The man accused of killing schoolgirl Quanne Diec was put in witness protection and spiralled into mental illness after witnessing the aftermath of a triple-murder the year before he allegedly snatched the schoolgirl off a Granville Street.
Donald Trump's grandfather Friedrich Trump tried his best to have an expulsion order for avoiding military service as a teenager revoked.
The Lantern Hotel Group has entered into a contract to sell its freehold Five Dock Hotel for $28.75 million, as it continues with its asset sale program.
Controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank says he intends to front the AFL appeals board and believes he can still clear the 34 banned Essendon players.
US President-elect Donald Trump has released a video laying out actions he'll take on his first day in office on January 20, including withdrawing the US from a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.
Local shares join the global party, buoyed by record closes on Wall Street and a surge in the oil price.
The Senate has passed one of the Coalition government's key bills targeting unions in an overnight session.
Yiannopoulos was banned from Twitter after the site decided he had incited his followers to racially harass star Leslie Jones.
A phenomenon called 'thunderstorm asthma' caused a huge spike in calls to Ambulance Victoria in the space of just a few hours on Monday night. But what exactly is thunderstorm asthma? And what should you do it you have it?
Two people from Melbourne's west have died, including one man forced to wait at least half an hour for an ambulance, after an unprecedented number of people fell acutely sick on Monday evening, in what is believed to be a mass incident of 'thunderstorm asthma'.
Up to 70 gigaltires will be redirected to agriculture because of concerns about job losses in rural towns.
A tsunami warning has been issued for Fukushima following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Tuesday morning.
Police are directing traffic at South Brisbane after a truck knocked down power cables Tuesday morning.
There are 1440 minutes in a day but it takes great skill to get the right frame at the right time. The annual photography exhibition Photos1440 showcases the work by Fairfax photojournalists in the spirit of the 'decisive moment'.
An earthquake has struck off the Japanese island of Honshu, triggering tsunami warnings for the coastline near the town of Fukushima.
A Mandurah primary school teacher will face court charged with assault after grabbing a student and pushing him into a bookcase, police claim.
A woman has been found dead inside a car after it veered slowly off Batman Avenue and into the Yarra River in Melbourne's CBD.
It wasn't your early-morning brain failing to function: ABC radio really did go silent Tuesday morning.
A crash on the Pacific Motorway in Brisbane has caused traffic to bank up.
Malcolm Turnbull's own department is attempting to bury an "urgent" review of offensive Wikipedia edits made by public servants.
North Queensland MP Bob Katter has slammed Terri Irwin's call for Queensland MPs to rule out crocodile culls, saying those living up north are being "ripped to pieces".
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The four major US benchmark indexes reached simultaneous records for the first time since 1999.
New Geelong forward Aaron Black says his AFL trade wasn't about getting away from North Melbourne but rather about the opportunity the Cats presented.
Trump venues offer the prospect a chance to curry favour or access with the next president.
Several Nationals staged a revolt in the Parliament with two backbench senators crossing the floor and four others abstaining from a vote to lift the ban on the Adler shotgun.
A man and a woman who were captured on CCTV camera entering an apartment building could hold vital information about the death of a man in Redfern in Sydney's inner south, police believe.
The ASX is set to lift at the open, with futures suggesting a 34-point gain on the open, after a surge in oil prices
A 19-year-old Norfolk Island man was allegedly caught driving 200km/h on the Hume Highway on Sunday.
Michael Cheika is confident the players who sat out the France match in Paris will get back into the swing of things "quick-smart" as they prepare for a difficult assignment against the in-form Ireland on Saturday.
It's looking more likely that Donald Trump will preside over a continuing US expansion, according to Deutsche Bank.
Let the speculation of an NRL return begin, Chris Sandow has walked out on Warrington and possibly the English Super League, effective immediately.
A 37-vehicle pile-up on an expressway in northern China killed four people and injured more than 40.
Hospitals across Victoria have been left reeling after an unprecedented number of people suddenly fell acutely sick on Monday evening, in what is believed to be a mass incident of "thunderstorm asthma".
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Arrests come barely a year after the attacks that killed 130 people in and around Paris.
The incident occurred just a few days after New York Governor said his state is a refuge for those who think they are under attack.
Oil climbed to a three-week high as Iran signalled optimism that OPEC will agree to a supply-cut deal.
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Vietnam's State Capital Investment Corporation is poised to sell 9 per cent of Vinamilk on December 2.
Prices have given up most of the gains inspired by Donald Trump's surprise win and a speculative frenzy in China.
At a gathering of alt-right followers in Washington over the weekend, audience members gave the Nazi salute as a speaker railed against Jews and immigrants.
It is believed the car was travelling towards the city when it deviated from the road at a slow pace and headed into the water.
"There is no sin that God's mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father," the pope said.
The New Daily, a free news site set up by six super funds as a 'commercial venture' three years ago, has been handed over to a single parent fund and is barely profitable after three years.
A large grassfire has broken out in Victoria's north-west.
I've just had a year off the grog, or the better part of one anyway. I blame, or credit, Peter Fitzsimons, writes John Birmingham.
The staff in charge of making sure the Mackay police district radio network is operating 24/7 have seen a lot of wildlife in their time.
A major new $75 million data centre at Fortitude Valley is set to get the green light from Brisbane City Council at its planning committee meeting on Tuesday morning.
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