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Michelle Chicken's nuts are sold all over the world, but what the Queensland farmer really wants is to improve their reputation at home.

Tonight's soccer match between Brazil and Argentina may officially be a friendly, but any game between the two sides is a matter of national pride, even when it is played thousands of kilometres away.

Socceroos fans have a Tom Rogic piledriver to thank for a win over Saudi Arabia, but can Ange Postecoglou's side shake off its experimentation funk to win a crunch qualifying clash with Japan?

University exams push on-campus counselling services to the limit, as students wait up to a month for an appointment at Canberra universities, despite efforts to increase staffing and support.

Paul Pisasale's resignation as Ipswich Mayor brings to a close a 26-year tenure in local government, which has included fights with political rivals, investigations and passionate advocacy for his city.

There are 29 million donors on worldwide bone marrow registries, so why do so many cancer patients end up in a desperate needle-in-a-haystack search for a potential cure?

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting reaches a strategic cooperation agreement with a Chinese joint venture company which would give it a beef supply chain stretching from the Australian paddock to the Chinese plate.

Tom Rogic's thumping finish from distance and a Tomi Juric brace helps the Socceroos beat Saudi Arabia 3-2 to keep its World Cup 2018 qualifying hopes alive.

Despite some heinous defensive errors, Australia earns a crucial 3-2 win over Saudi Arabia to keep its World Cup qualifying hopes alive. Look back at how it all unfolded in our live blog.

The Melbourne Storm do the job at Shark Park, beating Cronulla 18-13 in their Thursday night NRL clash. Look back at how the action unfolded in the world of stats.

The Chanel Country Ladies Day unites women from isolated outback communities.

The Socceroos take on Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at the Adelaide Oval with their Russia 2018 hopes hanging in the balance. Follow all the action in our live blog.

A charter boat skipper says he is not responsible for the death of Damien Mills, who is believed to have fallen overboard during a trip from Rottnest Island to Fremantledespite a coroner suggesting the man could have been saved.

A policy that South Australian nurses not work solo in remote areas is to be legislated in the wake of Gayle Woodford's rape and murder in the outback APY Lands.

Latecomers to the Dark Mofo festival in Hobart are having to pay up to three times as much for flights into Hobart.

Six talented female artists from a variety of cultural backgrounds are starring in a show that defies categorisation. Hot Brown Honey mixes dance, hip-hop, comedy, circus, striptease and song and aims to land a political punch.

WA ministers downplay comments by the Premier about not allowing the sale of full-strength beer in corporate boxes at the new Perth Stadium because general admission ticketholders would also be restricted to mid-strength.

A young mother from a town camp in Alice Springs says Aboriginal women are sick of being just another domestic violence statistic.

Cronulla plays host to a replay of last year's NRL grand final between the Sharks and Storm. Follow every moment with our live ScoreCentre.

A community in remote WA is leading the pack in food trends, turning swarms of locusts into tasty treats.

Indigenous artists are hoping to keep decades of history and culture alive through art in a new exhibition.

It is the 2016 grand final all over again, as two great rivals of recent years in Sydney and the Western Bulldogs meet at the SCG. Get your live scores, stats and streams in our ScoreCentre.

New footage of an attack on Andrew Bolt after a book launch in Melbourne shows a hooded man run at the conservative newspaper and television commentator and throw glitter in his face without provocation.

The Department of Agriculture will investigate claims by Animals Australia that at least 600 sheep have been found outside the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System in Kuwait.

A Sydney bus driver is charged over a near-miss with a truck on a city motorway that was captured on CCTV.

Early signs of increased activity point to an upswing in the WA gold sector, with the highest number of applications for a March quarter since 2012.

Two men are found guilty over an arson attack on Brierly's Cafe in Canberra's south in 2014, which was caught on CCTV.

A woman is treated in hospital for a cut to her head after she was struck with a bottle during an armed robbery in Chermside, in Brisbane's north.

A group of Fraser Coast teenagers has graduated from a training course that offers them jobs instead of lives of crime.

A Sunshine coast mother is so desperate to stop smoking she has chained herself up in her room to prevent access to cigarettes.

Micro parties campaigning to get a better GST share for Western Australia will do well at the next federal election unless Canberra politicians fix the system, WA Opposition Leader Mike Nahan warns.

A historic agreement between traditional owners and the SA Government helps preserve thousands of years of tradition in the Ikara-Flinders National Park.

A man is charged with murder and a woman with being an accessory over the death of a man whose body was found in a wheelie bin by a rubbish collector in Melbourne's north.

ACT Opposition Leader Alistair Coe uses his first budget reply speech to hammer the Government on issues of integrity.

New owners from WA have big plans for reopening Warrawong Sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills, describing the bush setting as beautiful and like the land that time forgot.

A man believed to have fallen off a charter boat on a trip from Rottnest Island would have been found alive if water police had been notified earlier about him being missing, a coronial inquest into his death is told.

The devastated widow of a Victorian jeweller murdered by an armed robber out on parole says she is pleased with the coroner's recommendations for the state's parole board to be able to access medical records and conduct random drug tests.

Finding staff to support people with disability in regional areas proves tough for organisations and individuals.

Victoria's Police chief has revealed the state's deradicalisation program is at a turning point and it's unclear who will run it in future. The Brighton gunman involved in Monday's siege took part in the scheme but it failed to curb his violent behaviour. One terrorism expert is concerned the Victorian program is facing an uncertain future and wants a rethink of how it operates.

Wally Ballard almost died after he had a stroke and was hit with a rare neurological condition called locked-in syndrome, but doctors removed his clot and Mr Ballard has staged a remarkable recovery.

Walkley Award-winning Melbourne journalist and broadcaster Jill Singer dies after a long career working for ABC television and radio, in commercial media and as a journalism educator.

New footage of an attack on Andrew Bolt after a book launch in Melbourne shows a hooded man run and punch the conservative newspaper and television commentator without provocation.

A 15-year-old girl was laughed at when she pleaded for help while being raped at a party in the Blue Mountains, a Sydney court hears.

Mealworm cookies and roasted crickets join the artisan cheeses and fresh produce at Adelaide's Central Market - but will they actually sell?

The Shoalhaven area in southern New South Wales has the unique situation of women occupying all three peak positions of government representation, as well commanding the local naval base.

The Victorian Police Chief Commissioner says the future of a $6.5-million program to de-radicalise extremists in the state is uncertain, amid confusion from the Corrections Minister as to who is running the program.

Two new high schools are to be built in inner-Brisbane, the first since 1963, with $500 million allocated in next week's budget, the Queensland Government says.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson succeeds in temporarily gagging former party treasurer Ian Nelson from making more secret recordings public, a week after a phone conversation between the pair was revealed by the ABC.

The internet giant appears to have jumped the gun on calls for Margaret Court Arena to be renamed amid a furore over the tennis star's comments on homosexuality, with Google Maps instead showing it as the Evonne Goolagong Arena.

A new program in central Queensland is helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men rebuild their lives after leaving prison in an attempt to curb high recidivism rates.