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There could be a ''bonanza of hidden diamonds'' in the Kimberley waiting to be extracted and sold on the world's diamond markets.

Living with her husband and two children, Kirsten Davey fits the profile of the "typical" Canberran, according to the 2016 Census.

A Queensland grazier suspects his heifer was slaughtered for its meat, and was likely heaving in calf when it was killed.

Are you frustrated with the lack of dresses and skirts with pockets? As with many things, it turns out history is partly to blame.

The rollout of coding across the Australian curriculum has been haphazard, so parents are paying big money for private classes. Now there are warnings of a digital class divide.

Huge celebrations took place when the first sod was turned in 1923, so why was the Ballina railway decommissioned after just 18 years in service?

Are you on the list joining thousands of runners on the Australian leg of the Queen's Baton Relay?

Are you on the list joining thousands of bearers on the Australian leg of the Queen's Baton Relay?

Thousands of Australians have been chosen to carry the Queen's baton for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Debra Kelliher, who once headed up one of the nation's most prestigious girls' schools, is taking her former employer and two teachers to court over allegedly defamatory emails.

In some sections of the road, the Queensland Government predicts there will be a "significant road safety risk" for motorists. The plan also warns of expected congestion along virtually the entire Gold Coast strip of the motorway.

Darryl Kerrigan famously asked in The Castle "how's the serenity?" Residents of a quiet Tasmanian community say it's now non-existent thanks to flight paths changes at Hobart Airport.

Logan councillors question why Mayor Luke Smith chooses to declare a conflict of interest relating to a developer campaign donor when he has not previously done so in similar council debates.

The major hospital reforms were meant to get SA's burgeoning health budget under control and make the system more efficient, but have actually cost money instead.

The South Australian Opposition will start a royalties for regions fund if elected, despite voting against a similar scheme four years ago.

The family of a Canberra man who took his own life in August honour his memory and love of space exploration by fundraising to send his ashes on a two-year journey around Earth.

Prawns scattered over a basement car park, buckets spilled in lifts and a foyer window shattered are just some of the drawbacks to living above shops and restaurants, one Canberra apartment owner says.

A lack of access to health care, geographical isolation, and lower incomes mean rural people are more likely to die from heart diseases, a report released today shows.

It may not be the race that stops the nation, but the Caulfield Cup has produced some epic drama. Look back at some of the classic editions of the Cup.

Tracy Ellis has a black belt and a string of trophies, but they are not the karate achievements of which she's most proud.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenage boy after an incident at a Newcastle pool on Tuesday afternoon.

A woman was walking along Adelaide's War Memorial Drive, when she was grabbed by the arms by two unknown men dressed in business suits, who forced her to the ground, police say.

Police charge a 64-year-old woman with the attempted murder of her four-month-old grandson, who was found with multiple facial injuries in Brisbane's west this morning.

One of two women accused of murdering an autistic teenager admitted to police she was "groomed" by a would-be "leader of a murder cult" to "deliver" him to their home, so she could kill him, a Perth court has heard.

Glenorchy Mayor Kristine Johnston wants a police investigation after a scathing auditor-general's report finds a lack of transparency and governance at the council.

Police searching for Launceston teacher Bruce Fairfax say time is against them as he spends a fourth night in the bush without medication needed for Parkinson's disease.

Former number one draft pick, Melbourne's Jack Watts joins Port Adelaide after nominating the Power as his desired destination at this year's AFL trade period.

The 34-year-old falsified invoices and financial reports to cover 609 transactions which he made from school accounts to fund a gambling and drug addiction.

A five-month trial of a mental health app to assist companies develop workplace wellbeing programs shows some unexpected results for FIFO workers.

Outpatient radiology services at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will not be outsourced as was previously planned, following a backlash from health workers.

If there had been cameras installed in police vans as previously recommended, the death of Dale Walkinshaw may have been prevented, the coroner says.

Veterans from Australian Navy helicopter crews who flew with American Army combat units in the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and 1970s meet in Nowra, NSW.

A man accused of stabbing his father 16 times had almost no trace of the victim's blood on his body or clothes, the Supreme Court is told.

A play based on one of Tasmania's most divisive criminal cases is set to open just a week before a long-awaited "last chance" appeal begins in court.

Darwin-raised choreographer Matt Cornell has performed around the world, but his latest stage is the smartphone in your hand.

Maningrida fishermen and Northern Territory seafood industry bodies fail to reach a compromise over an ongoing dispute over fishing rights in remote Arnhem Land.

A Canberra man accused of kicking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, choking her, and threatening to kill her if she went to police is arrested and refused bail.

Canberra's Indian community has surged in the past 25 years, bringing valued skills and Bollywood vibes to the capital.

They've been found in trees, on roofs and in the Yarra Rivernow, dockless bike-share operator oBike faces strict new rules in a bid to counter bike dumping.

The remains of a whale buried on a Sunshine Coast beach appear to be bubbling to the surface just days after the carcass was buried in sand dunes.

Police are questioning the grandmother of a four-month-old boy who was rushed to hospital with critical facial injuries, after the child's mother allegedly found her standing near his cot with a large knife nearby while he cried in pain.

The widow of a police officer who took his own life on the NSW far north coast says she is disappointed by the inquest findings into his death, and believes there is a still a broad problem with suicide in the force.

Bad weather is hampering the efforts of helicopters and boats searching waters off Seventeen Seventy, after the sea cucumber fishing trawler Dianne sinks leaving six crew missing, with one man found alive found clinging to its upturned hull.

An 18-year-old who allegedly went onto the grounds of a Hobart high school and stabbed a 15-year-old boy is granted bail.

Is Australia undervaluing its most valuable natural asset by only charging $6.50 a day to visit the Great Barrier Reef? And would it help if tourists were asked to pay more?

Gungahlin is one of Australia's fastest-growing regions, but a leading planning expert says a "disastrous" lack of suitable infrastructure has left the burgeoning town centre feeling the squeeze.

Farmers' peak body says early details of the Government's new energy plan, the National Energy Guarantee, addresses its key concerned about soaring power bills.

The Lady Franklin Gallery in Lenah Valley

Lucy Murfet

Long before MONA, Lady Jane Franklin had a vision of Hobart as a cultural hub, centred around her own museum built in the Greek revival style.