Seven fraud charges are dropped against Street Swags founder Jean Madden, who was accused of misappropriating funds from the charity.
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Adani parting ways with Downer a 'nail in the coffin for Carmichael mine'
Embattled Indian miner Adani says it will build and run the proposed Carmichael mine on its own — Australia’s biggest coal venture in central Queensland’s Galilee Basin — after cancelling a $2.6 billion contract with mining services giant Downer.
'Abused 30 times, or 3,000 times — how can you put a figure on that?'
Survivors of institutional sexual abuse fear a system of monetary payments will see their abuse ranked by dollar value under a redress scheme proposed by the royal commission.
Farm fitness: Real life hard core workout
Forget wasting energy sweating it out at the gym and instead, try putting your fitness to a real life test — on an organic farm.
Aussies clean up England's top order on day four, as it happened
Having dominated in style with the bat, Australia’s quicks wasted no time working over England’s top order with the ball on day four. Relive the action as it happened in our live blog.
Extreme heatwave heads to outback towns in Queensland, NSW
There will be extreme heatwave conditions in south-west Queensland and north-west New South Wales over the next three days, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says, with several outback towns expecting sweltering daytime temperatures of at least 43 degrees Celsius.
Endangered wombats in the market for new home, and looking to upsize
Wildlife workers and scientists are searching for a site to house a refuge they hope could help save the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat — and they say time is running out.
Pick the perfect podcast for your summer listening
Here’s the essential list of podcasts to listen to whether you’re travelling, wanting to learn something new or need a sport fix over the holidays.
Live: Smith registers phenomenal double ton following Marsh's heroics
Steve Smith reaches a second Test double century as he and new centurion Mitchell Marsh flay England to all corners on day three in Perth. Follow all the action from the WACA in our live blog.
Outback couple build solar farm to prove need for remote power generation
In Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria, one couple has built a solar farm big enough to power their shire in a move to prove the benefit of decentralising electricity and positioning generation sites at the end of the grid.