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In scenes reminiscent of the classic Australian movie The Castle, a man living in a caravan on land he owns in outback WA is facing eviction by the local council.
The Shire of Menzies is fining 58-year-old Roland Gopel $50 a day for camping illegally on the outskirts of the northern Goldfields town, where he has lived since May 2015.Just like Michael Caton's character Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle, he has told them they are "dreaming" if they think he will pay the fines.

In scenes reminiscent of the classic Australian movie The Castle, a man living in a caravan on land he owns in outback WA is facing eviction by the local council.
The Shire of Menzies is fining 58-year-old Roland Gopel $50 a day for camping illegally on the outskirts of the northern Goldfields town, where he has lived since May 2015.Just like Michael Caton's character Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle, he has told them they are "dreaming" if they think he will pay the fines.

In scenes reminiscent of the classic Australian movie The Castle, a man living in a caravan on land he owns in outback WA is facing eviction by the local council.
The Shire of Menzies is fining 58-year-old Roland Gopel $50 a day for camping illegally on the outskirts of the northern Goldfields town, where he has lived since May 2015.Just like Michael Caton's character Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle, he has told them they are "dreaming" if they think he will pay the fines.

Award-winning artist Robert Fielding has been painting, illuminating, and photographing abandoned cars in the Central Australian desert in a bid to reclaim their former lives and reconnect them to elders in remote communities.

Researchers at the ANU develop an interactive online game to teach students the science about climate change and help them process the complex issues.

A Melbourne businessman has tens of thousands of dollars of traffic fines waived after convincing authorities he was the victim of alleged tax evasion mastermind Philip Whiteman (pictured).

As advertising ramps up for the state election, social media is arming politicians of all persuasions with loads of data on how best to target you to make that messaging more effective.

A 27-year-old woman and an eight-year-old boy die near their vehicle on the M1 outside of Newcastle when they are hit by a passing truck.

Victorian police urge people to keep an eye out for a damaged, dark-coloured BMW that hit a 13-year-old girl riding her bicycle in Melbourne's north before driving off, leaving her in a critical condition.

A chatbot designed to support people affected by family and sexual violence is developed by a Melbourne-based social enterprise.

Chippie Callum White is not surprised Canberra tradespeople seriously injure themselves at higher rates than those in other jurisdictions, but workers from several other vocations in the ACT are also seeing this trend.

There's something about an ad break that has us fumbling for the remote.

The Mackay remote control car racing club was denied cyclone recovery funding because it was not considered a 'sport' by the Queensland Government.

Farmers, gardeners and householders unite to stop good food going to waste.

Though permanently compared to the highs of the NBA and its own 1990s glory days, the NBL is on the upand Ben Simmons could be the catalyst for an even bigger change, writes Richard Hinds.

The number of Liberal-held seats in Tasmania's Upper House is reduced to just one with Labor's Jo Siejka named the winner of the Pembroke by-election.

A 30-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy die after being hit by a truck on the Pacific Motorway in News South Wales.

The Brisbane Roar and Central Coast Mariners are still waiting for their first A-League wins this season after playing out an unremarkable 0-0 draw.

A man and a woman are killed in a single-car crash in the town of Lower King in Western Australia's Great Southern, with the driver losing control of the vehicle and hitting a concrete drain.

From Makybe Diva's Flemington hat-trick to Greg Hall's early crow on Doriemus, take a look back at a selection of Melbourne Cup memories ahead of Tuesday's big race.

A week is a long time in politics. But in the case of the Australia-New Zealand relationship, is two and a half months enough time to overcome major awkwardness?

Labor has promised money to transform a section of the M1 into six lanes, while the LNP wants a second motorway.

All through her VCE year,Emma Missen felt she was drowning. Those close to her knew what she was going through, but most friends at school had no clue.

England endured a morning of embarrassment at the hands of a little-known 20-year-old during their two-day tour match against a WA XI at the WACA Ground on Sunday.

Fresh sleaze allegations have hit the British Government as Westminster's swirl of sexual harassment claims continue to spiral.

The Roar and Mariners meet in a contest between the A-League cellar dwellers, as they look to get their A-League campaigns back on track. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary.

CityLink operator Transurban has been accused of imposing excessive toll invoice fees to fund its own enforcement system.

Scotland have axed three players, including their captain Danny Brough, from their Rugby League World Cup squad for misconduct.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has denied contravening the Integrity Commissioner's advice by deciding to veto the NAIF loan to Adani.

Holden's Jamie Whincup has claimed victory in Sunday's Supercars race in New Zealand as the championship chase narrows to a battle between him and Ford's Scott McLaughlin.

The lawyer grandson of chief Sydney Harbour bridge engineer John Bradfield will not be jailed for a $3 million fraud because he is gravely ill and "likely to die" within months, the District Court has ruled.

Canberra's premier tennis tournament has been run and won.

Interim UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will almost certainly fight UFC legend Georges St-Pierre in 2018 to unify the belts after a comprehensive victory for the Canadian on Sunday against England's Michael Bisping.

Liverpool heaped more misery on under-fire West Ham boss Slaven Bilic at the London Stadium while Burnley's strong away form continued in the Premier League.

Having one of the best seats in the house to almost all events at Perth Stadium would be a dream for many WA sports fansand for just $6,000 per year for a minimum of five years, it could be a reality.

Melbourne Boomers need to regain their defensive edge or face more disappointment as they face rivals Dandenong Rangers in their Melbourne Cup Eve showdown on Monday night.

Queensland's publicly owned generators would be de-amalgamated, power company assets would be written down and renewable energy subsidies scrapped as the LNP aims to cut household electricity bills by $160 next year.

A conservative Coalition MP has broken ranks to suggest the government should consider New Zealand's offer to take in some of the refugees languishing on Manus Island.

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services warned "firefighters may not be able to protect every property" from the out-of-control Beerwah bushfire.

Australia winger Josh Mansour capped an extraordinary year of highs and lows with a return to the Kangaroos line-up.

When Eleanor Webster hid bank her passbooks in the 1950s she surely had no idea it would spark a flurry to find the heirs to her possible fortune.

New Zealand got their European tour off to a winning start when their so-called second-string side beat the Barbarians 31-22 at Twickenham on Saturday in an entertaining match to mark the 125th anniversary of the New Zealand Rugby Union.

Australia's drug and medical device watchdog, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, needs a complete overhaul to distance it from the health industry and allow consumers to sue it for negligence, say academics and consumer advocates.

There was not threat to property as of 1pm.

David Andersen's role is still being defined for this season but in Melbourne United's thumping win over Adelaide on Saturday night he showed he was as much of a factor as he can be.

Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, then-President Barack Obama dispatched Washington's chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.