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National News

  1. Payne mobbed at Derby Day

    Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has had to be in two minds on Derby Day as she preps for a group 2 ride and her media commitments.

  2. Iffland cliff diving world champion

    An unknown on the world stage at the start of the season, Australian Rhiannan Iffland storms to the Red Bull Cliff Diving title with five wins from seven events.

  3. Year 12 exams: Our kids deserve better than this

    Our kids deserve an education that produces creative, innovative thinkers — not robots, writes Gabrielle Stroud.

  1. Make or break time for Marsh

    Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh admits the allrounder's spot remains a worry, but he hopes Mitch Marsh will ease the pressure on everyone by scoring a Test ton.

  2. Super funds call infrastructure projects 'menu'

    Australia needs a clear list of national infrastructure priorities to help unlock billions of dollars in investment, industry superannuation funds say.

  3. Kangaroos wallop Scotland in Four Nations opener

    Australia kicks off its Four Nations campaign with a 54-12 win over Scotland in Hull.

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Australian Capital Territory

  1. 11yo allegedly touched indecently

    A 30-year-old Canberra man is charged with committing an act of indecency against his former partner's 11-year-old daughter.

  2. Canberra's award-winning underpass

    A pedestrian crossing beside Lake Burley Griffin is continuing to turn heads, challenging the 'creepy underpass' stereotype.

  3. Man filmed woman in change rooms

    ACT police search for a man who allegedly used his mobile phone to film a woman in change rooms at a south Canberra department store.

New South Wales

  1. Unexploded hand grenade found

    An unexploded hand grenade from WWI is found at the former home of a veteran, at Northbridge on Sydney's lower north shore.

  2. Iffland cliff diving world champion

    An unknown on the world stage at the start of the season, Australian Rhiannan Iffland storms to the Red Bull Cliff Diving title with five wins from seven events.

  3. 'More than enough to live off'

    In Adelaide, Joan collects bottles and cans, earning $50 a week to supplement her pension, so she has a little extra for coffee, cigarettes and giving to charity.

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Northern Territory

  1. Darwin reclaims the night

    From a feminist bonfire to a moment of silence, the march continues in Darwin.

  2. NT justice system

    The Hamburger Report into adult and juvenile justice in the NT sets out 172 recommendations to correct the "gross over-representation" of Indigenous people in prison.

  3. Mine to defend secrecy of bond alone

    The Northern Territory Government will not fight an application to reveal the dollar figure of the environmental bond for the McArthur River Mine.

Queensland

  1. Theme park 'safety blitz'

    The Queensland Government launches what it is calling a "safety blitz" audit of the state's theme parks, including Dreamworld where four people died earlier this week.

  2. Bus attack court hearing

    Anthony Mark Edward O'Donohue is remanded in custody charged with murder in relation to yesterday's fatal attack on Brisbane bus driver Manmeet Alisher.

  3. Fears bus death a hate crime

    The Indian brother of the bus driver burnt to death in Brisbane says his family suspects the killing was a hate crime, despite police yesterday stating there was no apparent motive for the attack.

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South Australia

  1. 'More than enough to live off'

    In Adelaide, Joan collects bottles and cans, earning $50 a week to supplement her pension, so she has a little extra for coffee, cigarettes and giving to charity.

  2. Flood clean-up in SA

    After waiting for the saturated soil to dry out, flood-affected farmers in South Australia's biggest vegetable growing region are now pulling out their ruined crops.

  3. City defeat United in A-League

    Bruno Fornaroli scores a goal either side of half-time to secure Melbourne City a 2-1 win over Adelaide United at AAMI Park.

Tasmania

  1. Electrocutions threaten species

    Australia's largest bird of prey is 11 deaths closer to extinction, with a power company detailing how many birds died after flying into powerlines.

  2. Brett Whiteley seeks new role

    One of the Liberals' self-described "three amigos" rejected by voters at the last election is angling for a senior role within the party.

  3. Where is Andrew Gaskell?

    An international effort is launched to find a Tasmanian man missing for over a week in a Malaysian mountain range.

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Victoria

  1. Payne mobbed at Derby Day

    Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has had to be in two minds on Derby Day as she preps for a group 2 ride and her media commitments.

  2. Racing hose beach ban

    Frustrated locals at Port Fairy, in Victoria's south-west are concerned the picturesque coastline is being decimated by an influx of horse trainers using the beach.

  3. Teen stuck

    An 18-year-old girl is rescued after getting stuck in a dog door at her house, in Melbourne's north-east, after finishing her Year 12 exams.

Western Australia

  1. Make or break time for Marsh

    Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh admits the allrounder's spot remains a worry, but he hopes Mitch Marsh will ease the pressure on everyone by scoring a Test ton.

  2. Missing fisherman's boat found

    WA police say a boat that washed up near Lancelin, some 300 kilometres north of where Jeff Doyle set out from, belongs to the missing fisherman.

  3. WA National Party conference

    WA Nationals escalate policy push to boost revenue and revive economy with new tax and payroll tax relief.

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