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In 2009,?Raina Thaiday was interviewed when she went to thank paramedics for safely delivering her child in the back of ...

She heard a dove's call, then killed her children

Jorge Branco

Baxter Reid's US girlfriend is trying to raise money to cover the legal costs.

GoFundMe freezes Aussie's funds after 90-minute visa overstay

Finbar O'Mallon
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Hillbrook principal Geoff Newton says he's disappointed to lose funding so suddenly.

'Most overfunded' school hits back at Gonski 2.0

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

'Don't have to be best friends': Donald Trump will meet with Malcolm Turnbull in New York.

'They don't have to be best friends': Turnbull to meet Trump

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) met India's Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani during a visit to ...

Adani sediment 'eight times more than allowed'

Breast cancer survivors have been warned about their wine intake.

Half a bottle of wine enough to put breast cancer survivors at risk

Sarah Wiedersehn
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Election time? How many ways a govt can say no, no, no

Felicity Caldwell

Man shot by balaclava wearing men during violent home robbery

Ruth McCosker

Donald Trump promises Middle East peace

Peter Baker

The north Queensland town offering 800sqm of land for $10

Samantha Walton

Poetic ending: Musical guru dies during birthday gig finale

The digital recreation of Cloudland Ballroom in Brisbane.

Inside Brisbane's dead queen of the ballrooms

Tony Moore
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Jaylene Cook.

Gold Coaster's naked summit shoot was 'culturally insensitive'

The photo taken by Hilda Clayton at the moment she was killed when a mortar tube accidentally exploded during an Afghan ...

Photographer captures moment she is killed

Mike and Heather Martin have said the children were often in on the pranks and enjoyed the attention.

Parents who 'pranked' their children on YouTube lose custody

Rihanna and Mary J Blige

Met Gala 2017: What the stars wore to the after-parties

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Australia's Matt Renshaw plays a shot during the first day of the fourth test cricket match against India in Dharmsala, ...

Test cricketer a real-time case study for QUT students

Markets Live: NAB gains as ASX retreats

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NAB lifts profit to $3.29 billion despite bad ...

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About 2000 litres of toxic chemicals leaked from a Qantas hangar.

Toxic foam and seafood warning lingers around Brisbane Airport

Get in line, Brisbane: Quirk says storm victims will have to wait

Ruth McCosker

Councillors slam 'botched, sloppy' proposed law

Ruth McCosker

Daniel Endicott wants to prevent Hillsong taking over the former Lyceum/Dendy/Tribal theatre.

Venue manager on a mission to halt Hillsong theatre takeover

Cameron Atfield

Police respond to a 'suspect package' at Palm Beach Currumbin State High.

Boy cautioned over 'suspect package' at Gold Coast school

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Kaitlin Barton was reportedly camping at a friend's place when she died.

Mystery death: Teen found dead outside tent by friends

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

The man was arrested when he disembarked the Pacific Aria on Monday.

CCTV captured woman fleeing alleged cruise ship rape: police

Jorge Branco

The fire at Widgiewa Road at Carwoola on Friday, February 17.

Bushfire class action launched claiming $15m

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) met India's Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani during a visit to ...

Adani sediment '8 times more than allowed'

The driver of this crane broke his leg when it toppled at a building site in Taree.

Toppling crane causes driver to tumble close to cab

NSW

Gregory John Hudson was found dead inside a residence in Varsity Lakes.

Dead man found bound, naked after drug binge: court

WA

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken aim at political leaders.

Tony Abbott claims 'cultural cowardice' in politics at heart of voter discontent

James Chessell

'They don't have to be best friends': Turnbull to meet Trump

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Draw it: Can you rate the Coalition's economic performance?

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Xavier College, generic, private school Melbourne, private school

Revealed: the private schools set to have their funding cut

Matthew Knott

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page: "Lest. We. Forget. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

Multiculturalism minister criticises ABC presenter over Anzac post

Latika Bourke

Bill Shorten is set to announce Labor's plans for skilled migration visas.

Labor to triple fees for skilled migrants under visa crackdown

James Massola

Treasurer Scott Morrison flags further action if the budget fails to cool the housing market.

