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Thousands summonsed to serve as potential jurors for trial of Newcastle doctor.

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​Microsoft has turned up the heat on other technology giants by launching new image and video recognition products which could help it court businesses worried about running ads next to offensive content.

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The father of a teenage boy who has been missing for three days fears his son could be suffering from hypothermia.

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Snap Inc.'s Snapchat app added fewer users than projected in the first quarter, a sign that the young company may have trouble expanding its audience as social-media giant Facebook copies its most popular features. The stock tumbled 21 per cent.

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The beautiful autumn sunshine bounced off a massive heart of five cent pieces on Wednesday.

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New Zealand's central bank held its key rate at 1.75 per cent on Thursday, reiterating no change is expected anytime soon.

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Ben Barba might be on his way back to the NRL this season after being told he is surplus to requirements at French rugby club Toulon next season.

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An Australian soldier has been killed during a training exercise at a military facility in the Northern Territory.

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More job cuts but a boost for invasive species research

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Good morning, it's chilly and clear out there this morning. .

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Michelle Steele and Dennis Mitchell were hit with a string of charges, under the Australian Rules of Racing, following a Racing NSW inquiry into alleged horse cruelty and mistreatment at the Australian Turf Club's Mounted Security Division.

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Newcastle Knights will do "everything within the club's power" to sign Cooper Cronk if the Melbourne star decides to continue playing in the NRL next season.

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It might have taken the best part of 12 months but there was a moment on Wednesday evening when Wallabies coach Michael Cheika's luck changed, even though he won't admit it.

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People are looking for someone to blame for rugby league's latest drug scandal. In reality, nothing more can be done.

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A young boy remains in hospital in a critical condition after he was hit by a car in Sydney's south-west on Wednesday afternoon.

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Aftershocks from President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey roiled Congress on Wednesday.

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Protesters want the federal government to conduct an "urgent and impartial" investigation into Russia's alleged ties.

Meeting comes one day after Donald Trump fired the FBI director who was leading a probe into Moscow's alleged interference in US politics.

Days before Trump sacked him, the FBI director asked for more resources for the Russia investigation, officials say.

Greek stocks advanced, outperforming broadly flat European markets as Athens looked set to clinch vital bailout loans.

China is serious about cutting millions of tonnes of excess steel capacity but that will not mean lower production.

​Sterling hit a three-week high versus the euro and hovered just below $US1.30 as investors reined in more of their negative bets.

US soybean ending stocks were seen rising to an 11-year high in the 2017/18 crop year following another bumper harvest.

Coach says the Wallabies are 'dead in the water' if they think they have an easy World Cup draw.

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The White House press secretary and his staff scrambled to explain the firing of the FBI director on Tuesday night.

Drug testing, benefit cuts and a drastic shortage of jobs don't add up.

Testifying in court, former colleagues said the bank retroactively condemned information sharing that before the foreign-exchange scandal had been encouraged and rewarded.

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While James Comey's termination happened rather quickly, it wasn't altogether a shock.

Adam Burgess will be farewelled on Thursday at the National Arboretum Canberra.

Former top-ranking public servant Sir Lenox Hewitt has celebrated his 100th birthday with some special guests.

Have a gripe with your telco? You're far from the only one and the industry says it's of serious concern and will be addressed.

A man who abducted and raped a woman he met on a social networking app had his jail term slashed on appeal. 

The government will introduce its school funding changes into Parliament on Thursday.

The ACT Greens say urgent action is needed to address the "erosion of culture" inside the Bimberi youth detention centre.

Government appoints Leonie McGregor as interim CEO of entitlements authority.

Cute animals helped University of Canberra students relax ahead of exams.

Shane Jenek's career may have begun in suburban Brisbane, but the state capital was also a closet he had to leave in order to find himself.

A suspended P-plate driver will face court after police clocked him speeding at more than 100 km/h in a school zone in Melbourne's west. 

Four teenagers face court over blackmail offences from online-dating site

Laurie Brown has called on the ACT parliament to go further than the $250 cash limit being pushed by the Greens.

Caroline Le Couteur highlights changes to zoning in Dickson and for public housing with no consultation.

The LDA's purchases of farmland around the fringes of the city will be investigated.

A $20m budget allocation will create a new invasive species research centre based in Canberra.

The veterans affairs department will spend $180 million clearing its backlogs of claims and modernising IT systems.

More than $65,000 in parking fines have been issued around Queensland's Tennis Centre this year.

The ovens inside a Greek restaurant are to blame for a large fire, which caused up to $300,000 of damage to the South Melbourne eatery, and the apartment above.

Questions are emerging over the economic justification for the Nationals' pet infrastructure project.

A south-east Queensland college set to gain an additional $5000 per student by 2027 has cut its tuition fees to provide its community with "more choices", the school's principal says.