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Queensland police officers will be given the power to issue on-the-spot orders to perpetrators of domestic violence under ...

Federal Labor steps in to clarify its position on native forestry in Tasmania after the party's Bass candidate, Jess Teesdale ...

Health practitioners will now have proven findings of sexual misconduct permanently listed on their public registration, ...

Like their name suggests, an independent MP is separate from any party, with their own individual policies and views. Here's ...

An investigation into the debris balls found across NSW beaches by the Environment Protection Authority has found the black ...

Mine worker Royce Castano swung his clubs more than 3,000 times and shed two kilograms while setting a new world record for ...

The federal election campaign has swung into Western Sydney with both the prime minister and opposition leader making their ...

Small businesses will get a 12-month reprieve and be able to instantly write off another $20,000 in expenses, if Labor wins ...

The mining magnate confirms a disagreement with the federal opposition leader over Dutton's gas reservation plan, but says ...

There's a rare and rewarding upside to floods delaying tourism season in the state's vast interior, tourism operators promise ...

Victoria's desalination plant is set to be fired up for the first time in years. During its period of prolonged dormancy, the ...