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A regional Australian artist is bringing the best out of his students by teaching them to move to the rhythm.

But it could further slow the pace of home building which in recent years has propped up the broader economy.

Relatives of an Aboriginal woman who suffered years of domestic violence ask why no one has been charged over her stabbing death, 10 months after the NT Coroner criticised a police investigation into the case.

US Federal Reserve plans for gradual interest-rate increases hinge on inflation rising to its 2 per cent target, but it's not showing up and they don't know why.

ABC Radio Melbourne presenter Red Symons is recovering in hospital after losing consciousness and hitting his head on the footpath, but he is looking forward to getting back to work.

Leaked documents reveal NSW Government plans to build pollution ventilation shafts in Sydney's north shore and northern beaches areas, as part of a multi-billion-dollar underground toll-road project.

The Brumbies are confident Christian Lealiifano can have an immediate impact if he's thrown into the finals.

It's surely a stressful question for any celebrity: How will I introduce my baby to the world?

Approaching six months in office, Trump's overall approval rating has dropped to 36 per cent from 42 per cent in April.

Two men who led police on a dangerous car chase tried to flee on foot even after a high-speed, head-on crash in Brisbane.

Venezuelan migrants voted in droves in hundreds of cities around the world on Sunday in an unofficial plebiscite.

Commuters won't be given a free day of travel after Melbourne's rail meltdown, the state government says.

Throwing down the gauntlet to LG, Panasonic is embracing OLED in pursuit of the perfect television.

Three schools are within200 metres of the sites chosen for smokestacks to release fumes from the proposed Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link tunnels.

A group of modern day fairy godmothers is making sure students from poorer backgrounds don't miss out on the chance to frock up on formal night.

Authorities have arrested at least 66 people in a European food scam which sold horse meat unfit for human consumption.

Song men from the Northern Territory, West Papua and Fiji perform their sacred songs and dances to hundreds of people in the NT for the Walking With Spirits festival.

Buck's night "stitch up", and GMO incidents revealed.

Thredbo survivor Stuart Diver believes it's futile to look at life in any other light than positive and is intent on gifting his young daughter the "tools" to cope with trauma.

A tax on empty homes will make a modest difference to housing affordability. The sheer wastefulness of our housing system calls for something much more ambitious, writes Hal Pawson from UNSW.

Leaked documents reveal NSW Government plans to build pollution ventilation shafts in Sydney's north shore and northern beaches areas, as part of a multi-billion-dollar underground toll-road project.

When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. And for now, it's mostly the men who've died, writes Jane Gilmore.

Amazon.com's expansion plans are raising hackles in Washington - and Wall Street is taking notice.

The ACT has the highest rate of Indigenous kids in child protection in the country, and young people say they feel disconnected from their culture when they are placed into care.

The number of Australian homeowners has been falling for three decades, and researchers say it could take just as long to turn the situation around, prompting fears many young people will be forced to rent forever.

When a devastating flood hit the NSW border town of Queanbeyan in 1974, it submerged the main street, inundated the local caravan park, and washed out graves at the Riverside Cemetery.

Four men are released from custody after a woman's body was found at a block of serviced apartments in Melbourne's CBD.

Later this year, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will deliver its final report. Already it has identified nearly 2,000 Catholic Church figures, including priests and brothers, as alleged perpetrators. The Church has acknowledged the figures are tragic and indefensible. So, what exactly is it doing to regain trust and ensure the abuse is never repeated?

The family of a much-loved Alice Springs youth worker says they can't understand why no-one has been charged over her death. Two years ago, Kwementyaye McCormack was stabbed and died in her home. She'd endured a decade of domestic violence at the hands of her partner, who was there on the night of her death.

Business travel, a wedding, a funeral, maybe just a relaxing break before the baby arrivesthere are plenty of reasons why you might need to fly while pregnant. Here's how to mitigate the risks.

The more we enhance our natural capital and our human capital, the better placed we're likely to be.

A forest monument will open in Amsterdam on the third anniversary of the downing of a MH17.

A teenage girl who met a man online and went on to meet him several times for sex at a Sydney oval has identified a man who may go by the name of Alex.

Billionaire businessman Andrew Forrest tells the Australian Rugby Union board his ongoing support for the sport is contingent upon Western Force remaining in the national competition

A father of seven who was stabbed to death while trying to stop a domestic incident in Sydney's west is described as a "hero", as his alleged murderer is denied bail in a brief court appearance.

The mystery over whose human remains were found in the Tasmanian bush appears to be solved, but it would not have happened if not for a stroke of luck.

Billionaire businessman Andrew Forrest tells the Australian Rugby Union board his ongoing support for the sport is contingent upon Western Force remaining in the national competition

At-risk Aboriginal youths in Western Australia's Mid West are taken out of the city and into the bush to reconnect with their traditional culture under a new crime prevention strategy.

Police search for an "armed" and "extremely dangerous" man after the discovery of a woman's body in a car on a Perth freeway early on Saturday.

Queensland Liberal National Party members steer away from a potentially divisive move against Australia's global climate position, but support a motion to ban the hijab in state schools.

An international agricultural student exchange scheme that has been running for 31 years will cease next week after the Department of Immigration changed the special program visa rules.

Construction begins of two 3,000-tonne bridges off the side of the Darlington Upgrade Project in Adelaide which will be moved into place to avoid traffic disruptions.

A coffin-making group has popped up in Tasmania, allowing people to make their caskets dirt cheap - plus, they can double as furniture until you die.

The TV program which showed the world how to create more storage space in a car by cutting its roof off is the subject of a travelling museum exhibition.

The final moments of two skydivers, who plunged to their deaths yesterday in a harrowing incident near Sydney, are captured on camera, and it's not the first time the company supervising their jump has been rocked by tragedy.

Four men are in custody after a woman's body was found at a block of serviced apartments in Melbourne's CBD.

Half of the Commonwealth Games tickets bought by the Gold Coast Council for staff, at ratepayers' expense, are being sent back after the Mayor ordered their return.

In the wake of the catastrophic Grenfell Tower fire in London last month, how can I know if my low, mid or high-rise building is safe?

A 50-year-old man is stabbed to death and a 19-year-old charged with his murder after a domestic dispute in Sydney's west.

London's Grenfell Tower fire heightened fears across the world about the dangers of high-rise apartments, but now there are concerns some smaller buildings in Australia could be even more vulnerable.