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Every year on July 1, Northern Territorians celebrate the day they threw off the shackles of Commonwealth governanceand they do it with a bang.

The iconic 1975 photo of Gough Whitlam pouring red earth into Vincent Lingiari's hand only exists because photographer Mervyn Bishop insisted on a reshoot.

Hearing-impaired Indigenous prisoners are falling between the cracks in the Northern Territory justice system. A few officers are trying to change that.

It's school holidays in Victoria, and if you're a parent of a young child it's likely you'll be at a playground sometime this weekend. So why not make it a good one?

Sydney finishes over the top of Melbourne in a comprehensive 35-point victory at the MCG that propels the Swans into the top eight.

Cameron Munster delivers a superb Origin audition as Melbourne dismantles the Broncos 42-12 at Lang Park after the Titans' easy win over the Dragons.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the NT "Intervention", ABC News NT broadcasted live from Alice Springs.

Counter-terrorism police in New South Wales arrest two 19-year-old men during raids in western Sydney, as three more properties are searched.

Billionaire Gina Rinehart wants to draw more water from the Kimberley's Fitzroy River for her Liveringa cattle station, but the proposal has Indigenous and environmental groups concerned.

A kebab shop owner who held a teenage employee prisoner for 90 minutes and assaulted him passes out in a Brisbane court after being jailed for two-and-a-half years.

The Swans look to continue their resurgence against the fifth-placed Demons at the MCG. Follow all the scores, stats and commentary in our AFL ScoreCentre.

Australian police have smashed an international drug syndicate accused of trying to smuggle a huge amount of cocaine into the country. Raids across Melbourne have lead to the arrest of seven men, and the seizure of $30 million worth of the drug. It comes as a new report from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission warns things aren't slowing down.

The opening of the trouble-plagued Perth Children's Hospital is "more unlikely than likely" to happen this year after a much-hyped chemical treatment failed to bring the facility's water up to Australian drinking standards.

An ADFA cadet has told a Canberra court she found her friend under her desk, weeping and rocking from back and forth, the day after she was allegedly raped by a male cadet.

A Tasmanian coroner finds failures in relation to the care, supervision and treatment of Troy Colin Monson, whose suicide in a prison van went undetected by guards transporting him on a 185-kilometre journey.

Christian Lealiifano's remarkable journey back to Super Rugby could see him be available for selection next week.

She grew up with privilege but has evolved with passion: actor Sophia Forrest tells Jenna Clarke why she wants to make a difference.

It was more akin to a country soap opera than the bright lights of Hollywood, with a mayor in tears and claims the environment was being forgotten about as Warner Bros blockbuster Aquaman was given permits to film in far northern NSW.

"Let's just say it's a modern song that girls my age and younger will definitely know," she said.

The Canberra Brave are hoping the added emotion of Canada Day will be the motivation they need to stop the Melbourne Mustangs in their tracks.

Sydney residents are bracing for the coldest weekend in two years, with minimum temperatures set to plunge to single digits for the next four days.

Follow along for a live Friday NRL double header.

Two kindergarten students from Canberra have sacrificed birthday presents to help homeless young people and animals in need.

"Unconscious bias" techniques could do more harm than good, Prime Minister's nudge unit finds.

The Australian women's volleyball team will play in the world grand prix in Mexico next week.

Canberra Hospital is rolling out specialised computers to help staff take blood samples, after an audit found long-standing problems pathology collection.

Proposal was to give staff half the wage rises being paid in other departments.

Canberra's hospitality workers will have their Sunday penalty rates slashed by 5 per cent this weekend, a move which has been lambasted as "unfair" by staff within the industry.

Govt departments using controversial tech to unlock suspects' phones

Here are some of the increases in fees and charges in Canberra from Saturday.

The Walker exhaust plant in Adelaide's southern suburbs will shut, costing more than 120 jobs, with the company unable to secure a future after the local car industry winds up.

Collingwood 2010 premiership defender Ben Reid has been dropped while midfielder Josh Thomas will play his first senior game for the Magpies since his return to the club from a two-year doping ban.

Adults with disabilities in South Australia will now be able to benefit from the NDIS, which is being rolled out over the next 12 months.

The AFL Commission has given AFL House the green light to begin the league's push into eSports, while the Greater Western Sydney Giants are making inquiries about buying a professional eSports team.

'Gungahlin is like a little town. Everything is here. You don't need to leave.'

Tenants have been evicted from private rentals to make way for public housing.

Once the domain of the common pedestrian and cyclist, Canberra's footpaths will be open to segway riders from July 1.

More properties are attracting sale figures over this milestone price tag than ever before.

Pineapple farmers are picking twice the fruit this winter but getting half the return.

Consumers are being encouraged to buy a slice of Queensland sunshine this winter, with the state's pineapple industry picking twice as many pineapples as usual.

Tens of thousands of Victorians will go to mass this weekend, just days after Australia's highest ranking Catholic was charged with historical historical sex crimes.

Alex Johnson is proof that tough times don't last - tough people do.

​Dream big ... about everything except the size of your next home.

A man has been taken to hospital with serious burns after a blaze and reports of an assault at a Southbank factory.

The temperature is set to get down to minus six in Canberra this weekend.

Canberra Catholic Archbishop Christopher Prowse has again urged the ACT government to include the church in organisations covered by its incoming reportable scheme.

TITLE DEEDS: Bruce Loxton and Lionel Davis hope to cash in on Kings Cross' up-market appeal, Jaz Mooney buys in Mosman, Ezypay chief George Holman trades up in Mona Vale.

Unless this administration begins to cut its suit to fit its cloth it will build up the rate bases of neighbouring NSW municipalities at the expense of its own.

A man has pleaded guilty to drugging a Victorian mother before tying her up, burning her alive and driving over her with his car.

You will recall, you older ones, the days when we used to smoke in the office and when planes even had the absurdity of smoking and non-smoking sections.