• BREAKING
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North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile from a region near its west coast, South Korea's military said.

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A police investigation has been launched after an unknown substance was sprayed over patrons on the dance floor of a Melbourne club.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop will take the world to far north Queensland this weekend.

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A nine-year-old is in Canberra Hospital, and a two-year-old and another nine-year-old are in Griffith Base Hospital.

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Police are not revealing any information about the man's death.

A researcher may have found a "kill switch" for the ransomware crippling computers worldwide.

• COMMENT

Nixon's behaviour 44 years ago and Trump's treatment of Comey have one common feature.

Children as young as 11 should be considered for weight loss surgery, says one Australian doctor.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tells the G7 the US reserves the right to be protectionist.

Small-chain cinema in Melbourne is adapting to a new reality: pricier tickets, bigger seats, property development backing.

We all know about the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Pain psychologist Chris Eccleston argues there are an extra 10 senses that have been neglected by health professionals.

More than 1000 creditors are owed close to $40 million by Watersun Homes, with many small building

One of rugby league's most promising young players is facing the prospect of a four-year ban after allegedly testing positive for a banned substance.

• ANALYSIS

Having added more than $US500 billion to their share prices this year, the five companies' combined market value would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy. And they keep growing.

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch has revealed the Power are working towards ensuring Ken Hinkley is a 10-year senior coach.

The AFL is surging into a brave new world, and nothing illustrates this better than the week we've just had. To start, there was the long-awaited release of AFL Evolution, a footy video game that allows you to experience what life would be like as an AFL player and/or coach. After losing just one match, I was suddenly taken into "contract review mode" and a media van pulled up outside my property. So realistic!

Property developers and hotel chains are increasingly sponsoring "mini-festivals" in Brisbane as part of the gentrification of the city.

Want to have your personal fortress? Interest in castles has grown amid of the popularity of books and shows like "Downton Abbey," "Game of Thrones" and the Harry Potter series.

Trent Barrett says the fullback could be out for the season and has demanded more common sense around challenges in the air.

The old currency is almost 200 years old and will go under the hammer valued at just under $500,000.

The music streaming service will be the first major company to carry out a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, cutting out banks and brokers in a move that could change the way companies sell shares.

One man has died and two people are in a critical condition after three medical incidents at the MCG.

• COMMENT

Tobacco hurts men, alcohol hurts women. Surely that can't be why we're soft on drinkers?

Michael Tozer has grown accustomed to being called out to as he dashes past construction sites around Hornsby.

Melbourne scored 36 points but it wasn't enough to hold out the Titans, who stole it at the death in a breathtaking start to the double-header at Suncorp Stadium.

• EXCLUSIVE

One of Sydney's oldest high schools is at war with an alleged illegal brothel that is enticing clients through its doors with workers dressed as school girls.

Ten units would be available as early as next year if plans are approved.

An review of mandatory labelling for irradiated products found there were objections to weakening the code.

The current crop of students have helped record the memories of those who came before as part of the school's 90th birthday celebrations.

Follow full live coverage of all Saturday's NRL action.

Melbourne's own Adelaide old guard took the ladder leaders down in a shock loss.

It's a Mother's Day plea that could end up in court: Rebecca Pope, Kieran Foran's ex-partner, wants the trolling to stop. Foran's return to Sydney can't come soon enough for Pope, and it's not just because she will have another set of hands to help with the couple's kids.

Essendon was up by 40 points at three-quarter time against Geelong - but the game wasn't quite over.

Cardinal George Pell's lawyers says the publication of fresh allegations of child abuse against him in a forthcoming book are false and ''scandalous" and would make it impossible for him to receive a fair hearing in court should he be charged.

The Brumbies hope they can find some confidence on a two-game tour to South Africa and Argentina.

The Rebels and Reds fought out another Australian derby at AAMI Park on Saturday night and it was a cracker with the Reds taking the win 29-24.

Motorbikes with raised fuel tanks, called crotch rockets, can do serious damage to a male rider's genitals in a collision, say Australian researchers who will use a new crash lab to examine ways to minimise these injuries.

Cody Walker had a little tear develop in the past week, but not because it was Indigenous Round. It was a jersey which was only worn once and won't be pulled on again which made him realise how far he'd come.

Senior figures in the Catholic Church have accused Cardinal George Pell of hijacking the national compensation scheme,

A baby girl has been rushed to hospital after she was allegedly repeatedly beaten by a 27-year-old woman at a home in sydney's west. 

Canterbury captain Matt Todd scored the only try of the match early in the second half as the Crusaders stayed unbeaten after 11 matches with a 20-12 victory over the Wellington Hurricanes in an enthralling Super Rugby encounter on Saturday.

The NSW environment watchdog is investigating whether the state's coal-fired power stations have under-reported pollution.

• Four Quarters

Shaun Ryan talks about how the men who take the heat on-field cope with a love of the game that inevitably turns to controversy.

• SIN BIN

The World Club Series could be coming to Australia next season in what would be just the fourth clash between the best of the NRL and Super League on these shores.

• Exclusive

The Victoria Police unit that issues licences to gun owners faces three separate internal investigations as critics call for it to be shut down.

George Pell was most certainly not the first person in the Catholic Church to decide to address the issues.

• EXCLUSIVE

The Education Minister says they are an integral part of the government's plan to meet the unprecedented student boom now facing the state's schools.

Renowned photographer Richard Mosse says he was "shocked" by the social issues confronting Australia's rural communities.

Terminally ill Victorians could have up to two years to seek a physician-assisted death under new euthanasia laws.