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IT HAS happened again. The Government today has again accidentally backed a motion criticising itself.
Officeworks raided Staff terror as gang ransacks store
A BRAZEN gang left an Officeworks store cheering after raiding shelves while terrified staff members watched on.
Senate shambles Senate refers election of Bob Day to High Court
THE Senate has asked the High Court of Australia to rule on whether former senator Bob Day was validly elected at the July 2 federal election.
Senate chaos Turnbull’s uphill Senate battle
WITH his Senate in disarray, it’s unclear whether Malcolm Turnbull will have the numbers to get critical laws passed. We explain why.
Fatal ride Police hand Dreamworld back to operators
QUEENSLAND Police have concluded their on-site investigation at Dreamworld, two weeks after four people were killed.
US elections Bernardi’s Trump hat sparks Twitter row
COALITION Senator Cory Bernardi has started a Twitter row after he posted a selfie while wearing a Trump-style hat, with a controversial message.
Intruder Bow and arrow that shot intruder
UPDATE: Police have released images of the bow and arrow used against a home invader south of Sydney.
Haynes unfortunate phone incident
During a talk on cyber security Jarryd Hayne suffered from someone else loading an adult website in front of a school assembly. Courtesy: 7 Queensland
Culleton to keep voting despite uncertainty
One Nation senator Rod Culleton's election to the upper house is set to be referred to the High Court.
A Portrait of Australia in pictures
AUSTRALIAN Geographic have collated the very best stories celebrating who we are and where we live, painting an authentic portrait of Australia over a generation.
Close-ups of a wonderful world
THE jawdropping finalists from the Siena Photo Awards will make you fall in love with Planet Earth all over again.
Police ‘disgusted’ at Tostee paid interview
UPDATE: Police are “disgusted” that Gable Tostee is doing a paid interview with 60 Minutes in a tell-all bid to clear his name over the horror death of his Tinder date Warriena Wright.
Qld opening hours shake-up
THE State Government’s trading hours review group is considering a major shake-up of Queensland’s rules - and Bunnings’ opening hours is on the agenda.
No life in Australia for bikie hitman
A HELLS ANGELS hitman who is one of the state’s most notorious killers has been stripped of his Australian visa.
Jury dumps on Jay’s nuclear waste plan
A CITIZENS’ jury called by the Premier to consider whether SA should develop a nuclear storage industry has rejected the idea by an overwhelming two-thirds majority. READ THE FULL REPORT
Bow and arrow that shot intruder
UPDATE: Police have released images of the bow and arrow used against a home invader as the daughter of the man who shot him in the buttock says he is not a hunter but merely an archery enthusiast.
Evil Tinder stalker’s dark past revealed
REVEALED: Sadistic Tinder stalker Paul Lambert, who attempted to rape and murder a beautiful young NSW doctor, had a long history of violence and was deported from the US for stalking a TV reporter.
Barnett’s home off highway hit list
PLANS for a six-lane highway that would have ploughed through Premier Colin Barnett’s home are to be canned by the State Government.
Ice rage: Drug scourge voted top problem
WEST Australians are now fully awake to the sobering truth — meth is destroying our city and state.
‘She was trying to make a lot of noise’
A SNIPPET from a tell-all interview that reportedly netted Gable Tostee a six-figure sum has been televised - and it’s sent social media into meltdown.
Apex thugs set to get the boot
TWO young thugs linked to the violent Apex street gang will be deported after their visas were revoked under tough new migration laws.
Once more unto the breach, little one
WHALES are continuing to put on spectacular displays in Tasmanian waters.
Adler owners top 100
MORE than 100 five-shot Adler shotguns are registered in Tasmania, Police Minister Rene Hidding has divulged.
Highton more frightening than Vietnam
“I’ve got a friend who’s a Vietnam veteran, he’s so jumpy now that he’s actually got a loaded gun and he sleeps with it. He reckons he’s more shaken up living in Highton now than he was in Vietnam.”
‘I’m lucky to have had a love like ours’
Those who knew him describe Isaac Ireland as the most positive person you’d ever meet. His young girlfriend must come a close second.
Boy, 12, beaten up for his hard-earned bike
A BRINSMEAD boy who was bashed and robbed had spent a year saving up to buy the bike heartless thieves stole from him.
Horror as quad rollover kills girl
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl who went to fetch water for her thirsty father has died in a quad bike accident.
