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A group of children walking home from primary school is allegedly chased by a man driving a ute at high speed, 14 months after the death of of Kalgoorlie teen Elijah Doughty who was struck and killed by a man who chased him in a ute.

AFLW players will be collectively paid $500,000 more next season under a new deal designed to more accurately reflect the hours they put into their careers.

An appeal by the Australian Rules' governing body in the Northern Territory against a controversial tribunal decision that could have seen player Aisake O'hAilpin rubbed out of the game for life over a headbutting charge is dismissed.

The Greens promise to gazette four new public holidays, including days off for the third State of Origin match and International Women's Day, as they seek to win at least one seat in the Queensland Parliament.

A regional business community is banding together to retrain, upskill and makeover mature-age women in a new program that could be rolled out elsewhere in the country.

Men in Sydney and Adelaide are under arrest in connection with an alleged plot to smuggle more than $50 million worth of ice from Mexico to Australia.

Cassandra Steeth's family were the original makers of the Melbourne Cup. Now they can't believe how much it's changed.

South Australians are sometimes told they sound a bit posh, or a little more British than other Aussies. The ABC investigates why they have a different accent to the rest of the country.

A teacher at Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar in Melbourne's north-east is suspended as police investigate allegations of sexual assault at a different school in the 1980s.

Once a lifeline to many living along the river highway in its heyday, the PS Marion is one of the few original river vessels still steaming today, with historic memories soaked into its hull.

Once a lifeline to many living along the river highway in its heyday, the PS Marion is one of the few original river vessels still steaming today, with historic memories soaked into its hull.

Haven't been paying super close attention to the Queensland election? We'll catch you up on the things you need to know from the first week of the campaign.

Forensics students from around Australia hunt for clues in a 139-year-old double-murder cold case.

A new bridge to Bribie Island, a bigger police presence and even Pauline Hanson. These are just some of the things the people living in Queensland's most marginal seat, just north of Brisbane, want out of this state election.

Pharmacists see an increase in the number of people wanting to buy products containing codeine, as the change to access draws closer.

CB radios, made fashionable in the 1970s by Breaker Breaker and Smoky and the Bandit, are experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to nostalgic baby boomers.

Five top-performing HSC students from 2016 share their tips and provide some perspective for this year's school leavers about stress, exams and what life's like in the "real world".

The US Justice Department has gathered enough evidence to charge six members of the Russian government in the hacking of Democratic National Committee.

Confidential NSW Government documents reveal between 60 and 90 houses will need to be razed to build Sydney's F6 toll road, which will link the inner-west and Royal National Park and cost of $9 billion.

More than twice as many Americans approve as disapprove of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, a poll shows.

At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Jonathan Scheiman was attempting to recruit athletes to hand over their fecal matter for him to study. 

One was a mother of two young sons, aged just 3 months and three years. Another was a smart, kind 23-year-old New Yorker who biked all over Manhattan and was mowed down in New York's worst terrorist attack since 9/11.

Bank of England policy makers raised interest rates for the first time in a decade, yet showed concern for Britain's Brexit-dented economy by indicating that another increase isn't imminent.

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Sam Clovis, a top adviser to President Donald Trump during his election campaign, on Thursday withdrew his candidacy for a senior administration post.

Police in Colorado have captured a man who they say calmly walked into a suburban Denver Walmart and fatally shot three people before driving away on Thursday.

Unhappy at a report that described him as "angry at everybody," Donald Trump picked up the phone to the New York Times on Wednesday.

One of Malcolm Turnbull's most senior ministers is reportedly trying to clarify whether he's a Hungarian citizen by descent.

The Papua New Guinean defence force is poised to evict hundreds of refugees refusing to leave an Australian detention camp, a senior military official said.

It's hard to know what's more impressive, $2 million worth of diamonds and luxury watches, under 24-hour guard between now and Stakes Day, or a 59-foot yacht, built inside a marquee.

The number of countries in which greenhouse gases has peaked continues to rise, representing a "critical turning point" in the task of curbing climate change, according to a report by the World Resources Institute.

Nearly 90 per cent of couples at risk of having babies with devastating genetic conditions have no family history of the disorders

James MacPherson and his neighbours in Alphington have no idea how many times they've been woken in the middle of the night over the past seven months,.

Gambling identity Steve Fletcher and two former police officers have been charged with a string of fraud offences over Mr Fletcher's use of police officers' betting accounts to hide his gambling activities.

Wage growth is unlikely to pick up from record lows without a lift in productivity, some of the country's most senior businessmen warned amid a fresh round of corporate job-shedding.

Fairfax Media has been told Stephen Parry was advised not to go public and refer himself to the High Court about his citizenship issues.

CCTV shows masked men storm home of bikie associate Kemel Barakat moments before he was shot dead.

Melbourne United have reignited their NBL season with a decisive 87-65 win over Cairns at Hisense Arena.

The date would also allow for the World Club Series to be held next year, as Hull are taking on St George Illawarra and Wigan meet South Sydney the next day at ANZ Stadium.

Donald Trump is set to name his pick to head the Federal Reserve and the President will be counting on him to keep the US economy growing as the Republicans prepare to announce tax cuts.

A punter accused of the brutal killing of Sydney bookmaker Charles Skarratt in 1989 is the son of a reformed gambler who devoted half his life to helping others combat their addiction.

Projects from around Australian were recognised at the 2017 National Architecture Awards, held on Thursday night.

Australian shares eased to end the session in the red, as losses from the banking sector offset more gains from miners and energy companies.

Train fares should be frozen for the next two years after confirmation SEQ trains had 10 million fewer passengers now than in 2008/09, sayskey lobby group.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her campaign will be like climbing Mt Everest again, but for a different reason.

Property owners could face more frequent rate rises and land tax increases under state government changes to the way property is valued.

The developer who smashed down the protected heritage facade of a 1912 building in Potts Point has been fined $6000 by the City of Sydney Council as well as being ordered to rebuild the wall.

Shane Rattenbury says he won't bring down a chief minister "in response to a political attack".

Germany, the Western nation most welcoming to refugees in the recent crisis, now needs to control immigration more tightly to contain far-right extremism, according to its head of state.

A 10-month-old baby boy and his father have gone missing in Melbourne.