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Louise Lovely was a star of Hollywood who tried to kickstart the Australian film industry, but few people will recognise her name.

The Wallabies fail to get their Rugby Championship tilt back on track against the Springboks, with their Test in Perth ending in a 23-23 draw.

The Melbourne Storm were so far ahead of the pack at the end of the regular season that the finals seemed almost pointless, but the veneer of invincibility has been stripped away by Parramatta.

The Wallabies look to recover after two Bledisloe Cup losses, taking on South Africa in the Springboks' home away from home in Perth. Follow the action in our live Rugby Championship ScoreCentre.

A woman says she was "devastated" after a Queensland police officer allegedly disclosed her residential details to a man accused of raping, torturing and beating her.

Banning the burka could damage Australia's trade relations with Islamic countries, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce warns, as Nationals MP George Christensen gears up to debate banning the Islamic garb in Parliament buildings and Government offices.

WA faces another tough bushfire season, as well as a fight over funding for rural fire services.

Foreign ship builders are being told they do not need to partner with local companies to bid for projects under the Australian Government's $90 billion naval shipbuilding plan.

Mr Gunner was referred to police over a suggested link between political donations from the AHA and the Labor Government's new policy limiting the floor size of bottle shops.

In the NT to give a boost to the ailing Country Liberals, the Prime Minister attacked Labor over its energy policy and told Chief Minister Michael Gunner to "pull the trigger" and get on with fracking.

A Christian school distributes letters telling parents to vote 'no' to same-sex marriage as 'yes' supporters rally in Hobart and Adelaide.

The Victorian Government will give emergency funding to more than 100 asylum seekers after a Federal Government welfare crackdown on a group who were transported to Australia for medical treatment.

Foreign ship builders are being told they do not need to partner with local companies to bid for projects under the Australian Government's $90 billion naval shipbuilding plan.

Three people die and one is dragged to safety after a car crashes, flips and is engulfed by flames in Sydney's Darling Harbour.

A growing number of people with disabilities are participating in cricket, prompting South Australian administrators to create a new tailor-made academy.

Messages of sadness and support flood social media following the death of Connie Johnson, who along with Logie award winning brother Samuel raised millions to help in the search for a cancer cure.

Three people die from burns and one man is hospitalised after a car crashes off a bridge and catches fire in Sydney's Darling Harbour.

Larry the Lobster, one of Australia's "big" attractions, has failed to draw a bid at auctionbut its owners remain confident the colossal crustacean, which comes with a roadside restaurant in Kingston in South Australia, won't go unsold for long.

Three people are dead and one man is in hospital after a car crashes off a bridge and catches fire in Sydney's Darling Harbour, prompting the evacuation of a nearby hotel.

Not for the first time in his career, Sydney Roosters star Latrell Mitchell is compared to Greg Inglis after scoring the match-winning try against the Broncos in their NRL qualifying final.

Tech-head prodigy Scott Millar is being compared to a young Steve Jobs after turning a school project into a thriving business.

It had been 5,837 days since Richmond won a final, so the Tigers and their fans can be excused for relishing their victory over Geelong on Friday night.

A stench permeating over some Darwin suburbs sparks an investigation by the Northern Territory's environmental watchdog, with conflicting reasons as to what is causing the offensive odour.

The start of the Energy Security Targeta key plank of the SA Government's $550 million energy planis delayed for a second time.

A man stabbed during a fight at a restaurant at Caroline Springs in Melbourne's west dies, while the attackers flee the scene.

A new rule introduced by Swimming Tasmania will make swimmers who do not hold Australian citizenship ineligible to claim titles or records posted at Tasmanian Championship Events.

High-powered lights will be attached to the guns of all frontline officers, eliminating the need to carry a torch in one hand and gun in another during dangerous sieges.

It's a renovators delightin need of a little love and attention. The head of a charter company is giving away a 1981 disused commuter plane on Gumtree after being told by airport management it needed to go.

Two outer-suburban councils are challenging the future of Victoria's biggest landfill site in an upcoming legal case. The councils claim an expansion approved by the State Government hasn't given enough consideration to the impact on local communities.

Some 6 million people visit the Perth's Kings Park each year, but surprisingly few get off the manicured paths and onto the sandy bush tracks.