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A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Melbourne's south-east on Saturday night.

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Woden's community wants the area's green space left for the living.

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A prison inmate remains on life support in hospital after being allegedly targeted in a "serious assault" in a medium-security correctional facility in western Sydney last Monday. 

Five people have been electrocuted at a water park in northwest Turkey, including two teenagers and a 12-year-old, Turkish media reports say.

Even in this season of madness, it was hard to believe anything could compare with the chaos of Friday night's SCG cliffhanger between Sydney and Essendon.

The grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park has been protected for more than four decades. But no more.

New Cronulla Sharks chairman Dino Mezzatesta opens up on his vision for the club's future in his first interview.

A Brisbane comic artist has recreated the popular, long-running character The Phantom in a way never seen before.

In a competition annually dominated by the old, the tiny, and the hairless, the three-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff used her lollygagging youth to win the 29th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest.

Ellis Pearson isn't old enough to get into a club yet but that hasn't stopped him from spinning tracks and getting noticed in the DJ scene.

A trip to the supermarket is rare for Joe Hallenstein who has filled the backyard of his Highgate Hill home with fruit trees and vegie patches.

Missing toddler Milena Malkic has been found safe and well after going missing nine days ago.

1800RESPECT has become the subject of a fierce debate over whether it is providing an adequate service to vulnerable victims.

Hundreds of families were being evacuated from apartments in five London high-rise buildings on Friday evening in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Can the Canberra Raiders bounce back and make a charge towards finals?

The ACT government has revised plans for logging at Majura Pines.

The six-year-old will test himself against the best in the world.

The last session for Warehouse Circus' Spin Out program will be this Friday.

Former Defence Force officers, including a former chief of the Australian military, have warned that climate change will emerge as the defining security threat of the 21st century and urged governments to step up their responses accordingly.

Liberal politicians from non-English speaking migrant backgrounds have defended toughened language requirements for aspiring Australian citizens, arguing that the ability to communicate properly with others is critical to successful migration and a multicultural society.

The "black gold" continues to generate interest from visitors and Sydney restaurants.

Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron didn't pull punches after his team missed a percentage-boosting opportunity against the Brisbane Lions.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has social media giants including Facebook and WhatsApp in his sights in the global fight against terrorism, flagging a crackdown on "ungoverned spaces" online.

Tyson Frizell, the man who reinjured the game's best player, Johnathan Thurston, says he has no regrets about what happened on the field, even though it cost Thurston an Origin III farewell.

"It's vibrant and fun to watch with plenty of glitter and a lot of spectacular stuff on the floor."

A dead koala has been found between fallen trees in a logged forest the State Government could have protected.

Most NSW doctors and nurses back a controversial medical euthanasia bill headed for parliament, according to new research that is already raising questions about how doctors and nurses really feel about assisted suicide.

Take a bow, Kieran Read. And a 1-0 series lead while you're at it.

This weekend could be the perfect time to go whale watching.

The All Blacks take on the British and Irish Lions in game one of the three-Test series at Eden Park in Auckland. Follow live for all the action.

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Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he was "going mad" at times during Australia's almighty scare against Italy in which they avoided what would have been their most embarrassing Test defeat.

The Grenfell Tower burning, Beyoncé's new twins, a Congressional inquiry into suspected Russian efforts to hack the US election ... today the world watches live footage of distant events on mobiles or at the flick of a remote.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has hospitalised two people has been linked to a spa at a Frankston gym.

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Two men, one armed with a long knife, caught on camera committing a home invasion in broad daylight.

Captain Stephen Moore said the training intensity must lift at Super Rugby level in a concerning evaluation of fitness levels of Wallaby players ahead of Tests.

Carlton coach Brendon Bolton says the Blues must continue to be "physical and aggressive", as they seek to continue their mid-season surge against Richmond on Sunday.

Victoria Police are expected to drop further infringement fines, on top of the hundreds already cancelled, issued by speed and red-light cameras hit by the WannaCry computer virus.

Brian Smith could make a shock return to the coaching box in the upcoming Rugby League World Cup.

Police are investigating a series of gunshots fired into a luxury sports car business in Richmond – a business previously investigated for taking big security deposits from customers and failing to return them.

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley is refusing to give up on finals despite the Magpies’ comprehensive 31-point defeat at the hands of Port Adelaide on Saturday.

Bali's police chief says he believes a crime syndicate helped four foreign prisoners including Australian Shaun Davidson stage a brazen escape from Bali's Kerobokan jail.

Federal Greens MPs have launched an extraordinary attack on their colleague Lee Rhiannon, accusing the divisive senator of betraying them by attempting to derail the party's school funding negotiations with the Turnbull government.

Something has been going on in the streets of Carlton.

Special Counsel's hires suggest a legal strategy that was key to prosecutions of the Enron fraud and the mob families in New York