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A further 2000 residents could be evacuated as a massive fire at a Coolaroo recycling plant continues into its second day.

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Josh Frydenberg has always been a man in a hurry.

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It took the jury a couple of hours to find Kerim Hidic guilty of recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm.

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His lawyer said the father of two had been in Australia for a year and was on a permanent residency visa.

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The Australian dollar has risen to its highest against the greenback since March and could press still higher today.

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A bitter, protracted legal stoush between two deep-pocketed Singaporean property owners has stalled a 71-storey skyscraper planned for Melbourne, leaving hundreds of apartment owners in limbo.

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Former high-profile solicitor Tim Meehan has been sentenced to five and a half years for fraud and falsifying records.

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Transport Minister Jacinta Allan has slammed Metro's performance following Thursday's network-wide outage as "completely unacceptable" and has flagged tighter contract controls to ensure there is not a repeat of last night's failure.

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Follow the advice of the man who turned tennis into a global economic powerhouse.

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Con Sfetsos owns $500,000 worth of Raiders memorabilia - and he's never even lived in Canberra.

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David Jones' full-year sales have dropped for the first time under South African owner Woolworths Holdings amid weak consumer confidence.

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Ash from the Coolaroo recycling plant fire wasn't the only thing circling above Richmond training on Friday morning.

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Toxic smoke from the giant Coolaroo recycling plant fire blowing across Melbourne could have serious long-term health implications for people in the area, an atmospheric expert has warned.

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A man wanted by federal police since 2013 for his alleged involvement in people smuggling will face a Perth court on Friday.

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The staunchly Roman Catholic island nation in the Mediterranean had long been one of the continent's most conservative - banning divorces until 2011.

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It was meant to be a harmless selfie, designed to highlight the plight of the endangered crested black macaque.

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Welcome to the totalitarian state of WA.

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The Turnbull government has warned the states their threat to "go it alone" on a clean energy target will only create chaos and inefficiency.

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Elon Musk's intervention in Australia's energy crisis is widening a divide over the future of coal.

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Shares extend yesterday's strong gains, led higher by the big banks, while the Australian dollar is nudging a four-month high.

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The Trump administration has decided for the second time to certify Iranian compliance with the nuclear agreement struck with Barack Obama.

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Fremantle superstar Nathan Fyfe has finally agreed to terms on a lucrative new contract to end all speculation he could walk out as a free agent at the end of this season.

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Motorists making their way into Brisbane city can expect delays following a traffic crash on the Story Bridge.

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So what's next for internet sensation Chris Uhlmann after his assessment of Donald Trump went viral?

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It was a "miracle" a young woman allegedly tortured and burned and who "smelled like death" was alive, a Brisbane court heard.

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A Brisbane Uber driver has been charged with raping a teenage girl, the second of the service's drivers to face charges in a week.

Adelaide insist there's no danger in forward Tom Lynch returning to AFL action just over a fortnight since being in intensive care with a viral illness.

​Charlie Gard has a slim chance of benefiting from an experimental treatment in the US, a medical expert has told the court that holds the baby's life in its hands.

A number of Iraqi military personnel have been suspended and an investigation launched after videos surfaced purportedly showing Iraqi forces killing and beating suspected IS fighters in Mosul.

Public Service Commissioner blames unions and protracted bargaining for top-heavy pay growth.

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Inescapable, insecure and irresistibly convenient, email provides an almost uncomfortably intimate view into the historical record.

People living near a massive Melbourne recycling plant blaze are being evacuated due to highly hazardous smoke.

President Donald Trump said he is considering quotas and tariffs to deal with the "big problem" of steel dumping from China.

Professional boxer Lauryn Eagle has allegedly tested positive in a random drug test after she was pulled over in Sydney's south.

The move comes as the bank makes a push to recruit and keep hold of top tech talent in the face of intensifying competition.

The head of Santos says Australia is at risk of mimicking Argentina in crippling it's own gas industry.

On Thursday, the British government published the text of the so-called 'Great Repeal Bill'.

A $75 million dollar upgrade for Westfield Whitford City in Perth's northern suburbs is almost complete and shoppers are being given a sneak peek at what's inside.

In 1999, Bill Gates made 15 predictions about the future that seemed a little outrageous at the time.

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A blind Perth man is launching legal action against his superannuation fund and their insurers after being denied access to his disability insurance benefit.

The federal government has taken steps to serve embattled mining magnate Clive Palmer with documents alleging he and his missing nephew owe hundreds of millions of dollars.

Technology companies such as Apple and Facebook will be forced to hand over encrypted messages to police under new laws.

The man is accused of repeatedly harassing a woman he met on a dating app then threatening to post videos of their intimate moments together when she refused to see him again.

The Australian dollar is still rising strongly and has reached a four-month high against its US counterpart, which remains unchanged ahead of key US jobs figures.

Handwritten notes started coming out of the ATM, appealing for help. Police found a worker stuck inside.

A male detainee has been on the run for four days after escaping a secure mental health facility.

​Come September, high-flying Geelong will be chasing the AFL flag.