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First home buyers can now purchase a property with as little as a 5 per cent deposit. Hal Pawson says the scheme will likely benefit moderate to high income earners.

The signs were trivial at first. Fresh vegetables stored in the freezer instead of the fridge, and sugar mistakenly swapped for salt in a batch of cupcakes. "So, little signs — sometimes hard to know ...

Four-year-old Gus was last seen playing in sand on Saturday afternoon outside his family's homestead — a sprawling sheep grazing station in South Australia's mid-north. Police said when his ...

A Central West farmer says there is a case for the government to assist further by making insurance for the vehicles free. Farmers often fight fires on their own or their neighbours' properties, ...

Tasmania's fledgling AFL team, the Devils, will have a $5 million signing bonus pool in addition to the salary cap to help lure players from interstate. It's one of the many draft concessions released ...

Oliver Lee-Young is a producer and program maker with ABC Alice Springs. He previously worked in the ABC's digital archives team in Sydney, assisting the NSW and national teams. He worked as a field ...

The Roosters and Broncos have both dominated the NRLW, but the winners this weekend can legitimately stamp themselves as the pre-eminent club in the competition.

612 ABC Radio Brisbane’s Saturday Breakfast with Sally Rope will be broadcasting live from the Saturday Fresh Markets annual Plantalooza in Rocklea's on Saturday, 11 October. Come and say hello to ...

The director of Last Cab to Darwin — which explores the subject of voluntary assisted dying — wants all terminally ill Australians to be afforded access to dignified end-of-life care.

SA Police says there have been more than 200 reported cases of counterfeit currency being used in the state in the past two months.

The Optus outage prompted serious discussions about the reliability of Australia's emergency services network. Here's how it should be operating.