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A new high speed internet service has been switched on for graziers and the local council in the Richmond area of north Queensland.

An all-abilities choir in Horsham gives people more than just a singing voice, but a passion for life.

A Melbourne council drops plans to apply for heritage protection for the house featured in the movie The Castle, saying it is just an old dilapidated weatherboard with no cultural significance.

A committee formed in Hughenden is renewing the community's push to kickstart irrigation in the Flinders River catchment area.

Agriculture may provide the key for federal funding for a new dam to meet Darwin's future water needs.

Adani's complex corporate web spreads from its planned Galilee Basin coal mine in North Queensland, across Asia to a Caribbean tax haven.

About 3,000 heart patients at three Adelaide hospitals may have been exposed to a bacterial infection during surgery.

A string of cities and suburbs south-west of Brisbane have been identified as south-east Queensland's hotspots for hailstorms, while those looking to avoid them should head to Capalaba and Chermside.

A man with a "hunting gun" fires five shots at the offices of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in Melbourne's CBD in the early hours of the morning.

Two 23-month-old toddlers are in a critical condition after being found unconscious in a backyard swimming pool at Kellyville Ridge in Sydney's north west.

One Nation candidate Shan Ju Lin rejects suggestions party leader Pauline Hanson is racist and says she fears the Chinese Government could "take over" Australia if its influence is not curtailed.

The era of mining on Stradbroke Island off Brisbane is about to come to an end, causing a massive change to the economy of a well-loved tourist destination.

A two-year-old girl dies in hospital after allegedly being assaulted by her mother's de facto partner at Guildford West in Sydney's west.

One of Australia's most historic ocean baths is set to reopen on Wednesday, a year after it was closed to swimmers.

Sydney Sixers got their Big Bash League campaign off to the best possible start, beating reigning champions Sydney Thunder by nine wickets, in a match that saw Cricket Australia defend Jamaican star Andre Russell's colourful bat choice.

Terrance Ferguson, one of the most sought-after basketballers in the world, is the first NBA draft prospect to prefer the Australian league for the high-profile US college league which he believes "uses you".

Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Cath Burn says she has been exonerated from accusations of "dishonest and corrupt conduct" but has rejected other adverse findings surrounding her performance.

Hundreds of Sydney rail commuters have been left stranded and facing long delays as a power outage and a broken down train at Wynyard station stall services.

American Terrance Ferguson, 18, is one of the most sought after basketballers in the world. In a coup for the Australian National Basketball League, this season the young man from Dallas, Texas has chosen to call Adelaide home.

A centenarian scientist will remain on campus at a Perth university after the institution reverses a decision to make him work from home because he presents a health and safety risk.

Terrorism expert Professor Greg Barton from Deakin University joins 7.30 to discuss the terror attacks in Berlin and Ankara.

The parents of a Melbourne teenager with intellectual disabilities are seeking legal advice after he was commanded to perform a sexual act by another student on a school mini-bus which was supposed to be supervised by a chaperone.

Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Cath Burn says she has been exonerated from accusations of "dishonest and corrupt conduct" but has rejected other adverse findings surrounding her performance.

Hundreds of Sydney rail commuters have been left stranded as a blackout and a broken down train at Wynyard station stall services.

Pauline Hanson draws clear battlelines for the state election, opposing key Liberal and Nationals policies including the privatisation of Western Power and the iron ore mining tax.

Rising golf star Curtis Luck sets the ambitious goal of finishing in the top 10 at next year's US Masters after making his mark in 2016.

An endangered baby penguin dubbed Holly is reunited with her colony near Manly on Sydney's northern beaches, after being saved from a stormwater drain in the city's inner west.

A Queensland girl's efforts to highlight the abuse faced by frontline emergency workers is warming hearts in hospitals across the country one hug at a time.

Get your garden to grow the right way and have a laugh while you're at it with the Perth Gardening Roots and Shoots podcast.

The Victorian Government will consider including codeine-containing products in a state-based real-time monitoring system, amid a decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to restrict the drug's sale.

The National Library of Australia receives funding in the mid-year budget update to upgrade and expand its digitisation efforts.

Police and workplace safety are investigating the death of a stonemason crushed by two slabs of granite at his business in Cleveland, east of Brisbane.

Animals at Perth Zoo are treated to a pre-Christmas feast that also helps with their mental stimulation, with watermelon wreaths for Galapogos tortoises and wrapped nuts for Bolivian squirrel monkeys.

The treatment for Cy Walsh, the son of former Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh, is likely to be a "slow, gradual" process, but he has a "reasonably positive prognosis", a psychiatric report tendered to the Supreme Court says.

Hours of confidential talks fail to reach a settlement in the defamation action being taken by Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney over comments that he was the prime suspect in his wife's death.

Ever wondered how Christmas enthusiasts sync their lights with a radio station? Here's how.

Four police officers accused of assaulting an Aboriginal man in custody on the New South Wales far north coast in 2011 are found not guilty.

One of the Tasmanian communities losing some health services vows to continue to fight the Federal Government's revamp as the new operators are announced.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant keeps his position after a lengthy emergency general meeting held by the NRL clubs.

A woman dies after being stabbed in the neck in a mediation room at the Joondalup courthouse on Perth's northside as a 40-year-old man remains in police custody.

The parents of a teenager with intellectual disabilities are seeking legal advice after he was commanded to perform a sexual act by another student on a school mini-bus which was supposed to be supervised by a chaperone.

A Darwin Supreme Court jury finds Rodney Kenyon guilty of murdering Fabian Brock.

Power disconnection notices are common for Wendy Morgan, an unemployed woman who is trying to get by in her rented property in Adelaide's northern suburbs.

A police officer, filmed pulling a gun on a couple for speeding along an outback Queensland highway, is found guilty of assault and deprivation of liberty by a Brisbane court.

Neil Archer pleads guilty to murdering his partner Jody Meyers, whose body was found buried in a Mannum back yard last year.

Protesters chain themselves to a gate and police close a road as demonstrations against the Roe 8 extension continue to disrupt work on the controversial project in Perth's south.

All-rounder Hilton Cartwright is called into Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan as selectors weigh up the inclusion of an all-rounder.

Questions are being raised about the business practices of Sydney Airport Group, the potential operator of the new Badgerys Creek Airport.

Victoria Police scraps its stop-and-search receipting program but the controversial idea of race data collection remains on the table as the force mulls over whether it would provide transparency or create more harm.

CJ chats with Why Him? director John Hamburg and co-writer Ian Helfer, and reviews Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.