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Opal miners fear their way of life is diminishing with increasing costs and regulations making their small businesses and hobbies unviable.

Amid bellowing cattle and boisterous bidding in the Carcoar saleyards New South Wales' central west there is a unique and rare sound — the voice of a female auctioneer.

Last summer, Marnus Labuschagne resembled a bits-and-pieces Test player — but his ruthless day three display for Australia shows he is growing into a dominant one, writes Geoff Lemon.

Wellington Phoenix get their first win of the season against Brisbane, and Riley McGree scores twice as Adelaide United beat the Victory at Hindmarsh Stadium.

A 27-year-old woman has been charged with murder after two young sisters, aged one and two were found unresponsive inside a "hot" car at Waterford West, south of Brisbane.

Don Adams was an environmental pioneer who regenerated the Great Barrier Reef's Lady Elliot Island and established it as a tourist destination. He leaves behind a legacy that will shape Australian history.

A remote Indigenous community will this weekend hold a memorial to commemorate 20 years since a plane crash killed five of its local leaders and the pilot.

Pakistan has a mountain to climb to avoid an innings defeat in the first Test, after a day three dominated by Marnus Labuschagne's batting brilliance and a late burst by the Aussie bowlers.

Australia is finally bowled out for 580, with a massive lead of 340 late on day three at the Gabba, leaving the bowlers a chance to unleash before stumps. Follow all the action in our live blog.

A team of Canadian engineers is working around the clock at a private helipad in the Sunshine Coast hinterland to assemble a Bell 214 waterbomber ahead of what is expected to be worsening fire conditions over summer.

For these Queensland farmers, drought is just one of many disasters they've faced in the past five years.

A surprise research finding could change the course of crocodile management in years to come as scientists uncover the the secret 'booming' language of crocodiles.

The decision to go back to the well by selecting David Warner and Joe Burns to open the batting against Pakistan pays off, suggesting Australia has at last found the right partnership at the top of the order, writes Geoff Lemon.

An investment property bought near the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail project continues to haunt the Deputy Premier, who, despite being cleared by the state's corruption watchdog, may now face Parliament’s Ethics Committee.

Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a man — believed to be in his 50s — is found at Tweed Heads near the Queensland-New South Wales border.

The people of Bowen are used to seeing turtles on the beach this time of year, but having one of the 120-kilogram reptiles leave the dunes and arrive on their front door is "very unusual".