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Lawyers say drug-fuelled disputes are rife at the new Melaleuca women's prison, leading to assaults and a decision to ban Legal Aid staff from the facility over safety concerns.

A Canberra man who says he was detained by United States immigration officials for overstaying his visa by 90 minutes is released from detention, more than a week after being taken into custody.

Mud crabbers in the Northern Territory's Gulf of Carpentaria are having their best start to a season in 10 years, a significant turnaround after a few poor seasons.

Australia's longest running pearl farm is excited about what it found in a pearl shell this week.

About 40 State Emergency Service personnel and police on motorbikes and horses search for a missing 16-year-old boy north-west of Brisbane, who was last seen leaving a home on Monday at Highvale.

TJ Carpenter has been homeless for 12 years but he is getting his life on track with a place to stay, a budget and goals for the future, which include finding the right person to settle down with.

Australians are opting for farmed or overseas-caught fish over local species because they simply don't recognise it. But there is a project happening in WA to change that?

Unacceptable delays in South Australia's District Court system are punishing both victims and the accused, Chief Justice Chris Kourakis says.

Most people have a moment in their working life that shapes them. For retired Scottish defence lawyer Len Murray, who is in Adelaide for the Bray oration, it was the hanging of a young client.

In addition to Advance Australia Fair, an alternative version of the national anthem will be played at tonight's first match of the Indigenous round of the NRL season as part of a push to start a conversation about other anthem options.

Police in Victoria will be able to collect DNA and fingerprints from all registered sex offenders without a warrant under changes to be introduced in Parliament today.

The LNP asks the Speaker of Queensland Parliament to refer Labor backbencher Rick Williams to the powerful ethics committee over his involvement in a tow-truck company.

Days before Trump sacked him, the FBI director asked for more resources for the Russia investigation, officials say.

US soybean ending stocks were seen rising to an 11-year high in the 2017/18 crop year following another bumper harvest.

Could there have been a more perfectly timed 'Daily Show' reunion?

The White House press secretary and his staff scrambled to explain the firing of the FBI director on Tuesday night.

The government will introduce its school funding changes into Parliament on Thursday.

Teenagers on the register for sexting can apply to the courts for their name to be removed.

Drug testing, benefit cuts and a drastic shortage of jobs don't add up.

Heavily-shorted sandalwood grower Quintis takes a nosedive.

Middle-income Australians to bear brunt of budget's failure on income tax rates and thresholds.

Testifying in court, former colleagues said the bank retroactively condemned information sharing that before the foreign-exchange scandal had been encouraged and rewarded.

For 15 years, Shevonne Hunt refused to medicate her anxiety due to fear and stigma.

Senior racing officials are concerned that ongoing debts incurred by the caretaker Racing Victoria board will leave the new regime to not only shoulder the unnecessary expense but maybe forced to close other initiatives.

Adam Burgess will be farewelled on Thursday at the National Arboretum Canberra.

Former top-ranking public servant Sir Lenox Hewitt has celebrated his 100th birthday with some special guests.

Have a gripe with your telco? You're far from the only one and the industry says it's of serious concern and will be addressed.

A man who abducted and raped a woman he met on a social networking app had his jail term slashed on appeal. 

The ACT Greens say urgent action is needed to address the "erosion of culture" inside the Bimberi youth detention centre.

Government appoints Leonie McGregor as interim CEO of entitlements authority.

Cute animals helped University of Canberra students relax ahead of exams.

Shane Jenek's career may have begun in suburban Brisbane, but the state capital was also a closet he had to leave in order to find himself.

Network Nine has been forced to defend a jackpot prize giveaway of $130,000 to a Today Show viewer, after an online petition purported that the whole thing was a "scam".

The Queen star is off to California after finishing a shoot in Melbourne.

A suspended P-plate driver will face court after police clocked him speeding at more than 100 km/h in a school zone in Melbourne's west. 

Four teenagers face court over blackmail offences from online-dating site

Laurie Brown has called on the ACT parliament to go further than the $250 cash limit being pushed by the Greens.

Two of Canberra's most popular national institutions will put a budget funding boost towards big programs.

Will the AFL's new video game AFL Evolution help win back some of those gamers being lost to soccer through the spectacular success of the FIFA series? Our own guinea pig takes the new game for a spin.

Caroline Le Couteur highlights changes to zoning in Dickson and for public housing with no consultation.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has warned Australia runs the risk of being "dead in the water" at the 2019 Rugby World Cup if players believe they have an easy pool for the tournament.

The LDA's purchases of farmland around the fringes of the city will be investigated.

Carlton president denies the club could be forced to seek financial aid from the AFL following the impending withdrawal of its major sponsor CareerOne.

Dale Thomas' 'selfless' act has further opened up the opportunity for the Blues to make a serious assault on football's open market at the end of 2017.

A disappointing campaign finished in style for Western Sydney who stunned Shanghai SIPG

You may remember the guy renting a balcony in Newtown - well, the inner west of Sydney has done one better.

A $20m budget allocation will create a new invasive species research centre based in Canberra.

The veterans affairs department will spend $180 million clearing its backlogs of claims and modernising IT systems.

A former nurse pleads guilty to the degrading and humiliating filming of an elderly dementia patient she was assigned to care for at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide.

More than $65,000 in parking fines have been issued around Queensland's Tennis Centre this year.