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Police are investigating after a fire at a unit complex in Lyons overnight saw fifteen people evacuated.

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Some of the big economies with negative outlooks on their ratings include Brexit-bound Britain and still triple-A Australia.

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Police investigate second bikie shooting in a week.

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"No matter how important you are, no one is above the law," said Judge Sergio Moro in his verdict.

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Sony's smallest Bluetooth speaker is nine centimetres tall and 7.5 centimetres in diameter, and you'll have trouble believing how good it is.

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A Clubs ACT defection, and warnings about Canberra's building fire risk.

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Rather than blindly buying off the plan, Australians can now take a virtual walk through their new homes while they're still on the drawing board.

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It's hard to take NBN's "Ready For Service" numbers seriously when you keep hearing about connection horror stories and the appalling lack of accountability.

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A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being found with gunshot wounds in a south Sydney driveway.

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The retreat of inflation and lack of meaningful wage growth are becoming increasingly dominant in the Federal Reserve's deliberations.

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A Californian lawmaker has introduced articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump, making good on a promise he made to move the process forward.

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The iceberg has broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, changing the shape of the Antarctic Peninsula forever.

US spring wheat production will fall to a 15-year low, as crops in North Dakota have been crippled by bad weather.

After remaining largely quiet on Tuesday, the president has since launched an active defence of his son.

A Facebook video shows straps on the legs of the prominent WA businessman were undone before he took flight.

Thousands braved the chill to catch one last glimpse of the NGV's exhibition of Van Gogh masterpieces.

A woman has been arrested over the fatal shooting of Sydney 15-year-old Brayden Dillon.

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Laurie Daley has yet to make a definitive call on whether he seeks to remain in charge of the Blues, but gave the biggest hint yet this series will be his last at the helm.

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Attempts to blame renewable energy for high electricity prices are misguided says expert report.

Just over a month ago, on this same patch of grass, Andrew Fifita was being compared to the late, great Arthur Beetson.

Ardent Leisure, owner of the Gold Coast-based Dreamworld theme park, has unleashed a return volley of fire at its hostile shareholder, the corporate raider, Ariadne.

In another backs-to-the-wall performance, Queensland showed quality in all areas.

• ANALYSIS

July is the hardest month for NSW Blues fans. You spend most of it searching in vain for reasons you were so optimistic back in May. Those reasons will come back to you, but not until May next year.

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Philip Morris is running an under-the-radar campaign using forums and an offshoot smokers' rights lobby group.

As a sixty-six-year-old with senior industry qualifications, Alister Robertson has met some employers who have not wanted to hire someone his age, despite his experience.

Industry says abolishing commissions would drive most mortgage brokers out of business.

The former lover of Seven West Media boss Tim Worner has taken aim at the company.

Coles and Woolworths have launched a bare-knuckle brawl for shoppers' bread bins.

Macquarie Group's proposal to build two towers above new train station at Martin Place has been lambasted.

One of the strongest supporters of council mergers is preparing to apply for partial reversal of its own amalgamation.

Smith leads pack of new faces to victory, who could ensure NSW's torment lasts for years to come.

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China has released 10 of the 16 Crown Resorts staff who were detained in October.

In the Sharobeem family, the apple doesn't appear to fall far from the tree.

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Collingwood, in Melbourne's inner north, does not scream glamour, so it's little wonder that you will find a self-proclamed "bogan" in a stoush with a rich-lister.

Whatever deterrence pokies venue staff had as a middleman in eftpos cash transactions has "evaporated".

Victoria Police have again come under fire for mishandling evidence in cold case murders.

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg is now embracing the waves in hunt for new energy sources.

The Greens have backed down on decision to exclude Lee Rhiannon from party room debates.

Vast swathes of visa system would gradually move to private companies in changes floated by department.

The board of the Australian Turf Club has wholeheartedly endorsed the rezoning of Canterbury Park Racecourse.

Security officers who sometimes have to wrestle violent patients may be forced to wear suits.

20 years since the tragic implosion of the Royal Canberra Hospital, and the pain has never left Katie Bender's family.

• ANALYSIS

It should have come as no shock that rules on carbon emissions for new cars are on the way.

The Brumbies are aiming to break a 1226-day drought when they play the Chiefs in New Zealand.

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Secondary students could soon be elected to every Victorian school council and given full voting rights.