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A 25-year-old man dies in a house fire in Melbourne's east, despite fire crews' efforts to save him, as two other people manage to escape the blaze.

Thrilling rides, zany decorations, and a discombobulating mix of colour and noise, and all set aloft one of Australia's largest and most expensive shopping centres. But whatever happened to the Myer store's Dazzeland?

A "kick in the guts" is giving the Australian women's cricket team added motivation for this summer's Ashes series, with Beth Mooney and Jess Jonassen saying they're super keen to claw back the advantage.

To be an elite athlete you need to train and have a good diet, and that is no different for a bucking bull preparing for its next rodeo.

The Holden production line in northern Adelaide will shut down for the last time today, ending 69 years of Australian-made car manufacturing.

Victorian MPs have sat through the night in Parliament in a heated debate over the Government's assisted dying legislation which is still continuing this morning.

With the southern Great Barrier Reef on its doorstep and Brisbane just an hour's flight away, Queensland's Bundaberg region is seeing a boom in interest from house hunters looking to make a change.

CSIRO scientists say a mobile gold processing plant would reduce costs for junior miners and could create a modern gold rush.

When Annika McCaffrey was caught up in family violence, the people she turned to reported her complaint to her family. Now, she's working to improve things for others.

Queensland commercial fishermen are set to be affected by some major changes, with GPS trackers to be fitted to all boats.

When it comes to winning, no one does it quite like rugby union giants the New Zealand All Blacks. So what's Australia to do?

As Holden prepares to close its doors in Adelaide's north forever, historians remember how the introduction of car manufacturing in Australia changed the country's landscape forever.

A new play addressing the joys and hardships of life in the medical profession aims to highlight the "humiliating" culture of bullying and sexism in the health profession.

The AFL cannot justify the confusion over transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey's bid to play in the AFLW which left her open to hatred and riducule, writes Richard Hinds.

The WA Government offers a $250,000 reward for information to solve the mysterious death of Perth man Raymond Kehlet, whose body was found in an abandoned mine shaft, as well as the disappearance of his wife Jennie.

One of Queensland Rail's troubled new trains comes off the rails at Ipswich, west of Brisbane. It's the latest in a string of problems for the Next Generation Rollingstock, which was initially supposed to be in service last year.

As Holden workers shared their stories with the ABC ahead of Friday's official closure, images of what appears to be the final car produced at Elizabeth appeared on social media.

Fadi Ibrahim avoids a return to prison after a magistrate rules his wife and business partner are acceptable people to provide $2.2 million to secure his bail.

As the Greens call for an overhaul on legislation preventing the ACT from legalising euthanasia, one woman speaks out about the guilt she feels every day after being unable to fulfil her dying mother's last wishes.

Arguably the player of his generation, Gary Ablett has thrilled crowds for 16 seasonsnow his career has come full circle, allowing him to return to Kardinia Park and the Cats.

The rescue operation to find six fishermen missing off central Queensland for three days becomes a recovery mission to find their sunken trawler.

An inquiry into WA pathology service PathWest finds 11 administrative errors in six criminal cases, although the Government is confident none of them have led to wrongful convictions for serious crimes.

A popular sculpture of a serpent in the small town of Lochiel in South Australia's mid north is decapitated by vandals, prompting shock and outrage in the community.

The man accused of murdering WA teenager Hayley Dodd was "not particularly eager" to call police when a friend told him 18 years ago the girl had disappeared in the area he lived, a Perth court is told

A Morwell family recalls their teenage daughter's last days in pain, as the Victorian Parliament considers assisted dying legislation.

Organisers of the Masters Games in Tasmania expect the competition to inject more than $12m into the economy.

Rising Australian soccer star Bul Juach learnt to play soccer in African refugee camps with a ball made of scrunched up paper.

Unions and community members say the 50th anniversary of National Parks in NSW has been overshadowed by a planned restructure.

Police in Tasmania suspend the search for missing Launceston teacher Bruce Fairfax today, who has been missing since Saturday without medication for Parkinson's disease.

The man accused of threatening former NSW deputy premier Troy Grant over the greyhound racing ban is cleared of a harassment charge.

The Iranian man, who was sentenced to jail, "acted out of desperation" in assisting people smugglers in Indonesia so he could safely get to Australia, a Sydney judge says.

Almost a million tonnes of toxic, contaminated soil transported from the construction site of Perth's new airport link is being stockpiled in Forrestfield until the Government works out what to do with it.

The law that has prevented liquor giant Dan Murphy's from opening a store in the Northern Territory is set to be lifted and a floor price for alcohol is likely to be introduced, following the release of the Riley Review into the Territory's alcohol policies.

The man who is thought to be the sole survivor of a trawler capsize off the central Queensland coast has an emotional reunion with his wife in Gladstone as specialist teams continue to search for his six missing crewmates.

Business counting on big spenders at Masters Games in north-west Tasmania

The rescue operation to find six fishermen missing off central Queensland for three days becomes a recovery mission to find their sunken trawler.

Sculptures made with human blood, silicon skin and frighteningly realistic glass eyes go on display at the National Gallery of Australia as part of an exhibition challenging audiences to look deeper than skin.

Battery storage for renewable energy may be too expensive under the Federal Government's new energy policy, the industry says.

A report into Western Australia's state-run pathology service finds 11 anomalous results in six of the criminal cases it examined.

South Australia's unemployment rate settles below 6 per cent for the first time in four years, a day ahead of the loss of nearly 1,000 Holden jobs in Adelaide's north.

Geelong man Richard Vincec is sentenced to eight years' jail for killing a 22-year-old man with a single punch after leaving a popular bar in Melbourne's CBD.

Export figures show strong growth in the volume and value of Australian wine exports, with the lucrative Chinese market growing more than 40 per cent in value within 12 months.

A man who allegedly led police on a chase in a stolen truck loaded with baby formula appears in court.

Speedster Charlie Cameron gets his wish to join Brisbane as the Crows finally secure Carlton's Bryce Gibbs to shore up the midfield.

A humpback whale carcass buried at Wurtulla Beach on the Sunshine Coast is to be exhumed after residents raise safety concerns.

Parts of your car may one day be printed in Darwin, with a world-first 3D printer pumping out bespoke metal parts in a matter of minutes.

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

How Alex Cowan overcame feeling like a 'deer in headlights' and learned to live with his stutter.

Federal pressure is mounting for a parliamentary inquiry into Melbourne's Crown Casino, which has been accused of deliberately tampering with poker machines.

Australian sculptor David Ball takes out this year's $60,000 Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi, with his large steel structure Orb.