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James Ashby outside the Federal Court in 2012.

Ashby goes to police over secret recording

1 hr ago

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'Drive safe': Girlfriend's final message before horror accident

Rachel Olding
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"Lismore, NSW, Australia - February 28, 2012: New Australian electronic e-passport ready to travel with bags and ...

'Child rape holidays': Paedophiles to have passports cancelled

nib provides cover to more than 1.1 million people in Australia and New Zealand.

NIB cuts benefits for procedures without telling members

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The worker was working the night shift when he was struck by the train.

QR track worker killed by passing train

A woman's limited understanding of English could prevent her representing herself in court.

Genital mutilation: Woman wants to represent herself

'He wouldn't say it': Pointed Trump omission shocks European leaders

COMMENT

Brisbane Metro will run non-stop on weekends

Cameron Atfield

Scrap payroll tax in five years, Queensland: Small business group

Felicity Caldwell

Catholic claims of massive fee hikes shot down

Matthew Knott

Calls mount for black lung disease compensation

Felicity Caldwell

Ricky Charles Maddison.

Cop killing: Gunman shot dead after 18-hour siege

BREAKING
Amy Mitchell-Whittington
12 mins ago

Paramedics remain on stand-by.

Lockyer Valley shooting timeline: How the events unfolded

48 mins ago

Tiger Woods' mugshot after being arrested on a DUI charge.

'Rock bottom': This could be the end for a sporting legend

COMMENT

Prince William and Duchess Kate watch "a lot of children's programmes" with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

'I dearly wish my mother was here to meet the children'

The vaccination rate throughout Australia is, on average, about 93 per cent.

How being an anti-vaxxer affects access to childcare

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Corby watches media chase on TV

Dr Rolf Gomes aims to get another 'Heart Bus' on the road by January 2018.

Mystery $1m donation gives green light to new 'heart bus'

This is serious: Jack Bird and Gavin Cooper clash during game three last year.

Where has the hate gone? Why Origin has lost its fire

Damian Keogh resigns from Sharks board after ...

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Merkel's European wake-up call is being answered ...

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Philippines' 600-kilo drug seizure 'largest' ...

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Police are calling for witnesses after the bashing at Beenleigh.

Bashing charges upgraded to murder

Schapelle Corby releases first image of herself on home soil

No wounds: Police identify body found in drain

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Police have charged an 18-year-old man over the alleged assault.

Teenager kicked in head at McDonald's wakes from induced coma

Toby Crockford

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Sparkies warn of traffic light chaos amid council lockout

Cameron Atfield

A fatal traffic crash brought traffic on the Gateway Motorway at Nudgee to a halt.

Motorcyclist dies on Gateway Motorway after crash with truck

UPDATED
Toby Crockford

Dr Rolf Gomes aims to get another 'Heart Bus' on the road by January 2018.

Mystery $1m donation gives green light to new 'heart bus'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Ricky Charles Maddison.

Gunman shot dead after cop killing

57 mins ago

Canberra fashion bloggers Grant Heino and Janette Lenk are offering their expertise to two lucky public servants who ...

Need a makeover? We want to pimp a public servant

ACT

Ricky Hema jumps on to the head of motionless Oliver Goss.

Footage shows man stomping on victim's head

NSW

COPY PIC OF JUNE AND SARAH RUSSELL taken in 2012, 3 years before she died. ..Sarah Russell's Mum June died after a fall ...

Preventable nursing home deaths surge

"Lismore, NSW, Australia - February 28, 2012: New Australian electronic e-passport ready to travel with bags and ...

'Child rape holidays' are over: paedophile passport crackdown

Fergus Hunter

Mabo lawyer urges 'gutless politicians' to support decision

Michael Gordon

Afghanistan troop boost backed but 'where's the strategy?'

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Turnbull government debates schools and banks

Live
Stephanie Peatling
35 mins ago

Minister Julie Bishop at Parliament House, Canberra on Tuesday 23 May 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

WA Young Liberals creating headaches for Turnbull and Bishop

Catholic education authorities have assured parents there will be no major fee increases next year under the Turnbull ...

Catholic claims of massive fee hikes shot down from within

Matthew Knott

Health Minister Greg Hunt has ruled out a radical proposal to remake hospital funding.

Hunt distances himself from department's secret hospital plan

The bomb exploded in the upper middle class district of Baghdad, initial reports say.

Baghdad attack: car bomb targets diners breaking fast

Lia Timson
1 hr ago

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at a rally in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday.

Can Jeremy Corbyn win the UK election?

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk in the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles on ...

Macron welcomes Putin to France with propaganda rebuke

Amy Barlow, 12, a victim of Manchester Arena bombing with her mother, Kathy, and father, Grant, at the Royal Manchester ...

Inside the hospital saving Manchester's young bomb victims

Nick Miller

The Department of Natural Resources and Mines failed in its protection of coal miners.

