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A photo from 2011 of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed off the coast of Perth and has ...

MH370: Search for missing plane to be suspended

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be "suspended" if the plane is not found in the current search area, a statement issued to the next of kin seen by Reuters said.

Killer dust: a legacy that lingers

The Comelli family. Father Bruno, centre, died of as a result of exposure to asbestos, said to have come from James ...

Bruno Comelli died of a broken heart, says his adoring wife Edda. He'd survived Nazis and post-war poverty in Italy. At his new home Melbourne he'd worked seven days a week as a fruiterer and concreter to give his children the education he never had.

'My religion is food'

George Calombaris with MasterChef 2012 winner Andy Allen, who joined the lunch in Rosebery.

Eating a meal with MasterChef judge and restaurateur George Calombaris is a gastronomic symphony of animal grunts against a constant hum of yums.

Sydney schools hit with 'propaganda'

Urban Growth's public relations specialist, Holly Langler, giving a lesson to school children.

NSW Labor has labelled a children's book being distributed to the state's schools by the NSW government as "propaganda" for highlighting the benefits of the government's multi-billion dollar re-development of the Bays Precinct in central Sydney.

HSC reforms push 'progressive' issues

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli with students at Cherrybrook Technology High School.

Students will focus on the environment, the role of women and the role of Aboriginal leaders in modern Australian history, in a set of reforms to the HSC syllabus to be announced by the Board of Studies on Wednesday.