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Jarryd Roughead is tired but happy after his first game in 500 days as Hawthorn beats Geelong in preseason game.

Find out what scientists, futurists and analysts are most excited about — and what they're most worried about.

Residents in a bushfire-ravaged rural area east of Queanbeyan are waiting anxiously to find out if their homes are standing.

More and more women feel unsafe riding in Ubers and taxis. But is a female-only service the answer?

Midnight Oil is back from their long break and ready to address the tumultuous political climate, dominated by the likes of Donald Trump.

Australia takes on Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 of a three-match series at the MCG. Follow all the stats and commentary in our live scorecentre.

In most cases of death from carbon monoxide poisoning, the first responder will not recognise the risk and also die trying to rescue the victim, an expert says.

Four Canberra youths — including two teenage brothers — who are accused of running a blackmail scam targeting gay men on dating apps are denied bail.

At least 15 homes have been lost in an out-of-control grassfire burning in southern NSW.

Two people are arrested after a man is fatally stabbed in the neck at a Padstow home in Sydney's south-west.

In most cases of death from carbon monoxide poisoning, the first responder will not recognise the risk and also die trying to rescue the victim, an expert says.

Thousands of homes remain without power after hail, heavy ran and wind gusts of up to 109 kilometres an hour lashed the NSW central coast region yesterday.

NT rangers warn people to remain alert to the danger of saltwater crocodiles.

A plaque is laid overlooking a popular Darwin beach to remember 80 Japanese submarine crew who died during World War II.

Gabby Wanambi should not have died from septicaemia and a hospital could have prevented it had it given her appropriate treatment, the Northern Territory coroner says.

Jeff Horn's mother Leasa Dykstra says she never wanted him to be a boxer and tried to talk him out of it, yet now Horn is the great hope of Australian boxing and aiming for a world title fight against Manny Pacquiao.

Dancing is proving an effective way to refocus the attention of people with Alzheimer's and dementia in the here and now, instructors say.

Pauline Hanson and Queensland MP Steve Dickson are asked to leave a shopping centre midway through a press conference.

Coober Pedy's new electricity system will cost almost double what it should, according to an independent report, prompting calls by the State Opposition for an investigation.

Some SA public sector radiologists are threatening to cut back their services.

A spirited Adelaide United ground out a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Newcastle Jets at Hindmarsh Stadium thanks to a second-half penalty from Marcelo Carrusca.

Former Greens leader Bob Brown recently helped inspire the creation of a brand new oboe concerto, premiering at the Sydney Opera House next week.

An 1896 trophy won by a Tasmanian football club is returned to Launceston after being displayed in the wrong museum for 15 years.

Jarryd Roughead is tired but happy after his first game in 500 days as Hawthorn beats Geelong in preseason game.

An 1896 trophy won by a Tasmanian football club is returned to Launceston after being displayed in the wrong museum for 15 years.

Jarryd Roughead is tired but happy after his first game in 500 days as Hawthorn beats Geelong in preseason game.

Chamara Kapugedera's last-ball boundary gives Sri Lanka a five-wicket win over Australia in their opening Twenty20 clash.

As the Barnett Government battles for a third term in office, three ministers face tough struggles to hold seats normally considered safe.

A Hong Kong man caught with 315 kilograms of methylamphetamine in Perth was used as "cannon fodder" in an "immense" drug operation most likely run out of China, a court hears.

The Liberals peddle a new cycling policy and Labor talks up patient accommodation as the second full week of the election campaign draws to a close