National news

The maximum fines for retailers who sell unsafe products could be 10 times as high, according to suggestions from the Productivity Commission.

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer urges the states and territories to come to an agreement on classifying the controversial Adler shotgun.

Mel Gibson is awarded the best direction gong at the AACTA Awards for his WWII drama Hacksaw Ridge, which picks up the best film prize.

Australian Capital Territory

The recipient of the inaugural Australian Mental Health Prize, Kim Ryan, says more needs to be done to address the links between physical and mental healthcare.

New South Wales

A woman who fell from the second floor of an apartment building sparks another emergency at a hospital in western Sydney, after having to be cut from a car.

The recipient of the inaugural Australian Mental Health Prize, Kim Ryan, says more needs to be done to address the links between physical and mental healthcare.

Northern Territory

Indigenous staff at Darwin's Don Dale youth detention centre say their reputations had been unfairly tarnished by the actions of some colleagues but they remain determined to work with the young inmates.

Queensland

South Australia

A man who claims he blacked out during a coughing fit before a fatal head-on collision near Murray Bridge was given a perfect bill of health two months prior, the Adelaide court hears.

A psychiatric patient's warnings that she tried to kill herself were treated as "not major" by staff an Adelaide hospital, an inquest hears.

Tasmania

Hydro Tasmania engages a consultant to look at a possible buyout or regulation of the Basslink power cable.

Victoria

A number of Year 12 students have been able to get their ATAR, subject and study scores five days early because of what appears to be a technical glitch.

Western Australia

The waters of Cockburn Sound south of Perth are being tested for potential contamination by toxic firefighting chemicals used at the HMAS Stirling navy base last decade.

A grassroots group of people affected by disabilities calls for assurances they will not be worse off under a state model of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Liberal candidates are urged by Premier Colin Barnett to use his "rock star" deputy Liza Harvey to boost their election chances as his personal approval rating remains at a record low.