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Nelson Tinoco, one of 14 Larrakia Nation rangers who have teamed up with the Darwin Wildlife Sanctuary to learn about handling injured animals, is taking a major leap from caring for small reptiles and birds by saving a wedge-tailed eagle hit by a car.

Did you know dragonflies can out-hunt lions or that jewel wasps can turn cockroaches into zombies? These freaky insects are put under the microscope as part of a new exhibition in Melbourne.

A Queensland cattle property becomes the front line for a groundbreaking method to stop the spread of cane toads, turning the pests' own toxin against them to kill toad tadpoles by the thousands.

World welterweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao arrives in Brisbane ahead of next Sundays fight against Jeff Horn.

The West Coast Eagles contrive to lose against the Demons at the death, while there are crucial wins for the Western Bulldogs, Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney.

A reimagined city boulevard that not only eases traffic congestion but also creates an inviting space for pedestrians wins the ACT's highest architecture prize.

The Tasmanian Fire Service is warning of the dangers of spontaneous combustion, after a near miss at the historic Shipwright's Arms Hotel in Hobart's Battery Point overnight.

The Wallabies are given a huge scare before beating Italy 40-27 in an error-strewn display in the rugby Test in Brisbane.

His shoulder injury will see Johnathan Thurston miss one of the biggest games of his decorated NRL career, but the decision to choose family ahead of his personal sporting goals was an easy one.

WA Premier Mark McGowan labels federal Social Services Minister Christian Porter an "enemy" of WA as a stoush over the National Disability Insurance Scheme escalates.

South Australia's planned tax on five major banks prompts other state treasurers to swiftly get on the phone to Tom Koutsantonis, as the Federal Treasurer also questions previous GST distribution deals.

Audio recordings and photographs taken by Europeans in the mid-20th century of the Karajarri people on the remote Kimberley coastline, south of Broome, are being returned.

NSW star Jarryd Hayne admits master coach Wayne Bennett had every right to call him out for bombing a near-certain try in the Blues' State of Origin II loss to Queensland.

A member of the powerful Italian mafia group known as the 'Ndrangheta who was allegedly involved in an international cocaine trafficking operation is arrested at Rome's international airport after a tip-off from Australian authorities.

About 9.2 per cent of Brisbane homes were sold by their owners at a loss in the first three months of the year, the worst result in almost two years, a new report reveals.

Dump trucks, police and council workers move into Martin Place, in the centre of Sydney city, to evict dozens of homeless people who have been living there.

Paramedics who found a woman dead in an Ipswich home on Friday rang police, believing she may have fallen victim to foul play.

Almost three decades after the old Port Dock train station was demolished, a new station will be built in the heart of Port Adelaide.

Tension grows between Western Australia and the Federal Government over the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with increasing signs of mistrust and accusations between ministers.

A rural council is feeling the pressure to accommodate Sydney's sprawling population, but says basic services are not being provided.

An Adelaide DJ who fell in love with the sound of 1970s analogue mixing desks is creating international demand for his handmade rotary mixer desks he builds out of his garage studio.

The Victorian Government reaches an agreement to legalise ride-booking services such as Uber by reducing the trip levy to $1.

The Lonely Boysa bush-punk band with a cult like following in remote NT communitiesis preparing to play alongside US rock royalty Queens of the Stone Age, despite never having heard of them.

A new report shows SA Power Networks paid more than $18.5 million to households that lost electricity in South Australia's December storms.

Two public schools in Adelaide are taking at least half their lessons in French or Chinese as immersion techniques are utilised to teach new languages with strong results.

The ATSB investigation, which examined if the pilot's seat may have moved backwards during take-off, recommends mandatory "secondary seat stop" modifications to be fitted to all Cessna planes.

Driverless car makers are discovering the erratic movements of kangaroos throw off the vehicle's animal detection systemcreating another hurdle for the burgeoning technology to hop over.

Hobart's annual mid-winter festival offering for 2017 was the biggest yet; more than 427,000 attendances were recorded, up from 297,000 last year, organisers say.

Gun Kiwi shearer Pera Davies reckons he has shorn almost 2 million sheep in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but unlike many veterans he never misses a day's work to injuryand now he is helping others with his unique "shear-jitsu".