Australia

National News

  1. NSW liquor licence concerns

    It is much easier to get a liquor licence in New South Wales, with new figures showing authorities have refused just one application in six months.

  2. Have feminists dropped the ball on abortion law reform?

    Young women's "right to choose" in Australia is not as safe as they might think.

  3. Security concerns over Lenovo

    Security concerns have been raised over plans to install Chinese-owned technology on a powerful supercomputer used by government agencies and Australian universities.

  1. Perth defeat Adelaide

    Perth Glory striker Andy Keogh scores two goals in a spiteful win over Adelaide United at nib Stadium.

  2. Melbourne City, Wanderers draw

    A late own-goal from Melbourne City midfielder Neil Kilkenny cancels a goal from teammate Tim Cahill during the Socceroos veteran's highly-anticipated hometown comeback.

  3. Nitties leads Australian Open

    Newcastle battler James Nitties emerges from the golfing wilderness to snare the Australian Open halfway lead at Royal Sydney.

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Australian Capital Territory

  1. Man avoids jail over taxi assault

    A Canberra man who violently assaulted and racially abused a taxi driver narrowly avoids jail.

  2. Woman paid to read literary classic Don Quixote

    Moira Christie will be being paid to read Don Quixote as part of a program at the National Library of Australia.

  3. Man extradited to NSW

    A Canberra man is extradited to New South Wales for allegedly assaulting and choking his disabled mother.

New South Wales

  1. NSW liquor licence concerns

    It is much easier to get a liquor licence in New South Wales, with new figures showing authorities have refused just one application in six months.

  2. Melbourne City, Wanderers draw

    A late own-goal from Melbourne City midfielder Neil Kilkenny cancels a goal from teammate Tim Cahill during the Socceroos veteran's highly-anticipated hometown comeback.

  3. Nationals ask for Orange re-count

    With final votes counted and preferences distributed, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate looks to win the NSW seat of Orange in the NSW by-election held last weekend — but the Nationals have asked for a re-count.

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Northern Territory

  1. Alleged murder victim's lost paperwork

    A non-contact order for a woman who was allegedly murdered by her partner was delayed because police lost the paperwork.

  2. Apple greenlights Indigenous app

    Apple will publish an Indigenous storytelling app after initially rejecting the concept as "limited" in its usefulness.

  3. Indigenous help 'can work'

    A lack of evaluation of Indigenous-run programs targeting disadvantage places serious limits on positive outcomes, community leaders warn.

Queensland

  1. Woman pleads guilty to bestiality

    A woman has pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court to bestiality, stabbing a woman with a fork and biting a child.

  2. Man jailed for 10 years

    A man who had "overall control" of a multi-million-dollar drug cartel is sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Brisbane court.

  3. Prisoners embrace Shakespeare

    Inmates at a Queensland jail take centre stage in a production of Macbeth, in a "beautiful escape" from prison life.

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South Australia

  1. Two escape as rally car rolls

    A rally driver and his navigator escape unhurt after their car rolls on a corner in the Adelaide Hills.

  2. Faf to fight ball tampering charge

    South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will plead not guilty to charges of ball tampering handed down by the ICC, which team-mates call "a joke".

  3. Storm Boy remake planned

    Four decades after the Australian movie Storm Boy premiered in Adelaide, a remake is in the planning.

Tasmania

  1. Dead fox investigation

    A dead fox found in the state's north last month was brought into Tasmania from Victoria an investigation finds.

  2. Mill development application

    Millionaire environmentalist Graeme Wood finally lodges an application for a tourism development at a former woodchip mill in Southern Tasmania.

  3. More industry logging opposition

    A leaked letter reveals more opposition from industry to plans to allow loggers into reserved forests.

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Victoria

  1. 'Liquid biopsy' blood test

    A new "liquid biopsy" blood test delivers a rapid melanoma diagnosis, researchers say

  2. Man charged over alleged hit-and-run

    A man is charged following an alleged hit-and-run collision in West Melbourne which left a cyclist with life-threatening injuries.

  3. Train jumper a 'thrill-seeker'

    A man is in a serious condition after jumping from a train into the Yarra River.

Western Australia

  1. Perth defeat Adelaide

    Perth Glory striker Andy Keogh scores two goals in a spiteful win over Adelaide United at nib Stadium.

  2. Scheme water blamed for tree deaths

    A fruit tree farmer blames "contaminated" water from the local scheme for wiping out much of his jujube orchard in the Wheatbelt town of Beverley.

  3. Police dog attack inquiry

    An internal police review into how one of four boys accused of damaging a school in WA's Goldfields was bitten by a dog concludes the attack complied with guidelines and the law.

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