6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (899+ words) Joanne Butterfield disappeared in June 1998 while hitchhiking in Far North Queensland where she had been living. (Supplied) An inquest is examining the suspected death of Joanne Butterfield and the adequacy of the police investigation into her 1998 disappearance in Far North…...

12+ hour ago   (111+ words) Motorbike riders are calling out dangerous road conditions, after a 71-year-old motorcyclist died when he hit a pothole and lost control on the Western Highway on the weekend. Last week the auditor generals office released a report showing pothole numbers…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (502+ words) The state of the Western Highway near Trawalla has long been cause for concern. (ABC Ballarat: Jackson Peck) A motorcyclist died at the weekend after reportedly hitting a pothole on the Western Highway, though police are still investigating the incident....

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (468+ words) By Courtney Barrett Peters Police say they took an eight-year-old boy home to a responsible adult after he allegedly held up a Darwin hotel yesterday. (ABC News: Hamish Harty) Northern Territory Police have arrested an 11-year-old boy after he allegedly…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (265+ words) Here's what's making news in northern Tasmania today. The chief executive of the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone says a proposed clean-energy infrastructure hub in the area would bring significant investment to the region. PolarBlue is hoping to establish a…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (531+ words) Here's what's making news in the Ballarat and South West Victoria regions today. A motorcyclist has died after reportedly hitting a pothole in Victoria's south-west on Sunday. Police said officers were called to the Western Highway in Trawalla following reports…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (561+ words) Here's what's making news in Alice Springs and Katherine today. Northern Territory Police say a 33-year-old man will face court after allegedly hitting and repeatedly stabbing a woman in Elliott. Police said the man assaulted his 24-year-old partner at a…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago   (976+ words) A police officer prepares to break a door down with a battering ram. (Supplied) WA Police have defended a raid of a home for people with disabilities in Belmont, saying it was part of a drug search warrant. Two support…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1302+ words) Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the dinner had taken place at Mar-a-Lago. (AAP: Dan Peled) Earlier this year, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate declared he had dinner with US President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. The mayor told a Gold…...

19+ hour ago   (884+ words) The government has proposed winding back the rebate those aged 65 and over receive on their private health cover. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) Parliamentary analysis shows pensioners will lose out on about $1.6 billion when new private health insurance rebate changes come…...