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National News

  1. Fast-tracked youth the problem

    Former Australian Test cricketers Simon Katich and Bryce McGain believe a push to promote younger players before they are ready is a big factor in the national side's recent poor form.

  2. Boys should cry

    Murray O'Hanlon's family breakdown made him reluctant to share his story with others, until he worked out that opening up would save him.

  3. 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Perth defeat Adelaide

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

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Australian Capital Territory

  1. Suspected paedophile's estate auctioned

    Parts of the estate of Tatersalls heir John Flynn are auctioned off, but few people know he was suspected of being one of Australia's worst paedophiles.

  2. Southern Stars win

    Elyse Perry masterminded a tense two-wicket Australian win against South Africa in the women's one-day international in Canberra on Friday.

  3. Man avoids jail over taxi assault

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

New South Wales

  1. Violent home invasion

    A police officer sustained a broken arm and four men face assault charges after a home invasion in Sydney's inner-west overnight.

  2. Lofty ambitions?

    Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic admits he has ambitions to be the best football coach in the world, but that does not mean he is ready to leave the A-League.

  3. Sydney housing boom

    The NSW Government is putting the focus on housing affordability in a five-year construction bonanza that will deliver almost 200,000 new dwellings.

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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. Hopes for less homework

    It is time to ask whether homework is adding to a child's education, a special forum on education hosted by the ABC in Brisbane hears.

  2. Camp for Tourette Syndrome sufferers

    Queensland's only camp for sufferers of Tourette Syndrome helps them to dream big and overcome any misdiagnosis, depression or bullies.

  3. Search for chopper passenger

    A ground and air search is underway for a man who may have been a passenger on a helicopter when it crashed into dense rainforest in far north Queensland yesterday.

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South Australia

  1. SA Minister reined in

    Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce condemns a South Australian MP over an expletive-laden outburst at a meeting over the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

  2. Fast-tracked youth the problem

    Former Australian Test cricketers Simon Katich and Bryce McGain believe a push to promote younger players before they are ready is a big factor in the national side's recent poor form.

  3. Public schools full

    Many schools in Adelaide's northern suburbs have reached capacity leaving families struggling to get into public schools, local councils say.

Tasmania

  1. Mining optimism returns

    After years of shutdowns, cutbacks and job losses, Tasmania's mining industry is showing signs of a turnaround.

  2. Dead fox investigation

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

  3. Mill development application

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

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Victoria

  1. High hopes for bumper harvest

    Cool and changeable weather is hampering Victoria's grain farmers as they try start to start the season's harvest.

  2. Dirt bike rider dies calling for help

    A dirt bike rider dies while calling triple-0 after coming off his bike at a reserve in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.

  3. Melbourne bank fire

    The suspect in an explosion at a Commonwealth Bank branch in Melbourne's south-east is a member of the Burmese community who arrived by boat in Australia in 2013.

Western Australia

  1. Tracksuit dance troupe

    A dance program in Perth is helping people with disabilities to build physical and cognitive strength through movement, but for one young woman it is simply about doing what she loves.

  2. Unorthodox opera in WA

    A new Perth company is hoping to attract a younger audience with its unorthodox approach to performing opera.

  3. Perth defeat Adelaide

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

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