State agencies face probe in wake of boy's Murray River death
The NSW government is investigating how its own agencies handled a mother's case before she was accused of drowning her young son in the Murray River.
The NSW government is investigating how its own agencies handled a mother's case before she was accused of drowning her young son in the Murray River.
Warning signs are starting to appear as investors look beyond the now all-but-confirmed March US interest rate increase.
The machines helps users worldwide create 1.5 billion litres of sparkling water a year.
The victim was inspecting a solar pump when he was swarmed.
China set a slightly lower economic growth target for this year as the country's lawmakers began their annual meeting on Sunday.
Owners who leave properties vacant will be slugged with a new tax under an Andrews government push to free up more housing for sale and reduce rents.
Mitchell Pearce has likened new halves partner Luke Keary to former teammates James Maloney and Todd Carney after the Roosters recruit starred in his side's opening round victory against the Titans.
Tim Walsh says Australia's women's sevens side need to get used to being the hunters rather than the hunted after losing 28-5 to New Zealand in the final of the Las Vegas Sevens tournament.
One Adele fan went from having top-tier seats, to being front-row and snapping a perfect selfie in a matter of hours.
A mother and daughter killed in a fire in Footscray this week had an "enormous" love for each other, according to their distraught family.
Pauline Hanson doesn't like the government's 'no jab, no pay' child vaccination scheme because it's like a "dictatorship". But she quite likes Vladimir Putin who is by many measures an actual dictator.
Dramatic footage of police pursuing a man in an allegedly stolen luxury car has been released after the driver crashed into another vehicle and light pole.
Police believe the missing man wasn't on an "average morning run" when he was last seen.
A Canberra pilot has survived after crash landing a plane when home-made modifications forced him to shut down its engine shortly following take-off near Tumut, according to police.
Nick Cotric is a star in the making after Canberra Raiders' young gun's impressive NRL debut.
A young and hungry side Crows have overcome Geelong by six points in a tight, see-sawing pre-season match on Sunday in Adelaide.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says "masses of evidence" exists to support a reduction to some penalty rates by the Fair Work Commission, agreeing the move will lead to job creation.
A man taking a Saturday evening walk on Sydney's northern beaches has found 34 garbage bags of cannabis in dumped in bushland.
David Zaharakis has bemoaned attacks directed at James Hird, suggesting that anyone who has chosen to "barrage" Hird in relation to the Essendon supplements saga in recent times is "just not a good person".
Neither soaring house prices nor a more hawkish US central bank will sway the RBA when it meets Tuesday, but a rate hike may loom later in the year.
It's a crowd that rarely comes to a standstill, but a sombre silence filled Thoroughbred Park on Sunday in memory of Canberra track work rider Riharna Thomson.
The first White Night in a regional Australian town was a success.
Both Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler felt the refereeing didn't help the Green Machine in their nail-biting loss to the Cowboys.
Malcolm Turnbull has slapped down Pauline Hanson for showering praise on Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and likening the federal government's child vaccination programs to a "dictatorship".
The former owner of a Toorak house with reportedly one of the highest ever sale prices for the suburb has been forced by the court to return home from Paris to fight his tax battle.
A new look Manly side take on the Eels in the final game of the round.
Appearance, service, product range and opening hours are a crucial part of the mix, as research shows US chain Costco is much cheaper than the big two supermarkets.
A group of hardware retailers and suppliers have thrown their support behind a fledgling, independent buying group that will challenge Metcash's wholesale distribution business.
The second Adele concert could cause problems due to the reduced public transport services on Sunday night.
Brumbies utility Isaac Thompson made his Super Rugby debut on Saturday night, just before his 30th birthday.
Under lamplight in a small room in Goulburn's supermax jail, Bassam Hamzy sits in his green prison tracksuit poring over legal documents.
Isabella Juriya knew she wanted to be an engineer from an early age. But she had a moment of doubt when she looked around at all the male faces on her first day at Sydney University.
It's more than a lifestyle outfit.
Brisbane are in the box seat to host the inaugural AFL Women's grand final after the Lions won a thriller against Adelaide.
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Paul Vaughan says Josh McCrone will be more than just a stop gap in the number seven at the Dragons this season.
Fake $100 notes are being passed at restaurants, pubs and shops across Melbourne as a counterfeiting ring has begun flooding the city with high-quality forged bills.
Chris Yarran and Michael Walters are in Nic Naitanui's living room, sitting squeezed into a two-seater couch. They are trying to remember the first time they met, and it's hard; they can't remember not knowing each other.
The Australian share market is set to open higher on Monday, clawing back roughly half the losses brought on by a fall in the US.
A pilot was taken to hospital in a stable condition in hospital after crash landing a small plane in a Tumut paddock, west of Canberra just before 5pm Saturday.
Electricity bill shock has become a distant problem for residents Soren Hermansen's hometown in Denmark. It is far more likely they will receive a cheque in the mail for their power on Samso Island.
Two Brisbane bankers sick of the "boring bank life" have launched a bucket list app to inject some excitement into the yawn-inducing sphere of finance.
Plastic rubbish collected from the Gold Coast's stunning beaches will pass hand by hand across the globe in the form of the Queen's Baton ahead of the Commonwealth Games in 2018.
A 29-year-old footballer has died in hospital after collapsing during an amateur league game in Eden Hill on Saturday.
Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen has leapt to the defence of South Sydney's medical staff following the Greg Inglis' injury debate.
The Newcastle Knights look to put their off-field troubles behind them in round one against New Zealand.
Premier Li Keqiang outlines China's plans for expanding its economy.
Nathan Buckley saw enough to suggest Mason Cox is ready to break out further this year as the Collingwood coach looks to field almost a full-strength squad in their final pre-season clash.
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