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Police ruled out a disgruntled ex-chef as a suspect in a 2014 arson attack that gutted a Weston cafe business, a court has heard.

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One dog has died and seven are ill after meat suspected to be laced with rat poison was dropped into three properties in Waramanga late last week.

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Australian nurse Kirsty Boden was killed in the London Bridge terror attack, her family has confirmed.

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In Ipswich, it seems almost everyone knows him, or has a story involving him.

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Allegations of conflicts of interest and mixing business with politics have been levelled at Mr Pisasale since he was a lowly councilllor and he increasingly embraced his victim status.

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The 36-year-old man shot dead in the Brighton terror siege was a father and had only recently married.

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A contractual dispute has thrown the operation of Brisbane's bus network into limbo.

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Perth's "Spud King" Tony Galati has pleaded guilty to a contempt of court charge after growing more potatoes than he was allowed to under a 2015 Supreme Court injunction.

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One woman, who had her handbag snatched at Darra Train Station, managed to fight back against the thief which resulted in him fleeing empty-handed.

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Melbourne star recruit Jordan Lewis says his team has an opportunity to "learn how to win" on the big stage at the Queen's Birthday blockbuster against Collingwood.

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South Australian nurse Kirsty Boden is believed to be the fourth Australian victim of the London Bridge terror attack and is feared dead, Fairfax Media has confirmed.

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Simple training drill mishap leaves GWS midfielder Ryan Griffen needing surgery on the same ankle that has sidelined him for months.

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A car and cyclist collided on Cooyong and Akuna streets causing traffic chaos in Civic.

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The ACT government will employ three workplace safety experts to fight violence against teachers and principals.

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Most of the funding for the ACT Government's $500 million Canberra Hospital expansion will not be spent until 2020.

Canberra's west will be opened up for the development of new suburbs with a realignment of an arterial road which runs from John Gorton Drive to the Tuggeranong Parkway.

James Zhou is an executive vice president of the Australian Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China

The man behind the Brighton terror attack had a long record of serious crimes after being granted bail.

A man is dead and another is fighting for life with a serious stab wound after a brawl at a park in the northern NSW town of Murwillumbah.

This week on The Age Real Footy Podcast, Michael Gleeson and Greg Baum are joined by Melbourne's AFLW star Daisy Pearce.

The NSW Waratahs have emerged as a potential lifeline for Rob Simmons after the Australian and Queensland forward was shown the door by the Reds for next season.

• COMMENT

It looks like déjà vu all over again for Scott Morrison as he fears another weak gross domestic product figure on Wednesday.

Apple has announced a new smart speaker device at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, as well as a new super-powerful iMac and iterative updates to its desktop, laptop and tablet computers.

Residents were given the all-clear on Tuesday afternoon after a valve failure sparked fears the local water treatment plant had been contaminated.

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Australia's lowest-paid workers will get a $22-a-week pay rise after the workplace umpire lifted the national minimum wage to $694.90.

The warden and chairman of the scandal-ridden St Paul's college have both retired a week after the most recent incidence of "sexist behaviour".

Banks put themselves in an "untenable situation" by failing to sack any of the senior executives who presided over a series of scandals.

86-year-old David Banks has been found safe and well after going missing from his aged care facility.

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Police have confirmed they are treating the Brighton siege as "an act of terrorism". Two men, including the alleged offender, were killed in the shooting. Islamic State has taken responsibility.

Yacqub Khayre walked free from the Supreme Court on December 23, 2010, acquitted of charges relating to a plot to storm Sydney's Holsworthy Barracks and kill as many soldiers as possible.

Collingwood's injured trio from Sunday's game will miss the Queen's Birthday match with the club remaining optimistic that Jamie Elliott's ankle injury would sideline him only in the short term.

John Grant met with club representatives on Tuesday in an attempt to repair severed relations and reassure the 16 teams they won't miss out on the funds promised them last December.

The Capitals are the big winners for the sport and recreation ACT budget as they prepare to move to Civic.

Unit owners will feel the greatest hit as the Barr government brings apartment rates closer to houses.

Fiji coach John McKee has turned the heat on a number of Wallabys with Fijian heritage, saying the pressure is all on them when they compete against their home country this weekend.

The number of matches lost due to concussion is sharply rising as clubs adopt a more conservative approach to head injury management.

Without further cost cutting, Murray Goulburn may not meet its farmgate milk price forecast

Rugby league is five globules of mercury chasing each other across a marble table, seeking unity in one uneasy blob, but never quite achieving it.

• ANALYSIS

For the second time in a few years, emboldened by Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia is trying to press-gang the tiny but rich emirate of Qatar into line. Will it work?

The Brumbies will build their roster without three senior players, who have signed overseas deals.

A mentally drained Josh Papalii says Queensland forwards are fired up for Origin redemption.

It is an "affront to the dignity of Parliament" for the courts to set standards of conduct for politicians, Eddie Obeid's silk has told the state's highest criminal court.

UK police have come under pressure to explain how one of the London Bridge attackers managed to slip the counter-terror net, despite appearing in a documentary.

State urges restrictions on exports to stop businesses and consumers being hit by soaring prices.

Crackdown on the permit misuse a sign of a broader clampdown on the exploitation of vulnerable Canberrans.

The one item on Red Hill resident Paul McGlue's ACT budget wishlist didn't make the cut.

After his brother was shot dead, Tarek Assaad armed himself with a gun because he feared he would be next.

Chinese citizens have been told a Fairfax Media/Four Corners investigation into Chinese spying in Australia is "loose speculation" that blackens their country.

The ACT government has set funding aside to open a bakery at the Alexander Maconochie Centre.