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A Hunter Valley's winemaker blasts New South Wales tourism officials for failing to support the industry adequately.

Airlines and their passengers have paid up to $1.6 billion too much for airport access over the past decade due to a textbook example of how not to privatise monopoly assets, the competition regulator says.

Assaults have dropped in Kings Cross but risen in parts of Sydney outside of the city's lockout law zones, in some places as much as 17 per cent, new statistics reveal.

Victorian police say alcohol was a contributing factor in the deaths of two men who drowned in a lake at Mill Park in Melbourne's north.

Get ready Melbourne. The massive $10.9 billion Metro rail project will deliver two nine-kilometre rail lines from South Kensington to South Yarra via the CBD, and five new stations. But what will it mean for the grand southern entrance to the city?

An Australian man has died while trekking in Nepal, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirms.

ACT police charge a man who barricaded himself inside an inner-Canberra unit after allegedly assaulting a resident and sparking a lengthy stand-off that saw the apartment block evacuated.

Australians should treat oranges like mangoes and wait for local in-season fruit says citrus industry leader.

Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has bought another cattle station in northern Australia, acquiring Aroona Station west of Katherine.

Early each year in Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle, the city's national institutions are transformed. For ten days, politics is in the shadows and the buildings take the spotlight.

Two men drown in a lake at Mill Park in Melbourne's north, with Victorian police saying alcohol was a contributing factor.

Ash Barty's comeback to tennis takes a significant step when she breezes past Japan's Nao Hibino in the Malaysian Open final to win her first WTA singles title.

Canberra has become attractive to bikies because it does not have the same anti-gang laws the rest of the eastern seaboard does, the ACT's top cop warns.

ACT police arrest a man who barricaded himself inside an inner-Canberra unit after allegedly assaulting a resident and sparking a lengthy stand-off that saw the apartment block evacuated.

Businesses and residents around part of Melbourne's St Kilda Road are nervous about the impact of the city's Metro rail project, which will see trees ripped out, trams re-routed and a giant construction pit dug in the ground.

Canberra is home to more than a hundred metal boxes that are locked and mounted on poles.

The former driver of murdered Perth madam Shirley Finn reveals compelling new details about the brothel owner's relationship with then police minister Ray O'Connor as the cold case is thrust back into the spotlight after 40 years ahead of an inquest.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says there is a "sheer hatred" of Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett among voters, but defends a preference deal with the state's Liberals as a necessity to win seats in the upcoming state election.

The Brisbane Roar beat the Newcastle Jets 3-1 in Newcastle to hang on to fourth place on the A-League ladder.

Former Labor prime minister Bob Hawke urges WA Labor leader Mark McGowan to hold a summit to unite business, unions and the community behind the effort to balance WA's budget and revive economic growth.

Melbourne City climb into third place after surviving a frenetic 3-2 A-League thriller against 10-man Central Coast, thanks to some luck and Paul Izzo's goalkeeping implosion.

Two Joint Strike Fighter planes, worth over $100 million each, are forced to stay an extra day at the Avalon Air Show west of Melbourne because there could be lightning near their next destination.

Defending series champion Shane van Gisbergen reels in Ford threat Scott McLaughlin late to nab back-to-back wins in the Supercars series opener in Adelaide.

Tropical Cyclone Blanche is expected to cross the north Kimberley coast tomorrow afternoon between Wyndham and Kalumburu.

The Wildcats secure their eighth NBL title, with star import Bryce Cotton draining 45 points to lift his side to a 95-86 win over Illawarra in their grand final clash at Perth Arena.

WA's Premier insists an Ashes Test Match slated to open the new Perth stadium in December could still go ahead, even if a connecting bridge with East Perth is finished behind schedule.

Authorities say people in parts of the Northern Territory including Darwin should avoid flooded crossings, as Cyclone Blanche moves away from the city.

One of Australia's first specialist palliative care doctors has accused New South Wales health authorities of dropping the ball when it comes to end-of-life care.

The NSW Liberal Party is still more than a week away from confirming its candidates in two crucial Sydney by-elections, but other parties are already on the campaign trail.

Hundreds of East and North Fremantle residents stage what they say is their last stand against the Liberal Government's controversial Perth Freight Link project, before next Saturday's West Australian election.

German-Australian artist Hans Heysen made gum trees famous and gave generously to a wounded soldiers' fund during WWI, but recently unearthed papers show authorities believed he was a potential traitor.

Queensland's Premier tells the state's politicians not to "bask in the glory" of the baton relay around Australia, instead urging everyday people to be nominated as bearers.

Women who already put their lives on the line working in Queensland's emergency services face an even greater challenge overcoming the gender divide be appointed to senior roles.

A Triabunna fish farm meeting wants Councillor Michael Kent to resign as mayor, and declares 'no confidence' in Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff.

More teenagers look set to get the chance to learn outdoor and leadership skills thanks to the success of the School for Student Leadership in Victoria.

Solar provides rays of hope for the small mining town of Collinsville in north Queensland as companies vie to take advantage of the region's 300 days a year of perfect sunshine.

Authorities are warning people in parts of the Northern Territory including Darwin to take shelter as conditions deteriorate, as a low pressure system officially is named Cyclone Blanche.

Gladys Berejiklian instructs government agencies to probe their handling of a case involving a woman police allege tried to drown her two sons in the Murray River, amid claims concerns about her behaviour were ignored.

The Brumbies need to be learn from their heartbreaking loss to the Sharks by improving their on-field discipline, says co-captain Sam Carter.

Authorities are warning people in parts of the Northern Territory including Darwin to take shelter as conditions deteriorate, as a low pressure system officially is named Cyclone Blanche.

A petition calling for the resignation of Councillor Michael Kent as Glamorgan Spring Bay Mayor is circulated at a Triabunna fish farm meeting.

Victoria's emergency system is being put under unnecessary pressure by 95,000 non-urgent calls a year, including one from a person who could not pass wind for 24 hours.

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Malcolm Turnbull was "hiding" from the parade, but whether the Prime Minister was even welcome depends on who you ask.

Stamp duty for first home buyers will be abolished in Victoria for homes under $600,000 and there will be concessions on homes up to $750,000 as part of a suite of changes to make housing more affordable.

Authorities are warning people in parts of the Northern Territory including Darwin to stay vigilant, with a tropical low in the Timor Sea strengthening and likely to form into a cyclone this morning or afternoon.

The time-honoured art of shovelling coal is alive and well, and credited with keeping the struggling north-east Fingal Valley region alive.

During her first Brisbane show in front of 60,000 people at the Gabba, the British superstar has some choice words for those criticising her for playing at the venue.

The Cowboys are left thanking their lucky stars after a Johnathan Thurston field goal off the crossbar leads to a golden-point match-winning try over the Raiders.

A pilot is recovering in hospital after his self-made plane experienced engine failure, crashing into a field at Tumut, west of Canberra, yesterday afternoon.

The city of Ballarat is awash with colour as it celebrates White Night, the first the arts festival is held in a regional Australian city.