demonstrations. including those planned for Wednesday - Brazil's independence day - may be marred by violence.

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The parents of the newborn girl injured in a nitrous oxide gassing in hospital have spoken about the catastrophic error.

A long-running legal dispute over a Labor bid to inspect the list of meetings Attorney-General George Brandis had with interest groups ahead of the 2014 budget is likely to be concluded today.

The parents of a baby girl who suffered permanent brain damage when she was accidentally administered laughing gas say she is experiencing constant seizures and must be fed through a tube.

President Obama has shrugged off a rude remark from his Philippine counterpart, but the outburst from Rodrigo Duterte could derail a scheduled meeting between the two leaders this week.

Ross Gittins makes the important distinction between capital and recurrent expenditure accounts in the budget ("Super tax fairness is the key to getting the budget back on track, September 5). He points out that the nation's recurrent expenditure is close to being in balance, and that it is legitimate for the capital cost of long-lasting infrastructure to carry the burden of debt.

After a long, painstaking search, the famous comet lander has been found.

"Scariest moment of my life, yet walked away intact with nothing but a smashed board. The biggest thank you to my lil brother Logan for instantly paddling across yelling 'punch it' and throwing me his board - saving my life."

"If you are facing a humanitarian catastrophe like the one in Syria, you have to take a stand," she said.

"It never envisaged that we would leave people there for long, long periods of time without giving them a sense that we were working towards providing them with a decent resettlement outcome," said Paris Aristotle.

Nick Cave's way of dealing with his son Arthur's death, says Andrew Dominik, was to work.

An emotional Michael Hurley broke down when describing the moment he learnt of his year-long anti-doping ban.

Germaine Greer has eulogised her friend Richard Neville after he died on Sunday at the age of 74.

News organisations should fix online comments rather than ditch them.

Police have urged witnesses to come forward after a boy was injured in a brawl at an under-17s rugby league game on Sydney's northern beaches at the weekend.

Queensland Nickel was involved in a $250 million deal to buy shares from Clive Palmer's China First company days before administrators were appointed.

Monday's Q&A provided a fascinating and passionate discussion on Shakespeare's universal truths, and even included a couple of bonus performances of his work.

The wife of a missing social activist from Laos has appealed to Malcolm Turnbull, Barack Obama and other leaders ahead of their visit to the country.

That's the tricky thing about equality – unless we all started out in the same place, some sort of rebalancing, some redress, is usually required.

A shark warning has been issued for waters off Yallingup in WA's south West after a surfer was knocked off his board by a shark at Injidup Beach.

Oscar-winning actor Helen Mirren looks set to film in Australia for the first time in almost 50 years in a surprising role that is sure to raise hairs on the back of audiences' necks.

Dick Smith's like-for-like retail sales fell sharply less than a year after its float, triggering events that led to its collapse.

Summer Rayne Oakes has created a 500-plant oasis in her Brooklyn apartment.

Andrew Bolt and Peta Credlin look like they're just having too much fun sometimes.

Brock Turner deserves to be made a pariah, but violent vigilantism diminishes the aim of ending rape culture, writes Clem Ford.

In 2014, tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in a defiant challenge to China. They called for full democracy, universal suffrage and the protection of their way of life.

Raiders fullback Jack Wighton faces a season-ending ban for his shoulder charge on Tigers back-rower Joel Edwards.

Canberra is sick of being kicked by the haters and in the NRL world, the Raiders are a nobody.

They are bound to be the hottest tickets in town this week - and WAtoday has two of them to give away to one lucky West Coast Eagles fan.

Karl Stefanovic is nominated for an award for his service to NSW's LGBTI community after he made an "earnest" apology to the transgender community following an "ignorant jibe" on air.

The AFL could yet move to do a deal in negotiated penalties for Greater Western Sydney's Lachie Whitfield and two former club officials, with Graeme Allan and Craig Lambert still facing lengthy suspensions from the game.

The Asia-Pacific "shared destiny" is, of course, to be written in Beijing.

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says the team fears no one thanks to coach Ricky Stuart turning the club around.

Canberra legend Jason Croker has accused the NRL of bias against the Raiders.

Jack Wighton must be thinking what he has to do to get the same treatment bestowed upon the game's stars.