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Sexual consent laws go under spotlight

<p>Differing sexual consent laws across Australia will be reviewed by the federal parliament in the hopes of making the legal system easier for victim...

Family joy at portrait of fallen war hero

<p>Archibald Prize-winning artist Marcus Wills has unveiled a new portrait of Cameron Baird, an Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan.</p>

Tas inquest told of last conversation

<p>A sergeant has told an inquest examining the suicides of four Tasmanian police officers about his final conversation with a constable who took his...

Govt vows to fight in-danger reef listing

<p>A United Nations monitoring mission released its long-awaited report on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it should be listed as a World Heritage site...

Bushfire outlook varies across the country

<p>The bushfire outlook for summer has been released by the national council for fire and emergency services and it varies across the country. </p>

SA releases industrial manslaughter laws

<p>South Australia's Labor government has released draft legislation to make industrial manslaughter a criminal offence paving the way for jail senten...

NZDF Hercules in emergency landing

<p>A New Zealand Defence Force plane has made an emergency landing in Auckland after a fire warning light went off mid-flight.</p>

Restaurant in Aust-first wage theft case

<p>A Victorian restaurant accused of ripping off workers is the first in Australia's history to face criminal charges over allegations of wage theft....

Man charged over police officer stabbing

<p>A Victorian man, 49, has been charged with attempted murder and the assault of an emergency service worker after a police officer was stabbed at To...

DNA leads to rape charge after 34 years

<p>South Australia Police have arrested and charged a 62-year-old over the rape of a woman jogger in Adelaide just over 34 years ago.</p>

Cairns stun Sydney in NBL overtime victory

<p>Keanu Pinder and DJ Hogg have combined to end the Sydney Kings' all-time record streak of NBL road wins, helping get Cairns over the line in an ove...

GWS select Cadman as No.1 AFL draft pick

<p>Greater Western Sydney have selected 18-year-old Victorian key forward Aaron Cadman with the No.1 pick in the AFL national draft.</p>

Bombers hold onto No.5 AFL draft selection

<p>Essendon have kept their top AFL draft pick to select Elijah Tsatas at No.5 after highly rated South Australian Mattaes Phillipou was also in their...

AFL investigates online anti-Semitic abuse

<p>The AFL has contacted top draft prospect Harry Sheezel's management and will investigate anti-Semitic online slurs targeting the Jewish teenager.</...

Socceroo Souttar avoids EPL speculation

<p>Socceroos defender Harry Souttar says he's blocking out speculation about a possible move to the English Premier League to remain focused on the Wo...

Mixed Australian Open a winner for Webb

<p>Australia's most successful golfer Karrie Webb hopes the mixed gender format for this week's Australian Open in Melbourne becomes a permanent featu...

Cambodia orders homes of Aust teacher sold

<p>Son Chhay, a dual Australian and Cambodian citizen, says he first heard of the seizure of two of his homes by the Cambodian government via a Facebo...

Ecstasy for ex-soldier to help ease trauma

<p>Ex-soldier James Geercke has described how military training left him with lasting physical and mental injuries, with little support from Veterans...

Cleaver threat in alleged sex attack

<p>A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a western Sydney woman after breaking into her bedroom and bashing her head with a meat cleaver.</p...

Foster care system broken, NSW Labor says

<p>The NSW out-of-home care system is in the spotlight after it emerged two brothers missed school because they didn't have winter school uniforms.<br...