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Virtual reality technology allows people to experience what goes on behind the scenes in the live export industry.

Charles Sturt and La Trobe universities are ramping up their joint bid for a regional medical school.

An increasing demand for skin-whitening products in Australia has sparked concern among doctors, who say the products can have potentially dangerous side-effects and raise a broader discussion about identity.

Turnbull Government backbencher Stuart Robert's testimony to Queensland's crime watchdog is questioned by a Gold Coast councillor.

About a dozen extra officers from across the NT have been sent to the remote Central Australian community of Ali Curung in a bid to keep an ongoing clan fight from exploding.

Marvel's newest sci-fi offering is fantastic fun.

With English Language Day passing on the weekend, wordsmith David Astle joined 7.30 to talk about a living language and look at some of the words that the Anzacs gave us.

Top Enders were in a prime position to spot the International Space Station (ISS) in a "perfect flyover" if they looked up at the skies this evening. It's the only location in Australia to see the ISS in these conditions tonight.

Former soldier Garth Callender helps other returning soldiers to transition to civilian life by helping them find employment.

Afghan veteran's are the latest group of our defence forces to be absorbed into Anzac Day commemorations. For Andy Cullen, who has struggled to cope since returning to Australia, Anzac Day is 'difficult'.

The Bombers have re-emerged in 2017 as a stronger and better club but it is the new generationnot the returning starsinspiring the rejuvenation.

Monsoons Bar in Darwin planned to hold a wet T-shirt contest as part of its Anzac Day celebrations, but not everyone was impressed.

Essendon has too much quality for Collingwood, winning their Anzac Day encounter by 18 points at the MCG. Relive the action as it happened in our live blog.

The new West Australian Government has been "completely honest, open and transparent" about lead problems at the new Perth Children's Hospital, Premier Mark McGowan says.

After two tours of Afghanistan, bomb disposal expert Major Andrew Cullen has faced many dark days. And Anzac Day is one of the hardest.

Essendon and Collingwood are playing in front of a bumper MCG crowd in the annual Anzac Day match. Follow all the action in our live blog.

A fire has razed a number of buildings at Queensland's fourth oldest school, in Dalby west of Brisbane, with staff racing to the scene in the early hours of the morning and police saying the blaze may have been deliberately lit.

A smoke ceremony, didgeridoo and war paint are ancient customs that have become new Anzac Day traditions in north-west Queensland.

NRL Round eight concludes on Anzac Day as the Sydney Roosters take on St George Illawarra, before the Melbourne Storm faces off against the Warriors. Follow our live commentary and stats in our NRL ScoreCentre.

Thousands of people attended Adelaide's Anzac commemorations. Some of them shared what the day means to them, including a Vietnam veteran who says he remembers his mates that never made it back.

Top Enders will be in a prime position to spot the International Space Station (ISS) in a "perfect flyover" if they look up at the skies this evening. It's the only location in Australia to see the ISS in these conditions tonight.

Australian researchers are working on plans to make the clouds above the Great Barrier Reef larger and more reflective, in an extraordinary bid to cool the water underneath and save the delicate coral communities below.

Growing up on his family's farm in Kenya in the 1980s, Richard Koech lived through one of the worst droughts in history, which inspired him to spend a lifetime studying water.

Strengthening work will be needed after tests confirm a contaminated cement batch found its way into Adelaide's major upgrade works on South Road.

As tens of thousands turn out for the Anzac Day dawn service and parade in Perth, 99-year-old World War II veteran John Wade says it is pleasing to see so many children in the crowd, commemorating the "history of Australia as Australia is today".

An international team of scientists has this week published the world's most comprehensive analysis of the wheat genome, bringing hopes of reaching a UN target to double crop yields by 2050.

A Tasmanian woman is flown to Melbourne suffering "significant burns" to her face while her male partner is arrested for assault, police say.

Christine Corner rips up the lawn and turns her standard town garden into a permaculture experience to show visitors how easy it is to feed yourself.

A WA horse lover wants to see more recognition for animals that served behind the front line.

Chris May survived two missions to Afghanistan and being hit by an improvised explosive device. Then came the battle to fit back in to society.

A couple, aged 89 and 90, is found dead after setting off yesterday on a fishing trip in a south-east Queensland waterway on a windy day in choppy conditions.

Thousands turn out in persistent rain to Anzac Day commemorations in Canberra, which include a moving speech by a digger who lost both legs in Afghanistan.

The president of the scandal-plagued New South Wales RSL, John Haines, lays a wreath at Sydney's Anzac Day dawn service, in defiance of a request from the State Government to step aside from official duties.

The statewide blackout that hit South Australia last September is likely to have an impact on this year's state budget, Treasury says.

A man who has written a thesis about former Hawke minister John Kerin says Kerin's achievements ought to be recognised.

Watch out, folks, it's happening againthe drums are beating loudly in Tigerland, and Richmond is 5-0 and on the march.

A teenager named Anzac will honour his name and his great-great grandfather by wearing his medals during today's march in Adelaide.

An Anzac Day dawn service with a difference is held at the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with 100 people climbing 1,300 steps to the top for an intimate ceremony in front of a spectacular sunrise.

There will be a new face among the World War II veterans at the Anzac Day march in Sydney today, as John Craig joins the procession for the first time.

Americans who fought in defence of Darwin are among those recognised at the city's dawn service, as the local commander says Australians can use the "failure of the Gallipoli campaign to salvage some kind of patriotic rallying point."

Anzac Day commemorations should serve to remind Australians of the cost of war, and encourage society to "to seek wherever possible to avoid war and violence", a Hobart dawn service is told, as one teenager compares the "comforts" of her life with the sacrifices of those who died.

A small community in south-west Victoria officially recognises its soldier-settler women by adding their names and stories to the community's memorial.

A fire has razed a number of buildings at Queensland's fourth oldest school, in Dalby west of Brisbane, with staff racing to the scene in the early hours of the morning and police saying the blaze may have been deliberately lit.

Two deteriorating heritage-listed sites in far-west New South Wales receive State Government funding to help with repairs, after years of calls from heritage experts and local organisations.

Richmond surges from behind to beat the Melbourne Demons by 13 points in a thrilling MCG encounter, starting the season with five straight wins for the first time in 22 years.

Thousands of cattle are on the move in the Kimberley as stations launch into their mustering programs after a big wet season.

South Australia has taken the mantle as the biggest lentil producer in the country, according to Primary Industry and Regions SA's latest crop report.

A company responsible for demolishing Department of Defence housing in Darwin is fined $65,000 for incorrectly disposing the waste materials.

An alpaca breeder in Albany, Western Australia, has such a strong bond with his animals, he immortalises them in an alpaca cemetery when they die.