Cherry-picked cuts from the catalogue of He Who Carries Death In His Pouch.

Former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia should "scale down the rhetoric" towards China and an international coronavirus inquiry, suggesting instead "more calm and quiet diplomacy" would be more effective.

The Prime Minister says coronavirus restrictions could be eased earlier than expected, announcing the National Cabinet would give Australia an "early mark" and look at a plan next week.

The successes of eradicating the virus between states and territories is varying widely - South Australia has recorded its 12th consecutive day of no new cases, but in Victoria there were 22 new cases today after an outbreak at a meatworks.

The Coalition contest to choose a candidate for the Eden-Monaro by-election is rapidly descending into farce.

Extensive medical scanning of a seal found at Cape Conran on the Victorian east coast has revealed not one, but six fish spines embedded in the seal's face after the fight of its life.

In moving to relax lockdown measures, Australia joins a handful of countries that have successfully flattened the curve and are now embarking on a much trickier challenge.

A lovely piece of programming, tenderly performed.

Bělohlávek and the BBC SO make a powerful case for this intense work.

Demands to be heard by all lovers of Berlioz's best-known orchestral work.

An overwhelmingly joyous account of one of Mozart’s lesser-known operas.

Ibragimova’s svelte, unforced violin tone is just right.

Uchida's measured approach reaps rewards, capturing the joy in this life-affirming music.

The first step on what seems to be a joyous journey for the Norwegian pianist.

The most exciting and consistently well-sung Don Giovanni to appear for several years.

A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers.

This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation.

Offers more than a whistle-stop tour of the hits.

The outback Queensland town of Barcaldine has officially set a new world record for the longest line of motorhomes.

COVID-19 tests within 48 hours required.

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Good government groups are pressing Gov. Asa Hutchinson to act now to encourage absentee voting in the November election.

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Code revisions, short-term rentals and a donation of city land to the state's proposed billion-dollar freeway project through downtown are on the agendas of city meetings next week.

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A bushfire that was threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown in Western Australia's South West is contained and an emergency warning downgraded.

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.

Police seize $250,000 worth of methamphetamine after raiding several homes and businesses in Western Australia's South West.

A holiday house in the middle of a beautiful forest may sound wonderful, but what if your favourite isolated retreat became a bushfire death trap?

A 15-year journey to build the world's largest wooden clock hit several hurdles, but the biggest was finding somewhere to put the 6-metre tall wooden timepiece.

A suspected tornado tore through the WA town of Harvey on Thursday night, damaging houses and bringing down trees, as a strong cold front battered the state's South West and brought heavy rain to Perth.

Imagine navigating a 1,000km journey across the vast Mongolian wilderness atop a feisty horse, racing 40 others to finish first.

When Jane Rankin-Reid moved her mum Shirlee into an aged care home in Hobart, she hoped she'd live out her twilight years in comfort and dignity. But the elderly woman's life soon became a nightmare.

Controversial new laws allowing people to amend the gender on their birth certificate without reassignment surgery have come into effect, allowing people like Francene Jacques to be "buried an old woman".

Initial investigations suggest the death of a man at Hadspen, near Launceston, is suspicious after receiving a request for assistance from paramedics.

Tourists flock to this tulip farm to see the flowers, but it is under the ground where the serious farming is happening.

Three people are arrested after a police car was shot at then rammed as officers took shelter in a McDonald's restaurant, in what an Assistant Commissioner says is part of a "worrying trend" of violence towards police.

Officers took shelter inside a McDonald's restaurant in Sunbury while their patrol car was shot at and rammed. Three men were later arrested.

Hindmarsh Shire mayor Ron Ismay comes under criticism for using sexist language when introducing the Nationals MP Emma Kealy at an event in Nhill in western Victoria, later saying it "was not that big of a deal".