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A woman from Port Stephens representing Australia in the Mrs Galaxy pageant final is hoping to inspire other young mums.

As my sister spirals downwards in the mire of alcohol addiction, I have been stunned by the generosity of those working hard to keep the alcohol demon at bay while working to help others do the same.

From chestnut ale to chestnut ice-cream and even chestnut-fed pork, a WA producer goes to great lengths to raise awareness of the nut.

Did you know Canberra is home to the most powerful supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere?

The Australian Federal Police pushed political propaganda on its criminal investigation database by inserting pop-ups on the internal system, the union says.

Cardinal George Pell has arrived in Sydney ahead of his first court appearance for historical sexual abuse charges later this month.

They could mean the difference between life and death, so are defibrillators near you and should there be more?

British traveller Mia Ayliffe-Chung took work on a farm in north Queensland so she could extend her visa. Days later she was dead. Now her mother, Rosie Ayliffe, is in Australia to lobby for reform of the '88 days' work scheme she says puts young lives at risk.

Specialist staff stop all work relating to outpatient radiology services at the Royal Adelaide Hospital to protest against plans to privatise medical imaging.

While the shopfront vacancy rate in Perth's CBD is at a 20-year high, there is reassurance that re-development is "imminent".

A man is dead after the car he was travelling in hit a buffalo on a remote stretch of road in the Northern Territory.

A team aboard a floating rainbow structure made out of hundreds of used beer cans takes the crown in the Battle of Mindil as part of the famous Darwin Beer Can Regatta.

The Bulldogs overcome Newcastle 20-18 in a stunning conclusion to round 18 of the NRL season. Look back on all the scores and stats.

An investigation is being conducted after an inmate at the Parklea Correctional Centre uploaded a video to YouTube showing him in possession of a knife, a "slasher" and the drug ice.

Anyone who's been stuck on Davey Street in the afternoon or the Brooker Highway will know that Hobart's congestion is bad, but a new report ranks the difference between peak and off-peak driving times as third-worst among the capital cities, with a morning peak-hour delay second only to Sydney.

A man is dead after the car he was travelling in hit a buffalo on a remote stretch of road in the Northern Territory.

Queensland full-back Billy Slater suffers an ankle injury at training on Sunday, throwing a scare into the Maroons camp ahead of Origin III.

The Bulldogs and Knights wrap up a short round 18 of the NRL season. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our live ScoreCentre.

Lifelong hat-making enthusiasts are among hundreds of people expected to converge in Adelaide for a millinery convention, with competitions and masterclasses also on offer.

Quirky floating structures made out of hundreds of used beer cans appear on Mindil Beach in Darwin as part of the famous Beer Can Regatta.

Four volunteer firefighters injured while trying to save their community's fire station at Middleton, in Tasmania's south, are praised for their bravery.

Long-time Melbourne street artists are worried the rebel, anti-establishment movement has sold out as corporations are increasingly using the form to sell products.

Two Melbourne real estate agents are fined a total of $120,000 for underquoting, amid a crackdown by the State Government to stop the practice.

Cutting-edge DNA technology is being used in an Australian-first to test for wild platypus in the Adelaide Hills, a technique that could also be used to confirmor debunkAustralian folklore such as the Thylacine in remote Tasmania.

To cope with surging demand on Sydney's train network, the State Government is delivering the biggest uplift to weekend train services in more than a decade.

A man is charged with murdering 27-year-old Axel Boreski, who was left seriously injured on a road south of Perth but later died in hospital, as tributes are paid to him by family and friends on social media.

A NSW Central Coast man has been donning camouflage to attack young girls, one as young as 12, with police urging the community to be on the look out for anyone who fits the man's description and owns a ghillie suit.

Fresh from his controversial comments at Wimbledon, Bernard Tomic says he does not care what others think of him, and that most people can only dream of the riches he has accrued.

Retirement villages will need to simplify their contracts and make exit fees and preparing units for resale fairer under laws proposed by the Queensland Government.

Anyone who's been stuck on Davey Street in the afternoon or the Brooker Highway will know that Hobart's congestion is bad, but a new report ranks it as third worst among the capital cities, with a morning peak-hour delay second only to Sydney.

A unique prison program in WA's South West is giving retired racing greyhounds the chance to learn house rules while teaching inmates how to care for an animal and be responsible.

Aboriginal leaders vow to name and shame anyone selling fake Indigenous arts and crafts, boomerangs or didgeridoos during the Commonwealth Games on Queensland's Gold Coast, activist Sam Watson says.

A senior NSW local government figure warns of severe overcrowding under plans to house more than 100,000 people along the Sydney Metro rail corridor, with Campsie and Marrickville set to be among the most cramped suburbs.

Specialist staff will stop all work relating to outpatient radiology services at the Royal Adelaide Hospital from midnight to protest against plans to privatise medical imaging.

West Australians may have finally got some details last week of the costs of a major public sector overhaulbut it didn't take long for the State Government to go into an apparent information lockdown.

A man is charged with murdering a 27-year-old man who was found seriously injured on a road south of Perth but later died in hospital.

A team of researchers is snapping photos in Moreton Bay of one of Australia's little-known mammals, the humpback dolphin, in order to find out more about the animal amid a $1.3 billion harbour development proposal.

When her doctor couldn't help her through a debilitating bout of postnatal depression, Shantelle Thompson turned to jiu-jitsu. What began as a struggle to conquer her own mind led to glory on the world stage.

They might strike fear into small insects all over the state, but these native carnivores attract plenty of interest from plant collectors around the globe.