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Some of the country's hottest musical exports say it's now cheaper to fly to London or the United States for gigs than to ...

A man has been found dead after a house fire in Armstrong Creek, about 100 kilometres south-west of Melbourne.

The ball-tampering scandal doesn't look like it's going away any time soon, with Greg Chappell fearing Australian cricket ...

A coronial inquest into the deaths of Jennifer Petelczyc and daughter Gretl puts police errors under the microscope, and sees ...

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Months of public hearings, eight million documents and testimony from more than 80 witnesses compelled Commissioner Stuart ...

The cross-examination of Beau Lamarre-Condon concludes with the alleged killer accusing the prosecution of trying to "mislead ...

Australian trucking operators are trialling battery-powered trailers that could lower diesel consumption and cut emissions ...

A pair of young giant sequoia trees have been planted in Hobart's St David's Park to replace two that were removed in April after vandalism, fire and other factors led to their decline.

A Queensland town has continued to set weather records during a prolonged heatwave that looks set to enter its fourth ...