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The senior planning department official purchased a property in the upper north shore suburb of Gordon within one of the government's planned Transport Oriented Development Zones before the policy was made public last year.

The property council chief wins the preselection battle for the Liberal heartland seat of Cottesloe, defeating former WA Liberal Party leader David Honey. 

Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.

Emergency services were called to Harbour Beach in Mackay shortly after 1pm following reports of a body being found in a car.

Police say the car was unattended when it rolled downhill through a house south of Adelaide, before exiting out the other side, off the balcony, and landing in the front yard.

Thousands of donated hours, countless sausage sizzles and a donation to assuage a former scout's conscience over a stolen cheese wheel, have breathed new life into this historic South Australian butter factory.

A man has died after the crop dusting aircraft he was in crashed into a paddock near Bourke in western New South Wales.

There are concerns a blaze which destroyed parts of an agricultural supplies warehouse may stretch fertiliser and chemical supplies thin for farmers across Western Australia ahead of the seeding season.

Police allege the 80-year-old woman was one of three who was assaulted on January 4, she was left in a critical condition and died in hospital on Friday.

A 26-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder, after a three-month-old baby was found with what police say appeared to be a stab wound to the abdomen.

Teenager Mehmet Koc lost his legs in last year's Turkish earthquake. Now he and his father are rebuilding their lives, far from home in London.

The best and brightest of Australian film and television grace the red carpet for the 2024 AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast.

Peter Wissink struggled with a phobia of the ocean after his father died. Now, he's known around town as the man who saves people's precious items when they are accidentally dropped into the water.

The Tasmanian ALP branch was placed under national control in mid-2022, following a year of internal division and a state election campaign marred by infighting. With expectations high that Tasmanians will go to the polls as early as next month, Labor's national executive has voted to end its administration of the state branch.

Barely a year ago Cameron McEvoy was done with the swimming. However, the 29-year-old is now a world champion with ambitions to race at Brisbane's 2032 Games.

Most of the 1,000 different eucalyptus tree varieties are native to Australia but not all belong in a pristine wetland.

Micellar water can be found in bathroom cabinets all over the world and many swear by it as part of their skin care regime. It's a very effective make-up remover — here's the science behind why. 

A court has ordered Sydney Water to repair eroded banks of a Penrith creek, but a possible fix has alarmed conservationists. 

Living your best outdoor life could be putting you at risk of the "national cancer", health workers warn. Here's why annual checks should be part of everybody's beauty routine.

In spring in the northern hemisphere, Blake Whitney trains alongside the best baseballers in the world but in the off-season he's just another player in Alice Springs.

Police body cam played in court, showing the final moments Mr George was seen alive as he was led to a watch house cell. More than an hour later police checked on him and found his body.

The Shire of Ashburton is evaluating legal options against two companies as Chevron Australia seeks to push ahead with dismantling the aging Thevenard Island infrastructure. 

They grew up playing footy in cow paddocks at home, where "rugby league is a religion". Now, these young men are preparing to grace footy fields in Australia, hoping to one day represent their country. 

After reporting a loss of power to both engines, a pilot skids a small jet across a Florida highway before it bursts into flames.

Wendy Coppola wanted a large artwork for her blank wall, so she made one herself out of Lego.