An elderly man is badly injured after being attacked by a goanna in north Queensland, but his dog survives, which his wife says is "the best news I've heard all day".

A new brand of militant activists hope to derail the WA Government's plans to build an outer harbour by waging an environmental war similar to the successful campaign to kill off the Roe 8 highway expansion.

Roger Federer will play in Sydney, Rafael Nadal in Perth and Novak Djokovic will join Nick Kyrgios in Brisbane as the ATP Cup draw keeps major stars apart ahead of inaugural tournament in Australia in January.

The decision to scrap the World Super Six golf tournament in Perth is a major blow to the sport in Western Australia, but a pitch for the Women's Australian Open could be just what the state needs, writes Tom Wildie.

Forecasters are predicting more hot weather to come after the city recorded an average maximum temperature 2.6C higher than normal and received less than half its average rainfall for the month.

A residential development proposed by the Satterley Property Group on Anglican Church land in the Perth Hills suburb of Stoneville is branded a planning "disaster" by concerned locals.

Paul Gary Turner used his training in commando knife skills to "deliberately and intentionally" stab his former partner and mother of his children to death inside a Perth court complex during a mediation hearing.

The threat of bushfire never occurred to this WA couple after all, they lived in a more or less treeless estate. Thanks to sheer chance, they still do. Now they're making their own luck.

The Court of Appeal unanimously overturns the convictions of three men found guilty last year of killing a mother who was left outside a Perth hospital in 2016, with the trio now set to face a retrial.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group loses its bid to overturn a Federal Court ruling granting native title to the Yindjibarndi people over a huge tract of iron-ore-rich Pilbara land.

Western Australia's second largest timber mill is stripped of a major native timber supply contract after being caught on-selling at least 165 tonnes of marri logs overseas.

Perth Glory confirms it has approached Swedish football superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic about playing for the club on a short-term deal in what would be a major coup for the A-League.

What are the crucial conversations every couple must have for their marriage AND their career to survive? Dual-career couples are now the rule rather than the exception - in Australia 65 per cent of couples with children both work.  Jennifer Petriglieri is a professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD Business School and she shares her research on the crucial transitions couples must navigate to make sure they not just survive but thrive in love AND work. She covers the contract she and her now-husband signed at the start of their relationship, how to have the difficult conversations around career (often is more about a power struggle), Jennifer's book is Couples That Work. Thanks to our couple Scott and Laura, our anonymous doctor and Kate Bennett Ericksson for their time and honest insights.

An Aboriginal group has installed a caretaker to protect a forest near South Australia's Port Lincoln from an escalating spate of wood thefts.

There are too many video conferencing apps. So this week on Download This Show, which is the least worst? Plus, how well is Australian internet holding up to our socially isolated future? And, how are streaming services responding to us all being stuck in the house? Guests: Tegan Jones, Editor, Gizmodo @Tegan_Writes and Seamus Byrne, writer, broadcaster of tech, future, gaming and digital culture @seamus This is an updated version of our episode

This week on DTS, exams in the age of isolation and why students are up in arms about privacy. Plus, the Australian government will compel Google and Facebook to pay local media outlets for content, but exactly what will that look like? And how social media giants are stopping illegal gatherings. Guests: Ariel Bogle, online technology reporter, ABC Science @arielbogle + Seamus Byrne, writer and broadcaster of tech, future, gaming, and digital culture @seamus

The NBN was supposed to provide all Australian homes with reliable, super-fast internet connections. As many of us adjust to living and working from home, connected with our jobs, friends and family online, has it lived up to its promise?

There's nothing like watching someone fly through the air, land on their feet and follow it up with a classic slapstick routine worthy of Laurel & Hardy, to make you feel about seven again.

For many West Australians the beach forms the foundation of their lifestyle, but the oceanfront dream is under threat for many in Perth and towns up and down the coast.

Brutal heat and bitter cold have cost farmers in WA more than 1.5m tonnes in crops over the course of a fortnight, according to a grain industry report.

Brooke Littlewood was facing a two-month wait for a regional psychologist when she decided to create a series of beer coasters for others who may be struggling.

A senior Corrections executive and a plasterer appear in court following an ICAC investigation, with the pair accused of corruption offences relating to a planned $150 million upgrade of South Australia's biggest prison.

With the help of 15,000 festival goers at the weekend's triple j One Night Stand donating more than $22,000, Lucindale's pool is now weeks away from opening.

While dishes at Parkes and Honeysuckle Creek take the credit for beaming the vision of the first steps on the Moon to the world, staff known as 'Creekers' at Cooby Creek in Queensland say it was their work that made the whole project possible.

Lynelle Urquhart's home on a property west of Moonie in outback Queensland is normally quiet. But she has been having trouble sleeping lately, thanks to late-night activity under the floorboards.

Using his experience as a scientist, Toowoomba gardener Peter Williamson and his horticulturalist wife Charmaine have developed a sprinkler system that simulates rain.

Another Queensland dairy farmer forced to send his herd to the meatworks says it may not have come to that if major supermarkets had passed on milk price increases.

Gold Coast couple Nicole Wilson and Mark Wilson ventured 1600km to marry at the Birdsville music festival

A Sunshine Coast woman is duped by an "online lover" into handing over her bank details, allowing scammers to deposit $6 million they had just swindled from a South Korean business, police say.

Why does the Australian Tax Office require people to tick a mental illness box for early access to their superannuation to fund gender transition surgery?

Leisl Born says she was shocked to realise several dozen dead birds sat among the ash and debris that washed up on her local beach following the Bribie Island bushfires.

Child abuse victims speak out against the Jehovah's Witnesses organisation, after it failed to opt in to the national redress scheme.

If you're pregnant and facing morning sickness, baby showers and deciding on a name, the last thing on your mind is probably your retirement. But what you do now can have a huge impact on how much money you end up with when you're older.

A Sunshine Coast couple who launched an ambitious campaign to pay for their dream wedding using Queensland's container refund scheme lock in a venue, celebrant and catering all paid for by the initiative.

Thousands of hectares of native forest north of Noosa, which was due to become national park, will now remain open to the timber industry in order to save hundreds of jobs.

How much is SARS-CoV-2 mutating, and does it matter?

As water supplies run low for towns reliant on the Darling River in western NSW, the Government says it has drought-proofed Broken Hill with a 270-kilometre pipeline from the Murray River.

Locals at Menindee, in far west NSW, hail funding to seal a key regional road as a project that could "save" the drought-stricken town.

From veterans to millennials, two-up is a celebrated pastime on Anzac Day. But why do we play it?