Dutton the big winner as Turnbull creates Home Affairs office
Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed a dramatic shake-up of Australia's security, police and intelligence agencies.
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'Enough is enough': Silk, Miller families speak out
Murdered police officers' relatives say constantly digging over the case is causing great distress.
$A soars to two-year high on RBA minutes
The RBA may remain reluctant to follow other global central banks in pulling the rate rise trigger, but that's not preventing forex traders from piling into the Aussie dollar.
Police confirm bikie shooting in Isabella Plains
Police are investigating a bikie-related shooting in Isabella Plains, the third in less than two weeks.
300 games young: rejuvenated Lewis thanks Sharks for revival
Most players can only dream of achieving what Luke Lewis has in rugby league. And on Friday night he will add another accolade to a glittering career.
Jobs, housing remain a worry for RBA
A patchy housing market and an elevated level of underemployment were among the reasons the RBA decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at its last meeting.
Melbourne couple receive $26,000 from ATO, but it's not theirs
The tax office has refunded $26,000 to a Melbourne couple who believe their personal details were used by thieves to lodge a fraudulent tax return.
Cop who shot Sydney woman only joined force in 2015
Officer Mohammed Noor shot Ms Damond more than once from the passenger seat of his police vehicle.
Damond is 541st person shot dead by US police this year
Justine Damond's death brings home to Australians the high rate of people killed by police in the US.
Watson to wait until post-season to discuss future
A frank post-season assessment with coach John Worsfold will determine whether Essendon great Jobe Watson extends his AFL career for another year.
Seascapes full of dramatic gestures
The mood throughout is of heroic resistance and triumph over a material existence.
Markets Live: Aussie soars on upbeat RBA
Losses on the ASX accelerate, pulling the index below 5700 points, while the Aussie rallies to a fresh two-year high.
'Money grab': $300,000 degrees 'capitalising on students' dreams'
Medical students want public universities banned from the "money-grabbing" practice of offering domestic full-fee paying places for medical degrees
Bombardier wins $1b contract to fit Metro Tunnel with high-capacity signalling
A $1 billion contract to install high-tech railway signalling that could enable trains in Melbourne to run as little as two minutes apart has been awarded to a consortium that includes Bombardier.
Lealiifano's back! Brumbies name inspirational leader in team
The Brumbies co-captain was named for his first game in 11 months at a team meeting on Tuesday.
Riot ringleaders were later used by Wacol staff as 'enforcers': report
Three inmates who led a violent riot at a Townsville youth detention centre acted as "enforcers" for staff when they were moved to a Brisbane centre, inspectors have been told.
Jihotties, lingerie and recipes occupy IS sympathisers on app
Researcher monitored two groups of Islamic State sympathisers in Indonesia on Telegram and found both mainly discussed mundane personal matters.
'Far-right hipsters' prepare to turn back the boats
A ship crewed by anti-Islam, anti-migrant activists is about to take to the Med on a mission to send would-be refugees back to Libya.
Battle over a $66 sports bra goes to court
Lululemon Athletica is suing Under Armour for allegedly copying a sports bra design.
Village Roadshow backs anti-piracy tech
Village Roadshow and its co-executive chairman have jointly invested $1.5 million in Linius Technologies, a firm whose primary product makes digital video files easier to manipulate.
Love Your Sister's Connie Johnson facing final days
A Facebook post on the Love Your Sister page has confirmed Connie Johnson is 'actively dying'.
Two at lunch OK but ... Gallen questions Blues drinking
Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson's decision to drink alcohol during preparations for last week's State of Origin decider indicated the value they placed on the game, according to former NSW skipper Paul Gallen.
Staff in MPs' electorate offices have turnover of 30 per cent
The staff in electorate offices of Queensland's MPs have a turnover rate of about 30 per cent every year.
Rio narrows full-year iron ore guidance on weather, rail works
Average prices for Rio Tinto iron ore from the Pilbara in the first half of 2017 are up 26.5 per cent on average prices for full year 2016, according to a production update released by the mining giant on Tuesday.
Manhunt for Shawn Newton continues as new details about him emerge
More detailed information about the man wanted by police over the death of a Perth mother of three has emerged.