Morrison flags further action if housing market fails to cool

James Massola

State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi's no longer celebrated abroad

Lindsay Murdoch

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

FBI's Comey on Clinton email probe: 'I don't have any regrets'

Oceana Gold operates Didipio, one of the world's lowest-cost gold mines 270 kilometres north of Manila that employs ...

Philippine lawmakers reject appointment of controversial figure

Lindsay Murdoch

There were at least 10 passengers in the carriage at the time and some of them spotted the unattended bag.

Student found guilty of leaving bomb on London tube

Asking people earning $42,840 to pay 1 per cent of their income towards repayment of their student loans works out less ...

The 'terrifying news' for uni students in two cups of coffee

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Bill O'Chee

Scott Morrison and his Coalition colleagues are not the "models of pinstriped fiscal rectitude" they purport to be, ...

Good debt and the Coalition's great budget swindle

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John Birmingham

If Yassmin Abdel-Magied was out of line, those who made violent comments towards her were worse.

If Yassmin was out of line, her attackers were worse

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Madonna King

Nab has unveiled a lift in profit.

NAB lifts profit to $3.29 billion despite bad debt rise

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Caltex says it is trying to 'do the right thing' by underpaid workers

'Difficult' - Caltex gets green light on $95m deal

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ACSI chief Louise Davidson says male-only boards have had enough time to "get their house in order".

Super funds move to vote against all-male company boards

Georgia Wilkins

Facebook has made almost $1 billion a week this year

Sarah Frier

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady

Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jason Lange

Australians still getting stung on mobile global roaming

John Collett

'Who the f--- do you think you are' - census spray ends in sacking

Mathew Dunckley

What will the kitchen of the future look like?

A bartending robot and six other kitchen appliances of the future

8 Thorn Street, Ipswich, is a four-bedroom, three-bathroom renovated Queenslander listed at $569,000 with Ray White Bundamba.

Ipswich: The only place in Qld where prices are soaring

Richmond Shire Council Mayor, John Wharton.

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Corinne Grant's new life: from laughs to the law

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Common mistakes wannabe property investors always make

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

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Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

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Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Telstra's share price is under pressure as mobile competition increases.

Telstra's a tough call for its one million shareholders

John Collett

Should we accept that 43 universities, in a population of 24 million, is the right number?

Does Australia have too many universities?

COMMENT: Tony Featherstone

CocoVivo in Panama is one of the world's most beautiful and remote coworking spaces.

The world's five most exotic co-working spaces

Elissa Doherty

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'146-year-old man' laid to rest in Indonesia

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US and South Korean warships assemble

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The LEGO Batman Movie has lifted Time Warner

LEGO Batman drives movie giant's surprise profit

Bruce Hampton performs at the Fox Theatre. He died on stage as the concert neared its end.

Musical guru dies on stage at end of his 70th birthday gig

Political satirist Armando Iannucci opened the Sydney Writers' Festival Tuesday night.

Politicians have stolen my best lines, says comedy writer

Linda Morris

Hollywood has narrowly avoided a writers strike similar to one in 2007 in which picketers marched outside the entrance ...

Studios and writers finalise deal minutes after strike deadline

Michael Idato

Cate Blanchett has been nominated for her work in The Present.

Tim Minchin, Cate Blanchett lead Tony Awards nominations

Michael Idato

Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

'Cathartic' new documentary gives Heath Ledger immortality

Michael Idato

Johnny Depp's former managers have fired back at claims they mismanaged his earnings.

Depp's ex-managers claim he pays someone to feed him lines

Broede Carmody

Jimmy Kimmel began his Monday show on an unusually serious note.

Tearful Jimmy Kimmel reveals agony over newborn son's disease

Emily Yahr

Therese Collie and Tim Mullooly host a walking tour of Brisbane's history every Wednesday morning.

The walking, talking, singing story of Brisbane

Rachel Clun

Thousands are expected to attend the Buddhist festival.

Buddha Birth Day Festival brightens South Bank

Rachel Clun

Brisbane City Council received a development application to revitalise the Metro Arts building on Edward Street.

Dining precinct to emerge in shadow of Metro Arts Building

Ruth McCosker

Despite progress and good intentions, many obstacles to equality remain.

What does a female-friendly workplace actually look like?

Sue Williams

Ivanka Trump at a meeting on the America business climate in the White House last month.

