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'IT'S INDUSTRIAL MADNESS,' SAYS UNION AS COAL TERMINAL LOCKS OUT WORKERS
Port Kembla Coal Terminal locks out 60 workers after CFMEU takes protected industrial action... READ MORE›
ATHLETIC PAIR'S MIDNIGHT VOWS FOLLOW HISTORIC LIFTING OF AUSTRALIA GAY MARRIAGE BAN
Commonwealth Games hopefuls Luke Sullivan, 23, and Craig Burns, 29, said I do shortly after the clock struck 12 00 a.m... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION GROWTH OUTPACES WORLD AS MIGRANTS RUSH IN
Indeed, strip away population growth and the economy would have expanded by just 1.3 percent... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S POPULATION GROWTH OUTPACES WORLD AS MIGRANTS RUSH IN
Overall the stronger rate of population growth is boosting spending, demand for infrastructure, demand for homes, and overall economic growth... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S FORMER DEPUTY PM EXPECTED TO WIN ELECTION, RECLAIM SEAT
Joyce has repeatedly said he was confident, not cocky about winning the seat of New England again, five years after he first entered federal parliament... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Outback Queensland
BUDGET 2017: WELFARE RECIPIENTS TO BE DRUG TESTED
Under the program, welfare recipients have their payments quarantined and they are not allowed to buy alcohol or drugs... READ MORE›
THIRSTY SNAKES SLITHER INTO AUSTRALIAN TOILETS AS DRY SEASON BITES
Thirsty snakes are moving into north Queensland homes with two pythons recently found in toilets... READ MORE›
ASIAN AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE BACKS 'YES' VOTE
Same-sex marriage Asian Australian Alliance backs 'Yes' vote... READ MORE›
NURSING 457S ON THE DECLINE AS HEALTH SECTOR CHASES WORKFORCE RENEWAL
Hospitals have slashed the recruitment of nurses on 457 visas over the past three years, as the health sector ramps up its workforce renewal... READ MORE›
'COMPLETELY OUT OF STEP': ABORTION TO REMAIN A CRIME IN NSW AFTER REFORM BILL FAILS
The Australian Medical Association believes NSW abortion laws need to be reviewed, but said it was concerned about the breadth of the Greens' bill... READ MORE›
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION GROWING
A total of 150 Australian Indigenous languages were spoken in homes in 2016, reflecting the linguistic diversity of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population... READ MORE›
CENSUS 2016: THE NEW 'TYPICAL' AUSTRALIAN REVEALED
The 'typical Australian' has been identified, providing the first glimpse into the data produced by the 2016 Census... READ MORE›
FIRE ANTS JOIN TOGETHER TO MAKE LIVING RAFT IN HARVEY FLOODWATERS -- AND IT COULD HAPPEN HERE
Fire ants inundated by Tropical Storm Harvey's floodwaters in Texas have latched together to form a living, floating life raft to survive... READ MORE›
CENSUS 2016: FIVE WAYS AUSTRALIA IS GETTING MORE DIVERSE
The median age of Australian residents born in Europe is 59, while for those born in Asia the figure is 35... READ MORE›
EUR280,000 BUDGET FOR 20-MEMBER WATER CHARGES COMMITTEE
Met Eireann have warned that snow could be on the way this week as temperatures continue to drop... READ MORE›
FRESH FOOTAGE OF SYDNEY 'INVASION DAY' PROTEST SCUFFLE EMERGES
Meanwhile, Queensland Police have said they're still investigating the spray painting of a Brisbane train carriage with an image of the Aboriginal flag yesterday... READ MORE›
THE TARGETED EROSION OF NEW ZEALANDERS' RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA
As of 31 March 2016, New Zealanders made up the second largest group of people in Australian immigration detention facilities ... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR COMING MONTHS REVEALED
It was a very wet month for western Tasmania and rainfall above average for Victoria, northern Western Australia, and the Gulf of Carpentaria region... READ MORE›
FOSSIL FUEL REGISTER SHOWS MORE THAN A THIRD OF AUSTRALIA EARMARKED FOR COAL OR GAS
Laird said the map shows the vital water sources that are at risk from the fossil fuel industry... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF 8 CHILDREN
Police were called to the home in the Cairns suburb of Manoora on Friday morning after receiving a report of a woman with serious injuries... READ MORE›
EMISSIONS ON THE RISE FROM AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST CLIMATE POLLUTERS, DATA SHOWS
Australia has pledged to the United Nations to reduce emissions by between 5 percent and 25 percent by 2020... READ MORE›
SEARCH FOR BRITON WHO DISAPPEARED AFTER EVENING SWIM IN SYDNEY
Man with links to manchester failed to return after taking a dip at south curl curl on the city's northern beaches... READ MORE›
CROCODILE SNATCHES AUSTRALIAN WOMAN DURING NIGHT SWIM
Darwin-based crocodile expert Grahame Webb said while most crocodiles were found in rivers, swamps and other protected waterways, open beaches in northern Australia were not safe... READ MORE›
MASSIVE STORM CLOUDS ROLL OVER SYDNEY
A previous severe storm warning for the Sydney, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands and Snowy Mountains districts has been cancelled... READ MORE›
FAMILY FOUND AFTER 10 DAYS IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
Queensland Police Acting Superintendent Mick Bianchi said Van Lonkhuyzen planned to drive to Cairns using an inland route... READ MORE›
STAKES RAISED FOR BLACK-THROATED FINCH'S LARGEST REMAINING HABITAT ON ADANI MINE SITE
Hunt did not refer to the recovery team's submission in his reasons for giving approval... READ MORE›
SHARK ATTACKS HIT RECORD HIGH IN 2015, GLOBAL TALLY SHOWS
The International Shark Attack File said it had investigated 164 incidents worldwide in 2015, and found 98 to be cases of unprovoked shark attacks on humans... READ MORE›
FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS BEHIND AUSTRALIA'S RECORD-BREAKING SPRING HEAT, SUGGESTS STUDY
Scientists say it is highly likely greenhouse gas emissions are behind Australia's run of three hottest springs on record... READ MORE›
SHARK ATTACK KILLS SURFER IN AUSTRALIA 30 FEET FROM SHORE
Beaches closed in northern New South Wales after surfer dies from fatal shark attack in Ballina, a popular holiday destination... READ MORE›
IN PICTURES: CYCLONE DEBBIE HITS AUSTRALIA
Cyclone Debbie has hit the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland, bringing fierce gales and heavy rain along with it... READ MORE›
FLORIDA NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING VICTIMS IDENTIFIED AS 14-YEAR-OLD AND 18-YEAR OLD
The slain teens were 14-year-old Sean Archilles and 18-year-old Stef'an Strawder, police said... READ MORE›
FEARS FOR PIGGIE THE ECHIDNA, STOLEN FROM GOLD COAST'S CURRUMBIN SANCTUARY
Fears for Piggie the echidna, stolen from Gold Coast's Currumbin sanctuary... READ MORE›
SYDNEY POLICE QUESTION WINE BAR OVER WINE LIST
NSW police media told SBS the bar was approached as part of a wider operation in the inner Sydney region on Saturday... READ MORE›
TRUCKIES 'THRILLED' AS PAULINE HANSON JOINS 1860KM CHARITY HAY RUN
Burrumbuttock Hay Runners, organised by NSW farmers, is delivering 4,500 bales of hay and other supplies to drought-stricken farms in central Queensland... READ MORE›
CYCLONE MARCIA: 'SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE' REPORTED IN QUEENSLAND
Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcia has weakened slightly to a category 4 system, and is continuing to move south towards Yeppoon and Rockhampton, the bureau said... READ MORE›