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Adrian Bayley has been jailed for life for the "heinous" rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher, but can one day apply for parole.

A seventh man has been charged following a brawl between rival bikie gangs during a Gold Coast festival.

Water will act as a trigger in Australia's environment law for the first time, meaning new CSG projects that could harm water sources will face extra scrutiny.

The NSW government has opened up its proposed CTP reforms to public discussion after failing to get the numbers in the Legislative Council.

Tasmanian former federal politician Michael Hodgman has died aged 74.

Job ads on the internet rose 0.2 per cent in May, according to new figures from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

The DPP should explain why it allowed the man who killed Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross last year to plead guilty to manslaughter, Barry O'Farrell says.

The Northern Territory government says a state funeral will be held for former Yothu Yindi lead singer Yunupingu.

Cabinet minister Greg Combet says preselection is a gift of any political party and not a personal right.

The Australian Defence Force is investigating whether military personnel are linked to Facebook pages that included offensive sexist and anti-Muslim posts.