Close calls in Sutton blaze, as locals praise fire crews, pilots
Firefighters across the valley near Sutton mopped up what little was left of a surprise Wednesday-grassfire that tore through over 500 hectares before being stopped.
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Brazen thief caught in the act: woman snatches purse from trolley
In CCTV footage, the woman watches her victim carefully and waits until she looks away to make her move.
$220 a year more for electricity
Victorian households are being buffeted by something of a perfect storm when it comes to power bills.
Bellamy's comes out swinging against dissident shareholders
The board of troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's Australia has told shareholders to vote against a proposal from dissident shareholders to take control of the board as it pursues plans aimed at reviving the company's fortunes.
Police horses trample Roe 8 protesters
Perth carpenter needs stitches in face after being trampled by police horse when he joined mass protest against Roe 8.
US-backed Iraqi forces take eastern Mosul from Islamic State
Iraq's government forces said Wednesday that they had gained control of the eastern half of Mosul, three months after they began an assault to retake the city.
Baird resignation: politics can be hard on families, even political ones
As the son of a politician, Mike Baird has always known the complicated manner in which a political career can bear upon a political family.
Fashion designer's Seoul search
Canberra fashion designer Alice Sutton is heading to South Korea after being selected for an international fashion exchange.
RSL vice-president stands down, issues demand to colleagues over expense scandal
Peter Stephenson has become the first member of the scandal-plagued state council to bow to pressure and stand aside.
Man allegedly threatened to burn partner's 'pretty face' with flame
A Canberra woman feared for her life as her partner allegedly pinned her to the ground and held a knife to her neck as he threatened: "I'll f----ing kill you, I'll cut your throat."
Job creation hit three-year low in 2016
The Australian economy added 91,500 jobs in 2016 – the worst yearly figure since 2013.
Melbourne's trams to be solar powered
The first large-scale solar plant to be built in Victoria will soon power Melbourne's tram network.
CBD rough sleepers 'pretending to be homeless', says top cop
People sleeping rough in Melbourne's CBD are pretending to be homeless so they can ''shake down'' tourists for money, according to Victoria's police chief.
Grassfire closes Sunshine Coast motorway
A fire has closed the motorway at Coolum on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Public service high flyers must wait for their money
Controversial pay rises for Tax Office elite put on ice, as bargaining war flares up again.
After Baird's resignation, who will emerge as winners and losers?
With a cabinet reshuffle already in the wings, the new Premier will likely consider his or her options.
Stanton: The initial shock will never go away
Essendon veteran Brent Stanton says the initial shock at receiving a one-year suspension for doping violations in January last year will never leave him.
The life and times of Michael Bruce Baird
Mike Baird forged a career in banking before going into politics and winning the seat of Manly.
Mike Baird, 'the outstanding political leader in Australia'
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Among the blizzard of text messages Mike Baird received was one from Nick Greiner.
Vegemite back in Australian hands after $460m deal
Shares in Bega Cheese surged Thursday after it bought Vegemite and other local Kraft brands in a $460 million deal which takes it far from its roots in the dairy industry
Girl, 5, fights for life after suspected methadone overdose
A five-year-old girl is fighting for life in hospital after a possible methadone overdose.
Is Bega biting off more than it can chew with Vegemite deal?
Vegemite has long been a lightning rod for economic nationalists who have railed long and hard about how so much of our iconic brands are owned offshore. Think Arnotts biscuits, which are owned by Campbells Soup, Bonds T-shirts and UGG boots
Billboards banned but ACT government could put Muslim Australia Day ad on banners
Billboards in the ACT might be banned but the image of two Muslim girls celebrating Australia Day that became so mired in controversy could find its way onto banners around the territory.
Tigerair to resume Bali flights after February 3
However, flights between Australia and Denpasar between Friday January 20 and Thursday February 2 have been cancelled indefinitely.
Business calls for spending to roll on after Mike Baird's exit
Business chiefs are urging the next NSW premier to continue driving the state's infrastructure boom, crediting Mike Baird's support for big projects with helping to resurrect the state economy to a position of national leadership.
