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As Second Lady of the United States, Karen Pence is making it her mission to promote the profession of art therapy, which she says "not only changes lives but saves lives".

Here is what you need to know to about dawn services and parades on Anzac Day in Brisbane.

The Titans score a last-gasp win over the Cronulla Sharks thanks to unlikely two-try hero Leivaha Pulu after victories for Parramatta and North Queensland.

Qantas' domestic chief executive Andrew David says the airline takes full responsibility for 22,000 litres of toxic foam seeping into the Brisbane River, offering to work with fishers whose catches from the area have been rendered worthless.

Thousands of Australians have marched in support of science and evidence-based policy as demonstrations kick off around the world on Earth Day.

Follow full live coverage of all three NRL games, kicking off with Parramatta Eels v Penrith Panthers.

The sentimentality was emotional, heartfelt and rightly earned. But at the end of it all, the Bulldogs still had a game to play, one they were expected to win in a canter against a hardly-rated opponent.

Royal birthday celebrated with a coordinated, and very modern, social media campaign.

Alternative facts, belief-driven voices and US President Donald Trump have continued to threaten science across the world.

"You feel like you're going to vomit, the world is spinning around you, light hurts, sound hurts. And then Babe Ruth takes a baseball bat to your head".

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon has warned his team against complacency ahead of Saturday night's AFL clash with North Melbourne, saying the Kangaroos are no mugs despite their lowly ladder position.

There are renewed fears that North Korea could conduct a nuclear test on April 25, the 85th anniversary of the founding of its military.

Eight days into Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer's maternity leave, vexed Victorian Liberals have moved to replace her.

Amazon, well-known for its controverisal labour practices and distrust of unions, faces a challenge in Australia

More western Sydney derbies, Gus? Parramatta won't mind. Just name the time and place while the Panthers are struggling like this.

US Vice-President Mike Pence has confirmed America will honour the refugee deal with Australia.

Jockey Tim Clark was forced to ask "where's the chopper [shot]" as he explained how favourite I Thought So was beaten at Randwick on Saturday.

We have all the footy action covered here on another big Saturday. We now turn our attention to Metricon Stadium where Gold Coast host Adelaide.

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says the focus on injured recruit Jaeger O'Meara has been "mind boggling", insisting the trade for the former Gold Coast Sun should be judged only in the long term.

Harness Racing Australia chairman Geoff Want can expect a backlash at the consultation forum about the banning the whip in Melbourne this week.

A community hall turned quirky family home in Sydney's inner west has sold at auction for a whopping $500,000 over reserve.

Jaushua Sotirio's late red card was the game changer as Western Sydney Wanderers lost to Brisbane Roar on penalties.

The Rabbitohs believe they were robbed, and NRL referees boss Tony Archer was an unlikely ally less than 24 hours after the most controversial game of the NRL season.

There was barely a word whispered in the Western Sydney Wanderers' dressing room after their heartbreaking penalty shoot-out defeat to Brisbane Roar on Friday night.

The controversial try that left South Sydney coach Michael Maguire fuming should not have been allowed, according to NRL referees boss Tony Archer.

Sarah Wall is loving life as a Giant after being plucked out of semi-retirement by coach Julie Fitzgerald.

The Dragons have warded off interest from the cashed-up Tigers and former employers the Storm to re-sign captain Gareth Widdop on a four-year deal.

Just as the auctioneer was about to sell the South Melbourne house, an investor couple who inspected it for the first time on the day made their first bid, and eventually paid $1.73 million.

Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary says Aaron Woods is likely to remain captain for the rest of the NRL season despite the club withdrawing a contract extension on Friday.

Wests Tigers should have learnt from history the folly of having their best four players come off contract at the same time. Nor should the drama of unresolved contract issues affecting team performance be new to the club, albeit a joint-venture one.

South Sydney prop George Burgess has been cited by the NRL judiciary for a shoulder charge in Friday's clash with Brisbane, and faces a four-game ban.

Sixteen members of the Lions squad to tour New Zealand toured Australia four years ago. How many of the Wallabies side have survived from 2013?

The Melbourne City coach believes his team's ability to change formation and structure could hold the key.

Rather than tea and scones, it's a curry and a box set over at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's place.

A six-year-old boy who was injured in the Rye carnival on Monday has died.

Five people have been injured after a serious crash on the Kwinana Freeway, in which two cars caught fire.

Thousands of Australians took to the streets today in the name of science, with the inaugural March for Science taking place in 12 Australian locations and 500 places worldwide.

The final act in an unprecedented netball week hijacked by boardroom manoeuvring and threats of retaliatory disruption by the players' association will be played out on the court in Sydney on Sunday afternoon.

Before the auction for 79 Bage Street, the question on the 100-strong crowd's lips was what would be done with the 1630 square metre block in the heart of Nundah.

Matthew Hill admitted that walking into the broadcast box on Saturday at Caulfield had a strange and even eerie feeling about it.

Former Auckland prop Nic Mayhew could be thrown in against the Blues next weekend if Scott Sio is ruled out.

Brumbies vow to make amends in back to back Kiwi challenge against the Auckland Blues

The pay dispute between Australia's top cricketers and their governing body remains far from over, with players increasingly frustrated by the lack of detail in the Cricket Australia submission.

US Vice-President Mike Pence reaffirms the Trump administration and its allies will "deal" with North Korea if China does not, as he holds talks with Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney.

Australian troops suffered heavily in mighty battles innorthern France one hundred years ago.This year, Australian art will feature in Bullecourt as part of ANZAC Centenary Commemorations.

A little-known Tasmanian connection is revealed as original drawings of Winnie the Pooh go on display in Hobart.

Richmond are bracing for bad news regarding Nathan Drummond with the Tigers suspecting the 22-year-old will need another knee reconstruction.

The Toyota 86 Racing Series is a way for young racing drivers to impress, at comparatively affordable cost, the bosses of teams at higher levels that they have what it takes.

The third and final season of the cult show about survivors of The Rapture, which is now screening, was shot in Australia last year.

A six-year-old boy has died four days after he fell from a carnival ride on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula on Easter Monday, leaving his family heartbroken.