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Safety investigations will continue into Toll and Virgin Australia's turboprop aircraft.

Iron ore's tough week has robbed Treasurer Scott Morrison of a rare budget tailwind for as the commodity surge at the start of the year turns into a slump.

Farmers fear an extra billion dollars for inland rail in next week's budget will be wasted by the corporation tasked with planning and managing the project.

Following a boom in craft beers comes the new trend, craft gin, with Australian spirits the international flavour of the moment.

Major US stock indexes gained, with the S&P 500 closing at a record high, as energy stocks rebounded with oil

A 61-year-old American man is feared to have fallen overboard in the South Pacific after going missing on a cruise ship headed to Australia.

Oil closed higher after assurances by Saudi Arabia that Russia is ready to join OPEC in extending supply cuts.

The salmon are running in WA, but although experts say stocks are healthy, not many appreciate the strong-flavoured fish for its culinary qualities.

A critical vulnerability is discovered in the software controlling sensitive government facilities, including at the Lucas Heights nuclear plant in Sydney and a Royal Australian Air Force base, according to a cyber security company.

Nationals MP Andrew Broad tries to bring a bit of grace to Federal Parliament.

Find out how, where and when the vote for AOC president and other senior roles will be decided.

A dominant last quarter sees St Kilda overrun GWS en route to a 23-point win that snaps the Giants' five-game winning streak.

A clinical Australian rugby league side takes apart New Zealand to score a 30-12 win in the Anzac Test.

Australia maintains trans-Tasman rugby league dominance with a comprehensive 30-12 win in the Anzac Test. Look back at how it unfolded in our live blog.

An eight-month old boy reported missing from Brisbane's southside has been found safe, Queensland police say.

Families whose loved ones faced abuse, neglect and overmedication at Oakden's mental health facility in Adelaide welcome a push by Nick Xenophon for Federal Parliament to investigate what went wrong.

The West Australian gas giant Woodside has confirmed it's offered to sell gas to the eastern states to help make up for their shortfall. Woodside Managing Director Peter Coleman has also flagged participating in so-called gas swaps. They would see Woodside fulfil the export contracts of east coast companies so they could keep supplying domestic markets.

In a method the EPA says hasn't been used anywhere else in the world Australia's largest Salmon company Tassal will use tarpaulins to collect fish faeces from under its pens in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's west coast. The EPA says Tassal has about 4,000 tonnes of extra Salmon in the harbour, but will allow it to grow and be sold for about $60 million if the waste can be collected from the pens.

A man who extorted almost $160,000 by threatening to release sexually explicit photos of women he met using online dating apps including Tinder and Plenty of Fish, and social media, is jailed.

Identity framed around misery can be a self-fulfilling prophecy, and poverty need not be permanent, nor suffering a life sentence, writes Stan Grant.

Footage allegedly showing accused terrorist Talal Alameddine delivering the firearm used to kill police accountant Curtis Cheng in 2015 is shown in a Sydney Court.

Stuart Reddan, 21, who died during an Army training exercise at Shoalwater Bay, is remembered by his Sunshine Coast family as a charming, happy, fun loving young man who gave great service to his community and country.

Organisers of the 25th drug law reform rally Mardi Grass say the event is still relevant, despite several changes to Australian legislation surrounding cannabis use in recent years.

Some South Australian students get their first taste of virtual reality headsets, as a teenage tech entrepreneur tells them to have bold dreams about their career directions.

Wodonga residents are now able to access one of regional Australia's few gender support services.

The Cornelian Bay Baths from about 1910

Boatsheds at Cornelian Bay from the water

Aerial shot of the Cornelian Bay boatsheds

A picnic at Cornelian Bay in the 1800s

Victoria's budget is "extremely exposed" to a dip in housing prices, shadow treasurer Michael O'Brien says, with one of the largest sources of revenue coming from land transfer duties.

An Aboriginal man who has spent more than two years protesting mining companies from a makeshift camp in northern WA declares victory, despite a tribunal ruling likely to end his campaign.

Salmon giant Tassal will install waste capture liners on Macquarie Harbour pens under orders from Tasmania's environmental watchdog.

Queensland police issue an amber alert to help find a baby boy taken from Brisbane's southside who may be at significant risk.

Two men accused of a violent blackmail, in which they allegedly tied the victim to a chair, hit him with a baseball bat and threatened to stab his family if he went to police, are behind bars after being remanded in custody in the ACT Magistrates Court.

There was a big response to an industry fair aimed at encouraging city teachers to work in country schools.

Fish ecologists say much of the Murray Darling Basin's native fish population is originating in the Menindee Lakes and the lower Darling River.

Adelaide's drug trade takes a hit after police arrest 12 people allegedly trafficking for the Hells Angels, Gypsy Jokers, Descendants and Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gangs.

"We have a new normal around the worldand we need to adapt our training," NSW Deputy Commissioner Dave Hudson says, as police prepare for future mass shootings and terror threats.

Melbourne man Fernando Paulino, on trial for the stabbing murder of his ex-wife, denies threatening her while expressing frustration about a legal dispute.

The Federal Government and the prawn industry reach agreement on a $20 million reimbursement package for farmers affected by the white spot outbreak.

The Australian croquet team are bringing home the coveted MacRobertson International Croquet Shield, dubbed the "Olympics of croquet", for the first time in 82 years.

Tony Burke keeps a collection of guitars in his office at Parliament House. (April 2017)

Some people have a hypersensitivity to certain smells, while others cannot smell a bad odour from a mile wayit's all due to genetics and the strength of our smell receptors.

Would you pay big bucks for a meal made of meat off-cuts, weeds and insects?

Dairy farmers contracted to milk processor Harvey Fresh reject a "pain share" proposal that the company says would have enabled it to navigate through difficult times without having to shed any more suppliers.

As the Western Australian wine industry gathers to celebrate the achievements of Tom Cullity, the vines he planted 50 years ago continue to produce the goods.

Two British doctors battle storms and exhaustion during world record rowing attempt from Western Australia to Mauritius.

The fiance of accused drug smuggler Cassandra Sainsbury says he has "no doubt" she is innocent and intends to marry her despite her incarceration in a Colombian prison.

A pair of adventurers aim to become the first Australians to cross the icy island of Greenland from north to south.

Flying farmer Carol Godfrey hopes attitudes towards women on the land are changing.