NSW Premier Mike Baird retires from politics
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced his retirement from politics.
Gladys Berejiklian, the woman most likely
Mike Baird and Gladys Berejiklian had a coffee on Thursday morning. About two years and 283 days ago they had breakfast.
'Mike Baird has lit the fuse on NSW': What they said about the premier's retirement
While not all agreed with his policies, Mike Baird left office with almost universal respect.
CSL keeps ASX in the black
The ASX was on Thursday propped up by gains in blood products heavyweight CSL.
'They know we're coming': epic case against the Commonwealth heading to High Court
An Albury business man and his associates have lost a last-ditch attempt in an epic 18-year legal battle to have a $70 million judgement against them be set aside.
Democrats blast Trump's pick for education secretary
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts asked whether DeVos or her children had attended public schools, borrowed student loans or received federal financial help.
Markets Live: CSL rally keeps ASX up
Shares trade flat, buoyed by rallies in CSL and Bega Cheese, while the Aussie dollar stabilises following mixed jobs numbers.
Police receive more than 70 Crime Stoppers calls about Gerard Ross murder
Police have received more than 70 calls to Crime Stoppers since Tuesday's fresh public appeal into the murder of Gerard Ross in Rockingham in 1997.
ACO's Murder & Redemption: a world premiere
Combining music of Janacek and John Adams, this concert explores themes of sex, adultery and betrayal.
Baird backs Berejiklian as 'an outstanding Premier'
The Treasurer is set to be only the second woman to become NSW Premier.
Drive-by victim from Melbourne crime family shot in penis
A member of a north-west crime family had part of his penis blown off in the shooting at a Campbellfield shopping plaza on Tuesday night.
Arts diary: the best of visual and performance art
What's on in Canberra's art scene.
Poor women more likely to have heart attacks
Disadvantaged women are 25 per cent more likely to have a heart attack than their male peers and the gap is probably not because of bad lifestyle habits.
Trump's commerce nominee Ross slams China as the 'most protectionist' country
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, Donald Trump's choice for commerce secretary, voiced sharp criticism of China's trade practices on Wednesday.
Power prices lead to job cuts at Rio Tinto smelter
Gladstone's Boyne Island aluminium smelter is set to shed jobs and cut production, thanks to soaring Queensland power prices.
Mike Baird's record, comparing his first speech with his last
Mike Baird introduced himself to the people of NSW nearly a decade ago with an inaugural parliamentary speech in which he championed three basic reforms.
Fifth man faces court over cocaine haul
Another man accused of being a member of a crime syndicate behind aplan to import $60 million of cocaine has appeared in court.
Cheating senior NAB planner expelled from FPA
A senior planner at the National Australia Bank who cheated on his third attempt to pass a basic compliance exam has found guilty of breaching an industry code.
Pauline Hanson warns One Nation's assault on WA will be bigger than predicted
Pauline Hanson has a stark warning for the major political parties in the lead up to the March state election: One Nation's assault in WA will be bigger than anyone predicted.
ACT will work with Mike Baird's successor on cross-border issues
ACT parliamentarians say they look forward to working with Mike Baird's successor, after the NSW premier announced his surprise departure on Thursday.
'It was very laid back': How Chloe's school quadrupled the number of uni entrants in four years
Belinda Wall knows how to turn around a struggling school. When she became principal of Woonona High School in 2011, just 15 per cent of the HSC students went on to study at university.
CSL shares surge after profit upgrade
Biotechnology giant CSL said its full-year net profit would likely rise 18 to 20 per cent, up from 11 per cent growth previously forecast.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr urged to trump up $100 million affordable housing fund for lower-income Canberrans
The ACT's peak social services council has again called for $100 million to fund more affordable housing in Canberra.
Man killed by rolling furniture truck in car park
An elderly man has died after being run over by a truck in a carpark on the Gold Coast.
Police bikie taskforce investigate fire at Comancheros clubhouse
'They could endanger anyone. We will do anything we can to put them before the courts.'