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Money from a private water fund is being used to replenish private wetlands in northern Victoriaa state first for a coordinated effort usually undertaken by governments on public land.

About 35 per cent of veterans who leave the Defence Force are jobless, and those without formal qualifications find it the hardest to transition to the civilian workplace.

Unions and industry groups will head to the Federal Court today for a hearing on the Fair Work Commission's decision to cut Sunday pay rates.

A bureaucratic bungle in South Australia that prevents recorded evidence from suspected child abuse victims and other vulnerable witnesses being tendered in court may be affecting more than 35 criminal cases.

Northern Australia is one of the few places in the world without malaria, but how did it get eradicated, and why hasn't it come back?

Decades on the reef have left their mark on Lefty, a veteran cray fisherman in far north Queensland, who works at sea for up to nine months of the year.

An extraordinary audio recording has emerged which lifts the lid on the way the Seven Network treated a young woman who made a sexual harassment complaint against an older male colleague, only to be dismissed from work soon after.

Richmond champion Dustin Martin takes out the 2017 Brownlow Medal with 36 votes, following an explosive season for this year's AFL grand final contenders.

It loomed as a two-horse race that was in effect a one-horse race.

The Brownlow red carpet carries a Mean Girls mystique but in 2017 the similarities to the cult movie were scary.

Do Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal share the greatest rivalry in tennis history? Their 13-year drama has thrown up ebbs and flows, masterpieces and blow-outs. But not until last weekend have the two dominant figures of 21st-Century tennis found themselves playing on the same side.

Another NRL season is finally over, with the grand final about to crown the best rugby league team in Australia.

Dustin Martin is crowned the 2017 Brownlow Medallist, with a record tally of 36 votes. Relive all of the evening's proceedings as they happened from our live blog.

More than half the nation's ATMs will not be included in the major banks' blitz on cash machine fees, re-igniting calls for stronger action to ban or curb the charges.

An expert witness testifying in a landmark lawsuit against poker machines "copied and pasted" parts of his evidence from unattributed sources, including Wikipedia.

Dustin Martin is crowned the 2017 Brownlow Medallist, with a record tally of 36 votes. Follow all of the evening's proceedings in our live blog.

Kasey Edwards can't spell, but that hasn't stopped her pumping out five books while writing a weekly column.

All the votes as they happen on footy's night-of-nights, with Dustin Martin the favourite and a host of other big names led by Patrick Dangerfield ineligable due to suspension.

The running tally to win the prestigious AFL individual award in 2017.

The man who shaped as the fall guy for a Matt Scott miracle admitted he would be reluctant to give up a grand final winner's ring if the Cowboys stun the Storm.

John Asiata has a newborn baby just three weeks old - and can't change her nappy. The Cowboys chief executive has been enlisted to take his boots off. But try telling the NRL's most versatile player a broken hand will stop a second grand final appearance in three years.

This is supposed to be the era of Trump and Brexit, Le Pen and Hanson but pro-incumbent electorates have delivered continuity and stability.

More than a hundred NFL players have defied US President Donald Trump and taken a knee during the national anthem in protest of racial equality. Reckon sport and politics don't mix? When hasn't it?

Smith, Cronk and Slater won't be around forever, which is why coach Craig Bellamy had a plan for their leaving three years ago.

John Birmingham has given this some thought and come up with the only reasons you'll ever need to deny people equal rights.

An investigation has been launched into an air-traffic control outage at Sydney Airport that caused major disruptions for thousands of passengers after more than 340 flights were delayed or cancelled.

Acting Premier Curtis Pitt says we should take a "cold shower" on election speculation, pointing to election promises that are yet to be delivered.

Jury members already have what would usually be the key question answered for them.

A vessel berthed at Queensland Alumina Limited's wharf in Gladstone is believed to have spilled several tonnes of caustic soda, Queensland's Environment Department says initial reports show.

Nambia? Zambia? Namibia? I think Trump was referring to Narnia.

Seventeen 17 ISIS militants were killedwhen unmanned aircraft targeted a desert camp about 240 kms south-east of Sirte in Libya.

Trump has opened a volatile new front – against what had been a slow-burn, social justice protest by black sportsmen.

With Brownlow veterans Rebecca Judd, Nadia Bartel and Emma Hawkins now retired and missing from the fray, it was up to emerging fashion icons to bring pizazz and couture to a sea of Peter Jackson suits

Casual racism and religious bigotry is commonplace even in urban hubs such as Yangon.

Telephone warnings have been made to residents instructing them to take shelter.

A train carriage was scrawled with obscene graffiti and rocks were thrown into a home flying rainbow flags.

The Opposition Leader is being urged to meet a terminally ill advocate for the laws.

Jailed former union boss John Maitland has escaped a third trial on corruption charges after a District Court judge found the latest prosecution would be "oppressive and an abuse of process".

Major manufacturers are warning the gas shortage is crippling the industry and have called for urgent action to divert gas to the domestic market.

Exporters have shipped a lot of extra gas overseasin addition to the gas they were contractually obliged to export.

Mick Byrne says Bernard Foley's return to form with the boot came about because he trusted his rhythm and didn't dwell on a bad night in Dunedin.

The milestone announcement was made 50 years after Australia entered the space race.

Doctors are ordering too many unnecessary X-rays for children with breathing problems or tummy aches, medical experts say.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would dissolve parliament's lower house on Thursday for a snap election, as he seeks a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis".

Beijing: Chinese police who want to question suspects in Australia will need to obey a new set of formal rules which include having an Australian Federal Police officer present for any interaction.

Australian Ballet artistic director David McAllister honours his predecessors in a season featuring a deep dive into the works of Graeme Murphy.

The federal government has announced the creation of a National Space Agency.

Dustin Martin is the red hot favourite to take home the 2017 Brownlow Medal, with the AFL's best and brightest converged for the ceremony. Follow all of the evening's proceedings in our live blog.

The simple everyday task that changed the life of Renee Marsicano

Maria Fiatarone Singh's voice is racked with dismay as she recalls a patient she visited in a nursing home recently.