NSW police appeal for help to find missing mother and child
Police have launched a public appeal for help in finding a mother and her young child who have been reported missing from the far north coast of NSW.
Man charged with murder of Deer Park dressmaker
A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder, over the shooting death of a Deer Park dressmaker last month.
Vince needs to "smarten himself up"
Melbourne midfielder Bernie Vince needs to "smarten himself up" after again finding himself on the wrong side of the match review panel, according to his injured co-captain Nathan Jones.
Spotless throws in towel on $1.2b takeover
Takeover target Spotless Group has "reluctantly" recommended to its shareholders that they accept a $1.2 billion offer from Downer EDI.
Massive Alaska quake sparks tsunami warning
A powerful earthquake magnitude 7.4 which hit near an uninhabited Alaskan island is expected to cause tsunami waves.
Fancy buying your chicken from a rusty trolley?
Bakeries, seafood and meat stores, sushi and pizza joints all made their way on to the food safety "name and shame" register.
'Incompetent idiot': Unravelling Pharma Bro's 'chaotic' spending
Accountants had to comb through dozens of charges on Martin Shkreli's corporate credit cards for expenditures ranging from $US1 to thousands of dollars in unexplained transactions.
'Choice overload': super options leave us paralysed
There are limits to what can be achieved by promoting more choice in the superannuation sector.
Sail and Anchor safety probe after Perth man's balcony death fall
Fremantle Council have launched a safety probe after a young man fell to his death from the balcony of a pub in the centre of the port city on Saturday.
'Boom Boom' goes bust: tennis star's 'questionable' investments
Boris Becker may have lost his £100 million ($167.5 million) fortune in part because of questionable investments in the Nigerian oil industry, according to claims in the German press.
Dog attack leaves young girl with serious face injuries
A young girl has been rushed to hospital with serious facial injuries after she was reportedly bitten by a dog in Ipswich.
Netflix investors watch happily as money pit blazes
Netflix is bleeding more cash than notorious cash bonfire Tesla. Investors should be paying closer attention.
James Murdoch joins Tesla's board after investor pressure
Tesla is adding two executives from big media companies to diversify a board with members who aren't closely tied to Elon Musk.
Human rights organisation urges Turnbull to protect WA children from 'failed' prison
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must intervene to protect WA children after a report revealed unprecedented levels of self-harm incidents in the state's only juvenile detention centre, Amensty International says.
Docker Nat Fyfe keen for more time in skipper's role
Star Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe has set his sights on becoming a long-term captain at the club after re-signing for a further six years.
Thousands accidentally agree to clean toilets for Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi company demonstrates just how dangerous dense terms of service agreements can be by inserting absurd conditions that 22,000 people unwittingly agreed to.
South Korea wants meeting with North this week
The South wants to send a military delegation to a border village on Friday to discuss "stopping all hostile activities that raise military tension".
'Utterly devastated': Damond's fiance wants answers
Justine Damond's fiance said the family had received minimal information about her shooting.
Indigenous youth suicides in WA: Girl, 13, told people she planned to end her life
A 13-year-old Aboriginal girl who killed herself in 2013 told at least two people including a community elder about her plans to end her life in the days before but nothing was done.
Tanker spill sparks Qld highway emergency
An emergency situation has been declared on the Bruce Highway after a petrol tanker rolled and spilled 20,000 litres of fuel near the Queensland town of Childers.
Hoons try several times to run down cops on Monash
Two drivers tried to run down a pair of police officers on the Monash Freeway on Saturday, with one officer narrowly escaping with his life.
Machine gun used in Waramanga bikie gang shooting
Top cop says recent rash of arson attacks and shootings stems from rivalry between the Nomads and Comanchero.
Melbourne Express: Tuesday, July 18, 2017
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8@eight: Shares set for flat start, $A slides
Local sharemarket is set to start in negative territory after a quiet night on Wall Street while the Australian dollar slid back below US78c.
Brisbane public transport delays as fog descends
Brisbane residents woke to a city enveloped by thick fog on Tuesday, delaying ferry services the same morning bus drivers were on strike.