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In Queensland, more people live outside the capital city than in it. Come on a 3,000km trip into deep Katter country to see what's really behind the regional divide.

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Paul Thijssen was 21 when he began a relationship with a woman three years his junior, who he’d known since she was in early high school. Outwardly, at first, it might have felt sweetly romantic ...

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When she was a single 20-something teacher, Maggy Witecki wanted to get a toehold in the real-estate market. So she paid $235,000 for a small, century-old bungalow in the waterfront city of ...

Off-roading without doors is a lot of fun if you’re the one who decides to take the doors off. Off-roading without doors can be a little freaky if the doors decide to open themselves. That’s ...

The historic observation tower in Potawatomi State Park will reopen this spring after being closed for over seven years due to significant decay. Emergency stabilization repairs were completed ...

Pensacola prides itself on its historic homes and preservation efforts, but the fate of a Victorian-era Old East Hill is raising questions about whether rules meant to stop the demolition of ...

More than $112,000 has been raised for the 32-year-old man who was allegedly held captive in his step-mother’s Connecticut home for more than 20 years before he set the house on fire to escape.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...