Farm worker jailed and fined for poisoning 406 wedge-tailed eagles

image for article:Murray Silvester was under pressure to increase lamb survival rates, the court heard. (ABC News: Kellie Lazzaro)ABC News

A New Zealand man who injected lamb carcasses with chemicals to kill protected native birds was under… More

ABC sacks MD Michelle Guthrie halfway through term

image for article:Michelle Guthrie has departed from her role as ABC Managing Director. (ABC News: Nick Haggarty)ABC News

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is "devastated" after being sacked just two-and-a-half years… More

Stricken solo sailor rescued from damaged yacht in the Indian Ocean

image for article:Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy and his stricken yacht Thuriya, which is stranded in the south-west Indian Ocean. September 24 2018 (Supplied)ABC News

Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy, who is understood to have a serious back injury, is now conscious and stable… More

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No trace left of Hobart's grand Exhibition Building

The Exhibition Building was located on Hobart's Domain. (University of Tasmania)ABC Radio Hobart

Hobart's Domain was once home to a grand building sprawling 11 acres and using one million feet of hardwood to construct.

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How to drought-proof your garden

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Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis has some advice to help you help your garden in the big dry.

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Entangled whale spotted again

The southern right whale was seen with its tail entangled in rope off the Victorian coast earlier in September. (Facebook: DELWP BarwonSouthWest/Willie Bedford)ABC News

A rescue mission is underway for a whale in Tasmanian waters with its tail entangled in ropes, two weeks after it was spotted off Victoria.

New money laundering threats

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