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A second woman is charged with manslaughter over the death of beauty clinic manager Jean Huang following a botched breast procedure in Sydney.

The Gold Coast secures Australian television's biggest awards night for the next four years, in an event Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says will deliver plenty of "glamour and glitz".

The death toll from influenza-related illnesses in Tasmania jumps from six to 14 in the past week, the state's director of Public Health says.

It's a common complaint made by parched tourists looking to slake their thirst: order a pint in Adelaide and, more than likely, you'll get something substantially smaller than you expected.

It's been more than a year since talks began between the Victorian Government and the state's Aboriginal people about a treaty. So where are they at and where to from here?

Sydney's warm winter and urban development keep reptile handlers busier than previous years as snakes leave bushland to find shelter in backyards and homes.

The research finds found first-time mothers are more undecided about whether to vaccinate their children, with 73 per cent making the decision to vaccinate while they were still pregnant.

Two Australian companies who want to help build high-tech future warships are told their involvement in a $35 billion Defence project could lead to costly delays of at least two years.

The new charge on parking near Henley Square raised the ire of residents, visitors and traders.

The 26-year-old is the first person to have a 3D-printed tibia transplanted into his leg, after five operations over six months, the Princess Alexandra Hospital says.

A group of surfers on WA's far-south coast discovers the fountain of youth out among the waves.

Investors lost thousands and staff grabbed cash from the till just to get paidthe last days of the Nant Whisky investment scheme were a wild ride.

Two 'aspies' in Ballarat are exploring their neurobiological condition through the song and dance of cabaret.

The mother of murdered school girl Tiahleigh Palmer is stunned the Queensland Government did not consult or advise her about the results of three major reviews of child safety that were commissioned in the wake of her child's tragic death.

The Adelaide Crows are one win from their first grand final in 19 years, after they beat GWS by 36 points at Adelaide Oval. Look back at all the stats and scores.

Embattled Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi will still be able to receive a $138,000 allowance, despite not carrying out the functions of her office while a legal appeal is in place.

Young Robbie Buchan lost his arms and legs to meningococcal B. There is a vaccine for the disease, but it's expensive and not readily available. Thirteen other people have died of meningococcal so far this year. Now the government has indicated that may change.

Perth-based writer and academic Josephine Wilson wins the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Extinctionsbecoming just the fifth West Australian to claim the gong.

One of the Gold Coast's most senior police officers likely faces jail time if she is found guilty of lying to Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission, a criminologist says.

The Northern Territory Police Commissioner freezes the practice of publicly identifying young offenders, after an ABC report raised concerns about child human rights.

Twenty years ago Sue McDermott was told her son Shaun, who has cerebral palsy, had died. Now half a century after she gave him up, she can give him something he's never hada mother's love and affection.

The AFL finals get underway, with the Crows meeting the Giants in a much-anticipated clash at Adelaide Oval. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the stats and commentary.

Power giant AGL ceases installations of household batteries in Adelaide as part of a Virtual Power Plant trial and is flagging a change of battery technology. But it won't confirm if it is experiencing problems with its current product.

The new WA Labor government has handed down its first budget containing plenty of pain in an attempt to address soaring state debt. Take a look at who gets what and who misses out.

Three years ago, Perth baby Robbie Buchan had his arms and legs amputated after contracting meningococcal Bbut his parents say he never would have contracted the disease if the Federal Government offered free vaccinations against the deadly strain.

A rescue plan is underway to try to save one of Australia's smallest native birds, the Mallee emu wren, in the eastern parts of South Australia.

Embattled Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi will continue to receive a $138,000 allowance, despite not carrying out the functions of her office while a legal appeal is in place.

There are fewer than 10 fluent speakers of the Aboriginal language Miriwoong, but a new dictionary could save it from extinction.

Farmers are shocked to find out that a supposedly anonymous focus group was watched by Chair of Australian Wool Innovation

A 25-year-old man denies shooting an 11-year-old girl in the head as she sat in a car in northern Tasmania.

Julian Punch, a prominent former Hobart priest, claims he was sexually assaulted by the late Monsignor Philip Green. Mr Punch says the plaque, which shows Green with children, must be removed.

The High Court delivers an emphatic all-clear to the Government, with all seven judges dismissing both challenges to the same-sex marriage postal survey.

At least 3,000 early childhood educators go on strike across the country to protest over pay and conditions. The union says early childhood educators are undervalued, and seen as performing "women's work" for love alone.

The social media giants need to be more proactive in enforcing the standard Australians expect in their newsfeeds because we have different expectations than Americans, a researcher says.

Chief Inspector John 'Jack' Thomas, who has died aged 91, saved the lives of many Victorians in his early work establishing breathalysers in an Australian first.

Volunteering is changing as emergency agencies notice a decline in committed volunteers, but a rise in spontaneous, event-driven volunteering.

The NSW Attorney-General calls on the Director of Public Prosecutions to explain the handling of the Lynette Daley manslaughter saga, which took years to go to trial after the DPP initially decided not to prosecute.

The menu at Ms Connell's new shop

A personal tragedy leads to a Tasmanian woman opening an exotic burger shop.

Rachel Connell in her takeaway shop

Rachel Connell in front of her shop in Spreyton

The adrenalin was high for Australia's first Women's Adventure Summit in regional New South Wales

Shopping centre Santas and children's photographers will be required to have a Blue Card under proposed reforms to child safety laws in Queensland.

Curious Sydney invites you to get involved in the stories you'd like an ABC reporter to cover by voting on what question we should investigate.

Local riders will share the track with Australia's best with the BMX National Series coming to Tasmania for the first time in 2018.

During the preparation to baptise her second child, Sarah Betts knew things would get awkward when the priest asked about her own religion.

The Government's same-sex marriage survey is safe. With the ABS to begin mailing out forms next Tuesday, the survey should soon be heading to a letterbox near you.

A schoolboy passionate about thanking veterans is given a special day in honour of his work.

A Ballarat hospital has apologised after an employee told the wrong family that a member had died and corrected the mistake two days later.

A family is planning to take legal action after a Ballarat hospital mistakenly told them their father had died and corrected the mistake two days later.