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A diverse group of Geraldton women strips down in a bid to encourage positive body image.

The Western Australian Government gives Gogo Station in the Kimberley an opportunity to convert almost 9,000 hectares of its pastoral lease to freehold land.

Police take three people into custody after the discovery of a body in a burnt-out home at Clarendon Vale.

Queensland police are excavating the rural property of the foster family who Tiahleigh Palmer lived with when she was allegedly murdered 11 months ago.

Infants in as many as five communities in Western Australia's Mid West and Murchison are not receiving Government-suppled bottled water, despite concerns the tap water may not be safe for them to drink due to high nitrate levels.

Video shows the cabin of a Jetstar plane filling with smoke after a "technical issue" forced the aircraft to make an unscheduled landing in Brisbane.

Organisers of a film festival in central Victoria pull a controversial anti-vaccination documentary, saying they feel personally and professionally threatened so the film will not be screened.

Ongoing support for more than 100 families relying on free mental health services in Adelaide's inner-south is in doubt, according to a health worker within the system, because a community team faces relocation 20 kilometres to the south.

The New South Wales Police Headquarters at Parramatta will be renamed in honour of accountant Curtis Cheng, to mark one year since he was murdered at the site.

Dee Goldberg's flamboyant garments may not have been paraded on the runway yet, but her unique passion for fashion has long been turning heads.

Australian Olympic BMX rider Sam Willoughby has no movement from his chest down after a training accident in US, his family says.

A body is discovered inside a burnt-out home in the Hobart suburb of Clarendon Vale, days after an arson attack on the property.

Sydney names Kurt Tippett and Gary Rohan in their preliminary side, but the pair are no certainties to line up for the Swans against Geelong at the MCG.

A test designed to isolate small fragments of DNA from blood samples of melanoma patients, reducing the need for invasive biopsies, is being developed by researchers at Perth's Edith Cowan University.

A fiery debate on the Safe Schools program has dominated NSW Parliament, after a Liberal MP presented a petition calling for it to be axed.

Victoria Police suspends four officers over allegations they leaked information to criminals.

The first exhibition in honour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' military service in times of war and peace launches at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Lucas Dumbrell seemed destined for a successful career as a driver in V8 car racing, until a crash at Sydney's Oran Park in 2008 changed the then 19-year-old's life forever. But a determination to stay in the game has led the inspiring sportsman to a different role.

$4 million worth of methamphetaminealong with cocaine, cash, casino chips and weaponsare seized in a joint operation involving WA Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

A group of young people in Townsville has taken to the streets to raise national awareness of the high rates of youth unemployment in Queensland. Meet three of the demonstrators who want to get off welfare and be given a go.

The alleged "queen pin" of a major crime syndicate operating in Sydney's south-west has been charged with the 2013 murder of a drug cook and his de-facto partner, homicide detectives will allege.

A Queensland woman is expected to be charged with breaking into the Adelaide home of grandfather Robert Whitwell several months before his alleged murder, SA Police say.

There are calls for the Northern Territory Government to act on a coroner's report on the deaths of two victims of domestic violence in Alice Springs. The coroner has found domestic violence is out of control in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. He's also called for new strategies for tackling domestic violence, saying the criminal justice system is failing to protect women.

The Andrews Government will challenge a court ruling that cleared the way for the Ombudsman to investigate allegations of Labor MPs rorting allowances.

Alleged Queensland bikie Chris Bloomfield, recently seen with Gold Coast Titans NRL star Jarryd Hayne in social media footage, is charged with breaching bail conditions.

A dairy processor begins one of the longest milk runs in the world to the Top End, as farmers in Western Australia struggle with an oversupply of unwanted milk.

The Vandeleur brothers from Kimba make hay shed while the sun shines on Eyre Peninsula premium hay, with an eye on the export market.

The New Zealand Warriors announce the signing of troubled star Kieran Foran, but say the next step is to work with NRL to register the contract.

A female driver is reported by police following the death of an Adelaide council worker who was hit by a car.

The political fallout from the Tiahleigh Palmer case is continuing, with the State Opposition insisting on an independent investigation of the Child Safety Department.

The community of Loch Sport in Gippsland rallies to help 17-year-old Xavier Dirksen, who has cerebral palsy and sensory processing disorder, to get to school.

The safety inspection company being prosecuted over the death of a girl who was flung from a ride at the Royal Adelaide Show argues its responsibilities ends when it hands over a safety certificate.

The pristine waters of the Coral Sea are renowned the world over for its big game fishing, including the most prized of all, the elusive and magnificent black marlin.

A baby who was killed by his mother had extensive bruising to his head and neck and signs of drugs in his system, WA's Supreme Court is told.

The 2016 cotton crop is forecast to continue expanding as rainfalls tempt irrigators and dryland farmers to plant more of the fibre.

A new study shows many children are ethical consumers with more selfless attitudes than their parents.

A senior Catholic priest tells the royal commission into child sex abuse there is a tendency by some in the church to put the institution ahead of victims.

A startling video reveals the moment Brisbane BASE jumpers leap from a crane on a CBD high-rise construction site earlier this year.

A home invader who died after suffering a cardiac arrest while being restrained by the owner of the house had drugs in his system, a coronial inquest finds.

A nationwide network of volunteer-run coding clubs gives Australian children the opportunities and skills to take control of the technology they use, rather than being passive consumers of content on screens.

WA's main energy provider Synergy suffers a huge profit drop due to increased solar uptake and reduced subsidies.

Primary school students use gardening program to supply micro herbs and edible flowers to local gastro pubs.

The Australian Ballet is bringing one of its original performances back to the stage, and according to the former theatre it is as "fresh as ever".

It was the lie that defined the 2016 election campaign, slashed Malcolm Turnbull's majority by 14 seats and almost propelled Bill Shorten to victory.

Billionaire retail landlord John Gandel has offloaded his entire stakes in property manager and developer Charter Hall Group and its retail trust, worth about $500 million, to focus on other interests

Daylight savings would be wound back a month under a proposal from a member of the NSW coalition who says the practice is unfairly burdening people in the state's west.

The new Grand Final eve public holiday would not be kept by a Matthew Guy-lead government, with any replacement holiday only granted to something that represents "all Victorians."

A dinosaur, reunited with its Sunshine Coast owner this week more than two years after it was stolen, is apparently doing well despite missing an eye and a tail.

Oh, for the good old days. Those were the memories that flooded back at the official Randwick two-year-old barrier trials last Monday as we recalled some of the great babies that made their first public racetrack appearances.

South Australian wheelchair basketballers will take the court for 32 hours straight in an attempt to raise money to secure a return to the sport's national league.