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Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to start to make landfall in Far North Queensland this morning. Follow live.

Iranian deputy foreign minister Esmaeil Baghaei accuses the US of "terrorist acts" and issues a warning to Australia about being on the wrong side of history.

A former childcare worker has been found not guilty of raping a child in his care after a three-day trial on the Sunshine Coast.

A report tabled in parliament finds significant gaps in how agencies respond to high-risk family and domestic violence, as a prominent advocate calls for urgent action. 

It was far from easy, but Canterbury have held on for a narrow win over the Raiders in torrential conditions in Canberra.

WA Police investigate the death of a woman at a home in Perth's northern suburbs, with a man aged in his 40s assisting detectives with their inquiries.

Hawthorn finishes over the top of an understrength Sydney side to knock off the ladder-leaders at the MCG, thanks to a four-goal haul from Jack Gunston.

A judge described Jaiden Fidge and Riley Smith's offending as having an element of "abhorrent male bravado", with the court hearing one of the footballers boasted about the assault.

Evidence during the first hearing into the cause of a Hong Kong apartment complex blaze has heard a series of failures contributed to the deaths of 168 people.

Stranded residents of Jilkminggan in the Big Rivers region say they need their full flood relief payments now, after finding out this week they would only get one-quarter of the money while they remain in shelters in Mataranka.

Socceroos coach Tony Popovic maintains young players have an opportunity to represent Australia at the highest level despite losing a younger player to a European rival.

Bradley Murdoch took the location of his victim Peter Falconio's remains to his grave. A coronial inquest has revealed police made two desperate attempts to get answers just days before he died. 

The collapse of The Kyle and Jackie O Show has left hundreds of thousands of people looking for something else to listen to in the morning, with some industry insiders questioning whether the duo could make a comeback.

One of Australia's most acclaimed artists brought humour and frustration to a council meeting weighing commerce against culture.

Labor says the opposition's promises will cost $2.4 billion more than they say, as both parties target the public sector as a way to save money on the budget ahead of the state election.

The National Capital Authority wants to define a new urban hub in the nation's capital, but its proposed new building height limits are creating angst. 

Some Australians with private health insurance will face premium increases of as much as 25 per cent from next month, according to new analysis from CHOICE.

Benchmark power prices across parts of the country will ease as renewables reduce wholesale costs for electricity, but the regulator warns its modelling does not account for the war in the Middle East.

The 25-year-old woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed inside a Clayton shopping centre.

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey avoids a new trial after settling out of court with three men who launched a UK civil suit against him accusing him of sexual assault.

Locals, industry groups promised input into a support package for communities struggling to cope with the ongoing closure of the Great Western Highway. 

Perhaps the prime minister was hoping US President Donald Trump was tuning in to Triple M when he claimed that the attack on Iran had now achieved its aims, and offered an off-ramp for the war to end.

Comedian Lizzy Hoo loves an adventure, which is how she ended up at a music festival outside Ulaanbaatar watching her new favourite band.

A growing outbreak of meningococcal B and meningitis has killed two young people in the UK as the number of infections climb. Here's why infectious disease professor Paul Griffin thinks Australia should be worried. 

A family is pursuing DNA testing after hearing about an IVF mix-up at the same Sydney fertility clinic used to conceive its baby.