Victoria Pengilley

Fearing the worst, the soldier typed out a frantic message to her army mate. "F**k f**k f**k please msg me when you guys have phones," she wrote.

These players don't have fancy uniforms or special equipment and often train barefoot, but they share one thing in common: an obsession with AFL.

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Ben Olschewsky admits that a remote Indigenous community was not where he expected to end up.

The pastures at Mitch Brimblecombe's farm are painted a lush shade of green. The skies are blue, and his staff are busy harvesting crops.

Program: AM Queensland's Lockyer Valley is known as a fresh food mecca, but fears are growing that the future of the industry is in jeopardy.

Program: AM The African-Australian community is calling for a cultural reset within Queensland police, after the violent arrest of a Zimbabwean man last year.

The future of Sydney's Star Entertainment Casino remains uncertain after a second damning report found it failed to reform its culture.

A block of dirt in the middle of a construction site was not initially Zara Simmons' idea of home ownership, but it's as close as the lawyer can get.