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Melbourne's Catholic archbishop has apologised to abuse victims over what he says is one of the darkest periods in the church's history.

Disgraced former AFL player-manager Ricky Nixon has responded angrily to media attention by pouring a cup of coffee on a Nine News journalist.

Unleaded fuel prices are forecast to rise over the next fortnight, after a recent fall in the Australian dollar exchange rate.

Governments won't have to provide essential infrastructure to meet community demand until three years after residents move in to new developments in NSW.

Victorian police are searching for a 33-year-old man who has not returned from a fishing trip.

Labor MP Stephen Jones is being challenged for preselection in the NSW federal seat of Throsby.

An 18-year-old man will face court in Alice Springs after allegedly getting into a fight with a 55-year-old who later died.

NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has stopped short of endorsing a blanket ban at early childhood centres on unvaccinated kids.

A Thai national allegedly caught importing 10 kilograms of heroin into Sydney in suitcases has been refused bail.