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The recent revelations that tenants are too scared to complain about problems in their units should come as no surprise to anyone who has ever rented a house or flat in this country.

Survivors and veterans of the Japanese bombing of Darwin in 1942 are gathering to commemorate the day the war reached Australian soil.

Another tragic weekend on the roads, with eight casualties in 36 hours.

As parts of Australia set heatwave records and the government considered building new coal-fired power stations, the vast continent to the south last week quietly marked a milestone.

Lincoln City became the first non-league team to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals in more than a century by beating Premier League side Burnley 1-0 with an 89th- minute goal, while third-tier Millwall eliminated Leicester and Huddersfield forced a replay with Manchester City.

"When I saw her appear dressed exactly as I described her in the book, I unexpectedly felt a little teary."

Brisbane is at risk of becoming "even more bland" if areas aren't setup for street artists to cut their creative teeth, a prominent street artist says.

A glamorous tennis star and handsome nobody, brought together by a fairytale sporting comeback and a relationship played out to the world on social media.

A woman was slashed with a knife after an altercation with three teenage girls at Southern Cross station on Saturday night.

More than 20 people were taken to hospital after overdosing at a Melbourne music festival "awash with drugs".

The Indian Premier League is purported to have brought cricketers from countries around the world closer than they ever have been - on and off the pitch. But while some competitors turned IPL teammates are willing to share tactical insights, it seems India's most potent bowler Ravichandran Ashwin is not among them.

A teenager riding in the back of a ute has died after the vehicle flipped on a property east of Melbourne.

Paramedics say more than 20 people have been taken to hospital, many in a critical condition, after overdosing at a dance party "awash with drugs" in Melbourne last night.

Survivors and veterans of the Japanese bombing of Darwin in 1942 are gathering to commemorate the day the war reached Australian soil.

Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances behind the devastating fire at Carwoola, as crews continue to battle the blaze with the aid of afternoon storms.

"It's not just that you've lost this, or that. We've lost everything. Absolutely everything is gone."

An Irish town is in mourning after the alleged murder of father-of-three Daithy Ian Walsh in southwest Sydney.

Norma McCorvey shed her courtroom pseudonym in the 1980s, and has fought on both sides of the abortion rights battle.

A regional Australian company behind a game-changing bio insecticide that is safe for bees and other beneficial insects secures funding to ensure its production remains on home soil.

Two areas of Sydney experienced more damage than the rest in Saturdays afternoon storms.

The community support provided to those affected by the grass fire at Carwoola is overwhelming.

Homes were burned to the ground and stock was lost in the fire which ravaged more than 3500 hectares of land in 24 hours.

Melbourne's biggest arts festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people, as the city's most iconic buildings were brought to life with spectacular light shows.

More than 20 people have been hospitalised after overdosing at a Melbourne music festival.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns residents in Sydney, the Hunter region and the central coast of New South Wales to prepare for more storms, after two days of severe weather caused widespread blackouts and property damage.

Robert Irwin has made his solo television debut, dazzling late-night host Jimmy Fallon.

Residents are beginning to return to their homes in the wake of a major bushfire east of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, anxious to find out whether buildings are still standing.

A prison psychologist struck off for having a relationship with a Skaf gang rapist has married another gang member and repeatedly hidden it from parole officers.

Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted of the bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York in 1993, has died in prison in the United States, his son Ammar told Reuters on Saturday.

One person was killed and about 27 injured, three seriously, on Saturday when a carriage toppled onto its side in a train derailment in Belgium, rescue workers said.

Eight asylum seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a US border patrol officer tried to stop them

Some politicians are heartbroken they are losing their gold pass. I feel your pain.

Australia's high commissioner in London, Alexander Downer, says that after Brexit Australians should be given the same right to work in the UK as European Union citizens.

Sydney FC's hopes of finishing the season as invincibles came crashing down to earth after Brendon Santalab seals a thrilling win for the Wanderers.

While the Western Sydney Wanderers team song was echoing across the change rooms after full-time in the Sydney A-League derby, the referee at the centre of their controversial win was quietly apologising to Sydney FC.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he has turned down an offer by his New Zealand counterpart to take 150 refugees from Australia's offshore detention camps, opting to concentrate on its pending deal with the US.

Follow our live coverage as the fifth annual White Night Melbourne kicks off from 7pm.

A Perth man has taken to social media to try and identify the man who was caught on camera vandalising his car.

Lisa Marie Presley's eight-year-old twin daughters have been taken into care after she claimed to have found "disturbing" photographs and videos on their father's computer.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that there was a "problem" with the value of the euro because the European Central Bank was tailoring its policies to weaker members of the euro zone and not strictly to Germany.

A safe house in Sydney's west had just been raided and 29-year-old Alina Antal was not happy. 

Dandenong Rangers had a big win, now they need a favour from Bendigo Spirit on Sunday to claim second spot on the WNBL ladder.

The government is selling and slashing essential services, but spending big on attracting and keeping Treasury senior executives.

President Donald Trump further escalated his attacks on the news media when he tweeted that mainstream outlets are not his enemy but are "the enemy of the American People."

If Jerome Randle and the Adelaide 36ers think they know what's coming for them against the Hawks in game two of the NBL play-offs, they may have underestimated just how hostile the Illawarra crowd will be.

The Western Bulldogs look to have suffered an early setback in their premiership defence with ruckman Jordan Roughead hurting his knee in the first quarter of the club's pre-season opener.

An impassioned team address from Clive Churchill Medallist Luke Lewis has put paid to any fears of complacency for Cronulla going into the World Club Challenge.

Christian Lealiifano returned to Canberra on Saturday in time for the Brumbies' fan day after spending 100 days in Melbourne.

A war of words has broken out between the ACT's two federal senators.

The Australian head of the Joint Strike Fighter program says he is confident the next delivery of the cutting-edge combat aircraft to the RAAF is on track despite a report finding the next batch of planes will not have the most up-to-date technology.