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Though months have passed, Debbie's impact is still being feltfrom tropical North Queensland down to the flood-ravaged communities of northern NSW.

Nature is reclaiming parts of Western Australia's longest continuous mining lease, with a not-for-profit group "turbo-charging" the process by transplanting reed beds and other species into the more than 20 abandoned pits and dams of the Talison lithium mine.

The hellish Super Rugby campaign of the Waratahs continues as they go down in a disappointing 40-27 home loss to the Jaguares in the Argentinian team's first match on Australian soil.

Parramatta beats the Storm in Melbourne, after the Panthers were too strong for Manly. Look back on the scores and stats.

Parramatta beats the Storm in Melbourne, after the Panthers were too strong for Manly. Look back on the scores and stats.

Cardinal George Pell is filmed in Singapore ahead of a scheduled court appearance in Melbourne later this month on historical sexual assault charges.

Sheep graziers Paul and Bill Stacey had just 24 hours to decided whether they wanted the world's largest battery to be built on their land near Jamestown in South Australia's mid-north.

Sheep graziers Paul and Bill Stacey had just 24 hours to decided whether they wanted the world's largest battery to be built on their land near Jamestown in South Australia's mid-north.

Money to fund a Western Australian rural fire service is "already there" but is not being spent effectively, the WA Association of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades says.

Manly tries to take down the Panthers, before the young Storm try to aim up against the Eels. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our live ScoreCentre.

A new device developed in Melbourne that is like a "fit bit for the brain" and has the potential to predict and prevent epileptic seizures could give people with epilepsy more control over their lives, scientists say.

A Darwin-based club says it is rectifying a "massive shortfall" in Wikipedia articles about Northern Territory history, which has a fraction of the number of pages compared to other states.

Boat owners in Western Australia could be slugged with an additional fee as a report by the Economic Regulation Authority recommends changes to the way marine rescue services are funded.

Hundreds of people attend the funeral service for two young sisters, Ruby and Shanzel Brewer, who died in a house fire in Lilydale, Tasmania last month.

Some of Canberra's bravest vie for the title of the city's toughest tonguegulping down increasingly spicy chillies as part of the World Curry Festival.

Police called in reinforcements from across Germany to join 20,000 officers already deployed as escalating violence marked the G20 summit.

Disarmament groups and other proponents of the treaty said they had never expected that any nuclear-armed country would sign it.

The president and his wife took the Australians for a spin in the eight tonne "beast".

It was expected to take 24 hours to clear the backlog caused by Friday's thick fog.

Friday night's precursor to UFC 213 has delivered a true redemption story.

It could take the entire day to clear to get flights back on schedule at Brisbane's main airport after heavy fog caused the cancellation of scores of services out of the city on Friday night.

One way Melbourne can plan for climate change's warmer temperatures is by becoming more like Sydney (but only in terms of vegetation).

Unprecedented population growth is transforming Melbourne from a sleepy regional capital of 3 million people only 20 years ago to a megalopolis of a 8 or even 10 million by 2050s.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to relaunch her political mission to deliver Brexit and help ordinary working people.

Questions about Taylor Swift keep bringing the New Zealand-born singer unstuck.

A jury last month failed to reach a verdict, but sexual assault claims against the entertainer are set to be reheard.

The Hawks face a tough challenge against the competition's benchmark.

The match review panel is set to scrutinise Adelaide captain Taylor Walker over an apparent shepherd which left Western Bulldogs defender Jason Johannisen nursing a sore head after being knocked into an Adelaide Oval goal post.

They're the group with "more ticker than Phar Lap" and they have just ended a 29-year drought.

Three weeks ago, Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge denied his team was suffering from a premiership hangover. Rather, said Beveridge, the Dogs' struggles were due to an even competition.

A woman and man have been shot by police at a swingers party in the King Street nightclub Inflation in Melbourne's CBD.

Blues skipper Boyd Cordner stands to be given a green light for the Origin decider after powering through a key fitness session ahead of game three at Suncorp Stadium.

The area includes the Cave of the Patriarchs, an ancient shrine revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as the burial place of the biblical figures.

Former Australian cricket coach John Buchanan says players missed a chance to enjoy the moral high ground this week and were "wrong" to pull out of the tour of South Africa.

The Brumbies will assess their injury damage before deciding if they'll rest players this week.

Harness Racing NSW chief executive John Dumesny says there will be racing at Newcastle Paceway for at least the next couple of years despite a proposed sporting precinct around Hunter Stadium not including a racetrack.

The engine on the four-wheel-drive is flooded, so Robert Bourke, 77 but sprightly, takes the quad bike instead. He leads us up a blacktop road that turns into gravel and then out into the middle of a muddy paddock. His cattle look on curiously.

Moscow has assured the US that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will abide by the agreement, a US official said.

Fast rail route through ACTis safe, says territory government.

The one-acre property is the Belconnen district's largest residential block of land.

Few people disagree that there is a need for an A-League second division.

For every fatal drowning of a child under the age of four, eight to nine children on average are hospitalised each year from non-fatal drowning injuries that sometimes result in severe brain injuries and learning disabilities, finds research from the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia quantifying the real size and cost of the problem.

Tensions are rising over Queensland's new ID scanning laws, with another big-name Brisbane venue criticising the rollout.

Police are investigating the death of a man in a Mandurah suburb on Saturday morning.

A group of uninvited males allegedly assaulted three people at the party, including a teenager.

Militants are waging an insurgency and have killed hundreds of soldiers and police since 2013.

As the Wimbledon courts sizzle, players have a new gripe with the All-England Club.

Two people die in separate incidents on South Australian roads overnight while a woman who was hit by a truck on Friday morning dies from her injuries on her way to hospital.

There are just two teams who are unbeaten in the Canberra State League netball season.

An Uber driver is charged with raping a woman in Brisbane, with a company spokesperson saying they are assisting police.