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The likelihood one rogue shark is responsible for two attacks in less than 24 hours in Queensland's Whitsunday Islands is almost nil, shark experts say.

South Sydney have dialled up the pressure on the Sydney Roosters as their arch-rivals attempt to brush aside a recent lacklustre record in NRL grand final qualifiers.

A new report shows aged care complaints have soared 43 per cent in just two years, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejects including disability providers in the upcoming royal commission.

Queensland's surf life savers will boost safety at high-risk and unpatrolled beaches this summer after an increase in drownings in the past 12 months.

Three years after knocking back the captaincy at the first time of asking, Luke Lewis will run out as sole leader of Cronulla for the maiden time in potentially his...

As the hunt for those responsible for sticking needles in Australian strawberries continues, the federal government has ramped up penalties for so-called "food terrorists".

A young girl has been attacked by a shark at the same Queensland island where a Tasmanian mother was mauled less than 24 hours earlier.

Dairy farmers have called for a 10-cent-a-litre levy on all milk sales to help farmers battling drought, after Australia's major supermarkets announced a price hike on some home-branded products.

The stage has been set for a fiery opening to the NRL's preliminary finals, with Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy all but accusing Cronulla of having their own dirty tactics.

More than half of Australians feel they do not know what to say to a person with dementia, new research has revealed.