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New Murray Goulburn boss apologises for comments suggesting farmers will be profitable at a milk price of $4.70 per kilogram of milk solids.

At 100 years of age Harry Bennett has a lot he could be bitter about, but the oldest surviving member of the Stolen Generations says nothing worries him.

In a surprising twist, Canberrans ask ActewAGL to turn the power off in Canberra's inner southto help save a kitten stuck up a power pole after being chased by its owner's dog.

Avocados Australia say there is a lot of potential for investors to grow the crop in Central Australia and fill a market gap at the beginning of the year

A country town in Queensland is keeping its local show alive through an event that preserves its droving tradition

Beef prices might be at a record high across Australia but experts say red meat lovers can expect retail costs to "flatline" soon.

The Queensland Law Society is concerned about the actions of Brisbane barrister Sam Di Carlo, who says he asked Paul Pisasale while he was Ipswich mayor to collect $50,000 in cash for him interstate.

Four months ago Brendan Hardman was in a dark place, suffering chronic pain along with anxiety and depression after a severe back injury forced him out of the Australian Armybut now the 29-year-old is training hard for the 2018 Invictus Games.

An advocate for the prevention of domestic violence shares the experiences that led him to want to make a difference.

There is no single star of the team. Hard-running forwards, silky halves and speedy backs. All that a coach could ask for. Meet the outback league team changing a community.

Ten years on, Newcastle is remembering the storm that left the coal ship Pasha Bulker grounded on a local beach.

The head of Victoria's Adult Parole Board hits out at Federal Attorney-General George Brandis for spreading "misinformation" about the prison release of siege gunman Yacqub Khayre.

The Tasmanian mother of an autistic teenager placed in an unsuitable mental health facility says it was suggested he live at a youth detention centre because there was nowhere else to place him.

Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn joins 7.30 to discuss his international success, being in Star Wars, his years out of work and what he misses about Australia.

The absence of five-time Finke Desert Race champion Toby Price opens the door for a Northern Territory rider to bring the trophy home after more than a decade of interstate dominance.

A new independent political party could soon be launched with the aim of electing senators who will strongly stand up for the rights of Western Australia and focus on getting the state a better share of GST.

Premier Mark McGowan says WA will cooperate with the Commonwealth on a review of national parole laws, in the wake of the Melbourne terrorist incident.

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says he was not aware of corrosion problems at the Perth Children's Hospital, despite his government releasing two separate reports which detailed the issue earlier this year.

Plans for a second world-class motor racing circuit at Bathurst is gathering pace, with the NSW Government committing $10m to the project.

The lawyer for one of two men on trial over an arson attack on a Canberra cafe says the case against his client is "purely circumstantial".

Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou says he could pick three different teams and be confident of Australia winning Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in Adelaide.

The mother of a man killed by gunman Yacqub Khayre during the Melbourne apartment building siege says she "hates the terrorist who tore her family apart".

Police believe they have solved the mystery of who created an SOS sign out of rocks in the remote north of Western Australia, saying a sailor rescued in 2013 has claimed responsibility.

A former Labor MLA accuses the Gunner Government's decision to allow an NT budget estimates committee to take questions from the public as a "tawdry stunt".

Two Comanchero motorcycle club members are each sentenced to more than six years in jail for shooting a Rebel's club associate in Canberra.

Take a look inside one of Queensland's Murri Courts, only for Indigenous offenders who are pleading guilty, where there is far less time for pre-sentencing intervention and prison time can be dished out in minutes.

The trial of Francis John Wark for the murder of missing teenager Hayley Dodd in WA's Wheatbelt will hear evidence about his past rape conviction in Queensland, with a Supreme Court judgment revealing details about his criminal history.

NSW is open to considering the idea of cooperating with federal agencies over parole for suspected terrorists as it is revealed there are currently 39 inmates in state prisons for terror-related offences.

The Water Corporation says ongoing asbestos contamination near a pumping station on WA's historic Goldfields Water Pipeline poses no risks to residents or drinking water.

Western Australian potato growers are considering suing the State Government for dropping a damages case against self-proclaimed "Spud King" Tony Galati.

Cattle prices in the Northern Territory are being strengthened by increasing competition among live exporters and backgrounders for livestock.

One of the country's biggest vegetable growers pleads guilty to two charges relating to workplace injuries at a farm in Victoria's east.

The postal services says shifting industry and consumer needs have prompted it look to new technologies to deliver growing online purchases and traditional mail.

Three people are in hospital in stable conditions with unrelated cases of meningococcal disease in South Australia, SA Health reports.

Politicians want social media giants to crack down on those publishing extremist material, but addressing the extent of such content online requires international cooperation from the largest platforms themselves and encrypted services.

The victim of a parcel bomb explosion was arrested 10 months later with high-powered weapons, ammunition and the bail details of the man accused of sending the bomb, a jury hears.

With speculation mounting of an early poll, an environmental group is calling on the Queensland Government to deliver on its election promise to reinstate divisive Wild Rivers protections over the Channel Country.

Numbers of endangered brush-tailed rock-wallabies are bouncing back west of the Blue Mountains, with at least 100 animals living in the Jenolan Caves area, new research finds.

Numbers of endangered brush-tailed rock-wallabies are bouncing back in the Blue Mountains, with at least 100 animals living in the Jenolan Caves area, new research finds.

The junior mining and exploration sector celebrates a rare win after Resources Minister Matthew Canavan promises to revisit a decision to axe the exploration development incentive.

Pastoralists say they expect consultation and compensation if proposed gas exploration is to take place in far west New South Wales.

The deckhand of a boat from which a man disappeared during a networking trip to Rottnest Island tells an inquest that trying to count passengers was "like counting sheep".

While Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world per capita, five people from central Victoria are drawn to pub poker for the skill and socialisation.

A spider researcher says arachnophobia is a fear that is unnecessarily passed down to generations and spiders should be a source of fascination, not fear.

Qatari nationals will not be allowed to board Qantas flights to Dubai, officials say, after Arab powers severed ties with Qatar and the UAE banned the country's citizens from passing through its airports.

An Illawarra high school physical education teacher will be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty to having sex with two students in his care.

The head of Victoria's Adult Parole Board says it was not informed the Brighton gunman was on a terror watch list before it decided to release him from custody.

Anthony Foster fundamentally changed Australia through his tireless campaigning to bring to account the perpetrators of child sexual abuse, a state funeral in Melbourne is told.

A Guard of Honour made up of hundreds of past and present Queensland police officers line a Toowoomba street as part of the farewell to Senior Constable Brett Forte, who was shot dead by a gunman late last month.

A New Zealand-born man is jailed for raping a woman in her Melbourne home three years after the Immigration Department tried to have him deported over his violent criminal history.