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A motorcyclist dies in a head-on crash with a car travelling in the wrong lane in Hobart's northern suburbs.

An outback high school in the Northern Territory comes up with a creative solution to tackling the problem of people driving unregistered vehicles.

It is important to prosecute militants who destroy antiquities. But "everyday" development does vastly more damage to heritage than war, writes Professor Ian Lilley

The Fair Work ombudsman releases a damning report into the experiences of 417 working holiday visa holders, revealing serious exploitation of some backpackers.

Indigenous women in Fitzroy Crossing are fighting hard to maintain the West Australian town's tough alcohol restrictions amid high Indigenous suicide rates.

Newly-elected Northern Territory politician Yingiya Mark Guyula could lose his seat, with the NT Electoral Commission receiving a complaint he breached electoral law.

A letter sent to the family of a German woman suggesting her spirit would apologise for letting people down after she died on a Perth worksite is branded "a disgrace" by the CFMEU.

An artist from WA's Margaret River region wins the $50,000 Black Swan prize for portraiture, one of Australia's richest national art awards.

A double from Western Sydney substitute Brendon Santalab steers the visitors to a dramatic 2-1 A-League win over Adelaide United.

A child sex offender from Western Australia's Wheatbelt is back behind bars after abusing five children from the same family, with the judge describing his actions as brazen.

Officials admitted they are struggling to understand what went wrong at day one of the inquiry into the failure to detect black lung in Queensland miners.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School is making rapid progress in addressing behavioural problems, according to education officials who say there remains no quick fix amid wider community issues.

Australia's largest Thai community has been left devastated and is paying its respects following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

A Tasmanian abattoir defends its operation in the wake of graphic vision released by an animal welfare group, showing what it describes is the prolonged and unlawful suffering of pics, sheep and cows.

After rising to fame as a 16-year-old on Australian Idol, folk pop singer Lisa Mitchell leveraged the experience to forge a successful music career. Now 26, Mitchell today released her third album Warriors.

Racing Victoria chairman David Moodie stands aside on the eve of the Caulfield Cup pending an investigation into an undisclosed matter by the state's Racing Integrity Commissioner

Today Attorney-General George Brandis and Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson were called to account for their stark differences in opinion. At the core of their dispute is a move by Senator Brandis to restrict the Solicitor-General from giving legal advice.

One Nation senator Rodney Culleton is refused leave to amend a defamation claim described by a judge as "incoherent".

A micro-organism is being grown by Queensland Urban Utilities to treat human effluent, a move which could save $700,000 a year in energy and processing costs.

A Queensland Government department says they knew about and paid compensation to at least one worker with black lung disease a decade ago, despite the widespread belief at the time that the disease had been eradicated.

Hundreds of children in South Australia pay big money to be in one of the world's best-known musicals.

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley leaves an Indigenous suicide prevention meeting in WA's Kimberley promising more talk and unwilling to say when a promised trial will start.

A mother whose baby died during delivery at Bacchus Marsh hospital, north-west of Melbourne, says she hopes reforms to the system will spare other families the same tragedy.

Des Hasler avoids the axe at Canterbury and will continue as Bulldogs' head coach, while club great Steve Mortimer quits his post on the board.

The ACT Government says the Commonwealth agency rolling out the NDIS has told people with disabilities it will not meet with them, despite the program being uncapped.

Kimberley pastoralist Nico Botha has had an animal cruelty charge against him overturned in the WA Court of Appeal.

Two police officers are charged after allegedly leaving an eight-year-old Indigenous boy unattended in a police wagon for nearly an hour.

An early morning drive-by shooting at a Port Melbourne house where a woman and her 14-year-old daughter were sleeping may be linked to a similar incident at a nightclub last week, police say.

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirms chemicals from toxic firefighting foam used at its Forrestfield training academy have leached into the bore of a nearby property.

A Gold Coast man's attempt to sail around the world "in the wrong direction" is dealt a blow after he damaged his yacht in rough seas off the New South Wales coast.

A painstakingly-make replica of a trumpet found in a shipwreck is played at the scene of the ship's watery grave.

The best way to end the working week. This week Richard is joined by Tommy Dean, Josh Zepps and Subby Valentine.

A man who assaulted his former partner and then threatened to kill her while she was talking to police officers is jailed for three years.

The NSW Health Minister says incoming board members at the Far West Local Health District will be handed findings of a probe into its governance.

A barramundi fisherman says the catch is down but shark sightings are up, particularly in shallow waters.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast could provide up to $4 billion to Queensland's economy - double the figure previously suggested, the event's chairman Peter Beattie says.

This year has seen two long and arguably bland elections for Canberrans, and most will gladly farewell the blanket of corflutes and pamphlets saturating the city.

A public meeting over the loss of a western NSW town's long-term doctor hears calls for members of the local health council to be sacked.

A community centre at Broken Hill in far-west New South Wales is praised by police and residents for helping reduce crime in a disadvantaged neighbourhood.

Money withheld from Aboriginal workers in the past is now funding a new generation of young Indigenous achievers.

Coral reef leaders from developing countries have gathered in north Queensland to help improve the conservation of reefs worldwide.

While many of us may think 'rehoming' a beloved pet fish in a local waterway is the ethical thing to do, a north Queensland council is urging residents to stop.

Police believe bikies are responsible for a fire that destroyed a tattoo parlour in Tuggeranong town centre in Canberra's south.

The former head of Capital Football says she felt bullied by a series of Facebook posts criticising her management and suggesting she had misappropriated funds.

South-east Queensland shopping centres will be able to open for longer following a decision by the state's industrial watchdog.

Two local photographic artists have been commissioned to record the ever-changing life and landscape of Perth.

Carlo Salvestro and Siro Pandolfo were schoolmates in Italy before being reunited on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.

The WA Premier accuses Labor and a former Cabinet colleague of degrading debate on a bill to remove time limits on sexual abuse victims seeking compensation.

Notorious paedophile priest Vincent Gerard Ryan is given a 15-month suspended sentenceafter pleading guilty to historical sex offences in the NSW Hunter region.

Increased numbers of bobtail lizards are being affected by the flu in Western Australia.