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Rudd wanted Clinton team boss meeting
AAP LEAKED emails reveal Kevin Rudd reached out to Hillary Clinton’s team on multiple occasions as he tried to drum up support for his failed UN bid.
Turnbull accused of keeping a ‘bully’
BILL Shorten has lashed out at Malcolm Turnbull for keeping ‘bully’ Attorney-General George Brandis while the Solicitor-General was ‘tormented into resignation’.
IBM messes up Census but no one’s sacked
NO one at IT giant IBM has been sacked or disciplined over the botched census, but its managing director has unreservedly apologised for the shutdown.
Labor fury over Gleeson resignation
JUSTIN Gleeson’s resignation as solicitor-general after a feud with the Attorney-General has infuriated Labor MPs, who say George Brandis should be sacked.
Rural Qantas flight makes history
A QANTAS A330 has soared into the history books, making the first ever international passenger flight from Toowoomba’s two-year-old airport to Shanghai, China.
‘Parental leave crackdown hurts mums’
LABOR said it will never vote for the government’s planned crackdown on parental leave payments because it punishes 80,000 new mothers.
Public feedback ‘Malcolm Turnbull is in trouble’
LABOR says the latest Newspoll which puts the PM’s approval rating lower than Tony Abbott’s when he was ousted shows the government is in disarray.
Prince Harry reunites with orphan pen pal Mutsu Potsane
THE 15-year-old first met the royal a decade ago when Harry was visiting Africa on his gap year. The exchange sparked a longstanding friendship, corresponding regularly ever since.
2016 Sony World Photography Awards
Got a great pic? Why not enter it into the Sony World Photography Awards? Check out the competition from these amazing entries.
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Mum grieves ‘My whole family has been wiped out’
EXCLUSIVE: THE mother of two people killed after the Thunder River Rapids raft flipped at Dreamworld says her “whole family has been wiped out” by the tragic accident.
Similar problem Conveyor belt system the suspect
INVESTIGATORS will spend weeks scouring the Dreamworld accident scene and interviewing witnesses in an all-out effort to confirm the exact cause of the tragedy.
Abuse allegations Failure to report abuse a ‘catastrophic failure’
THE FACT four senior leaders at The King’s School failed to report an alleged indecent assault to police despite advice they should was a “catastrophic failure”, a Royal Commission has heard.
- Second-best Sam takes a beach break
- Dreamworld shares tumble after horror
- Greens want proven shark nets gone
- Blanchett, Bullock spotted on set of Ocean’s Eight
- Mystery as illness strikes magpies
- Payne’s struggle to defend Cup crown
- Time to sterilise drug-addicted parents
- 68 Aussies killed in total fighting for ISIS
- Reform is not a dirty word
- Bob in tears at book launch on son Steve Irwin
- Dreamworld: ‘It felt like a horror film’
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‘Right to Information’ Union says it raised park safety concerns
THE union representing Dreamworld staff says it raised grave concerns about safety at the park 18 months ago, but its owner fought efforts to obtain information.
Traffic Motorway delays after car rolls
DRIVERS south of Brisbane had another morning of delays after a car roll at the Gateway Motorway affected the M1 as well. (Pic: Dave Andrews)
Tragedy Premier: ‘We will leave no stone unturned‘
AS counsellors are called in and dozens of police continue to investigate yesterday’s Dreamworld tragedy, Queensland Premier Annastascia Palaszczuk has vowed a thorough investigation to “ensure this never happens again”.
- Union wants miners to pay for black lung
- Horrific accident just months ago
- ‘My whole family has been wiped out’
- Dreamworld nightmare a family tragedy
- Conveyor belt system the suspect
- Promises by parents that thrill ride will be safe
- Dreamworld faces barrage of lawsuits
- Ex-TV funnyman celebrates ‘our game’
- Photographer accused of child molesting
- Missed lift was fatal, court told
- Fatal ride closed earlier in day
- Jail term increased over visa bribes
Blanchetown Truck driver dies of crash injuries
A TRUCK driver whose vehicle hit a tree and went down an embankment near Blanchetown last week has died of his injuries.
Adelaide forum Tax cuts key to SA jobs growth — Morrison
JOBS growth in some of South Australia’s most important businesses is at risk unless they are given tax cuts, Treasurer Scott Morrison will tell an Adelaide forum on Wednesday.
Home detainee Footy fraudster seeks end to detention bracelet ‘stigma’
EXCLUSIVE: A footballer who was allowed to serve his $9000 fraud sentence on home detention wants a court to remove his tracking bracelet because it creates “a stigma” while he is on the field.
