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A tourist visiting the world-renowned Litchfield National Park is left with stitches in his finger and eight staples in his leg after "wedging the jaws open" and removing a freshwater crocodile that attacked him while swimming at Wangi Falls.

A West Australian doctor and keen surfer takes to carrying a tourniquet in the water, saying shark numbers are increasing and every surfer should be prepared for an attack.

Doctors' groups call for a crackdown on underqualified surgeons working in day-clinics to curb an increasing number of botched medical procedures.

The death of a young digger five years ago has inspired his sister to give back to the community by helping military veterans to readjust to civilian life.

A record 429,000 Australian bass fingerlings are bred as part of a large NSW fish restocking program.

Thousands of older Australians are plunging into the share economy to make easy extra money, but an expert warns that cash may soon be harder to grab.

Terms such as El Nino, La Nina and ENSO are thrown around a lot in relation to Australian weather, but what do they actually mean for us and the rest of the world?

Right from the beginning, Holden and its cars inspired Australian artists, writers, filmmakers and poets. But the company also played a major role patronising the arts.

Horticulture is ripe for indebted labour akin to slavery, a Parliamentary Inquiry hears, where people are lured to Australia on false pretences and are in debt before they start work.

Loud noises driving you crazy? You don't have to suffer in silence, here's what you need to know if you want to raise your voice over that barking dog, out-of-hours construction work, and hoons.

A small town of just 9,000 in the north-west of NSW has become an epicentre for renewable energy investment, letting landowners like Tim Moses "drought-proof" their income from the massive wind turbines on their property.

When 26-year-old Chloe ran away from her violent partner, she ended up living in her car with a toddler and a newborn baby, and domestic violence campaigners say it is not unusual.

This married couple has the perfect way to decide who will wash the dishes at night.

Man Booker Prize winning author Richard Flanagan is angry and mystified after Perth International Arts Festival organisers invited then disinvited him to a speaking engagement in the city this week.

A Melbourne man says he fired pellets from a water gun at Protective Services Officers patrolling a railway station in Melbourne's south-east early on Wednesday morning because he was angry at the world, according to court documents.

Police arrest and charge two men with murder after a fatal stabbing at a restaurant in Caroline Springs in Melbourne's west last month.

Darwin City Council moves a motion to review security measures at East Point following the death of much-loved pony Pearl.

Sexually explicit images on a Newcastle photographer's computer led officer to more alleged victims of sexual assault, police say.

A woman on trial for the murder of Perth teenager Aaron Pajich was talking about a "fictitious fantasy world" when she messaged her co-accused about a "first kill" not being a long one, but with "some torture", a court hears.

Rain is finally easing in northern and central Queensland after coastal areas north of Hervey Bay copped a battering, cutting the Bruce Highway and leaving several towns stranded.

The wife of a man rescued from a trawler that sank off central Queensland on Monday night says she remains hopeful six men still missing will be found alive.

A man who filmed the "revolting" gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at a Sydney house party will be jailed for at least five years.

The historically significant Beltana Station in the Flinders Ranges sells at auction for $8.4 million, and will remain in local hands after failing to attract Chinese interest.

The Imanpa community clinic was closed last month, but a day after it reopened staff were moved almost 200km away because they "didn't feel safe" amid local family feuding and sorry business.

A Western Australian pastoralist is calling for better regulation of prospecting permits due to large numbers of grey nomads impacting on his properties.

Backpackers working at a blueberry farm north of Coffs Harbour are swapping their outdoor gear for a pair of bathers as part of a new surf awareness program to teach them about ocean safety.

A central Victorian council appoints a new mayor to try to restore stability after a divisive same-sex marriage debate.

A man believed to be in his 50s or 60s is hit and killed by a truck while he is crossing Queen Street in Melbourne's CBD.

A 64-year-old woman who allegedly slashed her grandson across the face and neck with a large knife will be medically assessed after facing a Brisbane court charged with attempted murder.

Farmers say they've lost millions of dollars worth of crops in the second heavy rainfall event in as many weeks.

Major flaws are uncovered in the awarding of a government contract for almost $3 million of work on the controversial redevelopment of Adelaide's Festival Plaza.

There are calls for Australia to take advantage of the plug-in car revolution as Holden closes its last manufacturing plant.

Fishing groups believe a shark found with its fins illegally chopped off in Darwin is not an isolated incident.

Tas Asia Dairy says it wants to buy the Edith Creek milk plant in Tasmania's north-west and provide local jobs, but only if Murray Goulburn does not strip the business of its assets.

Two serious complaints against NT Police in relation to the treatment of child detainees are upheld by the Ombudsman, with officers urged to remember they're dealing with childrenand act accordingly.

Former staff have made a range of claims about Crown Casino, which have been tabled in Parliament and will be investigated by regulators. Here's what's been alleged.

Lloyd McDermott was the first Indigenous person to represent Australia in rugby union, but says there would be more like him if not for rugby league's intervention.

At the Pacific Highway bypass looms closer, Macksville residents are working to gentrify the town and bring back the swinging 60s.

A 35-year-old Nimbin man found guilty of sexual assault at a public beach in July 2016 will be out of prison in less than two years.

Family members of trawler skipper Ben Leahy, feared dead along with five other men after the vessel sank off central Queensland, says if there had been a way to escape the sinking boat, he and his crew had the experience to do so.

Former Greens leader Bob Brown wins a High Court legal challenge to Tasmania's anti-protest laws after his arrest at a logging protest last year.

A Northern Territory artist whose work will be celebrated on a new stamp says he hopes it will inspire other Australians to learn about his culture.

A Tasmanian council is to be sacked a day after a damning report into its dealings with a company chaired by former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett and following years of infighting.

Gaming authorities vow to investigate explosive claims tabled in Parliament that Melbourne's casino altered pokies to get around regulations and reduce returns to players, which Crown denies.

An Australian bird is breeding more than first thought - but researchers are no closer to understanding how it reads the weather from thousands of kilometres away.

A man is shot in the groin and shoulder and two cars are set on fire in Canberra's south in what police believe is a bikie-related incident.

One of Australia's most senior counter-terrorism officers warns the Islamic State group will be a threat for years to come, even after its defeat in Syria and Iraq.

A young Queensland woman who fatally stabbed her 81-year-old grandfather in Adelaide's north tells the Supreme Court she was motivated by the popular TV series, which focuses on humankind's capacity for evil.

A friendly competition run by the Water Industry Operators Association narrows down the best-tasting tap water in the country.

Queensland's big wet shows no signs of easing, with coastal areas north of Hervey Bay forecast to cop a battering again, cutting the Bruce Highway and increasing the risk houses will be inundated.