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Yard dogs and two-legged partners compete in 'rough and tumble' national titles
The magical bond between dogs and humans dates back thousands of years — and it is a large part of the appeal of competing in yard dog trials.<p>"You've …
DogsAussie wins, rolls ankle, pays tribute to mum
Jim Tucker in the BahamasThe Courier-Mail<p><b>PERTH high jumper Sean Szalek received his gold medal on crutches and dedicated his emotional victory at the</b> …
OlympicsSpace agency, super security department mean more time wasted in meetings
The decision to create a super security department and the suggestion that Australia should have its own space agency must be generating whoops of …
BrisbaneFortescue loses landmark case on indigenous land rights
Fortescue Metals Group has lost a landmark legal battle against an indigenous group in Australia, which could leave it exposed to hundreds of …
AustraliaHow Humans Reached Australia 65,000 Years Ago
New research shows that they arrived far earlier than previously thought.<p>Archaeologists said Wednesday that they have evidence that humans were in …
Anthropology7 Greatest Road Trips of Australia
Taking road trips is so much fun and what country out there is better for this activity than Australia? With its vast and wild open space, it …
Road TripsThe story behind the death that sparked a riot in Kalgoorlie
In August last year a 56-year-old man killed Elijah Doughty while trying to recover a stolen motorbike. A Perth court found him not guilty of …
CrimeDisability advocate to fill Ludlam's seat
The 22-year-old disability advocate set to fill the Greens seat left vacant by Scott Ludlam has vowed to smash stereotypes and represent the …
Scott LudlamEncounter strikes deal with Newcrest
Encounter Resources striking a deal with Newcrest Mining in a bid to explore a pipeline of large-scale gold projects in Western Australia.<p>Newcrest …
Australian NewsHere's Why Transocean Agreed To This Bad Contract
Transocean has reportedly won a job for GSF Development Driller I offshore Western Australia.<p>The contract looks very strange given its duration, the …
StocksSurfers Share Stories and Encounters With Sharks
I grew up surfing the Western Australian coastline from a young age, which is notoriously bad for sharks and the fatalities over the years from …
OceansAUSTRALIAN STOCKS RISE: Here's what you need to know
Image: Dominic Barnardt / Gallo Images / Getty Images.<p>Australian shares closed higher for the second day in a row.<p>Today’s scoreboard:<p>ASX 200: …
U.S. Federal CourtsFamily to sue over Ms Dhu's death
THE family of Ms Dhu – the young Aboriginal woman who died in agony in custody days after she was locked up for failing to pay fines – have confirmed …
AustraliaLithium supply pipeline is filling, but will it be enough?
<i>Andy Home is a columnist with Reuters.</i><p>The electric vehicle revolution is gathering momentum.<p>Barely a week goes by without a fresh, startling revelation, whether it be Sweden’s Volvo promising to phase out traditional internal combustion engines from 2019 or France aiming to end the sale of gasoline …
LithiumThe shackles are coming off Australian households as spending levels surge
Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images<p>The good news just keeps rolling in for the Australian economy.<p>Employment has surged over the past three months and …
New South WalesAustralian mum spent two days in wilderness after walking in a 30km circle
Police said Australian mum Jessie Walton walked in a circle in her attempt to find help.<p>A woman who spent three days lost in a remote part of Western …
New Zealand NewsCricket: Johnson lobs Ashes grenade at beaten England
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - England's abject display against South Africa in the second test shows they are a side struggling for consistency and Australia should be able to exploit their lack of cohesion in the upcoming Ashes series, former paceman Mitchell Johnson has said.<p>South Africa thrashed England …
Breaching whale lands close to dinghy in near disaster; video | GrindTV.com
Mark Collins was vacationing with family and friends in Exmouth, Western Australia, earlier this month when he nearly captured a tragedy on video …
Whale WatchingWoodside Quarterly Production Slips But Eyes Wheatstone Startup
MELBOURNE, Australia--Woodside Petroleum Ltd. (WPL.AU) said its sales volumes and revenue declined over the second quarter as production slipped, due partly to an unplanned outage at its gas-processing plant on Australia's west coast.<p>The Australian oil-and-gas producer has flagged waning output …
Woman found dead at Melbourne buck's party was from WA
A woman found dead in a Melbourne hotel room after a buck's party has been identified as a 20-year-old from Western Australia.<p>Police have ruled out …
CrimePolice ID woman found dead at buck's party
Police have identified the woman found dead in the shower at a buck's party in the CBD as a 20-year-old from Western Australia.<p>But questions remain …
BrisbaneFrom rust orange to bubblegum pink, Western Australia is an infinite canvas for photographer Hulia Boz
Hulia Boz is the aerial photographer capturing some pretty out of this world landscapes from the isolated yet remarkable Western Australia.<p>Having …
AustraliaRio Tinto lowers forecast for iron ore shipments
Rio Tinto lowered its forecast for iron ore shipments on Tuesday by up to 10m tonnes — but analysts said the revised estimate would not stop the …
Iron OreWA's GST share wouldn't pass 'pub test' but Labor submission 'utter waffle': PM
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has admitted WA's share of GST wouldn't pass the "pub test" but then slammed a West Australian federal Labor MPs' …
Mark McGowanMore than $600 million in funding went into Australian startups last quarter, and more than half of it was for fintech
Techboard’s Peter van Bruchem and Rafael Kimberley Bowen. (Source: supplied)<p>Startup tracking service Techboard has compiled its first national …
StartupsDry weather threatens top-quality wheat in world awash with grain
CHICAGO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hot, dry weather has seen high-protein wheat emerge as the one tight spot in a global grains market swamped with abundant stocks, after four years of bumper harvests.<p>Droughts are shriveling high-quality wheat crops in key breadbaskets, sending prices to multi-year highs …
AgricultureChildren locked in cells and security footage taped over at youth detention centre
In a damning report, Western Australia’s inspector of custodial service finds conditions at Perth centre similar to those at Don Dale<p>Children in the toughest unit of Western Australia’s Banksia Hill detention centre were denied hot meals and locked in their cells as a form of “behavioural …
AustraliaSuperbug report reveals rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea
More than 1,000 cases of almost-untreatable superbugs were reported in Australia in the 12 months to March this year.Key points:• Superbugs are …
MedicineHere’s Where You Can Swim With Humpback Whales This Summer
Most visitors to Western Australia between August to November go to watch humpback whales cavorting off the coast as part of the animals’ annual …
TravelWhale breaches near dinghy full of tourists off Exmouth coast
A Dunsborough man has captured the moment a breaching whale almost crashed into a dinghy full of tourists.<p>Mark Collins spotted three whales swimming …
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