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Life on the streets can be complicated, just ask the residents of Sydney's Tent City, who have added being a political football to their daily grind of survival.

As the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair approaches, consumers are being warned about the cultural and economic damage that can be done by buying fake products made overseas and masquerading as Indigenous works.

A man is found dead in a suburban street in Melbourne's north following a shooting. Police say a number of men were seen on the street when shots were fired.

A Perth man speaks about almost losing his foot after stepping on a stingray while on holiday in Western Australia's Kimberley.

A collective of Hunter Valley schools boosts Indigenous cultural knowledge as part of a sculpture project.

A new sporting academy program in South Australia's south-east aims to close the gap between the opportunities offered to metropolitan athletes and their regional counterparts.

There are concerns the state's most vulnerable youths could be among the hardest hit if there are "hundreds" of job losses at WA Police.

Victoria's popular Mount Hotham Resort says it is confident conditions on its mountain are safe despite an avalanche in the mountain's backcountry yesterday and an ongoing warning for the Victorian Alpine region.

Nine years on from the documentary Bastardy, its subject Jack Charles and director Amiel Courtin-Wilson look at how the film changed their lives.

The NSW Government told one Granville resident his house would not be affected by WestConnexbuilt two metres from his propertybut now that his home is falling apart they have backflipped.

Gold Coast chief executive Mark Evans denies he arrived at the Suns with a pre-conceived plan to sack coach Rodney Eade.

Locals at Bywong, just outside Canberra, are calling for more to be done about a large dumping ground of the ACT's glass, which they say has been a blot on their landscape for years.

A Queensland researcher who has travelled the world to milk venom from lizards now hopes to replicate its blood-thinning powers.

People were hit by a wall of water when the tank collapsed during the hospital's construction in 2015.

More than two dozen prominent Tasmanian writers, academics and conservationists warn reopening controversial four-wheel-drive tracks on the state's north-west coast could undermine attempts at reconciliation with Aboriginal Tasmanians.

A popular Victorian ski resort says it is confident conditions on its mountain are safe despite an avalanche warning for the Victorian Alpine region.

It's never my policy to feel sorry for any politician, so let's just say I wouldn't like to be in Malcolm Turnbull's shoes when he meets the electricity retailers he's summoned to Canberra on Wednesday.

The recipe is simple. Add former Bellamy's boss, Laura McBain, to a 48 per cent stake in Maggie Beer's food business and watch the latest ASX sensation emerge.

Unions and employer organisations have been warned they face fines of up to $105,000 if they fail to meet new financial reporting guidelines in time.

Transport minister Andrew Constance asked for the model to remain 'confidential'

A Liberal insider conspired to funnel donations from an alleged Mafia boss and his three relatives into party coffers after a lobster dinner involving the men and Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, secret phone records reveal.

COMMENT: Australia has wasted decades, millions of dollars and countless man-hours pointlessly trying to replace air travel between Sydney and Melbourne.

My advice for the warring parties is to campaign hard, clean and don't demean.

Liberal insider conspired to funnel donations from alleged Mafia boss and relatives into party coffers.

The producer behind a controversial anti-vaccination film which has been touring Australia has been banned from returning to the country for three years.

As I write, immigration officers and PNG police are attempting to enter the detention centre for the third time this morning.

​Sydney Roosters co-captains Boyd Cordner and Jake Friend have been named to make their long-awaited returns from injury for a top-of-the-table NRL clash with Melbourne.

Wallabies prop Scott Sio says Australia's front-rowers need to get better at learning on the run if they want to avoid a repeat of the poor scrummaging performance they put in against Italy against when they take on the All Blacks.

It was Monday night and plans were made for dinner out in Dubai for the two younger brothers of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim and three major players of Sydney's underworld.

Greater Western Sydney's Heath Shaw has no regrets over his heated on-field argument with Aidan Corr as the Giants' poor discipline comes under scrutiny again.

So what about Phil Gould's five year plan at the Panthers? "There has never been a five year plan. That's media gibberish," Gould fires back.

I was sceptical at first. But the more I learned about chronic pain, the more sense it made.

Having your say could shape the future of podcasting in Australia.

A man caught driving more than 50km/h over the speed limit at Yass allegedly told police he was in a hurry to catch a Parliament House tour.

John Ibrahim is not known as "Teflon" John for nothing.

A radical new report urges the federal government to improve access to treatment for rare cancer patients.

Channel Ten's spruiking of a marriage proposal on 'Shark Tank' ruined the couple's plans to surprise their families.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is going to send the nation to a voluntary postal vote on same-sex marriage if, as expected, the Senate rejects his second attempt for a plebiscite. Liberal Senator Dean Smith, one of the leaders of the same-sex marriage push inside the Government, tells 7.30 he's worried the postal plebiscite will inevitably attract questions about its legitimacy.

Federal Police today pounced on one of the country's most infamous families, the Ibrahims, in some of the biggest raids ever seen in Australia.

Sensational allegations have been levelled at several Queensland councils in the latest document dump from independent MP Rob Pyne.

Attorney-General George Brandis joins 7.30 to discuss the Government's decision to push ahead with a plebiscite on same-sex marriage.

Strong leaders don't need to tell you they're strong leaders.

Former Liberal minister Bruce Billson has apologised for failing to disclose he was collecting a salary from a powerful business lobby group while still a member of parliament.

Sydney's tent city crisis is just the tip of the iceberg, and things are set to get even worse for women, writes Jane Gilmore.

After plunging to a 14-year low in January, the euro has staged a stunning comeback, reaching its highest since January 2015.

Movies and television are reflecting online dating's ubiquity, but rarely do they showcase its success.

It is time not for a plebiscite, nor its ugly postal cousin, but for a nation to come together and celebrate justice and love

Complaints about retaining walls and concrete slabs in south-east Queensland have tripled since June, as pressure mounts on the state's building watchdog over the increasing occurrence of shoddy work.

Chinese buyers are being forced to pay an extra $770,990 for a $5 million house. So why isn't that a problem in Mosman?

The ACT had more serious claims than the national average, but workplace inspections declined.