A former Canberra student teacher convicted by a jury of sexual offences against a 15-year-old boy she first met on a teaching practical has been spared jail.

The Department of Home Affairs says a woman who posted footage of herself taking a joey from its distressed mother left the country today.

A man accused of a domestic violence murder has expressed anger that it has taken three years before he gets to stand trial.

Major crash investigators are in the remote West Australian town of Leonora following the death of a one-year-old boy. At ...

Brad Banducci says he will follow a personal passion for live events and a strong belief in the increasing importance of live experiences in his new role.

Residents in the outback town of White Cliffs had been preparing for the worst after enduring a dry six months.

Wayne Bennett is not holding any grudges against Brandon Smith after failing to lure him to the Dolphins, hoping he is ...

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A US delegation has touched down in Moscow, with a ceasefire deal in Ukraine on the cards. Russia's President Vladimir Putin threw his support behind the "idea" of a 30-day ceasefire, but Ukraine's ...

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