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  1. Sussan Ley concerned over cuts

    Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley says she will raise concerns about Broken Hill legal service funding cuts with the Attorney-General.

  2. The Australian workforce

    The future of the way Australians work is again in the spotlight. ABC Fact Check takes a look at the changing face of the workforce.

  3. Police park warning

    A senior Victorian police officer denies he warned women not to walk through parks alone.

  1. Calls for new fishing laws

    Aboriginal groups want cultural fishing rights made law, saying without these legal protections Indigenous Australians are going to jail unnecessarily.

  2. Same-sex marriage bill debate

    Crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm ramps up the pressure on the Government over same-sex marriage, by pushing for debate on his bill next week.

  3. Tess Sanders-Lazarus holds PUP keys

    The Palmer United Party accuses its former office manager, Glenn Lazarus' wife, of refusing to hand over the keys to the party's Canberra office.



  1. Pocock returns

    Brumbies flanker David Pocock has been named on the bench for the Brumbies' Super Rugby battle against the Waratahs.

  2. Canberra emergency waiting times struggling

    Emergency Department waiting times at Canberra's two public hospitals continue to trail the national target in the latest figures.

  3. Husband charged with murder

    Maged Mohommed Ahmed Al-Harazi, 34 has faced court accused of the stabbing murder of his wife, Sabah Al Mdwali at Gordon.

  1. Child sex abuse plan

    Thousands of child sex abuse victims will benefit from tougher laws to make it easier for them to seek justice from their abusers, say the Greens.

  2. Sussan Ley concerned over cuts

    Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley says she will raise concerns about Broken Hill legal service funding cuts with the Attorney-General.

  3. Pocock returns

    Brumbies flanker David Pocock has been named on the bench for the Brumbies' Super Rugby battle against the Waratahs.





  1. Elcho praying they will not be hit by TC Nathan

    Elcho Island residents are praying they will not be hit by Tropical Cyclone Nathan, which is forecast to make landfall in Arnhem Land within days.

  2. Court appearance over drug theft plan

    A man allegedly connected to a plan to steal drugs from the CareFlight charity is denied bail in Darwin.

  3. Daredevils surf on clay pan

    With the nearest beach 1,500 kilometres away, Alice Springs is not known for its surf breaks.

  1. Healing program success

    A healing program in an Aboriginal school in Brisbane has been so successful at raising retention rates it is now being rolled out in NSW.

  2. Heatwave hits Queensland

    Large parts of Queensland continue to bake in unprecedented hot autumn conditions with the heatwave expected to last for some days yet.

  3. Training return

    The five Gold Coast players facing drug charges will make their return to full-time training with the NRL club today.



  1. Step up for Grant Stevens

    South Australia's next police commissioner Grant Stevens plans to bring his personal style to the job.

  2. Selection dilemma

    Australian selectors are still pondering their side for Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan, captain Michael Clarke said.

  3. Calls for alignment in education

    Year 7 students are being robbed of specialist education and Federal Government funding because they are being kept in primary school, the State Opposition education spokesperson says.

  1. Man 'hid drugs in a tree'

    A Hobart man says he was "taking a leak" near a pine tree where police located thousand of dollars worth of methylamphetamine.

  2. Burnie searches for solutions

    Burnie wins $1 million to tackle entrenched social problems and reduce unemployment.

  3. Antarctic expeditioner evacuation

    A seriously ill Antarctic expeditioner is being evacuated from Australia's Davis Station.



  1. India bats

    India has won the toss and will bat against Bangladesh in the World Cup quarter-final at the MCG.

  2. Police park warning

    A senior Victorian police officer denies he warned women not to walk through parks alone.

  3. 'Flash incarceration'

    People who do not comply with family violence court orders should be jailed for 24 hours, a former Victorian attorney-general says.

  1. Healthway sponsorship doubt

    Organisations reliant on Healthway for sponsorship have been given no guarantee those deals will be renewed when they expire.

  2. Driver avoids jail

    A driver who chased down and knocked over a cyclist on a Perth street avoids an immediate jail term.

  3. Truckie jailed for family deaths

    A drug-affected truck driver is sentenced to five years' jail for killing a father and son.