With hundreds of near misses on Queensland's rail network each year, the government says people must be more vigilant or risk paying the ultimate price.

A rare native rodent that hasn't been seen for more than 30 years has been rediscovered at Wilsons Promontory.

Residents in Adelaide's north are pleading for more to be done to stop hoons.

A suspicious blaze has destroyed an abandoned strip of shops in the Melbourne suburb of Preston.

A police investigation is continuing after the shooting at a cattle farm in rural Queensland.

It's estimated the NSW flood recovery, including the buy-back of properties in the Northern Rivers region, could cost taxpayers $3 billion.

Dozens of people have fallen after a fence collapsed at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney.

China has urged Australia to show "understanding and respect" after Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemned its escalating military exercises.

Judith Durham, the lead singer of the legendary Australian band The Seekers, has died at the age of 79.

Her crystal-clear voice propelled Judith Durham and The Seekers to international stardom and made the Melbourne singer a national treasure. But amid the success she endured a series of personal setbacks.

Elderly residents in Boroondara are without in-home care after a privatised aged care provider failed to supply staff for the services after taking over from the council. 

ABC journalist Laura Tingle paid tribute to her father’s “extraordinary life” after the former NSW upper house member died on Friday.

In the old party districts of Kings Cross and Oxford Street, green shoots are appearing that may signal the return of the city’s soul.

Sixty firefighters responded to the High Street blaze, which broke out in an empty former furnishings store just after 3am.

Spate of openings is a good sign for the rebirth of Sydney’s nightlife.

The man, dubbed “The Gentleman” by investigators in 1994 after his body was found by police off the coast Germany may have lived most of his life in Australia.

The man charged with murder after a deadly Queensland farm shooting will face court next week.

Up to 50 people evacuated after fire in north Melbourne overnight.

Victoria’s latest quarterly health performance data shows a dramatic increase in the number of people who have been stuck in emergency departments for more than a day, as they wait for a bed to become available.

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