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A co-composting facility at Port Stephens has been breaking down waste for reuse for almost 20 years.

A Perth trucking company that carries out work for the RAC is accused of using sham contracts to underpay its workforce by tens of thousands of dollars.

A Victorian family of four retraces the steps of Burke and Wills with their self-written theatre show, to tell stories about Australia's colonial explorers.

An outback grazier employs the help of 350 camels to increase plant diversity on his cattle station and control weeds.

Adelaide City Council harnesses the support of the country's local governments to push for a national approach to electric car rules and regulations.

The ghost of Christmas past may have been in the ears of Hobart aldermen as they vote to rein the decorations' budget following past controversies.

Deep in thick Victorian forest, conservationists and logging advocates are conducting rival counts of the elusive Leadbeater's possum, as they argue over whether the species deserves special protection from the timber industry.

Aaron Schokman was in his second year of university when his life took a dramatic turn for the worseno matter what he tried, he just couldn't stay awake. To make things worse his emotions started causing his body to freeze up.

The government is working hard to convince senators to vote for its revised school funding package, known as Gonski 2.0, before the winter break.

Both sides of politics point the finger at each over a deal which is likely to produce only 7,000 general admission tickets for AFL games at the new Perth Stadium.

A flier suggesting people should be taxed based on their ethnicity is circulated in Perth's western suburbs, falsely claiming to have come from The Greens.

The Opposition and independents boycotted the estimates hearing after the Government halved the time allowed for questioning.

As many West Australian farmers start to run out of time to save their crops from an unseasonably long dry spell, mental health and support agencies report a rise in the number of people reaching out for help.

West Coast midfielder Mark Hutchings labels Tomas Bugg's pre-match Instagram taunt "ballsy", but says the Eagles will not let it slide if he does it again.

A former Foxtel presenter accused of sending a parcel bomb to a bikini model almost 20 years ago denies having anything to do with the crime.

The first question posed to newly appointed Melbourne City coach Warren Joyce effectively asked why he was not someone more famous.

A man accused of shooting four cars in Perth's north-east, narrowly missing the occupants, indicates he will plead guilty to just one of the 13 charges against him.

A Kalgoorlie magistrate says one indiscretionfiring a shotgun during a confrontation at a Goldfields mine siteshould not prevent pastor and activist Geoffrey Stokes from rebuilding his livelihood.

The Northern Territory Government has declared the Top End free of banana freckle, announcing restrictions on the growing, moving and selling of bananas in the Territory will be lifted in July.

It was Kye Higgins' dog Miss Millie who first discovered the bioluminescent bloom, known as sea sparkle, while wandering through the shallows at Tulka beach near Port Lincoln on Sunday evening.

Former high-profile barrister Peter Faris, the man who once represented gangland boss Carl Williams, is encouraging other lawyers to come out of retirement and into the schoolyard to offer free legal services to some of the country's most troubled students.

A Portuguese dairy farmer invests in heifer genes from Victoria's Gippsland in an attempt to boost 'the beauty' and productivity of his herd.

The man accused of supplying the shotgun used in the Brighton siege is denied bail, as a court is told the weapon was sold to a middleman in a housing estate carpark.

Champion American super truck racing driver Robby Gordon is fined nearly $4,000 for driving offences he described as "putting on a show" for Darwinites on the Mitchel Street bar strip.

Crossbench MPs have introduced a bill to restrict 'Brand Australia' labels on meat that is both grown and processed in Australia.

A revised bid is being made by British consortium GFG Alliance for Arrium's troubled steelworks at Whyalla in South Australia.

Melbourne's Lord Mayor says the council is "very close" to resolving issues with potentially dangerous cladding at 17 of the city's buildings, amid heightened safety concerns following London's tower fire disaster.

WA Seniors Card holders are outraged by suggestions the State Government may apply a means test, but welfare groups are welcoming a rethink.

Police charge the partner of Lake Macquarie woman Carly McBridewhose body was found in August last yearwith her murder after arresting him on the Central Coast.

Up and coming livestock auctioneers are being trained to embrace an increasingly digital marketplace as more business transactions go online.

Clive Palmer defends his decision to take family and friends on a luxury cruise one month after facing court in Brisbane clutching a sick bag, claiming he is guilty only of loving his wife and children and wanting to spend time with them.

Former Wallabies coach and World Cup winner Bob Dwyer says lack of leadership is ruining Australian rugby and calls for major change to Super Rugby rather than culling teams.

A high-speed pursuit in Perth ends in the arrest of a man accused of firing 18 shots at four cars as he drove through the suburb of Beechboro, with police allegedly finding a loaded handgun in his vehicle.

A Victorian fire brigade manager engaged in nepotism "so blatant as to beggar belief" by hiring her two sons after they changed their names to cover up their family connection, the state's Ombudsman says.

The NSW Government is targeting social housing tenants it claims are rorting the system, living in taxpayer-funded accommodation while receiving inheritance payments and owning property overseas.

Police are searching for a man and woman after more than 25 websites advertising heavily discounted items including barbecues turned out to be scams, scamming at least 120 people of $110,000 on goods that were never delivered.

A group of researchers is pressuring government agencies still investigating the origins of a prawn disease outbreak, by publishing independent data they say proves the virus came to Australia on imported prawns.

Townsville sets a new Australian record for the largest aqua aerobics class.

It's traditionally known as a Chinese medicine, but now acupuncture has been tested in the emergency departments of Melbourne hospitals. The results of an RMIT study have shown the treatment is effective for acute pain when it's normally administered to relieve chronic pain.

A backbench revolt against the government's proposed school funding changes is gathering momentum in the wake of retiring Liberal Senator Chris Back's threat to cross the floor to oppose the changes. Some MPs have told the World Today they're concerned a briefing given to them by the Education Minister last month is at odds with modelling provided to senate crossbenchers about how the Catholic education system would fare under the changes.

Cameroonian immigrant Charles Mbouti lives two very different livesone as a DJ and another as a mentor to Indigenous youth.

Dogs trained to detect feral cats are the latest weapon to be used in the fight to save Western Australia's faunal emblem.

Days after the Dark Mofo art show featuring a bull's carcass being ripped apart, the festival's organisers are labelled "sick bastards" while performers and audience members recount the gore-filled scene.

Young Indigenous men are being given the opportunity to learn about the technique of cultural burning from elders, to burn undergrowth and keep the land healthy.

Language is distinctly connected to identity for Kaurna man Stephen Gadlabarti Goldsmith.

A $250,000 reward is put up by Queensland police for information that solves the 31-year-old cold case homicide of Wayne Youngkin, whose remains were found in a Brighton septic tank last year.

Police make a major breakthrough in the alleged murder of Lake Macquarie woman Carly McBridewhose body was found in August last yearafter arresting her partner on the Central Coast.

A Coffs Coast scientist is working to reduce plastic pollution in the world's oceans.

A new Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital will be funded in Thursday's state budget, the South Australian Government all but confirms.

A group of spirited women hope their carrot vodka can entice people to "drink their vegetables" and help reduce food waste.