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"I don't know quite how to put into words how proud I am of our people," one member of the tribe said. "It's a beautiful day. It's a powerful day."

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Upon hearing the news of New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's impending resignation, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sent his counterpart a short message: "Say it ain't so, bro!"

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Victoria has become Australia's most divided state as the economic fortunes of Melbourne soar while those in the rest of the state crumble faster than anywhere else in the nation.

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A lawyer for a former policeman found guilty of corruption charges says his client's jail term should not greatly exceed the sentence imposed on another crooked cop, even though the latter pleaded guilty and gave crucial prosecution evidence to a jury.

The 18-month-old girl suffered chest and abdominal injuries in the accident.

Lauren Hew knows she'll be fighting cancer until it wins, but a world-first clinical trial in NSW offers her an easier path.

Fyfe was part of a record pack of 135 kitesurfers from Australia and overseas who lapped up what were described by race organisers as perfect kiteboarding conditions with winds of up to 24 knots.

Young Queenslanders are battling with mental health, school-related stress and body image and believe discrimination is one of the biggest issues facing Australia today, a youth survey has found.

A man has been struck by lighting, several homes damaged and transport services overwhelmed during a severe thunderstorm that passed over Sydney early Monday evening.

When the cancer in Karen Cowley's breast spread to her spine and brain, and her current drugs weren't working any more, she decided she wasn't ready to die.

A former Catholic headmaster of a Queanbeyan primary school allegedly sexually assaulted a student in his care in the mid 1960s on "numerous occasions", but died before the case against him was settled last month.

The Turnbull government is set to kill off the Green Army, Tony Abbott's much-hyped environmental project, as it looks to find savings of more than $350 million in this month's budget update.

Westpac and National Australia Bank have both raised interest rates for key groups of home loan customers, as banks look to protect their profit margins by passing on higher funding costs.

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The Palaszczuk government this week signed off on 366,000 hectares of new or expanded protected areas across Queensland. This is welcome news and will protect vital habitat for rare and threatened species still being lost to bulldozers on land outside the conservation estate. 

One man remains in hospital with fractured ribs, a broken collarbone and a punctured lung.

Agencies have been told they must consider recruits who lack clearances, but don't expect much change.

New laws which will allow police to demand computer and phone passwords from certain offenders could violate fundamental rights, a civil liberties group argues.

Alcohol, shivs, electronic devices and devices used to cheat drug tests are among 2728 items of contraband discovered at Queensland correctional centres in 2015-16.

Brisbane City Council's storm early warning system mistakenly sent wrong texts to subscribers last month telling them their homes would be flooded.

Acusations of 'hypocrisy' and 'unfairness as more federal high-earners get pay rises of up to $26,000.

Tech guru fires parting shot at public service bosses resisting digital change.

Labor has criticised Barnaby Joyce for listening to a celebrity gardener over chemical and veterinary industry leaders.

You can smell them before you spot them on surface, but what is causing Lake Burley Griffin's carp to die?

When told the bad news about the shrinking economy of regional Victoria, long-time Latrobe Valley resident Graeme Middlemiss wasn't at all surprised.

A leaked proposal shows the university wants to save $51 million a year by cutting back on support services, finance and other operations.

For once, the pollsters were right - and it's bad news for financial markets.

A Fairfax/ReachTEL poll reveals mixed feelings about a controversial overhaul of the corruption watchdog but strong support for the Treasurer to succeed Premier Mike Baird

Indian energy giant has seemingly shot its own appeal for public funding in the foot.

It's easy to think that war fighting is deteriorating into barbarism. The Islamic State's campaign of terror, Boko Haram's sexual violence and use of child bombers, the razing of Aleppo are all playing out in horrific immediacy on social media.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a fresh outbreak of party disunity over climate policy, with backbench MPs questioning the timing and scope of a formal review of the Direct Action plan.

A suburban cafe has become the centre of a absurd planning stoush as as the ACT government is accused of hypocrisy over its urban renewal policies.

First a quiz. What is in the mystery "Dali mobile" photo? Where did I find it in Canberra? (email: bodenparsons@bigpond.com with your answer, name and address). Hint: a Sfogliatelle flaky pastry filled with ricotta and semolina from the Italian Continental Bakery in Mawson. 

A Perth diver has "stared into the eyes" of a great white shark off the south coast of WA to prove the creatures are not man-eaters.

The ACT Brumbies will unveil a new major sponsor on Tuesday as part of a multi-million dollar deal to link with brokerage Plus500 from 2017 and beyond.

Another Samsung washing machine has caught on fire in Sydney, triggering the residents - including three children - to flee.

Raiders hopeful Lou Goodwin has been eating, and eating, and eating his way to his NRL goal.

Hanging points, mattresses that could burst into flames, and all-male Caucasian staff who preferred to monitored young Aboriginal prisoners via CCTV rather than interact with them.

Young gun Andrew McGrath has created headlines before playing his first game, with Essendon's first ever No.1 draft pick being handed the club's No.1 guernsey for the 2017 season.

A man who allegedly murdered, burned and then buried a young father over a $3000 gun debt managed to avoid detection for several years until his former partner informed police, a Perth court has heard.

The death of a 43-year-old man who was crushed when an 800 kilogram concrete soakwell lid fell on him during work on an apartment complex in WA's Pilbara region was "the final and fatal link in a chain of errors", an inquest has heard.

A project looking at how cultural factors affect health outcomes in indigenous communities has received a major boost.

A transgender HIV-positive prostitute accused of passing the disease on to a man has been granted bail and can now be released from a male prison.

An Albany commercial fisherman has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 for unlawful interference with another person's commercial fishing gear and fishing in 'closed waters'

It has been a booming year for the restaurant and hospitality scene in Canberra - barely a week went by without a new venue springing up.

The state Liberal MP who grabbed headlines for failing to stand during an ovation for anti-violence campaigner Rosie Batty is being challenged by a former political staffer for party preselection in his marginal eastern suburbs seat.

A Melba man allegedly peppered his ex-partner's phone with more than 300 text messages and 40 phone calls in 24 hours after he kicked in her front door during an argument.

The number of incoming female chief executives in Australia remains low and has stagnated over the past year, according to a report examining tenure and makeup of CEOs by PwC.

All public schools around the state will provide minimal supervision for students when teachers take industrial action on Thursday morning over pay and conditions.

Commuters were left bemused after a V/Line service to Bendigo ran out of fuel on Monday night.