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After swapping life in the city for sheep and a vegetable garden, the couple is running a thriving gin distillery. Demographers believe more people in their age bracket could make the move to country areas as lower property prices offer more opportunities.

Labor senator Fatima Payman draws heavy fire from her colleagues on Monday morning after she was banished from the federal party for her defiance over Palestine.

A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.

The WA and federal governments have reached a migration allocation deal to tackle the state's labour shortages.

The rural lobby group Keep the Sheep will lobby senators, who are set to vote on a bill aimed at banning the live sheep trade in 2028.

Primary-school students around Australia are tackling their reading anxiety by reading to dogs thanks to volunteer program Story Dogs.

Polar air from Antarctica is surging towards south-east Australia, bringing gusty winds, showers and low-level snow. While midwinter cold outbreaks are typical, the subsequent weather is nothing short of bizarre.

There's more bill pain underway for households, but it's businesses that will bear the brunt of the latest gas crisis rippling through Australia's south-eastern states in the dead of winter.

Peter Dutton has pledged to build nuclear power plants in these teenagers' regions if the Coalition wins the next election. Some are excited by the prospect of a new industry but others want to keep the focus on renewables.

Perth Glory are on the hunt for their sixth senior men's coach in six years after confirming the departure of Alen Stajcic.

A Pilbara motorbike club organised a 1,300 kilometre loop of the WA mining region to raise money and awareness for men struggling with their mental health.

A 25-year-old man has been charged after a woman was allegedly run down in a suspected domestic violence incident in Perth.

Scientists and First Nations custodians are calling for better protection for unique ancient fossil formations south of Perth.

Australia is known for strict gun laws implemented after the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, but states and territories still have different ways of treating gun ownership. Here's a guide.

Parts of south-east Australia have recorded their coldest start to winter in decades, and another polar air mass during the coming week promises to bring strong winds, showers, small hail and alpine snow.

Seven men and two women have been charged by WA Police Force in relation to a $10 million illicit tobacco network operating in Western Australia.

In the wake of tensions between the federal and Tasmanian governments over the redevelopment of the RSV Nuyina's base in Hobart, WA says it's open to discussions about the future of the Australian Antarctic Program.

Students are central to an AI arms race in which programs generating answers for assignments and those designed to catch them out are scrambling for superiority.

New research suggests the world's climate change authority has underestimated the severity of future bushfires in Australia.

There are probably a few things that come to mind when reminiscing about long road trips across Australia between the 1950s and '70s. Things like overheating cars, AM radio and the unmistakable icon of the Golden Fleece. 

There are concerns the Patient Assisted Travel Scheme is failing to keep up with cost-of-living pressures, leaving those who depend on it out of pocket.

Climate scientists use Antarctic sea ice to look at Australian weather patterns dating back thousands of years, finding bushfire weather equal to or worse than the 2019 Black Summer has occurred before.

A 65-page Corruption and Crime Commission report reveals serious systemic gaps between staff, management and the government.

Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has offered to build and install automated gates at Gaza border crossings to improve the flow of aid into the region, but first it has to be acceptable to the Israelis.

The family of Cleveland Dodd has released a statement critiquing aspects of the report.