- Dying woman unlawfully held
- Son storms from court over nurse’s ‘no pain’ evidence
- Chip flap recalls Hitchcock horror
- No way to save 50 embryos
- Footy umpire ‘threat’ lands player in court
- Inside the coup that snared a superfight
- Premier team for a wheely good cause
- Act now to save your rabbits
- Oval fight ‘huge tourism drawcard’
- Man wanted over Hindley St assault
- Why we’re the toast of Australia
- ‘No ambos today — volunteers needed’
Serious injuries Woman left for dead in hit-run
A WOMAN has been left for dead in a hit-and-run in Melbourne’s outer east overnight.
Police investigation Man charged over Ballarat murder
A BALLARAT man has been charged with murder after a body was found at an Indian restaurant in the Bridge Mall last night.
Illegal demolition Dumped asbestos from Carlton pub site: EPA
ASBESTOS found at a property in Melbourne’s northwest EPA is from the site of an illegally demolished Carlton pub, says the Environment Protection Authority.
- Brave jeweller stands up to armed bandits
- CFA volunteers vow to continue fight
- Matt faces mortality, and all that jazz
- This man is one very big cheese
- Edelsten to face court over love nest
- Class size doesn’t matter to exam stress
- Elderly woman says she uses bucket as toilet
- Men’s group to push ahead with doco
- Woman killed after car hits truck
- Ambos chasing $40m in unpaid fees
- Retired farming couple’s $95m windfall
- Alleged carjacker gets bail despite crime risk
Nat Locke Embracing the naughty pleasure of pain
THE main attraction of other people’s misfortune is that it’s not happening to us. It turns out that misery is not nearly as much fun if you’re the sufferer.
Out of action Elizabeth Quay water park still closed
ALMOST $300,000 has been spent to upgrade Elizabeth Quay’s water park since a health scare closed the site in February — but it may not reopen before summer.
Spoilbank Port Hedland to get $152m marina
PORT Hedland and the thousands of mining industry workers that call the remote town home are to get a new government-funded $152 million marina.
- Inmate attacks guards with rocks, sticks
- Weapons seized in SA and WA raids
- The Perth food Instagrammers go crazy for
- A retro-fitting way to add value
- The Perth suburb bucking the property trend
- Meningococcal death sparks vaccine call
- WA marks 400 years since Dutch landing
- Smoke alert: haze over suburbs and foothills
- Charges laid over Dudley Park attack
- Eating Out: Sweetwater Rooftop Bar
- How too much screen time is harming kids
- Mum, baby and doctor in terrifying ordeal
City’s big test Plans for big shift in council powers
SIGNIFICANT projects, such as the 120m-tall, 400-room hotel proposed for Davey St, could soon be assessed by Tasmania’s planning minister — not the Hobart City Council.
Labor’s pay dismay Big bucks made public
TASMANIA’S inaugural Co-ordinator General — signed up on a base salary of $399,000 — is earning more than Premier Will Hodgman.
World writing comp Fiction dream becomes a reality
HOBART IT consultant Robert Batten, a closet science fiction author since 2010, has outed himself spectacularly after his manuscript was selected as a finalist in an international competition held by Ridley Scott’s production company.
- New generation of Clydesdales
- Wilderness train back on the right track
- Call for action in wake of collapse
- Heat rising in Tassie’s A-League push
- Fond farewell to ‘little Aussie battler’
- ‘That feeling of being left off the map’
- Forestry Tas announce $67 million loss
- Goodwin put through prison wringer
- Kurt Vile bound for Tassie
- Human remains found in forest reserve
- Cradle Mt walker flown to safety
- ’I don’t want to lose my son’
400 job losses Hundreds of Inpex workers laid off
ALMOST 400 Inpex contractors working on the UGL project have lost their jobs
Opinion Unions to join in the Christmas feast
BUSINESS is scratching its head. One day after the NT Treasurer acknowledged the economically challenging times ahead, her government went and increased the cost of doing business here, arguing it was really doing them a favour
$450,000 for 10 hours Unions score in new NT holidays bonus
TAXPAYERS will spend $45,000-an-hour funding two new half-day public holidays announced by the Gunner Labor Government
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- Paul Mossman found guilty on two charges
- Thieves target music legend Gurrumul’s guitar
- Mossie, mossie, mossie, oi, oi, oi
- Here’s why you’re better off renting
- More funding needed to tackle DV: Snowdon
- The Block apartments listed for sale
- Family shaken after glass hits baby in rock attack
- Scullion warns there will be no more cash
- We’re not crazy: Mango madness ‘real’
- Mauboy to finish tour in Darwin
- Restraint chairs to be banned
Ring Road car fire stops traffic
THREE older women had to leap from their burning car on the Geelong Ring Rd today just before the vehicle burst into flames.
Four dead in Dreamworld horror
HORROR scenes with four people dead after a major accident on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast this afternoon.
Cattle workers fear for future
CONCERN among Cape York stockmen is growing as D-Day for thousands of feral cattle in Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park approaches.
Ice age is over
ICE skaters are in meltdown and sports such as figure skating and ice hockey have skidded to a halt after a decision not to reopen the Warrina Ice Rink.