Electricity distributor Jemena has been replacing 7-metre wooden power poles with 15-metre industrial poles rated to carry up to 66,000 volts, but there's been one consistent complaint among the residents where this is happening.
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The Wallabies manage to overcome four late yellow cards to defeat world champions South Africa 42-38 in a pulsating Test in Perth for their first home victory over the Springboks since 2022.
Penrith and Newcastle were going hammer and tongs when Nathan Cleary's horror ankle injury turned the NRL preliminary final on its head.
Pope Leo called on the Catholic Church to have the courage to face its past before he met with victims of child abuse by priests in France.
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Freddy Grant and Burton Reynolds were married in 2016 using a legal loophole for same-sex marriage. Now celebrating their 10-year anniversary, 41-year-old Freddy reflects on their love, and the political statement of their wedding.
Brisbane's ode to the world of arts and culture has said goodbye for another year, with Brisbane Festival wrapping up after three weeks of creative treats. Here's seven shows we caught this year.
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NSW's coercive control law has been life-changing for DV victims like Samantha Bouffler. But two years in, it's unclear whether the contentious new legislation is the statewide success story many have been hoping for.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt says the crisis "poses a risk to people's lives" and could damage property, and the situation is most severe near canals.
Ed Darmanin has spent the past three months riding an electric motorcycle around Australia, carefully calculating every kilometre between charging points.
Nearly two years after receiving a heart transplant at 24, Wollongong cyclist Cameron Butcher says he feels fitter than ever as he gears up to compete in the Australian Transplant Games.
Amid the largest Ebola virus outbreak recorded in the DRC's history, healthcare workers try to keep the system running.
When the news of a coastal cliff collapse reached Stephen Duggan's family farm, he did not hesitate to act, digging through sharp limestone rubble with his bare hands for hours in the search for survivors.
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