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A group of rev-heads and gamers bring the Bathurst 1000 experience to Western Australia each year with a massive projector and custom racing simulator.

A trail of destruction left along the River Torrens and Linear Park Trail after South Australia's wild storm will take weeks to clean up and repair, the Charles Sturt Council says.

For a man heard on local radio almost every morning and seen on Canberra's television screens almost every night, it is remarkable how little is understood about the most powerful man in ACT politics.

Small telcos in regional Australia are finding a way around the data drought, by setting up fixed wireless networks that broadcast a signal to paying customers in town from high elevation points like grain silos, bucket elevators and buildings.

A New South Wales farmer shares the experiences of other farmers living in the aftermath of the recent floods on social media to help raise awareness of their struggles.

Tasmania's push to be the mountain bike capital of the world takes another step with the opening of the Blue Tier trail in the state's north-east.

Child gender specialist Kate Philips tells the Early Childhood Australia conference in Darwin that promoting gender equality from an early age will help curb violence against women later in life.

A union safety official says the deaths of two construction workers at Brisbane's Eagle Farm Racecourse are another example of why Queensland must make industrial manslaughter an offence.

Brent Harvey confirms his retirement from AFL football after a record 432 games with North Melbourne.

A last-gasp goal from defender Luke DeVere earns Brisbane Roar a dramatic 1-1 draw against Melbourne Victory in the A-League's season opener at Lang Park.

Some workers in Elizabeth are putting a positive spin on Holden's closure, saying it could be a "great opportunity to do something different".

Tasmanian devils released into the wild in the state's north are travelling up to 15 kilometres a day, depending on their personality.

As the West Australian Government finalises its plans for Western Power, Premier Colin Barnett reveals an option to sell its $8 billion debt to superannuation funds is on the table.

Tasmania's push to be the mountain bike capital of the world takes another step with the opening of the Blue Tier trail in the state's north-east.

A Perth man hit by a car and killed while cycling in Kansas in the United States is remembered as an "all-round nice guy".

Astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker joins Hayden Cooper to discuss the likelihood of a human colony on Mars by 2022.

Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg joins Hayden Cooper to discuss today's energy security meeting.

Three people with stab wounds to the neck are flown to hospital in Alice Springs after an attack at a home in Tennant Creek.

Road congestion is shaping up as a hot-button issue in the lead up to the West Australian election in March next yearso where are the Perth traffic hotspots in need of fixing?

A woman who was tricked into laundering money for foreign criminals says she was ignored by a national agency set up to streamline investigations of cyber crime.

A Central Queensland woman who advertised online to build a social circle in her new town says the response has been more than she expected.

A man described as "jealous, possessive and controlling" is sentenced to life in jail with a 21-year non-parole period for savagely beating to death his ex-partner in her home.

A levee at risk of breaching prompts an emergency evacuation warning for some residents in Wangaratta, as Victorians are told to brace for damaging winds and rain this weekend.

A US trend of people dressing up as creepy clowns in public has come to Victoria, prompting local police to warn antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated.

A woman convicted over the brutal murder of Adelaide teenager Tracey Muzyk has escaped custody while taking part in an external work program, police say.

PETA has named Castlemaine as the most vegan-friendly small town in Australia, with many businesses offering vegan options.

"Whenever I hear this song I think of Mike, of what might have been, and of that late UK autumn night in November 1976 when a drink driver our lives changed forever."

The last Australian-made Ford has rolled off the production line at the company's Broadmeadows plant, in Melbourne's north, marking the beginning of the end of the road for car manufacturing in Australia. Holden and Toyota are due to shut up shop next year. Workers are looking to diversify their skills, in growth sectors like aged care.

Unusual lights spotted over the Sunshine Coast last night are being described as "interesting" but probably due to a man-made object.

Four-time winner Jamie Whincup claims provisional pole for Sunday's Bathurst 1000 in Friday's practice round.

Marine scientists take an unusual and unprecedented step to ensure the future of the critically endangered Australian grey nurse shark.

People living near the RAFF Pearce air base in Bullsbrook in Perth are drinking bottled water while the Department of Defence investigates whether chemicals have contaminated nearby water sources.

The number of great white sharks could be set to increase off Western Australia's coast due to fishing restrictions and the introduction of marine parks, according to a report prepared for the State Government.

Hawthorn moves to bolster its tall stocks with the addition of Richmond free agent Ty Vickery as the AFL's free agency period opens.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard was at Taronga Zoo as part of the centenary celebrations.

Paralympics veteran Libby Kosmala vows her 12th games will be her last, as South Australia's champions meet fans in Adelaide's Rundle Mall.

Meatworkers at a southern Queensland meatworks are preparing for their third 'food pantry' to support fellow workers doing it tough.

Rising ocean temperatures are likely to cause warm-water fish, turtles and dugong to migrate south and compete with western rock lobsters, say researchers

A cup or two of coffee is a mandatory start to the day for many people, but the Australian caffeine habit could be having health effects we're not aware of.

After almost 200 years in storage in London, rare Menang artefacts return home to Albany WA for exhibition.

A woman is killed and 12 people are seriously injured after a car ploughs into a house where mourners are gathering for a funeral in far north Queensland.

WA Government's talk of changing mining agreements is already damaging the state's reputation in the business community, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry says.

The NSW Opposition has given a $50m commitment to build the state's second biggest convention centre in Wollongong.

When you suffer from anxiety and depression finding ways to unwind is critical to your everyday life, and for one Bundaberg woman it's art.

A low-risk female prisoner has escaped custody during an external work program at a distribution centre in Adelaide's north.

Watercolour waterlilies, acrylic paint feral pigs and curiously shaped glazed pottery are among creations being unveiled in Darwin to celebrate a manmade wetland sanctuary.

Dr Steve Ellen examines some of the research around the link between exercise and mental wellbeing and Professor Don Campbell talks about the process behind diagnoses.

An amputee with "psychological problems" who drove into a South Australian freeway speed camera while on drugs is shown leniency by the court, despite breaching suspended sentence bonds.

A Queensland banana-growing family say they have felt completely alone since a devastating fungus outbreak on their property 18 months ago, and are looking forward to the day they sell their farm.

Brisbane Racing Club expresses its sympathies to the family and friends of two men who were killed on a construction site at its racetrack and pledge to recognise the men.