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Weapons are seized and more than 50 people are arrested as part of a police crackdown on Melbourne's Moomba Festival.

On its 200th anniversary, Bible Society Australia is highlighting Indigenous artists' connection to the Christian faith.

The Sharks turn around a slow start to the year with a dominant performance by their forwards in a 42-16 win over the Raiders.

Melbourne Victory have won an entertaining A-League encounter against Perth Glory at AAMI Park, to keep the Premiers' Plate chase alive.

The Reds are dealt a heartbreaking, last-minute 22-20 loss to an injury-riddled, 14-man Crusaders in Brisbane.

A jam-packed Saturday ends with the Sharks thrashing the Raiders after the Rabbitohs thump the Sea Eagles and earlier the Knights outlast the Titans. Look back at all three games in our score centre.

A 29-year-old woman who was found by neighbours engulfed in flames out of the front of a house in Park Holme on Saturday is in a critical condition.

Dirty tricks and ballot paper shortages mar polling day in WA, with text messages sent to voters warning against voting Labor and a fake flyer about a mosque development sent to Stirling residents.

As Opposition Leader Bill Shorten joins Western Australia's Labor leader Mark McGowan on election day in the west, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sits on a couch wedged between satirical newspaper Betoota Advocate's staff for beers and "a bit of chinwag" at a pub in Sydney's Woolloomooloo.

Newcastle wins for the first time in 336 days, defeating a Titans sidestruggling with key injuries to players like Jarryd Hayne34-26.

About 100 people ride naked through the streets of Nimbin in a bid to promote a more body-positive world and show others how vulnerable cyclists and pedestrians are.

A woman dies after a car plunges into the water at the Bunbury port in Western Australia. Police are searching for a man they believe fled the area but say the crash appears to be a "tragic accident".

Planet Earth II, possibly the most lavish nature documentary ever made, catapults the images taken by fungi photographer Steve Axford from the forest floor to the world.

Northern Territory Police expand their search for missing man Richard Roe who they believe has links to Darwin's drug world.

As West Australians go to the polls, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she thinks her party damaged itself by cutting a deal with Colin Barnett's Liberals, and claims many voters do not understand the preference system.

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk says he "very impressed" after speaking with South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill about his proposal to fix the state's electricity woes with battery storage.

Police conduct a land and water search in Brisbane's north in relation to the disappearance of missing man Samuel Thompson.

Police conduct a land and water search in Brisbane's north in relation to the disappearance of missing man Samuel Thompson.

Experts and advocates from around Australia gathered at the free Out of the Dark Expo at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane to help parents navigate new technology to keep children safe online.

The Greens call for more investment in bike lanes and signage in Melbourne's inner west after the death of a female cyclist who was hit by a truck in Yarraville on Friday night.

Neighbours of the man who allegedly pretended to be Dr Sarang Chitale say they have not seen him for months and when they contacted him he told them he was working overseas.

Sheep need at least 20 per cent more space than current Australian standards to improve their welfare when being shipped overseas, a study finds.

Police conduct a land and water search in Brisbane's north, which the ABC understands may be for missing childcare worker Samuel Thompson.

The Brisbane Lions become the first team to earn a spot in the AFLW grand final with a hard-fought, seven-point win over the Western Bulldogs.

Warring members of Canberra's outlaw motorcycle gangs are believed to be behind a violent attack on a home in Canberra's south overnight.

Wests Tigers coach Jason Taylor says the club was "disappointed" in Tim Simona, but will be support their player during this difficult time.

The South Australian Government is in discussions with Tesla and Atlassian regarding billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's offer to fix the state's electricity woes with battery storage within 100 days, a spokesman for the Premier confirms.

A growing number of young Australians are seeking to become famous and cash in on Instagram, concerning academics.

Labor appears set to end eight years of Liberal-National rule in Western Australia, with the latest Newspoll suggesting the party will win more than a dozen seats and take government in today's election.

A suburban neighbourhood on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has transformed the traditional backyard vegie patch by planting it on the front verge.The 'Urban Food Street' neighbourhood now spans 11 streets and over 200 households.

'The Wombat Lady of Flinders Island' has been caring for orphaned wombats for over 20 years.Fiona Breen meets with the lady herself and other locals on this slice-of-life island visit.

A young Chinese businessman who lived in Brisbane for several years is behind a string of Australian-style mini butcher shops popping up in Chengdu.Having secured rights to sellColes branded beef the company is importing 100 tonnes of Aussie grown beef a month.

A south-east Queensland tennis club brings the joy of playing tennis to more than 40 students with physical and intellectual disabilities as part of its diversity division.

Canberrans love food in tents. If there's a food festival in town, tens of thousands of people turn up. But in a city packed full of popular dining spots, why do Canberrans become so obsessed with pop-up stalls?

The Victorian Government will legislate to prevent fence-to-fence developments, to ensure new houses have a minimum amount of garden space.

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's offer to fix South Australia's electricity woes with battery storage within 100 days could be a crazy idea, but crazy ideas can sometimes work, says the Grattan Institute think tank.