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Queensland police expedite the testing of a drug taken by a group at a rave on the New South Wales border that left one person dead, two in a serious condition, and others hallucinating and behaving erratically.

World number 25 Daria Gavrilova says she is not fretting just yet despite her Hopman Cup flop on Sunday night.

A Queensland police officer is in hospital with a leg injury after being hit by two cars driven by people leaving the scene of a break-and-enter north of Brisbane.

As a teenager, Alep Mydie adapted to his new life and learned to thrive in the sheep and wheat farming area of Katanning, Western Australia.

A 20-year-old learner driver returns a breath test of 0.187 per cent after being found driving the wrong way up a Melbourne street in the early hours of New Year's Day.

A man is charged with dangerous driving offences after he allegedly hit and killed a 64-year-old woman known to him in far north Queensland early on New Year's Day.

Firefighters will today try to determine the cause of a blaze that gutted an empty home in Canberra's south overnight, while its occupants were out of town.

As a teenager, Alep Mydie adapted to his new life and learned to thrive in the sheep and wheat farming area of Katanning, Western Australia.

One of the country's main regions for resettling refugees is struggling to cope, after a surge in displaced people arriving. Fairfield, in western Sydney, is tipped to take in half of the Syrian and Iraqi refugees granted asylum under the Australian Government's special humanitarian intake. Local authorities say they welcome refugees, but as the most disadvantaged non-rural area in the state, they need more help.

Perth Scorchers set the Sydney Thunder 178 to win their first Big Bash League game of the season at the WACA Ground.

Ageless spin wizard Brad Hogg conjures something from a soggy MCG pitch to hand the Melbourne Renegades victory in the BBL derby.

A two-year-old girl dies in hospital after being found unconscious in a backyard pool of a Macquarie Fields home in Sydney's south-west.

Jaushua Sotirio's first goal of the A-League season secures a valuable point for Western Sydney who holds Perth to a 1-1 New Year's Day draw.

Police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run in Darwin's north overnight, which left a 46-year-old cyclist dead.

One man dies and at least two others are placed on life support after taking an unidentified drug at a large party at Mount Lindesay, on the Queensland and New South Wales border.

Struggling Adelaide United holds Wellington Phoenix to a 0-0 draw as the Reds' shocking A-League run on the road continues.

One man dies and four others are placed on life support after taking an unidentified drug at a large party at Mount Lindesay, on the Queensland and New South Wales border.

Falls Festival organisers say a "confluence of events" was to blame for a crowd stampede at the event in Lorne on Victoria's south-west coast that left 19 young people in hospital.

Perth Zoo is no longer getting breeding recommendations for a number of animal species because of its limited size, but its CEO says this will change once the city gets a planned open range zoo.

Victorian fire authorities downgrade a warning for a bushfire burning near Tangambalanga in the state's north-east to advice.

Families trying to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme say the reforms are struggling to keep up with demand in Tasmania and it is only going to get worse.

One person dies, two others are in critical conditions after taking an unidentified drug at a large party at Mount Lindesay, on the Queensland and New South Wales border.

Most of the arrests are related to drunkenness, with the remainder made up of assaults, wilful damage and the theft of personal items, police say.

On April 13, 1997, 47-year-old Phillip Carlyle was found dead in an air-conditioning plant room inside his Robina office on the Gold Coast. Now almost 20 years on, police say they are preparing a brief of evidence around a suspect after adding extra resources to the investigation.

A "shadowy" lobby group with links to Environment Tasmania funds a controversial television ad about salmon farming on the state's east coast.

Officers say the vast majority of people enjoyed New Year's Eve celebrations in the right spirit.

Fiona Odewhan and Kurt Byrne needed a "miracle" after losing both of their best friends last year, and it came in the form of their new baby delivered early on New Year's Day.

Dedication pays off for a Canberra teenager who spent a week camped outside the Royal Australian Mint to claim the first coin struck anywhere in the world in 2017.

There has been more trouble at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre, with three juvenile inmates causing damage to the facility before climbing on the roof and allegedly throwing concrete at officers.

A teenager is in a critical condition after falling about six storeys from a balcony on the Sunshine Coast, while a police officer will require surgery to his hand following a separate incident on New Year's Eve in Queensland.

A woman dies after being hit by a car following a verbal altercation with a man in Cairns overnight.

Tim Cahill shows he is a good sport after being the butt of a New Year's prank by a ballboy which is drawing worldwide attention.

Police search for the driver involved in a hit-and-run in Darwin's north overnight which left a 46-year-old cyclist dead.

Queenslanders gathered at party hotspots around the state to welcome in 2017, with Brisbane's South Bank drawing the largest crowd with more than 70,000 people.

Adelaide musician Gabriel Akon establishes an online record label to help hip-hop artists across the state and hopes his music can help make a difference to people in Australia and East Africa.

Queenslanders gathered at party hotspots around the state to welcome in 2017, with Brisbane's South Bank drawing the largest crowd with 90,000 people.

Far north Queensland residents try unsuccessfully to lead a stray 3.5-metre crocodile back to the water's edge by utilising a wall of wheelie bins.