Winton shines in the new television series, Total Control, starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths.

When it comes to stealing scenes and hearts, these Winton dogs know all the tricks.

When outback pioneering single mother Mary Emmott started rainfall records in 1914 she had no idea how important they would be.

Outback Queensland towns are celebrating after much-needed rain, but the effects may not flow on downstream.

A museum can reopen May 18 to 50 people. Casinos can reopen to hundreds and they can smoke as well. What's wrong with this picture?

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Coronavirus today:

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Little Rock Marriott giving 163 employees notice of layoffs longer than originally thought.

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A legal fight continues to improve health conditions for state prison inmates.

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A bushfire that was threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown in Western Australia's South West is contained and an emergency warning downgraded.

South West farmers accuse Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce of knocking back Wellington Dam desalination funding in favour of cash splashes in the east.

A group of young Indigenous Kimberley stockmen is following the American Dream competing on the professional bull riding circuit in the US.

A 15-year journey to build the world's largest wooden clock hit several hurdles, but the biggest was finding somewhere to put the 6-metre tall wooden timepiece.

The widow of a keen Indian cyclist killed on an Australian highway said her husband had been happy to settle here because he felt more confident about road safety.

Sue Prince turned to house-sitting when her home was repossessed but advocates say the trend could be hiding the true picture of homelessness in Australia.

Child protection authorities were tipped off about the mistreatment of baby Anastasia Hand 16 days before her mother violently and fatally shook the infant at the family's home south of Perth, a court is told.

Bunbury student strike leaders BellaBurgemeister and Lachlan Kelly say they're doing it to show politicians that urgent action is needed.

Officials in Western Australia bow to public pressure and change the suffix of a street in a regional tourist town to honour the memory of two fallen World War I soldiers.

One year on, 2018's most unlikely internet sensation, Knickers the giant steer, has put his big hoof forward for a good cause, raising more than $14,000 in the process.

One of WA's biggest electricity generators is making moves to ensure it has the power to take control of a loss-making coal mine, sparking fears for jobs and energy security.

A WA university has removed an activity from a camp for high schoolers after a mother complained that teenagers were told to change out of wet clothing behind a bush.

A prison in WA's South West remains in full lockdown as a three-day raid uncovers a significant haul of drugs and syringes.

The mother of one of four men who died on a fishing trip on waters near Hobart says she is disappointed the investigating coroner did not recommend changes to Tasmania's marine safety legislation.

Bored with the nine-to-five grind, Kirrilee Dean made the decision to return to her home state and establish the Tasmanian Fighting Championship.

Sue Hickey draws ire from fellow parliamentarians saying Tasmanian speakers like herself deserve to earn more than their $190,000 annual salary.

Prisoners being transported in Tasmania Police vans have no restraints and are forced to crouch of lie down when they're inside, according to the state's police union, which warns it is only a matter of time before someone dies.

They're some of the most senior figures in the country and are elected to represent the people, but are our politicians earning too much?

DAILY BRIEFING: A trial gets underway for the alleged murder of Dwayne Davies who was shot more than two years ago, 300 jobs at Temco are at risk and the cause of penguin deaths is identified.

More than 170 little penguins have been mauled to death by dogs in Tasmania in the past year. Experts say the attacks are leaving the state's population in a "tenuous" position.

DAILY BRIEFING: Tasmania's Speaker pauses parliament as tensions run high over her bid for a pay rise, and a police officer charged over the strip search of an 11-year-old boy indicates she'll plead guilty.

DAILY BRIEFING: Controversial Speaker Sue Hickey wanted a pay rise when she was Lord Mayor, and the Opposition accuses the Government of sending in a health budget razor.

The 77-year-old, who was only five days into his overseas trip, died while on a commercial river trip on the Grand Canyon's Colorado River.

Politicians bearing promises have disappointed many miners in Tasmania's wild west in recent times, but increasing demand for metals for electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels is now driving more exploration.

The heat is on beekeepers to deliver healthy hives for pollination this spring and into the summer.

Tourists flock to this tulip farm to see the flowers, but it is under the ground where the serious farming is happening.