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The Queensland Rail driver shortage has been a "mess", Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says, while deflecting questions on whether he should step down.

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Australia needs to step up the quality of its service and accommodation to cash in on a Chinese tourism bonanza, traveller statistics show.

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Health officials are conducting tuberculosis screenings on dozens of hospital staff and patients after a Sydney dentist was diagnosed with the disease. 

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Megan Jean Haines arrived home on May 15, 2014 to find "10 coppers" poised to search her north coast unit.

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It is believed police will allege missing man Matthew Fisher-Turner was killed by his father, with help from his brother and sister, and then buried in the family's Parmelia backyard.

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The chief executive of Dreamworld's parent company admitted she hadn't handled the crisis surrounding the deaths of four people "as well as I could have".

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The original World War - with its despair, endless trenches and confusing web of political and imperial motivations - is not an easy basis for a video game.

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The family of the Canberra victims of the Dreamworld tragedy have vowed to find the answers to the horrific incident as they made a heartbreaking statement on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin.

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The defence barrister for a man who murdered his parents in their home near Wangaratta has urged a judge to give the killer the prospect of one day being released from prison.

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Supporters of Byron Bay woman Sara Connor are calling for those who know her to write a character reference ahead of her trial.

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The Gold Coast's first-ever international surfing, surfing behavior, shark protection, ocean and beach conservation conference to save the waves will be held at the Currumbin RSL club in March 2017.

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A steep plunge in AMP following a surprise write-down is weighing on the ASX, putting it on track for a third straight loss.

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The statement by the Goodchild, Turner and Dorsett families.

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A man is dead and 11 people have been injured in a bus fire at Moorooka, in Brisbane's south.

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The personal information of more than half a million Australian blood donors has been accessed by an unauthorised person in what could be one of the country's largest ever data breaches.

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A father who raped and tortured his daughter for more than a decade - tying her up and locking her in an old chook pen for nights on end - has been jailed for a maximum of 48 years.

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Gina Rinehart is all but assured of taking over the Kidman land and cattle empire after a rival pulled its offer.

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The long-awaited reopening of the Guildford Hotel earlier this year failed to soften the blow for Radio 6PR personality Karl Langdon when he found out what the bar was charging for a schooner.

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A plane carrying Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence slides off runway after landing at LaGuardia airport in New York.

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The Frenchman accused of murdering British backpacker Mia Ayliffe-Chung in north Queensland has been given a preliminary diagnosis of schizophrenia and had his case referred to the Mental Health Court.

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The getaway car used in the fatal shooting of Hamad Assan in Sydney's south west has been found burnt out in a suburban street. 

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Police have declared a crime scene at The Gap after a body was found on Friday morning.

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A 29-year-old German tourist has been charged after an alleged one-punch attack which has left a young man in a critical condition in a Gold Coast hospital.

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Donating her controversial bonus to the families affected by the Dreamworld tragedy, Ardent Leisure boss Deborah Thomas now effectively earned less than half of what her predecessor made last financial year. The kicker is, he didn't work a single day.

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The development of more than 26,000 square metres of land in Greenway is expected to boost the suburb's population.

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WA doctors from Tuesday will be able to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis after the state government threw its support behind changes to new Commonwealth laws.

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An Esperance couple's decision to walk from their broken down 4WD to a highway could have saved their lives after a family friend, searching for the pair, found them on Thursday night.

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Dumped as rubbish, it brought unexpected tranquillity to the heart of the city.

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The dishonest actions of a former West Australian real estate agent and his son over six rural land deals resulted in a $6 million profit for their family, the State Administrative Tribunal has found.

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The Canberra City Police Station was evacuated and part of London Circuit closed following the discovery of a suspicious package.

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Snowdens of the world rejoice, the Pirate Party is coming.

When Australian cricket was a relief from Indigenous misery

About seven months ago, a photograph was posted on Facebook saying, 'You and you're [sic] family were let down by the justice system and those who represent it'

The lifespan of the common swift means that the accumulated flight distance of a bird is equal to seven journeys to the moon and back.

Australian permanent resident Jessica Kumala Wongso has been sentenced to 20 years' jail for murdering her friend with cyanide-laced coffee after a sensational trial broadcast live on national television in Indonesia.

On one day, every year, New Delhi is transformed from an ugly duckling into a beautiful princess, every part of it lit up by millions of flickering diyas.

With a a clear interface, tablet-like hardware and most the software provided by your phone, Ford's system seems like a smart and safe way to handle in-car tech.

Chris Yarran may not play AFL football next year, Richmond's football boss confirmed on Friday morning.

AMP, Australia's third-largest life insurer, said it expects to take a $668 million charge on its wealth protection business amid "deteriorating" conditions across the industry. Its shares fell the most in more than three years.

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A bus driver has died after a passenger poured a flammable liquid over the driver and set him alight.

Retail giant Woolworths says higher customer satisfaction scores boosted sales at its supermarkets, but there was more to do.

Veteran Manly Sea Eagles centre Steve Matai is poised to retire, despite having another year to run on his contract.

Forget singing or acting your way to riches. Tech entrepreneurs dominate the list of Australia's young and wealthy.

The app spawned some stars and improved upon the best thing about Twitter — funny tweets — by adding audio and visual snippets.

Government ministers unhappy ABC management for going soft on new staff pay deal.

Dreamworld's CEO has defended his parent company's executives over a disastrous public response to the nation's worst park tragedy in 37 years.

If Hillary Clinton wins on November 8 she will have forged a remarkable and unprecedented political trail: the first woman in more than 200 years of American democracy to win the Presidency, and the first former First Lady to become Commander-in-chief.

Besieged Victorian MP Steve Herbert failed to declare his ownership of the Trentham house to which his two dogs were ferried at taxpayer expense.