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Chinese, Braille poetry plans win funding

<p>Poetry translations into Braille and Mandarin Chinese are among more than a dozen projects to win funding through the State Library of Victoria.</p...

SA to look at faster treatment for UTIs

<p>A South Australian parliamentary committee is likely to be established to look at giving people easier access to medication to treat urinary tract...

SA workers' paid domestic violence leave

<p>Public sector workers in South Australia will get access to paid leave related to domestic violence issues, under new legislation before parliament...

ASX 200 rebounds after weak opening; Webjet up over 7%

Australian shares fell in the opening trade on Thursday after Wall Street closed lower in the overnight trade.

Samoa follow footsteps of generations past

<p>Samoa have the chance to create history with their star-studded team in this weekend's Rugby League World Cup final. </p>

DV coverage may spur copycats: study

<p>Graphic media coverage of domestic violence cases could contribute to "copycat'' behaviour, a new University of Queensland study suggests.</p>

MPs back Australia-UK free trade deal

<p>A cross-party federal parliamentary committee has given the green light to a new trade deal between Britain and Australia.</p>

Habitat destruction lacks oversight in Qld

<p>A likely threatened species habitat the size of the Gold Coast may have been illegally cleared in Queensland without any consequence, a report says...

Kangaroos unchanged for RLWC final

<p>Australia have stuck with the same side which got them to the Rugby League World Cup final against Samoa. </p>

McGrath urges Australia to mimic England

<p>Renowned for deriding English cricket, Glenn McGrath wants Australia to follow their arch-enemy's fearless approach to find success in the white-ba...

Rape accused cricketer granted bail in NSW

<p>Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been granted bail with a $150,000 surety while awaiting trial on rape charges in Sydney.</p>

Jobs lure workers from cities to regions

<p>Demand for workers is attracting people from Australia's cities to its regions, but housing shortages threaten to stifle the country's growth poten...

Jail for tree-felling death of Tas boy

<p>A 40-year-old man has been jailed for four years and nine months for causing the death of a seven-year-old boy while cutting a tree for firewood in...

Aussie start-up raises $100m for AI tech

<p>Malcolm Turnbull is among investors backing an Australian firm developing AI, robotics and navigation technology for use on land, sea and in space....

NSW flood-weary victims want to rebuild

<p>The Lachlan River has inundated parts of Forbes that are usually untouched by floods, while Eugowra residents look to rebuild.</p>

Svitzer lockout to impact ag exports

<p>The Albanese government will argue the indefinite lockout by tugboat operator Svitzer should be stopped because it will damage the Australian econo...

Data breach penalties go under spotlight

<p>Advocates hope increased penalties for companies that don't protect private information will lead to beefed-up cyber security, but they want laws t...

ASX 200 likely to fall; Wall Street slips

The Australian share market is expected to record another fall on Thursday following a poor overnight trade on Wall Street.

Track cleared after train derailed in Vic

<p>Repairs to a damaged rail line near Geelong have started after 16 shipping containers were moved off the tracks following a 1.7 kilometre train der...

I have visa to play in Aust Open: Djokovic

<p>Tennis great Novak Djokovic has expressed his delight at being granted a visa which will enable him to compete again in next year's Australian Open...