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Now back in Melbourne, Dr Kirsty Sword Gusmao continues to contribute to her adopted second home, and Paco Pena performs live in the studio.

An Australian-first counselling program for war veterans in Hobart to help each other is attracting interest from across the country and overseas

A second dairy processor begins to truck milk out of Western Australia as three farmers left without contracts ponder an offer of veterinary support.

Despite the pain of an agonising grand final loss, Melbourne Storm figureheads Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk pay tribute to the Cronulla Sharks.

A gritty, lung-busting display from the Cronulla Sharks sees the club claim its first-ever premiership with a 14-12 win over Melbourne Storm.

The Sharks ended their premiership drought this year by just barely edging Melbourne 14-12, but it could so easily have gone the other way.

Floodwaters stabilise north of Adelaide, but the SES warns it may only be a "temporary lull" before more rain causes further flooding.

The Cronulla Sharks have ended their premiership drought with a breathless 14-12 win over Melbourne. Relive the action as it happened in our live blog.

The search is called off for a 49-year-old man missing in floodwaters near the NSW town of Forbes, after more than 100 volunteers set out to find him today.

Two men have been rescued after a boat fire on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon.

A former City of Perth employee who was arrested at a brothel in Canberra on bribery and corruption charges has been remanded in custody after facing a Perth court.

The Western Bulldogs' win in the 2016 AFL grand final is surely one of the greatest stories ever in Australian sport and in life.

A late breakaway try to Johnny Tuivasa-Sheck has completed an extraordinary 30-28 comeback by the Sydney Roosters to claim the club's first NRL under 20s title.

Three people, including two boys aged 15 and 16, are killed after their car rolls on the Great Northern Highway in the Kimberley, as the country road toll draws level with last year.

Thousands make use of the long weekend's clear skies and warm weather to celebrate Queensland's cultural diversity at the annual WELCOMEfest.

The Sydney Swans have vowed their AFL grand final loss to the Western Bulldogs will drive them to improve, but they feel even flatter and more frustrated a day after their defeat.

Tasmanian Minister for Women Jacquie Petrusma speaks for the first time on an alleged bullying incident involving Rene Hidding and independent MLC Ruth Forrest.

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has confirmed Sam Tagataese will play in the NRL grand final against Melbourne off the interchange bench.

Fans of the Cronulla Sharks are out in force, hoping for a fairytale grand final win just two years after scoring the NRL wooden spoon.

A groundbreaking greenhouse that relies on sunlight and sea water to grow tomatoes officially opens next week, 300 kilometres north of Adelaide.

The New South Wales Government is deploying 85 additional smart drum lines off beaches across the state in an effort to prevent shark attacks.

Tasmania Police are seeking witnesses after a four-wheel drive crashed into part of the Launceston library.

Dale Morris and Tom Boyd stood tall for the Western Bulldogs when it counted in their drought-breaking AFL grand final victory over Sydney.

Grand finals are often decided by the little moments, and in 2016 it was the Western Bulldogs who came up trumps. Relive the magic moments that made the difference for the Dogs.

Injured Bulldog Bob Murphy watches his team win the grand final, before coach Luke Beveridge hands up his medal to the Dogs' favourite.

A heating system developed by a French innovator decades ago is gaining a new life as a sustainable way to get free hot showers in the modern world.