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In an old brick building, home to the Brighton Life Saving club, a line of women in colourful hijabs wearing thick jumpers look very out of place but are ready to take their first plunge into the ocean.

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur believes the recent crisis engulfing his former team and Australian cricket is just part of the natural cycle of the sport.

Perth Glory's 10-game unbeaten run at home comes to an end after they suffer a shock 2-1 loss to Newcastle at nib Stadium.

An arson chemist is called in to investigate the cause of an "intense" fire at an Islamic community centre in Melbourne's north.

Western Sydney go down 3-0 to Melbourne Victory in their A-League clash, undone by their wastefulness and Albanian marksman Besart Berisha.

One of the world's biggest cruise liners is spending a day berthed in Adelaide on its maiden visit, but its passengers are having to choose between sightseeing around the city and its nearby wine areas, or simply staying on board for its theme park-style attractions.

Five men are arrested after a wild brawl involving dozens of people broke out at Melbourne's Flinders Street Station overnight.

An online movement of men who are flaunting their love of cats is giving others permission to embrace a gentler, more thoughtful kind of masculinity, writes Hayley Gleeson.

One country Victorian town is leading the way when it comes to inclusiveness for people with disabilities.

Perth Glory's 10-game unbeaten run at home comes to an end after they suffer a shock 2-1 loss to Newcastle at nib Stadium.

Western Sydney go down 3-0 to Melbourne Victory in their A-League clash, undone by their wastefulness and Albanian marksman Besart Berisha.

A man on Thevenard Island off WA's north-coast leaves a trail of destruction after allegedly using a forklift to damage vehicles and the island's electricity supply.

The throwing arms of the Adelaide Strikers prove deadly as they keep their cool to beat the Melbourne Renegades by 14 runs in their WBBL opener.

Darwin-born businessman Andrew Liveris, who has been appointed by US President-elect Donald Trump to run a powerful manufacturing group, is still humble and down to earth, his cousin says.

Frenchman Sebastien Josse's round-the-world journey ends in Fremantle after he was hit by seven-metre waves which damaged his yacht.

A Japanese rocket is on its way to the International Space Station containing 100 experiments created by Australian high school students.

A 50-year-old man appears in the Bunbury Magistrates Court charged with murdering a woman in Eaton in WA's South West.

Volunteers from around Canberra spend the day packing Christmas hampers for ex-prisoners and their families, just in time for the holiday season.

An Aboriginal venture in a remote Central Australian community is turning scrap metal into local jobs, but that is just the beginning of its hopes to change the town.

Tasmania's Rebecca Van Asch joins the sporting elite in lawn bowls, claiming her third world title while competing in New Zealand.

The NSW Opposition wants live music venues to stay open later to reinvigorate Sydney's nightlife, and is pushing for a new class of liquor licence that would grant entertainment spots longer hours for serving alcohol.

John van 't Schipp believes Fernando Brandan's dive was nothing compared to Jade North's last weekis he horribly one eyed or right on the money?

The Tasmanian Greens question whether a plan for forest export business can coexist next to a new Mona vision for Macquarie Point honouring Aboriginal history.

An Adelaide father chooses 100 guests for his birthday party next weekend after a social media post attracts a huge response from people never lucky enough to have been to one.

A heritage-listed cathedral in Central Queensland undergoes massive, multi-million-dollar repair works after being lashed by Cyclone Marcia almost two years ago.

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The Dreamworld gates are open but attendance is way down, with several of the "big thrill" rides not operating until a safety audit is complete following the deaths of four people at the park.

Two men are charged with the murder of a Perth man, a year after his death sparked a police search for his missing mobile phone, which may have had home CCTV images stored on it.

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The increase in emissions from nearby industry will accelerate the decay at the world's largest rock art gallery, former public servant and conservation scientist Ian MacLeod says.

Its walls have seen nine premiers come and go, and it has hosted cabinet meetings for 45 years, but today is the final day the public will be able to see the George Street Executive Building.

For decades Australia's manufacturing has been in decline, with jobs, skills and technology moving offshore, but there's a fightback underway inside a non-descript inner-city warehouse.

A police dog is being used to search for the driver of a car which was found overturned in an Adelaide street.

Workplaces need to adapt to climate change, a public health official warns, saying nine-to-five workdays and 38-hour weeks might not be the best option during heatwaves.