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A NSW man is charged after a police investigation into the alleged use of cryptocurrency to purchase child abuse material.

It's crunch time for Brisbane's Lachie Neale as the dual Brownlow Medallist tries to overturn a ban at the AFL Appeal Board so he can play in the grand final against Fremantle.

A Dockers victory would mean the world to this Perth student, who is making the journey from his university in the US state of Illinois to the MCG to watch the grand final.

The Jets are hoping to turn North Ipswich Reserve into a 12,000-seat rectangular stadium, but are yet to secure all necessary funding.

NSW man Andrew David Rankmore is arguing that his stash of guns should be classified as antiques and not illegal weapons.

Homeless people living in a makeshift camp in Rockingham are packing up their belongings after being ordered to leave the area by the end of the day.

The commonwealth has been fined $140,000 over an incident where a nine-year-old girl's hands caught fire at Questacon in 2022, when she was touching a plasma globe after using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.

Victoria's corruption watchdog alleges the employee used a National Gallery of Victoria account to buy millions of dollars worth of mobile phones that were then sold for personal benefit.

The union representing public education staff in the ACT is flagging the potential for more industrial action, including another full-day strike.

Not even the Premier's STEM Researcher of the Year 2025 can avoid a Tasmanian departmental job-cutting drive.

A jury has been shown footage of former Sydney police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon buying a surfboard bag prior to the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, which prosecutors allege he planned to use to dispose of Mr Baird's body.

Plans to redeploy a wave buoy that has only been operational for 10 months since August 2024 face new delays.

Key players in some of the world's big wars were among speakers at the UN on the second day of its annual summit, where AI was also high on the agenda.

David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.

About 30 campgrounds at 10 national parks and conservation areas in Tasmania are part of a new online booking system that will launch from November 3.

Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.

Liquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site.

Ipswich City Council passes amendments to its media policy to allow all councillors to use communications staff to write and send media releases, a move the mayor says is designed minimise her voice.

The National Farmers Federation and the federal government have reached a short-term agreement to fast-track urgent visa requests for backpacker workers.

The Northern Territory's largest date farm looks to bounce back stronger after flooding at the start of 2026 devastated its annual crop.

An AI agent accessed Medicare data.

Aussie Rules football for over-35s is booming in country Victoria, where players are reaping the rewards of community and connection.

Matildas coach Joe Montemurro names three uncapped players in his squad of 26 for October's friendlies against Germany and Haiti.

The Brisbane Lions and Fremantle are preparing for an historic AFL finale at the MCG on Saturday.

The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms.

Saul Kavonic says the US's proposed diesel export ban is "probably the most worrying development we've seen in global fuel markets since the [Middle East] war began".

A disaster-hit council on the NSW Mid North Coast wants changes to how infrastructure damage is assessed, after a battle to fix the town's only public pool.

Former Northern Territory Police assistant commissioner Janelle Tonkin takes her old colleagues to court for sharing an AI- generated sexually explicit video that used her professional photograph.

OpenAI's rogue artificial intelligence agents appear to have worked together to try to circumvent cybersecurity defences and find ways to access Australian government health data, according to conversation logs.

Exhausted crime victims fill a small hall in the regional Queensland town of Mareeba, determined to have their voices heard on proposed tougher bail laws.

Home invasions, carjackings and robberies all fell in the 12 months to the end of June, but police say their work is "far from over".

Here is the full list of Australian musicians vying for a pointy trophy at this November's ARIA Awards.

There will be a "big change" for cattle producers on King and Flinders islands when a new Victorian depot is complete that will allow shipping to bypass mainland Tasmania, a local freight service says.

Theft and vandalism are leading the operators of some roadside pantries to reconsider the honesty box payment system.

As fuel prices soar, many regional local governments are struggling with the cost of transporting recyclables hundreds of kilometres for processing.

The US president met his Chinese counterpart on the tarmac in a rare show of courtesy ahead of the three-day state visit which is expected to cover issues including AI, trade, Iran and Taiwan.

The winery's heritage-listed underground cellars have been little more than a tourist attraction of late.

Fariba Hashimi wins Asian Games silver in the cycling, five years after escaping Afghanistan for Italy.

Fremantle was the AFL's minor premier in 2015 but won just four games the following season.

A small but positive increase in the number of dugongs spotted in coastal areas in south-east Queensland has researchers feeling cautiously optimistic about the vulnerable marine mammal achieving population revival.

Police are urging anyone who sees Daniel Tranchard-Harry not to approach him, but instead to keep their distance and try talking to him about fishing.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Royal Melbourne Show kitchens will be without their 'Queen of Scones'.

Behind razor-wire fences in Port Lincoln, inmates are growing restaurant-quality produce and cultivating skills for a new life after prison.

The government is promising to extend opening hours for the state's pubs and change the Food Act so that dogs will be allowed inside venues at the publican's discretion.

As political debate about slashing migrant numbers continues, a medical centre in the NSW Southern Highlands is relying on doctors from overseas.

Peter V'landys moves one step closer to becoming the NRL's executive chairman after stepping down from Racing NSW.

The Aussie share market is set to fall as the price of oil surges above $US100 a barrel. following Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Bindi Raye's online profiles portray the life of a twenty-something-year-old FIFO worker in WA's north, but an ABC investigation has found she does not exist.

Country icons and up-and-coming stars will make the 20th anniversary of Australia's beloved country music festival unforgettable.

Four of Labor's six politicians in the Northern Territory parliament are personally opposed to fracking, contradicting the opposition's official position.