To relax, Ivanka Trump watches her kids sleep

Maria Puente

Rihanna and Mary J Blige

Met Gala 2017: What the stars wore to the after-parties

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was photographed topless while enjoying a private holiday in France in 2012.

Trial begins over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge

Maeve Marsden

Sorry, well-meaning celebrities, but I refuse to be 'tolerated'

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Maeve Marsden

Gwyneth Paltrow.

'Flip flop' celebrities raise eyebrows at the Met Gala

Jenna Clarke

Prince Harry will visit Sydney and Singapore in June.

Prince Harry is coming back to Australia in June

Jenna Clarke

Erin Molan and Anthony Bell were crew members on the super maxi Perpetual Loyal.

Erin Molan denies 'intimate relationship' with Anthony Bell

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Committed or addicted? Just because a behaviour is "healthy" doesn't always mean we have a healthy approach to it.

Extreme health or excessive: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

You may be a night owl naturally but you can reprogram your body clock.

Being a night owl could be genetic

Evelyn Lewin

Be sure you don't make these common kitchen cleaning mistakes.

Cleaning mistakes that make your food taste terrible

Will induction edge out gas?

Gas v induction cooktops, what is your pick?

Kylie Kwong's spicy salt duck breasts with lemon.

How to make Kylie Kwong's spicy-salt duck breasts

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Midwife fined after having affair with dad-to-be

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Stay-at-home parents need work life balance too

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Banning kids from social media could actually hurt them

With EasyJet, like other budget airlines, you tend to get what you pay for.

Budget airlines aim to do just one thing, so stop whinging about them

Ben Groundwater

One in 10 US travellers admit having sex in an airport, a survey claims.

Mile-high club? No, travellers are having sex somewhere else

Fredrick Kunkle

Virgin Australia's new business class cabin on board its Boeing 777.

The new planes, seats and routes that are changing air travel forever

Julietta Jameson and Michael Gebicki

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...

Facebook hiring 3000 to monitor live video violence

Hayley Tsukayama

Get used to Apple's less-turbocharged future. The tech giant still generates more profits than any other company, and it ...

Apple shifts out of fast lane, perhaps for good

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The spate of global cyber espionage has unfolded largely under the public radar.

Entering 'golden age of espionage' for hackers

The Surface Laptop's affordable price, portability and features could appeal to a far broader audience-including Mac ...

Apple can't ignore Microsoft's slick, new Surface Laptop

The Apple Watch: a rare miss for the company.

Where will the Apple Watch be in 2020?

Lifehacker

Drivers are regularly caught out by a lack of road rule knowledge.

Top 10 Road Rules you never knew existed

Alessandra Melville
56 mins ago

2017 Kia Picanto.

First drive: New Kia Picanto

Stephen Ottley
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2017 Volkswagen Golf.

New Volkswagen Golf prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Holden Trailblazer Z71.

Holden reveals Trailblazer Z71

Stephen Ottley

The Toyota LandCruiser broke into the top 10 best selling vehicles in April.

Australia's best selling cars last month

David McCowen

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

Isuzu opens up on Mazda deal

Peter McKay

Jarrod Mullen was provisionally suspended in January.

Jarrod Mullen’s career may be over with four-year doping ban

Darius Boyd before hamstring tightness forced him to leave Kangaroos training at the AIS on Tuesday.

Boyd leaves Kangaroos training early

David Polkinghorne

Final season: Brett Horsnell, in Parramatta colours, in a 1998 clash with North Queensland.

Former Eel launches legal action over mental health issues

Adrian Proszenko

In question: Florence Griffith-Joyner's world records from the Seoul Olympics still stand.

Athletics Australia won't back moves to wipe pre-2005 records

Phil Lutton

Urgent repairs: ground staff replace a piece of turf at Allianz Stadium during a Super Rugby match last season.

FFA loses turf war over A-League grand final

Dominic Bossi

Waratahs player Israel Folau.

Folau not worried by Jones criticism but wary of losing Wallabies spot

Tom Decent

NRL player Semi Radradra arrives at Parramatta court.

DV charges cost us Semi Radradra's signature: Parramatta Eels

Adrian Proszenko

Mike Hussey is adamant the cricket pay model must stay.

Hussey: Cricket's pay model a driving force

Jon Pierik