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The tendency to turn to social media in the wake of fatal accidents can also be a "conduit" for grief says a NSW professor.

More people are hitching up the caravan and travelling around Australia with kids, such as the Willett family from Bundaberg who took four kids around the country for 18 months.

Peter Bradford and his wife Cathy are hanging up the boots after being in the pig industry for 40 years.

Nine young flatback turtles fitted with tracking tags have been released into the wild off Bundaberg's coast as part of a world-first conservation project.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian asks the Liberal Party to look into the affairs of one of her newly appointed ministers, Ray Williams, after allegations he was accepting donations from property developers.

A heavy security presence greets Benjamin Netanyahu at Sydney Airport for his four-day visit to Australiathe first visit to the country by a serving Israeli Prime Minister.

A number of companies are vying for renewable energy funds for proposed projects in South Australia as national debate rages over the state's lack of power security.

Authorities probing the cause of yesterday's fatal air crash at a shopping centre near Melbourne's Essendon Airport have been investigating a near miss involving the charter company that occurred in 2015, it has been revealed.

In the wake of yesterday's fatal crash, locals say they are concerned suburbs around Essendon Airport do not have enough of a buffer zone if planes have problems.

Now, immigration agents, customs officers and border patrol agents have been directed to remove anyone convicted of any criminal offence.

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Universities are increasingly dependent on international student revenue to pump money into teaching and research.

An Australian model and his skateboarding friend have been hailed as heroes in New York after they risked their lives to save seven teenagers who fell through ice in Central Park.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused to wear a headscarf to meet a top Islamic leader and pledged to restore ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a trip to Lebanon.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has attacked the United Nations of bias on Israel, saying his government will never support "one-sided" resolutions like the one passed by two of Australia's closest allies the United States and New Zealand.

Family and friends have named three of the victims killed in the Essendon plane crash as Greg De Haven, Russell Munsch and Glenn Garland.

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Wallabies back Dane Haylett-Petty says the ARU would be "crazy" to chop the Western Force from Super Rugby altogether in 2018.

Captain. Coach. Inspiration. Christian Lealiifano will be all three to the Brumbies this year, and now he's back on the field.

The NRL could look favourably on Dave Taylor's return after being impressed by his progress with the Canberra Raiders during the pre-season.

The NSWRL will launch its own investigations into an AVO application against long-time staffer Matt Parish before determining whether he will play a role in this year's State of Origin series.

Western Sydney open their ACL campaign with a 4-0 shellacking by Japanese giants Urawa Red Diamonds, while the Roar hold Muangthong to a draw.

This finding supported the idea that stigma - involving loss of status, discrimination or stereotyping - may underlie some suicide attempts, public health experts said

The body of missing Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski has been found, nearly eight months after she disappeared.

Tziporah Malkah, formerly known as Kate Fischer, has been told to "stop playing the victim" by her fellow I'm A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here campmate Kris Smith.

The wealthy residents of councils in Sydney's North Shore and eastern suburbs receive better services because they can sustain higher rates.

When in doubt, soak the rich. It seems obvious because, after all, there's votes in it, right?

The retail analyst was keen to know what other retailers are in danger of collapse, and he knew who to ask.

Oil giant Caltex says it hasn't benefited from terminating franchisees for wage fraud

Handshakes have been used as a civilised greeting for at least 2500 years. Donald Trump is in the process of transforming it into the opening salvo in a battle for supremacy.

Resurgent commodity prices and buoyant production volumes have helped propel BHP Billiton's earnings sharply higher, with the company hiking the dividend as it also slashed debt.

A childcare provider, whose owner has previously been rebuked as a remorseless offender of wage violations, is embroiled in fresh claims of exploiting staff.

Those of a certain age will recall all too vividly when the concept of matriculation was dumped unceremoniously in the1960s.

Perhaps the best change is the shift away from the social and historically context of physics, to be replaced by a focus on the rules and formulas that explain processes.

The highest income earners in Australia would be forced to pay a mandated minimum rate of tax under a policy proposal being pushed inside the Labor Party to counter the populist appeal of One Nation and potentially add $2.5 billion a year to the budget bottom line.

Karen Ristevski has not been seen since June 29 when she left her Avondale Heights home after an argument with her husband, Borce Ristevski, 52, around 10am.

Handshakes have been used as a civilised greeting for at least 2500 years. Donald Trump is in the process of transforming it into the opening salvo in a battle for supremacy.

Prosecutors have requested that David Taylor, the boyfriend of Byron Bay woman Sara Connor, be sentenced to eight years' jail for the fatal group assault of a Balinese police officer on Kuta beach last year.

Prosecutors have requested that Byron Bay woman Sara Connor be sentenced to eight years' jail for a group attack that led to the death of a Balinese police officer on Kuta beach last year.

Downgrading the US alliance would force Australia to fund far more of its own defence spending.

Environmental groups want more time to consider the impacts of Santos' Narrabri CSG project that will include as many as 850 wells, producing more than 100 tonnes of waste salt alone per day.

Scientists suggest the process could be similar to that portrayed in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

A young Israeli soldier convicted of killing a Palestinian assailant lying wounded on the ground was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on Tuesday, far less than prosecutors requested, in one of the most divisive cases in Israel's history.

Australian businessman Dick Smith has blamed immigrants for high house prices, claiming the "enormous population increase" is making young families unable to buy their first home.

Refunds provided for recycling drink bottles could be provided by entry in a prize draw, coupons or debit card.

The Perth metropolitan area has been declared an agricultural quarantine zone to prevent a destructive plant pest from spreading.

One of two men who bashed a kangaroo to death with a metal pole is jailed for almost a year, which is almost unheard of in Western Australia.

One of the cafes allegedly affected by the recently salmonella outbreak reopened on Monday to huge community support after a forced closure by ACT Health, as Slater & Gordon confirm a rise in claim inquiries and one local woman remains in hospital since Monday, February 12.

The official confirmation that human remains found in bushland at Mount Macedon are those of missing mother Karen Ristevski is a breakthrough in the baffling case, but it does not provide all the answers.

Rather than a hyper-intellectual, alien activity practiced by a remote priesthood, science is hit and miss, the ever-changing product of less-than-brilliant people, just like every other human activity.