Black lung: The proof we have failed our coal miners

COMMENT
John Birmingham

The vaccination rate throughout Australia is, on average, about 93 per cent.

How being an anti-vaxxer affects access to childcare

Alison and Jillian Barrett

Southport station, Nerang Street, soon after the light rail began running in 2014.

Why Gold Coast light rail was worth it and it's not just patronage

ANALYSIS
Matthew Burke

Phillip Parker has caused a stir with his move to get out of the market.

'Sell everything' call brave or reckless?

COMMENT
Patrick Commins
15 mins ago

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Markets Live: ASX slips below 5700

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
59 mins ago

Electric cars like the Tesla S are posing a threat to oil companies.

Big Oil faces 'investor death spiral' as green energy rises

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

SEPHORA Australia says the French beauty retailer?s continued national expansion, with their fifth NSW store set to open ...

Cosmetics the new battleground for retailers

Carolyn Cummins
1 hr ago

'No deals were done': ATO review launched after $130m fraud case

Nassim Khadem

Workers injured in building crane collapse

Nick Toscano
1 hr ago

How digital finance is adding to China's debt splurge

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

$620m share meltdown after British Airways IT fail

Photo: Lisa Atkinson Photographer

Creative ways Millennials have moved out, while still at home

The Shoreham Beach Shack by Sally Draper Architects.

The important lesson in salvaging the humble fibro beach shack

Without the family home, the age pension and superannuation balances are unlikely to meet the day-to-day living needs of ...

Women rely on the family home for old age

Home prices in Hong Kong have surged more than 137 per cent since the financial crisis in 2008.

Prices up by 137%: Hong Kong property cooling moves set to fail

Radha Nair and her son, Vimal Nair, who manages Radha's Airbnb bookings on her behalf.

Where there's a bill, there's a way: Airbnb answers home costs

Why get a dog blanket when you can get a falcon pack?

Nine of the most outrageous upgrades for your luxury car

Cars
1 hr ago

Don't let the cold weather put you off your daily run.

How to stay warm and avoid injury when you run in the cold

The Long Run

Kate Robertson discovered she was saving thousands when she was forced to stop drinking because of long-term medication.

'Giving up drinking saved me $4000 a year'

COMMENT
Kate Robertson

When directors buy or sell shares in their companies, they must disclose this to the ASX and it's public information.

The only insider info on ASX companies that's legal

Marcus Padley

You could take a wage of approximately $20,000 a year and not pay any income tax.

How do I become an employee of my own business?

Max Newnham

Jennifer Westacott launched the voluntary payment code on Monday.

'Major offenders' sign voluntary code on late supplier payments

Cara Waters

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Gunman shot dead by police

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Corby watches media chase

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Tiger Woods arrested

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Tiger kills keeper at Hamerton Zoo

Orlando Caldeira embraces his mother Georgina at a demonstration and concert calling for direct presidential elections ...

World of Photos, May 30, 2017

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The brand new season of iZombie - now streaming on Stan.

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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On Monday night's Q&A, broadcaster Stan Grant said the political mechanisms need to come before reconciliation.

Q&A; recap: Indigenous panel unpack referendum conundrum

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Troy and Bec's storm out of the House Rules studio.

House Rules storm out ranks among TV's biggest meltdowns

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Actor and singer Jamie Foxx courted controversy on The Tonight Show when he signed in "gibberish".

Jamie Foxx slammed for 'gibberish' sign language

Broede Carmody

Claire Foy (Elizabeth II) and Matt Smith (Prince Philip) in The Crown.

The Queen has seen The Crown, and she 'really liked it'

Rob Moran

Schapelle Corby at Ngurah Rai airport in Bali before her flight back to Australia.

Schapelle leaves media lost for (sensible) words

COMMENT
Neil McMahon

Gyton Grantley as Carl Williams in Underbelly.

Everything old is new again on Aussie television

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

Nicole Kidman during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival.

Kidman among major award-winners as festival wraps up

Stephanie Bunbury

In this image released by Disney, Orlando Bloom portrays Will Turner in a scene from "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men ...

New Pirates of the Caribbean post-credits scene reveal

SPOILERS
Bryan Alexander

Spend an afternoon with Audrey Hepburn

Ryan Adams' Tivoli set ran the gamut from his 2000 debut Heartbreaker to his latest album Prisoner.

Ryan Adams delivers heartfelt set to Tivoli crowd

REVIEW
Tony Moore

Freedom Then, Freedom Now explores what personal freedoms have been won in Queensland since the 50s.

Books, bare chests and bikinis: Queensland's history of bans

Rachel Clun

Actress Elle Fanning attends the "Ismael's Ghosts (Les Fantomes d'Ismael)" screening and Opening Gala.

The topknots were top notch at Cannes

Natalie Reilly

Is there anything more disruptive to the workplace than hormones?

