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Thaiday steals the show on NRL red carpet

Retiring forward Sam Thaiday has done his best to upstage the partners of the NRL’s stars at the Dally M awards, arriving in colourful flower-patterned blazer

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Brother’s evidence against terror accused

The older brother of one of three men accused of conspiring to commit a terror attack in Melbourne on Christmas Day 2016 has given evidence in court.

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Qld skydiving boss refused to read report

A Queensland skydiving company owner had no formal aircraft safety or maintenance training at the time a plane he owned crashed killing five people.

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Qld skydiving boss refused to read report

A Queensland skydiving company owner had no formal aircraft safety or maintenance training at the time a plane he owned crashed killing five people.

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Tributes flow for Vic ‘devoted mother’

A family has paid tribute to their “devoted mother” who was hit and killed by a passing car as she tried to help at a Melbourne crash scene.

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ABC staff call on chairman to stand down

ABC chairman Justin Milne has gone from defending the board’s decision to sack Michelle Guthrie to facing a call from staff to stand aside while investigated.

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Fardon risk not abated with age: Qld govt

Lawyers have told a Queensland court that notorious sex offender Robert Fardon’s risk to the community has not abated with age and he should be monitored.

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Man jailed for infecting lover with HIV

A Sydney man who recklessly infected his lover with HIV has been jailed by a judge who described his conduct as a gross betrayal of trust

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Cheney family new call for Keogh retrial

The family of a woman who was found dead in her bath in 1994 have renewed calls for a new trial for a man originally charged with her murder.

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Women alcohol-linked deaths at 20yr high

Fewer people died directly from alcohol in 2017 than 20 years ago, but the number of women dying from alcohol-related causes is up.

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Shorten will be next PM: Greens leader

Barring a catastrophe, Bill Shorten will be Australia’s next prime minister, Greens leader Richard Di Natale has declared.

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No big bill hikes as WA economy improves

WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt has promised households no big utility bill hikes any time soon, as the state’s 2017-18 financial results are far better than expected.

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MP attacks major parties in first speech

New independent MP Joe McGirr has delivered his first speech after winning the NSW seat of Wagga Wagga from the government in a by-election.

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Inquiry leads to tighter lending standards

Banking royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne QC is expected to focus on responsible lending and ensuring better outcomes for consumers.

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Labor veteran not seeking to replace Husar

A retiring veteran ALP senator won’t be seeking to replace caucus colleague Emma Husar in her Sydney lower house seat.

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Call for immediate reform of aged care

The Council on the Ageing is urging the government not to wait for the royal commission to make reforms to improve the aged-care sector.

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Man stabbed to death in Adelaide

SA police have charged a man with murder after the stabbing death of another man in Adelaide’s south.

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Rush claims made in bar, court told

Sydney Theatre Company didn’t investigate after an off-the-record conversation in a bar about alleged misbehaviour by Geoffrey Rush, a court has been told.

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Qld hospital treatment baffles coroner

A Queensland coroner says it’s “hard to fathom” how a woman was left unattended in a hospital for 45 minutes as she died from a prescription drug overdose.

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