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A WA farmer passionate about improving agriculture in the nation's north says there are important lessons that can be learned from South America's tropics.

Firefighters rescue a cat and her five kittens from a fire in a unit at Kingswood, in Sydney's west.

Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital failed to report the deaths of eight infants over a nine-year period, and the delays in reporting have serious ramifications for investigations, coroner Mark Johns says.

The March state election will be the first fought under fresh electoral boundaries drawn in a 2015 redistributionso what does it mean for the parties, their candidates and for you?

Just how many raids were there on Darwin during World War II? Seventy-five years on, one author sets out to establish the truth and correct some potential exaggeration from both sides.

A Northern Territory Government review into more than 90 water licences is creating uncertainty for farmers, a Douglas Daly irrigator says.

Mark and Jane Rice's Uarbry home was spared from the fire, but with most of their village now destroyedincluding the church where they were marriedthey feel as though they are homeless.

Ongoingjob cuts in Australia's air-traffic control leave the network at "breaking point" and senior managers express fears thenew regime is "a huge risk to public safety", an ABC investigation reveals.

Adam Voges officially calls time on his Test career, leaving the game with the second best average in the game's history, behind only Don Bradman.

A sugar tax could add more than two years to the lives of Australians if introduced with other measures encouraging healthier eating, University of Melbourne researchers say.

While endangered green turtle hatchlings have more than doubled on Queensland's remote Raine Island, scientists are still working to help the species in its battle against rising sea levels and overcrowding.

Sexist, obscene and other offensive slogans on vans and vehicles, found on holiday hire vehicles such as controversial Wicked Campers, are being made illegal in Queensland.

A RSL club faces an extraordinary attack from Bec Cody over toilet wall tiles which depict Indigenous mencriticism the club says is "ridiculous" and "out of order".

A major crackdown on massage parlours and brothels across Adelaide is forcing sex workers into risky private work where they are more vulnerable to aggression and crime, the Sex Industry Network says.

Dementia is set to cost Australia an estimated $18 billion a year by 2025, as Alzheimer's Australia calls for a national strategy to combat the disease.

One of Victoria's most prestigious private schools, Geelong Grammar, says it has made changes to its policies and will learn from its failings in handling allegations of child sexual abuse.

Nat Fyfe is appointed captain of the Fremantle Dockers as they seek to rebound from a dismal campaign last yearand maintains he wants to remain at the club after his contract runs out at the end of this season.

The Nick Xenophon Team today announced they will not support the Turnbull Government's omnibus budget savings bill.

Jackie Huggins, co-chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, joins 7.30 to discuss the latest Closing the Gap report.

Carl Williams organised for underworld figure Graham Kinniburgh to be killed 13 years ago after a failed bid to have gangland rival Lewis Moran murdered, a court hears, as Stephen Asling stands trial for murder.

A RSL club faces an extraordinary attack from Bec Cody over toilet wall tiles which depict Indigenous mencriticism the club says is "ridiculous" and "out of order".

Three man are arrested in south-west Sydney over their alleged involvement in a re-birthing syndicate in which vehicles are stolen and -resold.

The exotic tomato potato psyllid is discovered in the Perth region, and has the potential to devastate the Western Australian potato industry.

A Franciscan monk has told the Royal Commission that the Catholic Church should focus on the ability of an aspiring priest to show compassion not his sexuality. The Commission has heard seminary applicants are subject to psychological testing and if they are found to have 'deep-seated' homosexual tendencies they are refused admission.

Australia Test batsman Nic Maddinson resumes training with New South Wales after taking a break from the game but there is no time frame on his return to the field.

The body of a man who went missing during Western Australia's weekend floods has been found, as an early estimate puts the damage bill at more than $100 million dollars.

When Port Adelaide players took a break from training to visit school students in the Riverland on Tuesday, the girls were the first to line up for an autograph.

Northern Territory Police find a woman's body at Trephina Gorge, east of Alice Springs, believed to be missing German woman Gisela Thor.

An audit puts the spotlight on the Federal Government's $3.5 billion commitment to Sydney's WestConnex project, finding the money was handed over without following process.

As primary producers cope with the damage to their bushfire-hit properties in western New South Wales, veterinarians evaluate injured animals.

How the fall of Singapore changed three Australian prisoners of war, sharing their stories on its 75th anniversary.

A luxury cruise ship, which was towed back to Melbourne at the weekend after breaking down at sea, is repaired and leaves for New Zealand.

Regional Express warns it may downgrade or withdraw its airline services to Merimbula if the local council embarks on a "cavalier exercise" to upgrade the airport runway.

Klaus Dieter Neubert, who allegedly shot his wife dead on a busy Hobart road, was not in a "murderous rage" his lawyer tells court in closing statements at his trial.

Victoria's residential care system is failing the young people it is set up to care for, a former workers says.

The first commercial shipment of gluten-free barley leaves Mount Gambier on its way to Germany to be made into beer.

The collective grief of thousands of mothers who lost sons and daughters to war is to be recognised in a new Ballarat memorial to be unveiled on Wednesday, the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore.

The co-creator of popular children's characters George the Farmer wins South Australia's RIRDC Rural Women's Award.

A man on parole after serving jail time for robberies he committed as one of the "overall bandits" used a fake penis in a bid to give authorities a clean urine sample, an Adelaide court hears.

Donations from across Australia are being made to help Polly the pig recover after an attack on her and a flock of chickens in Nimbin.

A woman who is suing activewear retail company Lorna Jane began to suffer a mental health condition after being bullied in the workplace for her weight, a Brisbane court hears.

The body of a 74-year-old Esperance man who went missing during Western Australia's weekend floods is found, taking the state's wet weather death toll to two.

A Gold Coast couple celebrating 75 years together reveals their secret to a lasting relationshipnot having kids.

Industrial action over a new pay deal for AFL players is "unlikely", the AFL Players Association says, as negotiations between the players and the league continue.

Five-time Finke Desert Race champion and Dakar winner Toby Price hits out at a decision to ban helmet-mounted cameras from competition in Australia.

Two Perth arts projects are exploring alternative ideas of housing; one a tent that is a faithful replica of a car, the other a foil-wrapped van.

Nat Fyfe is appointed captain of the Fremantle Dockers as the club seeks to rebound from a dismal campaign last year, with the 2015 Brownlow Medallist taking over from David Mundy.

Flooding in Western Australia creates a 500-hectare lake on what was valuable grain growing land on Western Australia's south coast.

Riverland rose growers are looking to jump on the popularity of vodka after warm weather throws a Valentine's curveball.

The race is on to save the critically endangered native Australian orange-bellied parrot as its population reaches the lowest levels ever seen.