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Lynette Dawson was seen walking around alive and well on two separate occasions after being allegedly murdered by her husband, a court has heard.

After four years of detention centres, court challenges and a major medical scare, a family of four Tamil asylum seekers who captured the nation's hearts has arrived home.

A little more than half of senior Australians eligible for their fourth COVID-19 vaccination have received it.

A returned overseas traveller has been confirmed as the eighth case of monkeypox detected in Australia.

A young man serving his first sentence in jail was feeling lost and looking for kindness.

NASA is launching a study of unidentified flying objects as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described the new government in Australia as an opportunity for a reset between the two nations.

The babysitter and woman who eventually married Christopher Michael Dawson threatened his first wife Lynette and had reason to see her killed, a judge has heard.

A four-year-old Tasmanian boy who died after being hit by a garbage truck while riding his bike had only just picked up his uniform for the start of the school year.

KEY POINTS OF MINISTERS' COMMUNIQUE:*Federal, state and territory energy ministers met on Wednesday and agreed on immediate actions to help settle and restore confidence in the energy market.