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Police believe people have cut down live power lines for copper.

Agency confirms cuts will be worse than anticipated.

Apartments and houses built in the last decade are more energy efficient and easier to cool or heat, a CSIRO study has revealed.

Winter is now well upon us, and many of us – especially those living in old homes – are discovering just how draughty they are. In fact, Australia has some of the least air-tight homes in the world.

Stumbling across the iceman of Namadgi is a chilling sight.

Negotiations over hundreds of job cuts drag out.

Letters: 'They are not slaves.'

It's only when I listen intently that I can hear a low hum.

The vessel was on its way from Newcastle to Townsville

On August 23 1969, the coastal freighter MV Noongah departed Newcastle bound for Townsville with a cargo of steel and 26 crew. The 71-metre ship had been a regular sight along the eastern seaboard for a decade as it hauled cargo between cities up and down the coast.

More than 20 people were killed when a freighter sank off the NSW coast, but 55 years on researchers hope a new discovery will bring closure for their families.