Hollywood came to the council chambers this week, with a major filmmaker joining a high-profile fight to stop booze at one of Australia’s most picturesque beaches. A six-month experiment allowing ...

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An antinuclear ambassador for a Nobel prize winning group has delivered a message to world leaders at the edge of a Red ...

Frustrated ratepayers have been left waiting days for their bins to be collected and the union representing council workers ...

A bus driver who brought a knife into the Townsville Courthouse accused police of targeting him after they charged him with ...

Texas-based orthopaedic surgeon Dr Umar Burney, who has been treating patients at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in northern Gaza, told NBC News on Sunday he had treated “multiple patients who’ve been ...

Australia’s major banks have begun to move in the wake of Tuesday’s RBA decision, with two of the four so far passing the ...

After a journey of nearly 15,000km from Scotland, the Spirit of Tasmania IV has reached Australian shores, marking a major ...

Early and mobile voting has commenced for the Northern Territory local government elections on August 23. Early voting centres are now open in Darwin, Casuarina, Palmerston, Coolalinga, Katherine and ...

AFL boss Andrew Dillon is confident Tasmania and the league’s other 18 clubs will know list rules surrounding the Devils ...

Cash-strapped mortgage holders have received a welcome boost after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the official cash rate ...

A Townsville fashion entrepreneur has experienced tremendous success, with her line of specialised clothing for women of all ...