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While the commitment to the Henderson Shipyard is being broadly welcomed, sceptics are concerned about skills shortages.

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.   

Firefighters have been battling with more than 100 fires in searing heat, while Kimberley residents brace for potential flash flooding.

The capacity of rooftop solar in Australia will eclipse the country's entire electricity demand in coming decades, according to a report that charts the technology's rise.

One possible track shows ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln slamming into the west Pilbara coast on Saturday.

The state's oldest sitting MP has announced he is on his 'last lap' after more than two decades in parliament.

Emergency services are bracing for dangerous bushfire conditions, while forecasters keep an eye on an expected cyclone in the north.

Did you know the term "gaslighting" is from a 1938 play? A new adaptation shines a light on how gaslighting plays out in modern Australia.

Indonesia has finally issued import permits for Australian cattle with the first ship now on the water bound for Jakarta.

A group of asylum seekers have been flown to Nauru after they were found in remote Western Australia after arriving by boat. 

In Ukraine, formerly one of Europe's biggest dairy suppliers, 50 per cent of the industry is gone, 200,000 cows have been bombed, and farmers are very much on the front line.

Australia consistently produces about 1.4 million tonnes of spuds each year and their value is on the rise.

A group of foreign nationals arrived in a remote Aboriginal community in northern WA by boat. 

There are growing calls for more awareness about the need to make event venues accessible for everyone. 

Labor MP Darren West has vowed to supply new banners after a giant rainbow flag promoting the Albany Pride Festival went missing. 

More than 20 men from Pakistan and Bangladesh are being interviewed by Border Force officials after arriving at a remote Indigenous community in Western Australia's north.

Cheese lovers are aghast at claims some French soft cheeses are "under threat" from a lack of genetic diversity in cheese cultures. But it's a bit more complicated than that.

Corrections Minister Paul Papalia said the decision undermined the community, while the judge argued the justice system 'failed' the teen.

The WA Firearms Community Alliance has lashed out over the reforms, arguing the prices are 'unfair'.

Back in the country for his new stand-up tour, Josh Thomas talks about how he stumbled into being audience surrogate for millennials around Australia.

The Albanese government risks losing 'every seat in WA' if it revises the state's lucrative GST deal, WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti says.

Roger Cook has proposed tougher penalties for assaults on retail staff and gun law reforms in his first parliamentary address of the year.

Millennials moving to regional towns are part of a "societal shift" and they're not interested in buying big blocks with big backyards. But they do need to live somewhere.

The body of a diver, who went missing off Tasmania's east coast, was found by his brother, police say.

Jade has lost four family members to suicide. She is one of hundreds of First Nations people grieving for loved ones as the rate at which Indigenous people taking their own lives continues to rise.