The hormone that needs to be banned from workplaces

SATIRE
Naomi Chainey

Prince William and Duchess Kate watch "a lot of children's programmes" with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

'I dearly wish my mother was here to meet the children'

Hannah Furness

Widi Rahmawati (L) and Firdda Kurnia, members of the metal band Voice of Baceprot, perform during a school's farewell ...

Meet Indonesia's hijab-wearing metal group

Yuddy Cahya

Fashion consultant Margaret Zhang as she appears in the new issue of Elle Australia, on stands Monday, May 29.

Elle Australia photographed their cover using an iPhone

Jenna Clarke

Kerr was said to have serenaded Spiegel (pictured here together last year) later in the evening with a Shania Twain song.

Miranda Kerr and Evan Speigel wed with her son by their sides

Amy Croffey

Christine Centenera at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia, Wednesaday May 17, 2017. Photos: Danielle Castano for ...

Strap yourselves in because stirrup pants are back

Melissa Singer

There's no 'sick leave' for stay-at-home mums.

There's no 'sick leave' for stay-at-home mums

COMMENT
Polly Dunning

"Flexible" eating allows a day a week to have whatever you want.

'Flexible' eating effective, CSIRO study finds

Sarah Berry

Cheese might do our ecosystem good, but fast food does not.

Can knowing your gut microbes reveal much about your health?

Paula Goodyer

A regular walk could help ward off dementia.

Brisk walks may slow dementia

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Kylie Kwong's scallop and ginger dumplings with Sichuan chilli dressing and Sichuan pepper and salt.

Kylie Kwong's scallop and ginger dumplings with Sichuan chilli

Free for all: OzHarvest founder Ronni Kahn has launched a rescued food supermarket.

Waste warriors: Seven things you can do right now to fight food waste

Neil Perry's boiled mixed greens with olive oil and lemon.

Is it OK to use olive oil as your default for cooking?

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'I chose not to breastfeed. That doesn't make me a bad mum'

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Mum's warning about dangerous 'deodorant challenge'

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Are these really the 7 best reasons to date a single mum?

48 mins ago

This is NOT how Mongolian barbecue is done in Mongolia.

Cuisines that are misrepresented in Australia: 1. Mongolian barbecue

COMMENT
Ben Groundwater

Perisher saw 20cm of snow dumped across the valley on the weekend.

Snow hits Australian ski resorts: Photos

Traveller

The stratosphere allows aircraft to operate in more stable weather.

Why do jet aircraft fly so high?

Michael Gebicki

The latest tidbit has its Galaxy S8 smartphone hitting 1 million unit sales in South Korea since its April 21 release.

Crisis over, Samsung enjoys power of habit

COMMENT

Campbell Simpson.

How I threw away $4.8 million in Bitcoin

COMMENT

Soren Schwertfeger, center, and his team of assistants work on an automated arm in Shanghai.

How China may be outsmarting the West in Artificial Intelligence

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Model and Playboy bunny Dani Mathers appears in Los Angeles County Superior Court to answer charges related to her ...

Playmate sentenced for body-shaming post

There's no way around it, Prey's monsters are boring.

Prey is a promising but deeply conflicted game

Mercedes is looking to entice more buyers into its AMG performance car range with new entry-level models to sit under ...

Mercedes-Benz to offer cheaper AMG cars

Drive Staff
1 hr ago

Mazda6 sedan.

What new mid-size sedan should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Volkswagen will offer the Golf R wagon in Australia from January 2018, while the hatch goes on sale mid-August.

New VW Golf R wagon price revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Nissan Qashqai ST.

The Sweet Spot: Nissan Qashqai

Stephen Ottley

Rolls-Royce Torpedo Photo: James Lipman / jameslipman.com Rolls-Royce built the Sweptail coupe for a particularly ...

Rolls-Royce unveils world's most expensive new car

David McCowen

2017 Porsche Panamera.

Porsche Panamera Turbo reviewed

Andrew MacLean

League statesman: Cameron Smith has taken the NRL to task.

Now the NRL is running out of people to fight

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Angry: Cameron Smith says the NRL has misrepresented the players' pay proposal.

Smith reveals Blues player Maroons are set to target

Phil Lutton

Utility value: Reds fullback Karmichael Hunt.

Injuries open Wallabies door for new faces

Vince Rugari

Sam Stosur spoke after her first-round victory at the French Open.

Stosur hints at player boycott of Margaret Court Arena

Origin tradition: retired NSW skipper Paul Gallen has fired a shot at the Maroons.

'Too many players out': Gallen's dire prediction for Maroons

Adam Pengilly

Announcement: ARU chairman Cameron Clyne.

ARU lifts Super Rugby signing ban, will honour player contracts

UPDATED
Emma Kemp and Vince Rugari

Mercedes Corby, Todd Carney and Schapelle Corby in Bali following Schapelle Corby's release from jail.

Blues braced for collision with Corby circus

Michael Chammas

John Buchanan, right, with Steve Waugh in 2002.

Scrap Boxing Day and New Year's Tests: Buchanan

Jon Pierik