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US prisons are about to get a lot less overcrowded, as the first of potentially 50,000 inmates are released.

High school competitions were the first step in many politicians' careers, but it has left many unable to compromise.

The Australian dollar has continued its bounce from last month's lows, with some analysts even speculating a move back to 75 US cents is on the cards.

She was once one of Australia's most famous daughters, but Bindi Irwin all but disappeared from our screens in recent years, until now.

A home raided by heavily armed police as part the investigation into police accountant Curtis Cheng's murder was targeted several months ago in a firearms search.

South Carolina grappled with the damage wrought by record rainfall, as the death toll from widespread flooding rose to 15 and residents braced for more evacuations in areas near swollen waterways and dams across the state in the south of the US.

Standing on a strip of red carpet at the door of Bar 333 on a Friday night, the bouncer looks towards bustling George Street and ushers people inside. Fady Taiba had no idea his life was about to change, court hears.

Half of Australia - including Bruce McAvaney - seemed to fall in love with Fremantle gun Nat Fyfe on Brownlow Medal night.

The suburb that's set to become the most densely populated in the country is going to be bigger than previously thought, fuelling concerns about the congestion issues already plaguing Green Square.

Firefighters have returned to an extinguished mulch fire at a north Canberra recycling plant after it began to smoulder.

An inquest will probe the death of a 10-month-old baby whose parents found her limp and struggling to breathe after leaving her in the care of a babysitter.

Uber and Airbnb have revealed in submissions to a federal inquiry that they route profit through companies in the Netherlands and Ireland, where taxes are lower.

​The last person to see the Hunt family alive noticed something in Geoff that night. "He was not responding, not answering questions," disability support worker Lorraine Bourke said. "There was no emotion on his face."

The star footballer emerges weeks after going public with his mental health issues.

An Australian warship has seized 427 kilograms of heroin from a smuggling vessel it intercepted in the Indian Ocean.

For the government to be placated by this exemption based on its limited experience with investor-state disputes is shortsighted.

A round-up of what's happening in the Canberra arts scene for the week beginning October 10, 2015.

The embattled presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang, Hung Hsiu-chu, has defied calls to step down, despite facing a likely landslide defeat in the forthcoming January election.

Michael Clarke believes Shaun Marsh should be given the vacant openers spot vacated by Chris Rogers.

Melbourne Victory have become the first A-League club to surpass 25,000 members.

Key Western Sydney Wanderers pair Romeo Castelen and new signing Andreu believe their side will be every bit the contender this season despite spending most of last season languishing near the bottom of the table.

NSW Premier Mike Baird says more must be done to combat radicalisation in schools and that Sydney has a problem with Islamic extremism, following a "terrorist" attack in which a police employee was killed.

What do you do when your father is a former Australian cricket captain, widely regarded as one of the greats of the game, and your uncle is considered one of the most elegant and gifted strokemakers ever? In the case of Austin Waugh, it's simple.

Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious disappearance of a Melbourne mother and son.