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Many young people who play simulated gambling games are accessing games through social media and smartphone apps, researchers say.

A 52-year-old paraglider who died off Victoria was known as the 'flying pastor' and used to travel the world telling stories about flying and faith.

Two men and a teenager have pleaded not guilty to fatally bashing a Dutchman during a fight in a pub carpark north of Adelaide last year.

Police are at a loss to explain why an elderly man who lived alone in a Victorian coastal town would be brutally stabbed to death and have his car stolen.

Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart admits the Catholic Church has been slow to act on issues of abuse.

The Queensland government's proposed changes to industrial relations laws have come up against tough opposition at a public hearing.

Low interest rates are expected to help lift the pace of home building, according to a report by Master Builders Australia.

Eight veterans of World War II's Battle of the Atlantic will fly to England this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the campaign.

The federal government says it will not impose a fat tax, while the opposition has called for a study investigating the idea to be scrapped.

West Australians are set to miss out if the state government doesn't sign up for the Gonski and DisabilityCare plans, the federal government says.