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Two Liberal MPs have been secretly working on a plan to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia as soon as August, with a draft copy of the laws well advanced and consultation with advocates underway.

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The court will allow parts of the ban to be implemented until it hears the full case in October.

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Amnesty switches regular donor payments to four-weekly. Experts see 'better ways of raising money'.

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Some of the world's most stunning images from the best photographers on the planet.

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Cyclists caught using their mobile phones will cop an on-the-spot fine from this weekend.

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Nobel prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has been released from a Chinese prison on medical grounds, after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.

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Trivia buffs can test their knowledge with today's superquiz interactive graphic.

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A judge in the Spanish capital Madrid has ordered artist Salvador Dali's body be exhumed to get samples for a paternity suit, Spanish media report.

Police are concerned for Gerard McDonnell, 82, as he has Alzheimer's.

Major General Rupert Jones said exposing the fundamentalists' narrative was critical as it has inspired numerous attacks across Europe, including three in three months in London, all of which ISIS has claimed responsibility for.

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There is a good reason why Network Ten's 17,000-strong army of small shareholders were not allowed in to the creditors meeting on Monday. Their money has already been torched and the future belongs to the network's billionaire guarantors.

NSW women still lag behind men in work and finances but more are adopting non-traditional jobs such as trades, according to new data released on Tuesday.

In the third part of our special investigation into retirement homes, residents tell of poor treatment, high fees and - in one case - days without help.

After extensive investigations by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau a number of safety issues were identified regarding the pilot seat and skydiver restraints.

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VCE students will no longer receive their marks over SMS after a damning report found that VCE authorites failed to perform basic risk assessments.

Blast resistant doors, bullet-proof panels and anti-intruder fences will be installed at embassies.

One of the country's most wanted fugitives has been captured, found hiding under a bed in north-west Sydney.

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The Greens have twice censured rogue senator Lee Rhiannon for disloyalty and fear she will continue to destabilise the party if they impose a similar sanction for undermining their school funding negotiations.

Proposed cuts to Medicare-funded after-hours home visits by doctors will force more than 2700 extra people into the nation's hospital emergency departments every night, the sector's peak body has warned.

The threat of Amazon disrupting Australia's grocery market is overblown and independent supermarkets are better off focusing on their local customers, Metcash's outgoing boss says.

Victoria's regional rail system will undergo a $1.57 billion overhaul after the Turnbull government agreed to contribute the vast majority of funds to upgrade the network.

The federal government will make changes to the controversial mandatory reporting laws which have been blamed for being "detrimental and even dangerous to doctors' health".

A Central Coast man who had been kicked out of a local leagues club was found moments later on the side of a road with fatal head injuries.

A 16-year-old boy who was fleeing from WA Police before crashing into another car, killing two people and seriously injuring their son, has been sentenced to eight years behind bars.

Rio Tinto has cited a faster and more certain timetable as it confirmed it still preferred a bid from China-controlled Yancoal Australia for its portfolio of east coast coal assets.

San Francisco Federal Reserve president John Williams says monetary policy is back to being "boring" but the advent of AI will keep economics interesting.

Canberra region has the top three free range farms with the lowest stocking density.

It was a surprise to read in the Sunday Canberra Times of June 11, 2017 that the top ten items (purchased most often) by Australian shoppers (data from Nielsen) are: banana, white bread loaf, whole milk, loose tomatoes, loose apples, beef mince, cucumbers, broccoli and broccolini, strawberries and reduced fat milk.

Police allegedly found $207,000 in cash and $50,000 in poker chips in a luxury Sydney apartment tied to the man behind Mr Pisasale's

A Perth mother has issued a warning to others after her four-year-old son was seriously injured by exploding glass while he showered in their home on Thursday evening.

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A marine search is underway after an empty canoe was found drifting in Moreton Bay.

The ACT Government is considering reopening the old Symonston periodic detention centre for female prisoners, with the female accommodation at the prison overflowing.

Melbourne's medical report cost Will Schofield with the Match Review Panel but might have helped young Demon Clayton Oliver escape punishment for staging.

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Tom McDonald went forward because they needed him to. Tom McDonald went in the ruck because they needed him to.

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Even if our economy is punching above its weight in some ways, the same cannot be said for our sharemarket.

Aveo Group shares have plunged and it faces allegations of misusing customer information.

MP Rob Pyne says Ipswich bashing victim Jim Dodrill - a vocal opponent of former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale and some other councillors - was responsible for "most" of the material in the corruption dossier he tabled in Parliament.

Lachlan Murdoch, Bruce Gordon, and James Packer are also likely to help with Ten's future capital needs.

On a day relatively lacking in big-ticket corporate or economic news, investors were free to concentrate on a Fairfax investigation into retirement village operator Aveo.

Safe at last, child refugees from Syria's civil war have formed a marching band.

Sam Abraham climbed into his car parked at Lalor train station to find himself set upon by a man hiding in his back seat.

Commonwealth Bank will cut 150 positions among Australian staff who process home loans, the latest sign of job shedding at the country's large banks.

Essendon star forward Joe Daniher says he feels "lucky" to be continuing his career with the club he grew up supporting, after officially putting pen to paper on a three-year contract extension.

The section of Beaudesert Beenleigh Road will be closed until at least 8.30pm.

Already brimming with confidence, Melbourne could have another reason to buoy spirits, with Jesse Hogan a "sneaky chance" to make his return in a Friday night blockbuster.

The people of Mosul celebrated their first Eid without Islamic State in three years on Sunday

A powerful matriarch has emerged as one of the alleged kingpins behind the assault on a Philippine city that may herald IS's expansion in southeast Asia.

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A man's body has been found in a house west of Melbourne.

The rapid 250 basis point rise in domestic interest rates that would leave Australian households facing a mammoth debt servicing burden is unlikely to occur, economists said.