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National News

  1. ABS to cut 150 jobs

    The ABS will shed up to 150 jobs through voluntary redundancies as it struggles to deal with a diminishing budget, according to unions.

  2. Keeping terrorists in jail

    A parliamentary committee endorses new laws allowing convicted terrorists to be kept in jail once their sentences expire, provided they pose a threat to society.

  3. Compo scheme

    The Federal Government is poised to announce a compensation scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse, with survivors able to access up to $150,000 each.

  1. Flight Centre warning

    Flight Centre shares slump as the travel agent says record low airfares, subdued trading and lower-than-expected profits for its touring businesses will hit its bottom line.

  2. Bexsero 'too costly to subsidise'

    There is renewed debate over whether the expensive meningococcal B vaccine should be available free to children.

  3. Spider photograph 'optical illusion': expert

    A giant huntsman spider photographed by a Queensland animal rescuer last year is "quite normal in size," an arachnologist says.

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Australian Capital Territory

  1. What makes a good teacher?

    With some of Canberra's top teachers being awarded for inspiring students, we take a look at what makes a good teacher.

  2. Drug trafficker gets jail time

    A man arrested in ACT's biggest ever drug bust is sentenced to more than 13 years in jail, after being caught concealing 28 kilograms of methylamphetamine in his car.

  3. Bang heard before death

    Neighbours say they heard a loud noise before a 37-year-old man was shot dead at a unit in Canberra's inner-north.

New South Wales

  1. Send in the MPs

    The regional New South Wales city of Orange has made a name for itself as a food and wine destination — but now politicians are swelling the visitor numbers as a by-election looms.

  2. Phillip Hughes inquest

    The inquest into cricketer Phillip Hughes' death heard evidence from Cricket Australia, the opponent who bowled the fatal ball, Hughes' team-mates, his parents and the NSW ambulance service.

  3. Leveson's Lover lied to police

    Michael Atkins admits he lied to to police in 2007 after his partner Matthew Leveson went missing.

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Northern Territory

  1. Chemicals in shellfish

    There are fresh calls for people not to eat aquatic food from two local creeks near a RAAF base, after toxic chemicals were found in some shellfish.

  2. Inquiry fatigue hits leaders

    Even a quick glance at the history of inquiries into Indigenous issues reveals why leaders are frustrated with inaction.

  3. Darwin night patrol

    Vital social services that assist some of Darwin's most disadvantaged people will be closed if Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation does not pay off debts by December.

Queensland

  1. Bill Byrne steps in

    Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Police Minister Bill Byrne to act as Agriculture Minister.

  2. Spider photograph 'optical illusion': expert

    A giant huntsman spider photographed by a Queensland animal rescuer last year is "quite normal in size," an arachnologist says.

  3. Tyrell Cobb 'manslaughter'

    The mother and stepfather of four-year-old Tyrell Cobb will stand trial on charges of manslaughter for his unlawful killing on the Gold Coast in 2009.

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South Australia

  1. Bexsero 'too costly to subsidise'

    There is renewed debate over whether the expensive meningococcal B vaccine should be available free to children.

  2. Former OSCH worker guilty of child sex abuse

    A former out-of-school care program director in Adelaide faces ugly scenes outside court after being found guilty of sexually abusing a child in his care.

  3. Homestead demise grim for creditors

    The liquidator of Senator Bob Day's failed businesses will investigate funds given to Family First.

Tasmania

  1. Syrian refugees arrive in Tasmania

    Families fleeing war-torn countries have arrived in Tasmania more than 12 months after the State Government promised to take in an extra 500 refugees.

  2. No logging near Three Capes Track

    The Tasmanian Government is forced to rule out logging near one of the state's most popular tourism walks, the Three Capes Track.

  3. Young Libs v 5c coin

    Scrapping the five cent coin, changing the colour of ballot papers and altering Tasmania's voting system are to be debated when the Tasmanian Liberals meet this weekend.

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Victoria

  1. Future fears

    Hazelwood power plant workers say they are fearful about the future after it was announced the plant would close at the end of March 2017.

  2. Gas leak in Melbourne

    About 500 people are evacuated from Federation Square in Melbourne's CBD after a large amount of gas leaks from a pipe in a shop.

  3. Body found at Bendigo Street

    A man's body is found at a house in Bendigo Street, Collingwood where squatters were forcibly removed earlier this week.

Western Australia

  1. WACA Test: Day two live

    Australia starts day two at the WACA in a strong position after rolling South Africa on the opening day's play. Follow all the action in our live blog.

  2. CA to look into rules around dangerous bowling after Hughes inquest

    Cricket Australia will look to implement the recommendations of the coronial inquest into the Phillip Hughes's death.

  3. Man charged over fatal crash

    A man is charged with drink-driving and dangerous driving causing death, after a 10-year-old girl was killed in a motorcycle crash near Bunbury in WA.

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