Teacher, students stabbed at Bonnyrigg High School
A teacher and two students have been stabbed at a high school in Sydney's west, police say.
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'Build it in Portsea and see how they like it': Locals not sold on jail
Suggestions that a youth jail might be built on a greenfield site in one of the fastest growing suburbs in Victoria has drawn the ire of locals.
Markets Live: Downer drives ASX gains
Shares post small gains led by a spike in Downer following upbeat results, but overall mood remains cautious despite Fed giving no signal of steeper rate hikes.
The students bypassing the tuckshop for delivery apps
Mobile food delivery apps are making their way into Sydney schools, extending lunch menus beyond salad sandwiches and pizza pockets.
Turnbull dissolves Abbott's Indigenous advisory council
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed the body established by Tony Abbott to advise on indigenous issues, preparing to appoint new members and replace outspoken chair Warren Mundine.
Giants well-placed for 2017 flag tilt: Davis
Greater Western Sydney co-captain Phil Davis believes his team is better placed than last year to have a tilt at a maiden premiership.
Where is Jared Kushner?
Well, the devil is running rampant in the Trump administration so far. The angel looks ever paler and frailer, with a halo that's hard to find.
Barba says au revoir to Cronulla after inking mega deal
On Thursday morning, Ben Barba informed Cronulla officials he will follow through on his plans to join Toulon, inking a $2.5 million deal to join the French rugby side for the next two and a bit seasons.
WA's economy looks over the horizon for new growth
"With challenge and change comes opportunity. Businesses are being encouraged to broaden their horizons and look offshore to explore new options."
Teresa Bradford turned down offer of DV safe home
Teresa Bradford turned down an offer of safe housing days before her husband broke into her home and murdered her in front of her children.
Reward for information on man who abducted, sexually assaulted woman in Burwood
A reward of $500,000 has been offered to help investigators solve a random sexual attack in broad daylight on a young woman in Burwood three years ago.
'It's very scary': Woman stabbed at St Albans home dies on way to hospital
A woman has died on her way to hospital after being stabbed at a unit in Melbourne's west in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Opal data reveals just how many people took a sickie
If a sharp fall in the use of trains, buses and ferries last Friday is any guide, Sydneysiders scored a four-day weekend en masse last week through fair or foul means.
Bacon shortage? Hogwash, it's fake news
Bacon lovers have nothing to fear. The truth is this: there will be no rationing at breakfast.
May moves closer to Brexit trigger
British lawmakers approved legislation seeking parliament's approval for the start of formal divorce talks with the EU.
The new level of resistance to Donald Trump that is less visible and potentially more troublesome
The signs of popular dissent from President Donald Trump's opening volley of actions have been plain to see. But there's another level of resistance to the new president that is less visible.
Tourist dies on the Great Barrier Reef
A tourist has died on a diving trip about 40km off the Cairns coastline despite desperate efforts to revive him.
Police may dig up tip to find Rachel Antonio
Queensland police are considering whether to excavate at the Queensland rubbish tip where the family of missing schoolgirl Rachel Antonio believes her body has been dumped.
Apple beats Samsung for first time in years
Apple has overthrown Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time in five years after reporting record sales.
Premiership cup narrows the focus: Pearce
Amid all the uncertainty of what is about to happen, seeing the AFL Women's premiership cup was a potent reminder for Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce.
Pies won't take backwards step against Blues on Friday
It was only a practice match, but that didn't matter to Meg Hutchins.
Bail may become tougher for domestic violence accused
The Queensland government will consider forcing anyone accused of serious domestic violence offences to convince a magistrate they are safe to be released, under a review of the state's bail laws.
David Lawrence, Marcs in administration
An administrator has been appointed to fashion brands David Lawrence and Marcs amid deteriorating sales.
Canberra's two-year motorcycle lane filtering trial to be extended
Canberra motorcyclists will be allowed to keep lane filtering past this month until an evaluation of its two-year trial is completed
Political parties spend big on 2016 ACT election, splashing $2.54 million
Canberra has just run its biggest spending election to date, with the three major parties spending a combined $2.54 million to fight their campaigns.
