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Man stopped with sawn-off shotgun outside Golden Slipper races
The 39-year-old man accused of carrying a sawn-off shotgun outside Saturday's Golden Slipper Stakes event will remain behind bars after he did not apply for bail on Sunday.
The 39-year-old man accused of carrying a sawn-off shotgun outside Saturday's Golden Slipper Stakes event will remain behind bars after he did not apply for bail on Sunday.
Just weeks after former player James McManus launched legal action against Newcastle for their handling of a series of career-ending concussions, the club is again under scrutiny after an incident involving fullback Brendan Elliot in Saturday's 24-18 loss to South Sydney.
The Trump administration on Saturday rejected a statement from other leading economies that warned against the perils of trade protectionism, the latest sign of how the administration's more combative approach to diplomacy could create rifts with U.S. allies and leave traditional partners in the dark about the direction of U.S. policy.
A leading Mexican state governor says Donald Trump's budget proposal proves that US taxpayers will foot the bill for his controversial wall on the border with Mexico.
A man has been stabbed in the neck at a church in Melbourne's north.
The ASX is set for a cautious start, with plenty of potential for investors to rethink their interpretation of last week's US rate hike as nine Fed members speak, including chair Janet Yellen.
They are some of the most destructive weapons ever created, but evidence of their testing languished in secure vaults. Until now.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched a Donald Trump-like Twitter tirade in a response to a report that the government will scrap concession cards and welfare payments in the May budget, saying it's "false" and he "outright" rejects it.
Cars that were parked at the time the woman's body was found were kept overnight for closer inspection.
Forty-two Somali refugees have been killed in a helicopter gunship attack on their boat off Yemen, the United Nations refugee agency says.
Sydney has sloshed through yet another wet weekend, with a total of 222 millimetres of rain soaking the city over the past 19 days - 16 of which were rainy.
"At a time of high unemployment, it is unacceptable that employers exclude locals from access to job opportunities in preference for temporary overseas workers."
British troops have begun deployment to Estonia as Germany's intelligence chief warned that Russia has launched a dramatic military build-up on its western border.
A crocodile savaged a young man who jumped into a river in far north Queensland in the middle of the night.
A man is being treated in hospital for a fractured skull after he was knocked unconscious by a woman while waiting for a taxi in Noosa, north of Brisbane.
Two men have been rescued after a 12 hour search when a for a missing helicopter in Central Queensland.
"If you can smile and you can talk and you can breathe you've got the skills."
Casino tycoon James Packer has an extra $100 million in his wallet after calling in a loan to his Crown Resorts empire.
A record one in four prisoners in NSW are Indigenous, worse than it was at the time of the Royal Commission into Black Deaths in custody.
Fire crews have rushed to a Brisbane CBD building as fire alarms sound and sprinklers drench the building.
The G20 financial leaders dropped a decade-long commitment to free trade yesterday after opposition from the US, raising fears the Trump administration could upset the global economic order.
Victoria's controversial desalination plant is not only for times of drought but to provide continuing water security for Melbourne as the population continues to swell, Water Minister Lisa Neville has said.
After years of speculation, an announcement on who will replace Andrew Scipione as NSW Police Commissioner is due within the fortnight.
Former treasurer Mike Nahan has put his hand up to lead the depleted WA Liberal Party after blaming Colin Barnett for his government's catastrophic loss at last weekend's state election.
A man has had a lucky escape after a gang of would-be intruders fire a shot into a home in Melbourne's south-east.
Google, the primary revenue driver for Alphabet Inc., announced changes to its advertising policies after major brands pulled ads from the platform because they appeared alongside offensive content, such as videos promoting terrorism or anti-Semitism.
Truck driver whose "erratic" driving led to a horror five-car collision and the death of a man was on a suicide mission, court hears.
Retail giant slams "slow process" to get SA liquor licence.
Two cabinet ministers have backed Peter Dutton's attack on companies calling for action on same-sex marriage.
Former British prime minister Gordon Brown says Scotland should get more sweeping powers but remain in the United Kingdom.
Police eventually cornered the two in a dead end street.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has appeared with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to say the two countries share the view that tensions on the Korean Peninsula have reached "a rather dangerous level".
The FBI has arrested a man for sending a tweet to a journalist designed to trigger an epileptic seizure.
Francisco Guterres, who is favoured by key powerbroker Xanana Gusmao, told Fairfax Media there are now "better prospects" for an agreement on sea borders.
A couple who run a milk bar in Melbourne's southeast have been injured during a terrifying armed attack by masked bandits.
What was planned as a casual afternoon of surfing turned into a dramatic beach rescue for a Canberra father and son last Sunday.
Last year's free pass for the Waratahs coach has long expired. Now in year two and with a squad of his own making, Daryl Gibson is flattering to deceive.
Sky Brown has always loved two things, the water and her skateboard.
A $60 million 'European-style' plaza set to rival Federation Square will be built in the heart of Prahran.
It appeared to be the most serious clash between the two militaries since the start of the Syrian civil war six years ago.
A woman has been killed and a teenager is fighting for his life after a head-on crash involving a suspected stolen ute near Geelong.
President Donald Trump, less than 24 hours after a first meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel, said Germany must pay the US more for providing defence.
The frontrunner for the NSW Police Commissioner's job refused to investigate alleged police corruption, where fabricated evidence was used to justify an undercover drug sting against gay officers.
The Kew Cottages redevelopment was supposed to be a three-way winner.
A teenager who police allege went on a three-week crime spree in Melbourne's south-east is in custody after he was arrested on Saturday.
Police are calling for witnesses to an aggravated robbery in a Yarralumla car park on Friday night.
England were denied successive grand slams and a world record for successive Test match victories after going down 13-9 to Ireland in the final match of this year's Six Nations.
A gunman is on the run in Brisbane after another man was shot in the stomach in the suburb of Holland Park West.
We're using credit cards more than cash.
Hillary Clinton says she's 'ready to come out of the woods' and help Americans find common ground.
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