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Poisonings with surrogate alcohol are a regular occurrence in Russia, but the Irkutsk case was one of the deadliest such incidents in years.

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A woman killed when her bike collided with a car on Sydney's north shore on has been remembered as a promising young doctor who was due to start at Royal North Shore Hospital in a few weeks' time.

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Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was found guilty on Monday of criminal charges linked to the misuse of public funds during her time as France's finance minister, a verdict that could force her out of her post.

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British judge praises victims for coming forward and says retired truck driver was 'able to lead your life without being punished for your dreadful acts'.

The conflict between Myanmar and its minority Rohingyas is escalating.

A legal hearing involving West Australian senator Rod Culleton descended into chaos on Monday morning with the embattled politician delaying proceedings by refusing to take to the court room.

A new OECD paper has looked at how tax systems, including Australia's, effectively discriminate against married women.

As he deals with the fallout of quitting the right-wing populist party, Senator Culleton is continuing to fight multiple legal battles that threaten his spot in Parliament.

Seven West Media is standing by its embattled chief executive Tim Worner despite condemning his inappropriate sexual relationship with an employee as "completely unacceptable" and "deeply regrettable."

A man who claims to be a farmer down on his luck is hitchhiking across Queensland.

Christmas ads are big. Really big.

Education Minister Simon Birmingham has given the Islamic School of Canberra 28 days to prove it deserves federal funding.

Queenslanders in ever increasing numbers are buying E10 fuel, with October sales up by 11 per cent on the previous month.

Matt Ballin has vowed to return to the NRL pitch and face off against the man whose place he took at the Wests Tigers - Robbie Farah.

Brisbane researchers have discovered a therapy that could reduce the chances of implant failure among patients.

A bushfire in the eastern part of Furnissdale near Mandurah has been downgraded.

A man has been arrested after a 2-year-old girl was taken to hospital in a critical condition, after she was found unconscious in Sydney's west on Monday afternoon.

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant's future will hinge on whether the beleaguered administrator can conjure a Christmas miracle on the morning disgruntled clubs plan to take his scalp over the bitter funding feud.

The Dockers released a statement on Monday evening announcing the double WAFL premiership player was to retire in a mutual decision just one year after joining the club.

The minister responsible for property has blamed "informal and inconsistent" processes for a bungle that saw nearly 200 families unknowingly buy homes in Sydney's south that could be flattened for a freeway.

Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing need to be considered by the federal government as it attempts to boost its budget bottom line, Queensland's acting Premier and Treasurer Curtis Pitt says.

Asset recycling scheme axed but ACT funding safe.

An alleged drunk driver has had a lucky escape after crashing his ute into a pedestrian bridge on Sunday night at an estimated 90km/h.

A man arrested on Sunday following a string of ATM ram raids across Sydney has been out on parole for less than five months.

The friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the centre of a corruption scandal has denied charges of fraud and abuse of power on the first day of her trial.

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Billionaire media mogul Kerry Stokes has a very important decision to make.

Phil Thomson, the man who stabilised the Brumbies this year, is preparing to end his time in rugby.

Victoria is set to get just 77 cents out of every $10 being handed by Commonwealth for infrastructure, fuelling claims that the Turnbull government has overlooked Australia's fastest growing state.

Indonesia's police are accused by mainstream Muslim groups of weakening the rule of law by providing security for hardliners at shopping centres.

Once a police officer with an "impeccable" record, David Lister has had a huge fall from grace.

Queensland police are searching for a man in his 30s after the early-morning assault of a sleeping child in a Sunshine Coast caravan park.

Police will search properties north-west of Melbourne on Monday as the investigation into the disappearance of missing mother Karen Ristevski continues.

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His desire to move back to his native Adelaide was thwarted, but Carlton's Bryce Gibbs has reassured the Blues that with three years left on his contract, he's more than content to see out his AFL career at the one club.

Nobody has a mortgage on the truth about anything and everything; not even me, says Nic Stuart

Do you play croquet? Three western Victorian brothers are among the world's best.

Scaffolding finally comes off St Kilda's Palais Theatre to reveal new paint colour

On December 15, Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe announced the new fare structure would start earlier than expected.

Local refiner and fuels supplier Viva Energy is eyeing a potentially large jet fuel supply deal with Sydney's planned new airport at Badgerys Creek.

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The ratings agencies won't fall for it, and neither should you.

A lawyer for a man who was not charged for a decade over a toddler's death has called on a sentencing judge to consider the impact of the delay on the killer.

After several years of underperformance, 2016 was the year contrarians made a mint as some of the previously successful momentum trades abruptly halted.

The first person in WA charged in relation to the 'clown purge craze' has appeared in court accused of chasing a group of teenage girls near a Northam shopping centre in October.

Residents of the Florey street where a teenage girl was seriously injured in a hit and run on the weekend are calling for heavier police presence in the area.

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree...

The NRL has long resisted pressure to ban lifting tackles even in the wake of the Alex McKinnon incident, instead promising harsher penalties for illegal versions of it. There might have been a reason why.

A 35-year-old woman has been found dead inside a house at a rural estate in Perth's south-east on Monday morning.

Investors shrugged off the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook to push the ASX and local currency higher.

Development of Queen's Wharf will begin in the New Year, with the first approval, for early works and demolition, issued on Monday.

The Carlton on-baller has plenty he wants to get off his chest. And in an exclusive interview with Fairfax Media, the first since the drama blew up, he does.