Tabcorp posts 5% rise in half-year profit
Betting company Tabcorp on Thursday posted a 5 per cent rise in half-year profit as it pushes ahead with its planned $6.2 billion purchase of lotteries group Tatts.
Message to the doubters: Let the AFLW grow - it's important beyond the game
The inaugural AFLW season begins on Friday, and I am pretty excited. But I'm also nervous, because there are people just waiting to tear this competition down.
A fascinating mess unfolds as Brexit survives first test
This was the bill's first test in the Commons, and assuming it survives intact, what follows will be a two-year (or longer) process debating exactly what Brexit will look like.
Curtin developers deny 'hardball' tactics in threat to hoard up shops
The owners of a 50-year-old block of shops in Curtin Square will hoard up the building "indefinitely" if an application to redevelop it into a six-storey mixed use building is denied.
Labor accuses Turnbull of 'buying' his way out of trouble with mega-donation
"No wonder Malcolm Turnbull was so desperate to keep his secret — he basically bought himself an election," said Labor's finance spokesman.
UC adds almost 500 more student beds, preparing for 2020
The University of Canberra has added 496 new beds to student accommodation on its Bruce campus.
Apple market value surges
Shares in Apple leapt more than 6 per cent on its latest results, with at least 12 brokerages lifting their price targets.
Man shot dead at Guildford house
A man has been shot in the chest and killed in what is believed to be a targeted attack in Sydney's west overnight.
8@eight: Waiting for inspiration
Apple has supported equity markets, with yesterday's post-market release of Q1 sales of $US78.5 billion ($103.52 billion) and EPS of $US3.36 and seemingly, more importantly, its guide for Q2, that was better than what the market had feared. The daily chart has well and truly broken out to the topside and this is attracting the momentum focused clients and I wouldn't be surprised to see this above $US150 in the coming months here.
US dollar eases on Fed inflation view
The US dollar trimmed gains on disappointment that the Fed did not take a more hawkish stance on interest rate increases.
Melbourne Express: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
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Oil rallies late to settle higher
Crude futures rallied late in New York's day, after briefly trading lower on an earlier, bearish US government report.
AFL's secret trials have the potential to revolutionise the game
The AFL has conducted further secret trials in a bid to eradicate congestion, with 16-a-side being tested in club practice matches in a bold move that could revolutionise the game.
New Roosters halves hit the ground running
They hold the key to reviving the Sydney Roosters following the pitfalls of 2016 and now Luke Keary and Mitchell Pearce are coming together like clockwork.
Sharks at peace with Barba's French move
Cronulla boss Lyall Gorman admits the club is resigned to losing wantaway star Ben Barba to rugby union, less than two weeks after re-signing him on a one-year extension.
Trump White House puts Iran on notice over ballistic missile test
National security adviser Michael Flynn said the ballistic missile launch on Sunday was in defiance of a UN Security Council resolution
The one thing we think makes you an Aussie
Just over two-thirds believe speaking the national language is "very important" to being a true Australian.
Rex Tillerson confirmed US Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 AP - The Republican-led Senate has confirmed Rex Tillerson as President Donald Trump's secretary of state.
Fed retains optimism on US economy
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office.
Sydney Now: Morning rain forecast
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Canberra Now: Developers deny hardball tactics and Doszpot's cancer diagnosis
How the stoush over the development of Curtin shops in unfolding and Steve Doszpot MLA's shock cancer diagnosis.
Democrats ask Pentagon to explain Russian payment to President Trump's national security adviser Flynn
Michael T. Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, sat with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the event, a celebration for Russian Television.
Jury in Rolf Harris recalled from deliberating to watch 1978 video
A jury has begun deliberating whether Rolf Harris groped seven women
Bizarre decision: Berejiklian's housing focus off to a bad start
In the days following Gladys Berejiklian's statement that she wanted to ensure "every average hardworking person in this state can aspire to own their own home," the premier's actions have served only to undermine that goal.
Copper tops $US6000 on strike vote
Workers at BHP Billiton's Escondida copper mine in Chile overwhelmingly voted against the company's latest wage offer.