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Adelaide Strikers are into the WBBL final, with an impressive eight-wicket win over Perth Scorchers at Allan Border Field.

A touching note from Queensland firefighters shows their dedication to the cause, staying until the early morning hours to help defend dogs — and even a cow — at an animal shelter.

Volunteer firefighters busy battling blazes in the Somerset region are left angry and frustrated after water is stolen from their tanks on multiple occasions.

More than 100 people are evacuated after a housefire at Ipswich, west of Brisbane, sparks a 'fast-moving' grass fire while temperatures soar above 40 in the south-east.

A cold blast from the south brought freezing conditions to the south-east of the country while other parts sizzled, and in NSW an area the size of Sydney was besieged by fire.

When some of the Liberal National Party's youngest leaders were caught out this week laughing at a racist slur, it was uncomfortable viewing. But inappropriate behaviour isn't just a pastime of the young party hopefuls, with some seasoned politicians engaging in questionable antics in the recent past.

Aussie actor John Waters is once more bringing John Lennon back to life onstage, but it might be for the last time as he seeks to pass the baton to someone younger.

A program at a north Queensland prison is helping mothers change their attitudes towards parenting and family relationships in an effort to break the cycle of incarceration.

An Aboriginal elder in Queensland is working with a team of researchers to find mass graves — the final resting place of 90 locals who died in the space of three weeks during one of the world's worst outbreaks of Spanish influenza.

A Gold Coast mum says she is at her wits' end as she tries to get her severely disabled eight-year-old daughter the assistance she sorely needs.

A Brisbane doctor is sentenced to eight months jail but will only spend three behind bars after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old female patient.

A number of fires have broken out in South-East Queensland on Friday afternoon amid a severe heatwave, with the community of Redbank Creek, north-west of Brisbane, told to leave immediately.

A retired Brisbane doctor facing murder charges over the stabbing death of Maureen Boyce will be retried after his legal team argued the judge erred by admitting evidence of suicide rates among Australian women.

A soldier who groped a female colleague is acquitted of charges that relate to him taking photos of her buttocks and showing colleagues, in a military trial that gives insight into how the Australian Defence Force justice system works.

Dust haze and storms continue to impact parts of Australia at record-breaking levels, with one town in far-west NSW recording 230 hours of dust in October alone.

A 90-year-old movie theatre slated for redevelopment has been saved after a community backlash led to the building being heritage-listed.

A rail expert says a true fast train — which can reach up to 250kph — is unrealistic in Australia and expectations should be downgraded for an easier-to-build, 'fast...ish' service of around 150kph.