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A Big Week in Art ... mime for a change
The AFL, always keen to be at the pointy end of change, may consign the MRP to history.
The AFL, always keen to be at the pointy end of change, may consign the MRP to history.
The one-year anniversary of Malcolm Turnbull's election was overshadowed on Sunday by continuing in-fighting over policy interventions from former Prime Minister Tony Abbott including stoking dissent among conservative NSW Liberals.
Sunday dawned with blue skies, but colder than your kitchen fridge.
Government taskforce could lead to prosecutions over non-compliant or dangerous buildings.
US President Donald Trump posts tweet showing him attacking a man who is wearing a CNN head.
Coach Nathan Buckley insists Collingwood aren't 'putting the cue in the rack' despite the 24-point loss to Hawthorn all but ending the club's finals hopes.
Father of injured Sydney defender Callum Mills says the AFL should introduce a sending-off system for serious offences.
Rapper Finese 2Tymes has been arrested a day after a shooting at one of his concerts in Little Rock.
Research has debunked some big Melbourne myths, including that Sydney's traffic is worse.
Michael Gleeson on Buckley's chance, the Tomas Bugg case, Bulldogs' fading hopes and why Tigers might be the real deal.
The most sought-after public high schools and their strict catchment areas create a cycle of segregation between "rich" and "poor" schools and students.
Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham and Gina Riley joined a line-up of some of Australia's biggest names in television to pay a final tribute to renowned satirist John Clarke in Melbourne on Sunday.
The Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, has come out in strong support for his embattled predecessor Cardinal George Pell, saying no one should be prejudged because of their elite social status or positions on social issues.
"There is no fear from our direction. We are ready to face the consequences," says Qatar's foreign minister.
Theresa May's government has rejected demands that she appoint commissioners to run the local council blamed for mishandling the response to the Grenfell Tower fire.
At least 21 people have been killed in three car bombings that rocked the Syrian capital Damascus, a monitoring group reports.
It was the kind of night a 15-year-old singer could only dream about.
Specialist police are being called to deal with a soaring number of home-made explosives in Queensland.
Three Brisbane women have been subjected to a vile, degrading and sexist tirade while trying to watch the Pacquiao-Horn fight at Suncorp Stadium.
A road-rage incident escalated when a man pulled out a knife and stabbed another man who allegedly cut him off in Melbourne's north on Sunday night.
A woman has died after being struck by a car while crossing a busy street in Melbourne's inner east.
Fremantle's slim finals chances have been dealt a double blow after a nine-point loss to St Kilda and a season-ending injury to Aaron Sandilands.
Alex Johnston has equalled the South Sydney try-scoring record with five of his own in a 34-point destruction of Penrith at ANZ Stadium that has kept alive the Rabbitohs' semi-final aspirations in sensational style.
Matt Moylan shouldered responsibility on Sunday night for throwing the wayward pass that set Penrith's day hurtling off course, with coach Anthony Griffin admitting the match had "just spiralled out of control" for the visitors.
The boss of Melbourne Airport has hit back at claims Australia's monopoly airports are gouging airlines and that privatisation has been a failure.
Individuals and small business taxpayers are still encountering ATO officials who take an "unnecessary, belligerent stance" when it comes to resolving disputes, one of Australia's largest accounting bodies says.
Sydney businessman Anthony Maurici may have lost his bid to fend of the debt holders in driller Boart Longyear, but he has had victories that have hurt more than this defeat.
The Wests Tigers insist they didn't think about trying to avoid their first wooden spoon since becoming a merged club before beating Newcastle 33-12 on Sunday.
It would be predicable and simple for this column to label Sonny Bill Williams "this year's Sam Burgess".
The Brumbies could throw Christian Lealiifano back into Super Rugby this week.
Economists are assessing whether the RBA will stay in tune with the marked global shift towards tighter global monetary policy settings and adopt a more hawkish tone this week.
Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands is facing another lengthy stint on the AFL sidelines after injuring his hamstring in Sunday's nine-point loss to St Kilda at Domain Stadium.
NSW chief justice Tom Bathurst says the cost of defamation trials is "worrying" and may outweigh the "tangible benefit" of protecting reputation.
The next RBA meeting is likely to garner more focus than usual in the wake of what appeared to be a coordinated strategy on rates by key central bankers last week.
The introduction of ID scanners at nightlife hot spots across Queensland has been hailed a success following the first night of operation.
It's considered the centre of Italian culture in Melbourne but, surprisingly, Carlton is home to just 254 Italian-born residents.
The Islamic School of Canberra is working to further distance itself from the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils.
An ACT university has threatened to seize a campus coffee shop by force if the owner refuses to leave by Tuesday.
Residents of the ACT have again been shown to be Australia's most generous people with their time, according to the 2016 census data.
The rate of adoptions of children in foster care has almost doubled in the past year, the NSW government says, since a fast-track reform program was introduced.
Essendon coach John Worsfold admits his side's finals hopes are in the balance after the Bombers slumped to their fourth loss in five matches against Brisbane on Sunday.
Prison officers in juvenile facilities have vowed to walk off the job when the next serious assault on staff occurs, saying threats from radical inmates and assaults are out of control.
Female junior doctors are being asked about their plans to have children during job interviews, prompting the Australian Medical Association to slam the practice as something which should have "stopped yesterday".
Thousands of young soccer players and their families will brave a chilly week in Canberra to face off against teams from interstate and overseas.
Members of Canberra's Islamic community have continued celebrations marking the end of Ramadan.
Doctors were so distressed by the elderly man's treatment they urged the government to investigate.
The world's leading drug companies are turning to artificial intelligence to improve the hit-and-miss business of finding new medicines, with GlaxoSmithKline as part of a new $US43 million ($55.9 million) deal.
Working in any male-dominated industry has its challenges, but for female pilots there's been extra hurdles.
Magpies' finals hopes all but over as hard-running Hawks charge home at the MCG on Sunday.
After 12 rounds of Manny Pacquiao versus Jeff Horn, there are plenty of rounds being bought on Caxton Street this afternoon.
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