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Society needs to stop considering autism spectrum disorder as a deficit and start embracing difference, particularly in mainstream schools, a South Australian expert in special education says.

Flood-ravaged areas in Logan, south of Brisbane, will start cleaning up after what has been the worst inundation in the region's history.

The NSW SES turns residents away from areas of Lismore and Murwillumbah as receding flood waters reveal raw sewage, live electrical wires and bloated animal carcasses.

When reporter Craig Allen looked inside the pouch of this eastern bettong, what he saw inside restored his faith in the human ability to repair past mistakes

A Brisbane man is on a mission to identify the unmarked graves of soldiers who fought in the Great War.

A Melbourne school enlists two multilingual African teacher's aides to help reach parents, after a racial profiling incident brought to the fore difficulties faced by first generation students.

Three people remain missing in Queensland as flood-ravaged Logan in the state's south-east ready to clean-up after what has been the worst inundation in the region's history.

The closure of Sydney's Newmarket sales yard, where some of the nation's best race horses were auctioned off, will mark the end of an era for the sport.

An Albany whisky distillery will defend its title as Australia's best at the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards this week, with its secret ingredientmillennia-old peat discovered by a local farmer.

The Brisbane City Council is investigating the reason for a balcony collapse that injured nine people during a party in the Brisbane suburb of St Lucia overnight.

From professional screw-ups to embarrassing offspring: Australia's high priestess of design, Beci Orpin, pricks the bubble of what her many admirers must think it's like to be her.

After being diagnosed with osteoarthritis at the age of 44, Georgina Kenyon became frustrated when she discovered no treatments helped with her chronic painso she decided to look for her own ways to cope.

Flooding in Logan brought on by ex-Cyclone Debbie is the worst since 1974, Mayor Luke Smith says, as the body of a 77-year-old man is pulled from floodwaters at nearby Eagleby.

There's a reason the scoreline doesn't come close to suggesting how close it was between the Melbourne Storm and the Penrith PanthersMelbourne's defence is just way too good.

There were statements of intent from prospective AFL premiers, and a notice to the league that some teams won't go quietly into the night on an action packed Saturday.

The makers of Australia's finest malt whisky credit peat from a bog in WA's South-Coast forest region as the secret ingredient behind their champion single malt.

Sydney FC eclipse Brisbane's record of 19 wins in a regular A-League season with a 3-0 thumping of Melbourne City.

Twelve months on from the collapse of Australia's dairy industry, the fallout is still continuing.Tim Lee looks back on a year of turmoil.

The Queensland Reds huff and puff but are blown away by Super Rugby champions the Hurricanes 34-15 in Brisbane.

The body of a 77-year-old man is pulled from floodwaters south of Brisbane as residents are warned the deadly flood situation left by ex-Cyclone Debbie is not over in New South Wales and Queensland.

The Giants have defeated local Super Netball rivals the Swifts 59-56 to consolidate their spot atop the ladder.

Kelly Slater endures a spectacular wipe-out and a lengthy period under water only to be eliminated from the World Surf League event in Margaret River.

Flooding in Logan brought on by ex-Cyclone Debbie is the worst in the city's history, Mayor Luke Smith says, as the body of a 77-year-old man is pulled from floodwaters at nearby Eagleby.

A former Barnett government minister is urging the WA Liberals to adopt gender-based targets to address the lack of women in the party.

A 3-0 win over the Newcastle Jets lifts Western Sydney Wanderers into fifth place on the A-League ladder.

Rockhampton residents are told to prepare for the city's worst flood since 1954, with the Fitzroy River predicted to peak at 9.4 metres on Wednesday, potentially impacting 3,000 homes and 1,500 businesses.

Residents are warned the deadly flood situation left by ex-Cyclone Debbie is not over in New South Wales and Queensland, as the clean-up continues.

Flooding in Logan brought on by ex-Cyclone Debbie is the worst in the city's history, Mayor Luke Smith says, with more than 250 homes expected to be inundated by the Logan River.

Day one of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday had $10 million in prizemoney up for grabs, but it was the $1.2 million hat off the track that turned heads.

A family attracted to a grand period home on Canterbury's golden mile because of its lack of overlay paid $510,000 over reserve at auction.

Godolphin's English import It's Somewhat led from  pillar to post under Hong Kong-based Australian Zac Purton to land the $3million Doncaster Handicap for John O'Shea at Randwick on Saturday.

Simplifying alcohol taxes would make spirits and high-end wine less expensive, but spell the end of cheap "goon".

It had been six years and one week since Adelaide had managed to beat Hawthorn, the frustration not just about seven successive defeats, but the fact two of them had come in finals, and no fewer than four had been by two goals or less.

The King was dead. Lost his zip. Can't stretch out to a mile. No-man's land, they said. But did you see that? Once, twice, three times a winner of the richest sprint in Australia (for now). Last-to-first each time. Somehow the next better than the previous. Chautauqua is not dead. Not by a long way.

A tightly-held unrenovated home in Sydney's inner west was snapped off the market by a seasoned investor on Saturday morning, when it went to auction for the very first time.

Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Liberal Party to govern from "the sensible centre", and to reject "populism" in an implied shot at those in who would take the government further to the right.

Once the water touched the top step, it was time to get them out.

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

For a few short hours, it was the most valuable car park in Canberra.

A controversial Silicon Valley start-up that lets tenants bid against each other for rental properties will launch in Australia this year, amid fears it will jack Aussie rents up higher.

A convicted killer who was shot in the carpark of his western Sydney apartment block on Wednesday night has now had his parole revoked and is back in prison.

We mightn't have needed to cut that much anyway.

A fast sale in Casey was among about 40 properties scheduled for auction in Canberra on Saturday.

The Western Force were brave but ultimately outgunned 24-15 by the Blues in Saturday's Super Rugby clash in Auckland.

I've always had a curious and oft troubling affection for Bronwyn Bishop, but goodness she strains it sometimes.

There is something effortless about Winx at work until you look at the clock.

The Land Development Agency has released more than 40 "premium blocks" in Throsby and Taylor for sale via auction.

"A live horse floated straight past us but there was nothing we could do. In seconds it had been and gone."

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a woman died in hospital.

Gilbert Baker, a San Francisco-based activist and artist best known for creating the rainbow flag representing gay rights, has died at the age of 65.