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A couple has paid tribute to the missing defence aviators by throwing flowers into the water in Airlie.

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the search for four missing personnel following a helicopter crash in the Whitsundays last Friday is now a ‘recovery’ effort.

Activity in Queensland's Whitsundays has changed from search and rescue, to a recovery mission, Defence Minister Richard Marles says. 

Squawks, creaky doors, trills, bellows and a lot of grunts — our wildlife makes some bizarre and beguiling noises. But which one should get the shout-out as Australia's favourite animal sound? It's time to make a call.

The inquiry, which began in mid-April, was sparked by a letter from the ACT's top prosecutor, claiming police pressured him not to charge Mr Lehrmann and alleging political interference.

NSW Police say a woman alerted them to the remains in grassland off the Hume Highway on Friday morning.

Karim Haddad lost most of the function of his left hand after a horrific injury, but he is now using a cutting-edge bionic hand to return to work as a blacksmith.

Canberra will host the largest European Handball tournament in Oceania, as calls for more funding for the sport grows.

Australian bee experts are aiding a Fijian biosecurity program targeting killer pests in a joint surveillance effort to protect beekeepers and agriculture.

The $12 million purpose-built health facility for Indigenous people in Canberra's south has been open for over six years, but its eight beds have never been slept in.

Karim worked with knives and tools for years, but it was a broken coffee cup that caused his injury. Now a bionic hand is helping him take up blacksmithing again.

Lauren King runs a small Canberra business that employs three staff members and she says more government support would help potential business owners get started.

The ACT government wants to introduce some features of the world's most cycle-friendly cities to Canberra, including safer intersections.

Police say wreckage found off the Queensland coast appears to be from missing Taipan chopper, but the search continues for its four-person crew.

A cure for hepatitis C was introduced in 2016, but experts say too few people are accessing it. Karen, who used to suffer from the illness, wants that to change.

South Korean company Hanwha has won a multi-billion dollar Australian defence contract to build the army's new infantry fighting vehicles.

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra believes there may have been 17 times as many Indigenous Korean War veterans as previously thought.

Researchers at the Australian War Memorial have identified more than 60 Indigenous men who served in the Korean War, and their sacrifice has been honoured for the first time.

Long-time ABC host Trevor Chappell is leaving the national graveyard shift to take on the role of Afternoons presenter for ABC Radio Melbourne until the end of the year. 

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has visited New Zealand to hold talks with the Kiwi PM Chris Hipkins.

ACT Policing is condemning antisocial behaviour at Canberra's night spots after officers encountered two consecutive weekends of "unexpected" violence.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the inflation is getting "a bit better in welcome ways" after the Consumer Price Index slowed more than expected.

One in 25 Australians have lodged an insurance claim because of extreme weather since 2020, but should the remaining policyholders be responsible for sharing the cost of increased premiums? 

Kamilaroi woman Louise Taylor becomes Australia's first female Indigenous Supreme Court judge. It is the second time she has made history, after she was appointed as the ACT's first Indigenous magistrate in 2018.

State and territory governments are not being held accountable for failing to meet Closing the Gap targets and in some cases are actively exacerbating disadvantage, a Productivity Commission report finds.