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The brutal murder of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Barati at the Manus Island detention camp has been dramatised in a new play staged in the Iranian capital Tehran.

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St George Illawarra continue to defy their critics, moving into the NRL top-four with an impressive 26-12 NRL defeat of the Warriors.

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A 10-month-old girl has rare parasitic twin removed surgically from her back.

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The players were adamant Jason Taylor's blood wasn't on their hands. But judging by the Wests Tigers' start to Sunday afternoon's clash at Leichhardt Oval, it became painstakingly clear it was all over them.

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Wests Tigers have blown a golden opportunity to upset Melbourne after a week of turmoil and their third defeat of the season was further compounded with halfback Luke Brooks failing to finish the match due to a hamstring problem.

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The girlfriend of a New Zealand man who died while rescuing her from a freak wave in Bali is taking his death "really hard", as she recovers in hospital after suffering a collapsed lung.

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Cyclicals were heralded as the stocks to hold in 2017, but despite a disappointing underperformance in the first quarter it's too early to write them off.

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A man is in a serious condition in hospital after he was shot outside a house in Sydney's south-west on Sunday in what is believed to be a targeted attack. 

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Labor now holds a thumping 10 point lead over the Coalition in the two-party preferred vote.

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A blockbuster AFL round concludes with three matches on Sunday, finishing with the Fremantle v Geelong clash.

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Cuts to Sunday penalty rates for low-paid workers could blow a $650 million hole in the federal government's budget bottom line, according to the Australian Institute.

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Adelaide smash premiership favourites Greater Western Sydney by 56 points at Adelaide Oval.

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Dr Feng spoke to Fairfax Media last year about Beijing's control over Chinese-language media in Australia.

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Queensland's first tropical cyclone in two years is threatening to deliver a major impact on the state's northern coast.

Charming and always sharply dressed, Cameron Deal was destined for a career in real estate.

Gold Logie nominee Grant Denyer has walked away from a rally crash in Victoria.

Beijing's preferred candidate, Carrie Lam, was selected by an elite group of voters to become the fourth chief executive of Hong Kong on Sunday.

A community group has vowed to fight three apartment towers planned for Preston Market that they say threatens its future.

Two leading female scientists have taken out the Queensland Women in STEM award for their work in improving latex and research into snake venom.

Schools, ports and beaches close, residents evacuate and a large-scale sandbagging operation continues as Tropical Cyclone Debbie closes in.

A court has allowed a four-year-old girl to be adopted by a same-sex couple despite her birth parents' opposition on the basis of their Catholic faith.

Principals from leading private schools have warned the new online literacy and numeracy test students must pass to qualify for their HSC will divide students.

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More than 120,000 people are expected to join in the celebration of science, technology, innovation and engineering at The World Science Festival Brisbane 2017.

Three people have died and another is fighting for life after two separate crashes on south-east Queensland roads on Sunday morning.

An independent candidate for the seat of Manly is demanding that reports into a bungled multi-million-dollar development plan be released before the April 8 byelection due to Liberal candidate James Griffin's involvement in the decision-making process.

A new pub with poker machines has been approved just a few hundred metres from a local primary school and child care centre, infuriating residents in an area with a high number of first-home buyers.

Airlie Beach locals and tourists are feeling anxious about the brewing cyclone.

Barely one year into the Syrian war, Abu Eyad made the hardest decision of his life.

St Kilda superstar Nick Riewoldt has been cleared of any structural damage to his right knee, but has revealed he contemplated a farewell wave after initially fearing he suffered a potential career-ending injury.

Christian Lealiifano has been impressed with his understudy Wharenui Hawera this season.

A man robbing a Domino's pizza shop threatened staff with a knife before police pursued his getaway car on Sunday morning.

A battle is looming for a plum Labor position in Victoria's upper house, with minister Jacinta Allan's chief of staff in the mix for the seat.

An explosion at a picnic area has left a family with severe burns at Belanglo State Forest, north of Goulburn.

There are eight jobs seekers for every job ad in regional NSW.

"Half-way through my phone call I heard my daughter screaming… it was so loud I could hear it clearly over the car running, the air conditioner fan on full and both car and house doors closed."

Five members of the same family have been rushed to hospital after a barbecue exploded during a picnic in the Belanglo State Forest on Sunday. 

Des Hasler's second-largest defeat as Canterbury coach couldn't have come at a worse time with his future to be the main point of discussion at Thursday night's board meeting.

The Western Bulldogs are expected to be without premiership defender Dale Morris for around two months after the veteran suffered a spiral fracture in his leg late in the dying seconds of Friday night's win over Collingwood.

A Brisbane engineering company has helped solve one of the Sunshine Coast's most intriguing mysteries.

The emergency rescue helicopter landed at the hospital around 11:45am.

Ricky Stuart is adamant Dave Taylor wasn't left out of Friday night's clash with Brisbane on form.

Canberra Raiders five-eighth Blake Austin takes heart from heartbreaker against Broncos.

The City of Sydney is canvassing options to encourage more buskers, but the greatest threat to busking may be miserly audiences.

An initial investigation of a recent airstrike believed to have killed more than 200 civilians in Mosul found it was conducted by the US-led coalition at the request of Iraqi security forces, the Pentagon has said.

Foreign bribery scandals involving Australian companies would "most likely not be detected at all" without company insiders blowing the whistle, the Australian Federal Police has warned.

The study found the Perth daily consumption average was one dose per 17 people.

The Pentagon said on Saturday a US air strike in Afghanistan had killed an al-Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service members and accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009.

China will substantially cut the number of sectors not open to foreign investment as it seeks fairer treatment for Chinese firms investing overseas.

Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan admitted to being "twitchy" in the dying minutes of his team's last-gasp win over local rivals the Gold Coast Suns.