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Shooting from high in the sky, former UN photographer Martine Perret has captured a view of Australia that very few people get to see.

South-east Queensland residents are jolted awake by lightning and deafening thunder as severe storms hit parts of the region, with the Dayboro area, north of Brisbane, recording large hail, strong winds and some flooding.

Growing up in Canberra, Jacquie Walton heard rumours of eerie items lurking beneath Lake Burley Griffin. We have put those rumours to the test.

At her lowest points, Melinda Burke would stop eating and slash herself with a key. She says the creation of a $10 million centre for people with borderline personality disorder in SA will help.

After seven years and multiple appeals, high-profile Tasmanian Susan Neill-Fraser will today launch a final bid to have her conviction for murdering her partner, radiation physicist Bob Chappell, overturned.

Made of beer cans, glass, old tyres and mudbrick, Victoria's first "radically sustainable Earthship" is built to withstand a raging bushfire.

The tourists have resurrected their Ashes campaign thanks to a small amount of good fortune and a large helping of good management in the third ODI.

Elisha Rose was barely a teenager when her fathers mugshot flashed up up on the TV newshe'd murdered five people. Fast forward 20 years and Elisha is determined to atone for her father's crimes. This is her story.

The threat posed by a pest fish in a major far north Queensland river is compared with the march of the cane toad into the Northern Territory.

A drowning in the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga last year prompts a call for more to be done to alert swimmers of the safety risks.

From Cannington to chooks, the Cordner family say they have no regrets about their chicken farm treechange.

From Cannington to chooks, the Cordner family say they have no regrets about their chicken farm treechange.

Sunday proves to be a day of A-League score draws as the Mariners hold Victory to a 1-1 draw after the Jets and Wanderers battle it out for the same scoreline.

A man dies in the Northern Territory town of Jabiru after being run over by a car while lying on the road.

England arrives in Perth to prepare for the upcoming Ashes series with captain Joe Root still in the dark as to whether star all-rounder Ben Stokes will play at all this summer.

England clinches its first win of the Women's Ashes series, beating Australia in Coffs Harbour by 20 runs in the third ODI.

An anti-Adani protester disrupts the Queensland Premier's formal announcement of a state election on November 25, as LNP Leader Tim Nicholls again rules out forming a coalition with One Nation.

A man dies in the Northern Territory town of Jabiru after being run over by a car while lying on the road.

Australians are being urged to boycott some of their favourite ice creams after a breakdown in negotiations between Streets workers and the company's owner Unilever.

Australia's only immigrant governor-general Sir Ninian Stephen, who served from 1982 to 1989 and went on to head peace talks in Northern Ireland and help negotiate a political impasse in Bangladesh, dies in Melbourne aged 94.

Western Australia's rodeo community bands together to save one of the most popular events on its calendar, after the organiser lost his wife to leukemia and could not continue alone.

Grass fires ignite across South Australia after much of the state is issued with a severe weather warning as gale-force winds lash parts of the state.

Jobs and the environment seem to be at the tops of minds of Queensland voters as they react to news Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called an early election for November 25.

Streets ice cream workers Michelle Parkin, Lance Wilson and Troy Gardiner are part of the union calls for a boycott of the company.

Streets ice cream worker Troy Gardiner with his wife Kathleen and kids Lilian and Stanley.

Unilever Australia general manager of ice cream Anthony Toovey says the Minto factory lacks the flexibility needed for a seasonal business

The art deco Paragon Theatre reopens exactly 84 years after it first Mae West featurerenovated and ready for hire.

Australian rookie Ben Simmons scores 23 points, the most of his brief NBA career, as Philadelphia 76ers beat Dallas Mavericks 112-110 for their second win of the season.

Queenslanders are off to the polls on November 25. Campaigning is already underway, just hours after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk visited Government House to ask the acting Governor to dissolve Parliament.

Up to $41.5 million for mental health and disability services is negotiated from the South Australian Government in return for the Dignity Party's support for its controversial bank tax.

Second-placed Newcastle faces off against fellow unbeaten side Western Sydney before the Mariners play the Melbourne Victory. Follow all the A-League action in our live ScoreCentre.

"Super-cooled clouds" will be the focus of research on the Aurora Australis on its first trip south for the coming Antarctic summer.

A fire is burning out of control at Worlds End in South Australia's Mid-North as strong winds continue to lash South Australia, producing gusts of up to 100 kilometres per hour.

A former WA MP loads up his ute for the drive across the Nullarbor to challenge Barnaby Joyce for the seat of New England in the December by-election, and says he accepts some people might view him as a "blow-in".

A severe weather warning is issued for Adelaide and much of the state with damaging winds already lashing the mainland.

Jamie Lee is part of an increase in first homebuyers entering the NSW market following changes to stamp duty.

Two men are remanded in custody after being charged with murder a week on from the discovery of a man's body in a shallow grave south-east of Melbourne.

Stamp duty concessions have given the housing market a bump, despite figures showing mixed results for affordability.

A high-technology warning system involving lasers will be installed to prevent truck drivers from hitting the notorious Napier St bridge in Footscray, which has been hit more than 70 times in the past 12 years.

The secret is outQueenslanders are off to the polls on November 25. Follow our live blog for rolling updates as the election campaign kicks off.

Winx showed her fighting spirit in winning her third straight Cox Plate, a quality that only cements her status as a true champion in the eyes of her connections.

A man has dies in the Northern Territory town of Jabiru in what police believe is a hit-and-run crash.

Mining emergency teams are tested on their rope rescue, firefighting and search and rescue skills, in places where they are the first responders.

Two men are charged with murder a week after the discovery of a man's body in a shallow grave south-east of Melbourne.

US President Donald Trump says he will release all documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F Kennedy, except those with the names and addresses of people who are still alive.

Already halfway to securing the Women's Ashes title, can Australia make its advantage count against England in Coffs Harbour in the third ODI? Follow all the action in our live ScoreCentre.

A severe weather warning is issued for Adelaide and the state's south to south-east with damaging winds expected to lash the mainland this morning.

It's cost every WA household $1500, but many experts say it won't bring an economic boost to the state. So is Perth's new "world class" stadium going to deliver bang for the buck, writes Jacob Kagi.

Hot, windy conditions have put firefighters on alert across Victoria's north-west, but a late cool change could see snow fall elsewhere in the state during a weekend of wild weather.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will visit Government House on Sunday, meaning Queenslanders will head to the polls next month.