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A backpacking couple had been working on an avocado farm for a few weeks before they decided to take a large ride-on mower for a "joyride" that turned fatal.
Taxpayers will fork out $220 million to prop up a failed coal mine, critical for electricity generation in West Australia.
Matildas player Kyah Simon and Australia's iconic 2000 Olympic women's water polo team have offered support to netballers in the sport's bitter pay dispute.
After making the cut at the Australian Open, Cameron Smith knows he will still need to do something special if he is to lift the trophy.
Korea's former world No.1 Jiyai Shin has snatched the halfway lead of the women's Australian Open with a blazing finish to her second round in Sydney.
Australian divers have claimed all four Olympic Games quota spots on offer at the Oceania championships.
Six Australians have secured Paris Olympic boxing berths and they could be joined by six more after a bountiful Pacific Games campaign in Honiara.
It's two down, one to go for North Melbourne on their mission to topple the AFLW's established 'big three' on the path to a long-awaited premiership.
The housing market downturn of last year has been completely unwound, but the pace of growth is slowing.
State and federal treasurers are yet to reach an agreement on the GST no worse off guarantee but talks are set to continue at national cabinet next week.
West Australian authorities have backflipped on their last-minute decision not to let Cleveland Dodd's incarcerated father attend the teenager's funeral.
Min Woo Lee is on track to complete a golden winning double after storming to a three-shot lead at the Australian Open golf championships in Sydney.
After 54 years pleasing tourists and carting logs, hundreds of people have donated to create a better life for an injured elephant. Find out more.
Bangladesh have a lead of 301 runs with three wickets in hand at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand.
The Victorian government has offered forestry harvest contractors five-year deals but the industry is unimpressed with its "compensation" packages.
Collingwood forward Daniel McStay is set to miss the 2024 AFL season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at training.
A driver's jail term for a crash that killed five teens has been slammed by the victims' relatives, with the "impossibly sad" tragedy sparking calls for reform.
Labor's national executive has blocked former Tasmanian leader David O'Byrne from running for the party at the next state election.
The Queensland government has been warned its major relocation project for AFL and cricket teams in Brisbane is "not a done deal" after a funding row erupted.
A combined 23 points from Australian duo Matisse Thybulle and Duop Reath has helped the Portland Trail Blazers to an impressive 103-95 NBA win over Cleveland.
