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Lake Eyre being full is not just a once-in-a-lifetime moment it's also a chance for outback towns to feast on tourism.

After Israel resumed its bombardment of Gaza, Palestinians took to the streets to protest against Hamas – and some are willing to keep speaking out even if it means violent reprisals.  

Exclusive data obtained by 7.30 reveals the extent of lockdowns inside the maximum security Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, and it's leading to a disturbing spike in self-harm.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says we need to radically re-think our ideas about what makes a successful political leader.

Putting aside the Coalition, let's focus on the new government: the one that has won an exceptionally large number of seats and which is probably already doing stuff that's affecting us voters.

A leading obstetrician says a boom in private providers offering 'reassurance scans'  is misleading pregnant women who are seeking a medical ultrasound.

A leading scientist expresses "grave concern" about "unacceptable interference" in a major study of the impacts of industrial emissions on ancient Aboriginal rock carvings.

A surgeon is speaking out after hospital management re-categorised the urgency of some cancer surgeries from highest to lowest without consulting him.

Volunteer firefighters in Victoria's north-east say two battery energy storage system proposals would be a catastrophic fire risk if they are approved.

Police are spending an increasing amount of time responding to mental health crisis incidents. There's a push to have police removed from those responses altogether.