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In response to a string of dingo attacks on children, the Fraser Coast mayor is calling for families with children under 12 to be restricted to fenced-in zones on K'Gari.

The Queensland Teachers' Union wants incentives like cheaper rent and wiping HECS debt to be expanded to help deal with crippling teacher shortages in regional schools.

A class action has been filed against the West Australian government on behalf of thousands of tenants living in substandard public housing in remote Aboriginal communities. 

An attempt to stop the aerial shooting of brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park has been dismissed in the NSW Supreme Court.

Coal-fired power plants are retiring in Victoria, and workers are considering their options. But as the offshore wind industry is developing in Gippsland, some coal workers are showing an interest in retraining in renewables.

With feed running out and prices sky rocketing, Tasmanian farmers are struggling with the impact of dry conditions. Some say they have no choice but to shoot their animals.ng network with more than 500 electric vehicle chargers is almost complete, leaving only a few gaps of more than 200 kilometres between towns with top-up points outside of Adelaide.

Deer are listed as "game" in Victoria to be only hunted by registered hunters under strict conditions. Other parts of the country classify the introduced animal as a "pest". 

The detection comes after a major migration of beehives arrived in Victoria for the annual pollination of almond and stonefruit crops.

Singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke said some of her "most peak experiences on stage" had been at Bluesfest and mourned lost opportunities for future generations of musicians,."Australian artists who are up and coming, who are honing their craft, really rely on these festivals," she said. 

A helicopter that crashed into a Far North Queensland hotel roof was stolen before being taken on an "unauthorised flight", the aviation company it belonged to has confirmed. 

As demand for plantation timber grows, wildlife advocates would like to see biodiversity corridors between plantations.

Palaeontologists working near Alice Springs uncover for the first time a set of articulated bones and partial skeleton of Ilbandornis woodburnei, a massive bird that once roamed an evolving continent 8 million years ago.  

Australian authorities have responded after local tour guides and traditional owners spotted four boats moored at Kuri Bay in far northern WA.

A Victorian prison program is helping inmates prepare for life on the outside by setting them up with the skills and set routine to find careers in the dairy industry.

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The Garma festival, held on Arnhem Land in the remote Northern Territory, is taking place for the first time since the Indigenous Voice to Parliament was voted down by more than 60 per cent of voters.

10 per cent of Tasmanians aged 15 to 19 surveyed say they've been homeless in the previous 12 months, according to a study from Mission Australia.

Hundreds of people have rallied in three regional WA towns to raise awareness about the disappearances of seven Indigenous men.

Regional Australian airline Rex has suspended trading on the Australian stock market pending an upcoming announcement.

Harrowing stories of survival and anguish have been shared by victims and their loved ones at rallies across Australia, where organisers have demanded an end to gendered violence and the culture of victim-blaming.