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A man suspected of driving a van at Muslim worshippers leaving a London mosque has been charged with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder, British police said on Friday.

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The government will pump an extra $23.5 billion into the nation's schools over 10 years than it promised in last year's budget.

The federal Liberal Party machine must transform itself and modernise to take on the "cashed up cabal" of Labor, the Greens, unions and GetUp, according to outgoing acting director Andrew Bragg.

Laurie Daley believes Queensland will use Johnathan Thurston's season-ending injury as extra motivation to honour their absent hero in the State of Origin decider.

Johnathan Thurston feared he would compromise his health after football if he delayed shoulder surgery and tried to nurse his battered body through to a State of Origin farewell next month.

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Gold Coast Suns star Gary Ablett's 300th AFL game will be delayed due to a calf injury.

Fremantle has been dealt a major blow before there clash with Geelong on Sunday, with superstar Nat Fyfe ruled out with injury.

Dylan Shiel has left open the possibility of leaving the club. But there is a silver lining.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has taken aim at those spreading rumours about his football club, suggesting that they have an "agenda trying to pull us apart."

Waratahs duo Rob Horne and Jack Dempsey never thought they would get the chance to don a Wallabies jersey this year, for completely different reasons.

The Wallabies have been world rugby's most ill-disciplined side when it comes to conceding yellow cards since the World Cup and are spending almost a tenth of their matches a man down.

Melbourne Storm back-rower Felise Kaufusi is enjoying a breakthrough season.

Luke Lewis believes Tom Trbojevic is the NRL's next superstar.

Andrew Fifita, one of the NRL's most damaging forwards, has resisted the lure of testing his value on the open market and signed a four-year extension at the Sharks.

Poor sales for concerts and inclement weather in Wagga Wagga created a perfect storm for Southern Stars Touring Company Pty Ltd, with debts in the hundreds of thousands.

A self-styled adviser to an Australian Liberal Minister, with reported close ties to a secret Chinese Communist Party lobbying organisation has withdrawn at the last minute from representing the party in a local council.

The dispute started over one raised hand in a local council meeting over a year ago, and it has since escalated into a brawl in the state's upper house.

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While Simon McIntyre and his young child waited for their baggage to come through, other passengers watched in astonishment as detectives from the Terrorism Investigations Squad handcuffed the property manager and led him away.

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Police are considering manslaughter charges over the Grenfell Tower tragedy, after confirming the insulating cladding on the building had failed safety tests.

There's not many footy fans who get to actually train with their heroes. But that happened for Heath Linton. It was a day he will never forget.

Australian tourism marketers and sporting events use social medial platform Sina Weibo.

Racing club chairman Alan Tutt, a self-described animal lover, cries when asked how he feels about a greyhound racing ban.

ACT Brumbies prodigal son Laurie Fisher will return to Canberra next season as an assistant coach.

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart wants Pauline Hanson to follow through and be part of the solution.

After swearing off special deals, the education minister has offered Canberra's non-government schools help to transition to Gonski 2.0.

Two men who allegedly extorted money from a $144 million tax fraud syndicate allegedly used Sydney property developer Michael Teplitsky to launder their money.

Police have raised their first AMBER Alert on Facebook and are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing girl Milena Malkic.

Mobile prices could drop 5.6 per cent nationally, saving consumers more than $650 million collectively every year, if the competition watchdog forces Telstra to share its regional mobile network, Vodafone claims.

Skills Canberra has tightened some processes after two early-career apprentices were injured on ACT work sites last year.

Compromise and brinkmanship helped Gonski 2.0 survive the turbulent Senate crossbench.

"We love that it's Canberra's own Rockefeller Centre in New York and Hyde Park in London."

Melbourne's poorer golf clubs are merging, relocating or closing, while the city's richest sandbelt courses thrive.

The long-haul airline is offering a "neighbour-free seat" option for economy-class passengers allowing them to bid for as many as three seats next to their own.

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says he makes no apologies for new rules compelling state governments to significantly increase their school spending after the Turnbull government's "Gonski 2.0" passed Parliament in the early hours of Friday morning.

Stunning new artwork unveiled at the Canberra Centre.

O Canada - it's your birthday.

How do they complete 147km on foot through rough terrain in less than 17 hours?

 Motor vehicle sales have decreased in the ACT.

Commuters heading south can expect major delays after an accident near Ormeau.

Callum the heavy metal kid got to meet another of his heroes - in Belconnen on Thursday night.