The Northern Territory government says the six-week-long free school holiday program has helped reduce crime in Alice Springs.

For the first time since 2020, Chinese plates will feature Australian rock lobster for Lunar New Year. It's led to a boom in Australian prices, but some fishers are worried it could be short-lived.

Authorities believe marine heatwave conditions may have led to the death of around 30,000 fish at Gnoorea Beach, south of Karratha.

Rangers say they are increasing patrols around popular areas of K'gari, while urging visitors to stay vigilant of dingoes.

As an estimated 45,000 children were homeschooled in Australia last year, experts believe changing attitudes towards education is driving the boom.

Country towns say they are facing growing costs to recruit doctors to their local general practices due to a shortage of GPs.

Home and contents insurance premiums are continuing to rise in northern Australia, regardless of whether nor not home owners are making claims. And that is despite the Government's cyclone reinsurance pool, designed to reduce costs. 

Indigenous community members say the abuse is derogatory and demeaning, and similar to what was spruiked during the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. 

TC Sean also broke an almost 20-year rainfall record in Karratha for a single day, with the local airport gauge recording more than 270 millimetres of rain overnight.

The West Australian government and opposition are pushing to boost the number of people living and working outside Perth.