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A 23-year-old man who stepped in to break up a fight on the Gold Coast early this morning is in a critical condition after being punched.

A couple missing for 10 days after setting off from their home in Esperance in Western Australia's south to go camping are found alive and well in remote bush where there car had broken down.

The family of a man who was killed on a Dreamworld ride say they were forced to call triple-0 in a desperate attempt to get information because police failed to contact them.

Australia's largest milk company, Murray Goulburn, will face its dairy farmer suppliers today, six months after its decisions condemned them to losing money and asking for handouts. At its AGM today, farmers will ask for answers as to why they can't make ends meet, while Murray Goulburn continues to post profits.

Property developers who illegally tore down the historic Corkman Irish pub in Carlton last week tell the Victorian Government they will rebuild it.

A Kakadu plum fruit bite is featuring on the inflight menu of Australia's largest airline.

Five days a week, sometimes toiling in primitive kitchens, often in remote districts of Australia's sheep belt, Dick and Cheryl Duggan prepare up to 100 meals a day.

Kalgoorlie's Mayor defends the town's lack of a drop-in centre, while claiming that each generation of Aboriginal people is "worse than the one before".

Posting intimate images, or even threatening to do so, can now land someone in jail or attract hefty fines in South Australia, in a legal change the Law Society is welcoming.

Dairy farming families facing the hardships of the milk price crisis from Murray Goulburn AGM.

A special celebration is being held at the Royal Australian Air Force base in Newcastle on Friday, marking 100 years since the formation of its first flying units.

Queensland Rail warns commuters in the south-east there could be last-minute changes to services today as the network continues to adjust to the interim timetable put in place to deal with a driver shortage.

Wallabies star Michael Hooper joins an exclusive group to claim the prestigious John Eales medal for the second time.

A Sudanese-born lawyer who witnessed horrific human rights abuses in South Sudan and grew up in a refugee camp in Uganda wins an industry award for his contribution to criminal law in Western Australia.

Major Crime Squad detectives search a house in the southern Perth suburb of Parmelia as part of their investigation into the disappearance of a man almost four weeks ago.

The family of an Esperance couple who mysteriously failed to return from a camping trip describe their "horrible" wait for answers as a private search continues.

The board of Dreamworld's parent company Ardent Leisure is criticised by several experts for its handling of this week's tragedy at the Gold Coast theme park.

Dreamworld's owner is in damage control after this week's tragic accident that killed four people.

Labor Senator Pat Dodson joins 7.30 to discuss the new inquiry into Indigenous imprisonment.

The primary school in the small West Australian town of Yarloop, which was ravaged by a bushfire in January, will not open next year as planned, the Department of Education says.

A Brisbane woman says Dreamworld staff "pushed off" her concerns when her raft became stuck in the Thunder River Rapids ride which killed four people, telling her "all the empty rafts get stuck there".

The chief executive officer of Dreamworld's parent company donates her $167,500 cash bonus to the families of the four people killed in Tuesday's ride tragedy.

The family of an Esperance couple who mysteriously failed to return from a camping trip describe their "horrible" wait for answers after an official search was called off.

A Hobart commercial radio station apologises and suspends one of its breakfast presenters after she made a joke about the deaths at the Dreamworld theme park.

The future of a wartime boat, believed to be the last of its kind in Australia, remains uncertain despite efforts to recover the historic vessel that sank in Darwin last week.

A rare orchid species only recorded in two locations in the world has made a surprise appearance in Albany, WA.

A magistrate in regional Western Australia has taken an unusual approach to reducing the indigenous incarceration rate, telling a 16-year-old Geraldton boy to be like the American rapper 50 Cent. Magistrate Dean Potter said like the boy, 50 Cent had come from tragic circumstances but rose above them through music.

There is still no date for the practical completion of the troubled new Perth Children's Hospital, according to the Health Department chief, despite the Premier Colin Barnett recently guaranteeing it would open this year.

Hundreds of students from schools in west and south-west Sydney have spent the day learning about the jobs of the future as part of the Spark Festival at The Powerhouse Museum.

A Sydney man breaks down in court after being handed a six-month suspended sentence for causing a motorcycle crash outside Canberra which killed one person and resulted in another losing his leg.

A coronial inquest is told the only way the tubes of an Adelaide man, who died after his oxygen supply was connected to his catheter, could have been switched was if he was "confused" and did it himself.

Queensland Rail CEO Helen Gluer and board chairman Michael Klug quit over the driver debacle that has caused mass service cancellations.

An Aboriginal teenager facing 49 charges is told by a WA magistrate to emulate a US rapper by rising above his troubled childhood to avoid a life in the criminal justice system.

Dreamworld cancels tomorrow's memorial opening saying it does not want to compromise the ongoing police investigation into the deaths of four people on the Thunder River Rapids ride.

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione is pushing for police officers who have taken their own lives to be remembered on the National Police Memorial, but says he is willing to go it alone if other states do not agree.

Competition watchdog calls for significant change to horticulture code.

A NT mango grower has recruited 28 seasonal workers from Timor Leste to pick mangoes on her Top End farm.

Gina Rinehart's joint venture company increases its bid for S Kidman and Co to $386.5 million.

Elders from a remote NT community call on those leading the royal commission into youth detention to look at their community-run program as an alternative to putting kids in behind bars.

Junk from the tip is being turned into treasured pieces of furniture in the remote Northern Territory community of Barunga where a scheme for the unemployed is giving people new skills.

Allan Harris, Melinda Schneider and Sibylla Stephen with Wilbur Wilde:a feast of music.

The Western Australian Government could lose $120 million in revenue if the major miners challenge a proposed $5-a-tonne fee on iron ore exports in court.

Floods and heavy rain have provided the perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes and Victorians are being urged to protect themselves and consider nurturing some friendly spiders in their home.

Documents from the liquidator of Senator Bob Day's failed business show Homestead Homes, the South Australian arm, has more than 180 creditors seeking payment.

Bodybuilder Lee Nagorcka is in training to represent Australia at the Muscle Mania Fitness Universe contest in the USA.

A mother and son separated by war, then reunited in far north Queensland after 20 years, say they want to make a difference to their community.

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex brings you the language podcast to challenge even the best wordsmith.

Dreamworld defends its safety record in light of documents showing previous allegations of safety breaches dating back to 2012, as police investigate possible criminal negligence charges following this week's deaths.

A New South Wales couple face the prospect of decades behind bars for the sexual assault and torture of their daughter over a 15-year period.

Mildura houseboat operators move their fleets off the Murray River to the Darling because of rising water levels, faster flows and increased debris.