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Chinese steel and iron ore futures sank to their lowest in more than six weeks, extending a five-day losing streak.

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North Queensland is bracing as Cyclone Debbie is set to cross the coast as a destructive category 4.

The Greens MP Adam Bandt has linked the fatal Cyclone Debbie raging across northern Queensland to a proposed new coal-fired power plant saying more people will suffer.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to interview President Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner as part of a sweeping investigation into potential links between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

Before the Bulldogs consider sacking the coach, they need to find a leader on the field who will play angry.

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What started last week as a trickle in Australia looks like turning into a mini avalanche.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for 15 days after the largest anti-government demonstrations for at least five years energised President Vladimir Putin's critics as presidential elections loom.

When Maria Thomas entrusted her son into the care of a state-funded disability emergency home, she expected him to be safe.

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The parents of Zachary Bryant, the youngest victim of the Bourke Street attack, have spoken out about their loss.

Funtastic is delisting from the ASX "as it is no longer in the best interests of the company" and investors like billionaires Gerry Harvey, News Corp's Lachlan Murdoch and Melbourne's Mathieson family.

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Malcolm Turnbull has refused to rule out further regulating electricity prices to get a better deal for consumers as energy retailers declared his new inquiry will "bust the myth" there is any price-gouging in the market.

News Corporation's Fox Sports has sparked a revolt from the powerful NSW and Queensland clubs lobby after proposing massive subscription increases.

Down a long, skinny road to the water's edge, surrounded by trees and wildlife, these are the people who are staring down a cyclone, ignoring directions to leave their flood-prone homes.

It's the storm surge not the wind that poses the main risk for residents living in Debbie's path.

The Star casino is being threatened with legal action by a prominent Sydney restaurateur

About 25,000 people living in the Queensland town of Mackay are being urged to evacuate, with fears Cyclone Debbie will bring a devastating tidal surge to the region.

Bali police are investigating the death of an Australian woman at a luxury seaside villa in Bali, saying they suspect she had consumed more than a whole bottle of vodka.

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"This will be giving a free ticket to racism and telling the whole world we don't care about minorities".

The Western Force say they are in the dark about reports they will be axed from Super Rugby should the competition partners agree to move to a 15-team model.

Senior Tax Office officials have revealed they sought legal advice after hearing "bureaucratic whispers" George Brandis would attempt to shut the ATO out of the Bell Group litigation.

Brisbane City Council IT contact blowout to cost ratepayers another $7.1 million.

Outrage over how tolls worth small change could balloon into $20,000 in debt has spurred angry Queenslanders to write to a parliamentary committee.

​Collingwood utility Travis Varcoe and Melbourne defender Bernie Vince face one- game suspensions after the AFL's opening round.

There is speculation the Western Force will be cut from Super Rugby, but what does it mean for the Brumbies?

Melbourne expect star forward Jesse Hogan to play in Sunday's AFL match against Carlton, despite being on crutches after their win over St Kilda.

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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Justice Minister Michael Keenan have moved to quell a backbench revolt over a China-Australia extradition treaty.

Post-Mitchell/Lewis Hawthorn will take time to gel. The question is how much time and whether a season can slip away before the connections are made.

A group of European backpackers who came to Bowen to do farm work are among those taking shelter at the town's high school as Cyclone Debbie barrels towards the Queensland coast.

The Berejiklian government's council merger policy is again in disarray after a proposed merger of two Sydney councils was thrown out by the NSW Court of Appeal.

As the countdown continues to the cyclone's arrival, here is all the information you need to be ready to weather the storm.

Authorities say eight Japanese high school students have been found unconscious after they were caught in an avalanche at a ski resort Monday morning.

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US Studies Centre riven by personality clashes, sudden resignations and the complaint that academic freedom has been crimped.

A car has spectacularly caught fire during Melbourne's peak hour rush, causing long traffic delays on the Eastern Freeway.

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The trial begins for former Perth man Henri van Breda, charged with the axe murder of his family.

Autumn is harvest time and for many of us, horticulturally, it is our favourite season.

Dozens of the game's leading players emerged on Monday night declaring it was "essential" that the NRL agree to give them a fixed share of the code's revenue in pay talks, saying they hoped their objectives could be achieved civilly.

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Detectives have charged a man who allegedly pulled a gun on Transperth revenue officers on Sunday.

A court heard the children of a woman allegedly stabbed to death by her husband broke down as they later told relatives of the night she died, saying "We hate our dad, he killed our mum".

Health authorities have moved to allay fears over a reported 'outbreak' of tuberculosis, after a Sydney man with TB misdiagnosed with asthma and lung cancer before he received appropriate treatment.

Cleaner than a bus and cheaper than light rail, track-free trams could be shuttling passengers along Parramatta Road within the next five years.

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Two Australian children face being separated from their parents after the Turnbull government made final moves to deport the couple.

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A schoolboy devastated at the thought of disappointing his parents has been found nearly 12 hours after he ran away from his family home.

Robyn Harris credits the ACT ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Society with her continuing recovery from chronic fatigue.

An ACT public sector program to boost employment for people with disability has met huge demand from job seekers.

The ACT government has warned staff to not speak with journalists following a series of revelations about conditions inside the Bimberi youth detention centre.

A construction worker is fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a concrete pump at a construction site in Sydney's west. 

The trial of two Comancheros accused of firing bullets at a rival bikie in a drive-by shooting began on Monday in the ACT Supreme Court.

When Erin Phillips accepted her third major gong in 48 hours, she gave insight into how she's managed to mother, train and, in the past two months, blitz on footy fields.