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After more than three decades tending to one of Queensland's most hallowed sports grounds, where he followed in his father's footsteps as curator, Kevin Mitchell is calling stumps.

In the town of Mudgee in central west NSW, you're more likely to see haute cuisine and hors d'oeuvres than hard hats and high-vis gear, but over the past 40 years the culinary and coal mining industries have formed an interesting marriage of co-existence.

Three teenagers arrested after a fatal hit-and-run that killed an Adelaide woman are released without charge, as police call for witnesses to come forward.

Lake Illawarra prawns are missing as experts worry the water quality and sea grass is deteriorating.

Canberra is one of the coldest cities in Australia, thanks to its high altitude, but the capital also suffers through baking hot summers.

One of Australia's leading water scientists says the contamination from millions of litres of highly toxic water is "internationally significant", with heavy metals in the Wingecarribee River far exceeding safe environmental levels.

Parents of only children by choice are sometimes seen as "selfish" for not giving their son or daughter a sibling, or are told they're "putting all their eggs in one basket". But that's despite evidence suggesting it's a lifestyle choice that benefits the whole family.

Hollow attempts to find consolation in the Wallabies' Bledisloe Cup shambles highlights the cause of Australian rugby's decline, writes Richard Hinds.

AFP Commander Grant Edwards could lead airport security for the G20 and pull a 1,890 tonne plane with his bare hands, but he was to discover brute strength only counts for so much.

Seven-year-old Julian Cadman, who became separated from his mother during the Barcelona terrorist attack, is confirmed dead, and remembered as an "energetic" boy who always made his family smile.

Seven-year-old Sydney boy Julian Cadman, who became separated from his mother during the Barcelona terrorist attack, is remembered as am "energetic, funny and cheeky" boy who always made his family smile.

Richmond smashed Fremantle to close out round 22, following the Saints' big win over the Kangaroos, and Melbourne's vital victory over Brisbane.

Three teenagers are arrested after an allegedly stolen four-wheel-drive kills a 40-year-old woman in a road smash and the offenders flee in a second stolen vehicle.

Canterbury, playing only for pride, puts 30 points on the Sea Eagles to drop Manly to eighth place after the Panthers extinguished Canberra's faint finals hopes.

Tasmanian Liberals warn of a "very real possibility" of a hung Parliament as they release their forward vision ahead of the next election, but Labor says it is too late for targets when the Government has had power for three years.

Ipswich mayoral candidate Paul Tully concedes defeat in the by-election, releasing a brief congratulatory statement to his competitor Andrew Antoniolli.

Gary West, the coach who helped Anna Meares back from a broken neck to Olympic glory, dies at the age of 57 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest suggests the Western Force could become part of a breakaway international competition as thousands of fans rally against a decision to axe the club from Super Rugby.

The call is out to knitters from around Australia to help create 60,000 poppies to mark the centenary of the end of World War I in November 2018.

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest suggests the Western Force could become part of a breakaway international competition as thousands of fans rally against a decision to axe the club from Super Rugby.

One man is charged and police expect to charge two others with committing a terrorist attack following an "extensive investigation" into a fire at a Melbourne Islamic centre in 2016.

The fire threat is finally downgraded on Queensland's Sunshine Coast with the Caloundra blaze now contained and no property under threat.

The Panthers are looking to end the Raiders' slim finals chances, while the Bulldogs are simply playing for pride against the Sea Eagles. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary in our NRL ScoreCentre.

Adelaide police hunt three males after a stolen four-wheel-drive kills a 40-year-old woman in a road smash and the offenders flee in a second stolen vehicle.

The worst flu season in five years is putting an unprecedented demand on Queensland's ambulances, with a 13 per cent increase in calls to triple-0.

Legendary race driver Clem Smith's collection of rare cars is being auctioned in Adelaide, after he died at the age of 90 this year.

A Tasmanian Liberal Party member who led an internal review of the party's engagement with women says it was "sobering" to see the extent of the gender imbalance, with the party leader warning it will hurt come election day.

Melbourne is aiming to consolidate its place in the top eight when it takes on Brisbane in Sunday's opening AFL match. Get all your live stats, scores and streams in our ScoreCentre.

A full-contact, full-kit women's gridiron league is kicking off in Perth, after the failure of the "ladies league" which saw players take to the field in skimpy outfits.

Only 62 per cent of Indigenous girls on Cape York graduate high school, and it is even harder to finish when you fall pregnant. But one boarding school is helping to turn their lives around.

A collision with a tree stump during a classic car rally in Tasmania's north-east leaves a Mazda RX7 driver dead and his navigator hospitalised.

Three men are expected to be charged with engaging in a terrorist attack following an "extensive investigation" into a fire at a Melbourne Islamic centre in 2016.

An increasing number of victims of crime are meeting their offenders behind bars in the search for closure as part of Canberra's restorative justice program.

An $8 million upgrade to Canberra's recycling plant could see throwaway glass turned into construction materials, but only if there are enough buyers for the experimental material.

Central Australia has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the nation, yet many students said they had not been exposed to awareness or prevention programs.

Think playing rugby is hard? Try holding your breath while playing it under water.

Apple originally tried to block an Indigenous storytelling app from being publish, saying it had "limited usefulness", but Mikaela Jade has overcome that and other obstacles to launch her tech start-up in the remote Kakadu national park.

Researchers are developing a computer interface to boost your brain's performance by delivering it an electric shockand they think eSports gamers will be lining up to get their hands on it.

When clinical psychologist Professor Nicole Rinehart noticed there were no kids with disabilities at her son's Auskick games, she set about changing things. The results brought tears to one mother's eyes.

Leaked documents from the NSA have revealed for the first time the key role Australia's Pine Gap Joint Defence Facility plays in America's wars.

Robyn Clarke was so certain she would lose a bid for WA's Parliament she didn't bother taking time off work to campaign. She also lined up a new job and booked a Bali holiday. Then she won and everything changed.

A retrofitted "Mr Partybot" was a hit in the 1970s and promises to be just as popular when he joins Australia's largest one-day robotics festival, Robotronica, at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) this Sunday.

Queensland residents raise concerns about the possible dumping of medical waste from New South Wales hospitals on a Darling Downs waste facility which has been approved for a massive expansion.

For the first time, CSIRO allows undergraduates access to the RV Investigator for an opportunity to explore the vessel's laboratories and research facilities.

World Cup-winning fly half Michael Lynagh lashes the Wallabies' "non-existent" skill levels as "schoolboy level" following another Bledisloe Cup bloodbath.

The father of an Australian boy caught up in the recent Spanish terrorist attacks touches down in Barcelona and is taken immediately to an official justice building, the place where victims of the attacks are being identified.