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A court hears that the brief of evidence being prepared in the prosecution of Kristen Leslie Olsen, 24, is unlikely to be completed for months.

Justice Gageler, the most senior justice after Chief Justice Kiefel, will assume her role when the incumbent retires in November.

Ground and air crews are searching for two men who activated an emergency locator beacon in a remote part of the state's south-west overnight.

A search is underway for a possible missing woman near Gibraltar Falls south of Canberra after passersby reported hearing calls for help. 

The world might be turning its back on coal, but for this Queensland town, it is still the lifeblood of the community and residents are determined to celebrate it.

Paramedics performed CPR on the man, but he died on the way to hospital. A 52-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.

When Josh left home he took a bag of belongings and his guitar. He says the instrument kept his "spirit alive" during bouts of homelessness.

Adam Cranston, the son of former Australian Tax Office deputy commissioner, will soon be sentenced for his role in a $105 million tax evasion conspiracy he ran with his sister and three others.

Shimmering blue seas below pink and green skies are all possible in Australia's southern-most state which is a nexus for glowing oddities.

Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales, who grabbed player Jenni Hermoso's head and gave her an unsolicited kiss on the lips during Women's World Cup victory celebrations, admits it was wrong after initially describing critics as "idiots".

Corrie Luk wishes voluntary assisted dying had been an option during the last stage of his wife Keery's spiral into dementia. Tragic memories of her death spur him on in the fight to amend the state's euthanasia laws.

Psychologists say struggling new parents are abandoning treatment as they run out of cheaper sessions. The government is being urged to up the number of subsidised sessions to 40.

Police charge a 49-year-old woman over a hit-and-run crash in Perth's southern suburbs that left 12-year-old Alexis Lloyd with serious injuries.

American Sha'Carri Richardson flies home to win the women's 100m in the fastest time ever recorded at the World Athletics Championships.

Body-worn-camera footage of former NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe has been shown to the coronial inquest into the death of a high-profile anti-violence campaigner. 

Supermarket and mining giants are reporting their profit results today amid high inflation and cost-of-living pressures. Follow live. 

Ideal growing conditions this year have seen the volume of vegetables in one of Australia's largest winter production regions skyrocket, leading to oversupply and low farmgate prices.

India launched a Moon rocket for less than the cost of a Hollywood space film and it's sent back new pictures of the far side of the lunar surface as it looks for a safe place to land. 

In remote far-western Queensland lies an ancient gorge, scattered with rock carvings, that's rarely visited. Traditional owners fear it could fall victim to the world's insatiable appetite for critical minerals.

After numerous "once in a generation" disasters, a new summit suggests Indigenous expertise could help us better prepare for times of crisis.

In some cases, adding a battery to your rooftop solar system will pay off. But to be sure, households need information about many factors — and there's no single reliable place to find it, write Asma Aziz and Daryoush Habibi.

Finally a reality, the National Anti-Corruption Commission must now prove its worth. And that will be a test not of its design, nor of its powers. It will be a test of leadership, writes Linton Besser.

Art and legal experts say copyright infringements online are on the rise and one of the contemporary art world's greatest challenges.

Venessa Nickless says life in a new estate where lot sizes are as small as 68 square metres is what residents make it as they go out of their way to build a sense of community.

This morning's news, as it happens.