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The Egyptian Aviation Investigation Committee say it's found traces of explosives on remains of victims from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804.

Government says asbestos was found in the concrete structure of the building.

Australia's corporate watchdog has largely failed in its pursuit of two former Australian Wheat Board officials who were accused of knowing the exporter paid $300 million in secret cash to the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.

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Universities face losing access to government funding and loans unless they come clean to prospective students about the true entry requirements.

London: Rolf Harris will be a 'virtual defendant' at his sex assault trial next year, in what a judge said may be a British legal first.

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The Victorian Government has announced a review of the Coroner's Act amid widespread public concern about the inquest into Phoebe Handsjuk's garbage chute death.

Queensland needs a "general" mine rehabilitation fund with mining company money – overseen by the Queensland Government – to fill in, or fence abandoned mine sites, community voices are arguing.

The anxious wait will soon be over for Year 12 graduates, with the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority due to release final results and OPs online on Saturday.

Swans young gun Isaac Heeney has signed a five-year contract extension that will keep him in the red and white until at least 2022.

Sydney-siders welcome cool change following record breaking temperatures.

Queensland Health employed a nurse struck off in England for taking money from a mental health patient after she "comprehensively" outlined her actions, a tribunal judgment reveals.

Find out how your friends, children and students did here, as we countdown to the top schools in the state.

Telcos will have to block access to piracy sites and divert Australians towards a web page created by movie studios, the Federal court ruled on Thursday afternoon.

Deck the pipes with cooking fat and wet wipes.

Treasurer Curtis Pitt said it was encouraging that Queensland's trend unemployment rate had dropped below the 6 per cent mark.

Selective school James Ruse Agricultural High School has taken out the first spot in the Higher School Certificate for the 21st consecutive year.

It was just before the Coburg toy warehouse shut for the day, a Friday. Six minutes before 5pm, to be precise

Victims of dog attacks can more easily appeal decisions not to impose a dangerous dog classification under new legislation.

Police in Canberra illegally gathered surveillance for more than a month after the wrong judge issued the warrants, it can be revealed.

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There is majority support in Parliament for a republic, new figures from the Australian Republican Movement show.

There was a deathly silence around the cabinet room. The seven words just uttered by the usually silent fisheries minister Eddie Obeid had shocked his colleagues to the core.

A Queensland police officer who was stabbed in the neck while on duty three years ago has slammed his employer for failing to support him after the attack.

This list celebrates the students who scored 90 or above in 10 or more units in the HSC.

They ACT Brumbies are working on contract negotiations with Rory Arnold and Tevita Kuridrani.

A Canberra criminal lawyer accused of dishonestly accepting tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees was found guilty on Thursday of fraud.

Edward Moses Obeid has spent his first night in prison after being jailed for a maximum of five years over his family's secret business dealings at Circular Quay, in an inglorious end to his 20-year political career.

Jordan Jackson-Hope and Tom Banks have limited Super Rugby experience, but they're ready to make their mark in 2017.

The first letters were wrapped in white ribbons so they could be recycled by the alleged victims as a silent but telltale sign they would comply with demands to give up thousands of dollars.

A rare whale has been sighted on the Great Barrier Reef for the very first time.

The ASC will wait until next year before finalising any decision to transform the AIS Arena into a 'Volleydome'.

The water park was initially closed in February, but has since had a makeover to comply with Department of Health guidelines.

Do you have an pioneering abstract artwork hanging in your rumpus room or stacked in the garage?

Overseas same-sex couples could have their unions automatically recognised under ACT law under a new bill introduced to the ACT parliament.

The ACT government is moving to close a loophole that has let applications for some major developments to be submitted without community consultation.

Former Labor Premier Morris Iemma declares it 'a great day for NSW'.

A man who fatally bashed his housemate's miniature poodle with a tree branch because he was annoyed at the dog's barking has been jailed.

Eddie Obeid has been sentenced to a maximum of five years in jail for his secret business deals.

Sydney Swans Ltd has posted a net profit for the sixth-straight year, despite a reduction in AFL funding and substantial compensation payments to ANZ Stadium.

The cost of claims for psychological injuries in the NSW Department of Education has risen to almost $26 million, as a growing number of staff report allegations of bullying, harassment and violence.

Strong hints by the Fed that interest rates will rise at a faster pace in 2017 have sent the greenback flying, but analysts doubt the Aussie dollar will slide much further.

While Kyran Ewing was an absolute vision in her gorgeous white wedding dress, her 72-year-old grandmother and bridesmaid Joan stole the show.

Crews are working to contain a large fire on Russell Island.

Geelong’s Sam Simpson found out he'd been taken by the Cats in the recent AFL rookie draft in pretty unusual circumstances

More than 1,500 borrower-investors in the Timbercorp managed investment schemes are facing a bleak Christmas and bankruptcy actions in the new year

The West Gate Bridge is open again, however it is expected there will be long delays after three lanes were earlier closed due to a multiple car collision.

The developer planning to demolish the silos on Richmond's heritage-listed Nylex site has revised its plans and will keep some of the 1960s buildings, in a bid to placate the state's heritage authority.

Brighton, Scarborough and Trigg beaches have been closed until 4pm Thursday due to a shark sighting.

A man who savagely beat his girlfriend in the car they were sleeping in and then woke to find she was dead has been found guilty of murder.

Detail on split of Land Development Agency to come in new year.