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A 10-year-old girl has allegedly been indecently assaulted during a massage session on the state's north coast last month.

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Significant parts of an Islamic school's proposal for a master-planned hub in Brisbane's south west has been rejected by the Brisbane City Council who have only approved educational purposes on the site.

Former Energy Minister Mark Bailey's decision to delete documents contained on his private email account puts him in "the same situation" as a Sunshine Coast pastor sentenced in 2004 to six months jail for destroying evidence required in court, according to a prominent Queensland whistleblower.

US President Donald Trump said that he never would have appointed Attorney-General Jeff Sessions had he known Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged his presidency.

The new offence came after a report that aims to tackle the scourge of domestic violence.

One Brisbane-based company's induction was 2 billion downloads in the making.

Big-box retailing is in for its biggest shake-up in years.

The finals now shape as Mission Impossible for Des Hasler's men while Brisbane put their name up in lights with a high-quality win in at Suncorp Stadium.

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Share valuations are higher than they were in mid-2008 and are exactly where they were before the great crash in October 1929. These are disturbing thoughts. Yet it takes a catalyst to trigger such events.

Is Myer's departing deputy arriving at Amazon?

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Ram Nath Kovind, a low-caste politician backed by the ruling coalition, has won India's presidential election.

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There has been carnage across the ditch where New Zealand's biggest construction group, Fletcher Building, announced its second profit downgrade in a matter of months despite the country experiencing a building boom.

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Detailed plans for a light rail line along Parramatta Road linking Sydney's central business district to Burwood were developed by the state's transport agency - but were abandoned several months ago.

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Billions of dollars of tax revenue is being lost due to wealthy Australians using family trusts.

Rising inequality is the single biggest threat to Australia's social cohesion and the economy, Bill Shorten says.

It's the Melbourne Storm statistic that bolsters the Canberra Raiders' finals hopes.

Calls for transparency amid claims of a bid to 'stack' a contentious reform meeting this weekend

Henry Speight will clash against Julian Savea in a battle of powerful wingers at Canberra Stadium.

The real inspiration for Christian Lealiifano's comeback will be nowhere near the field on Friday night.

Canberra's National Archives will return to Japan thousands of archival records seized during World War II

The Canberra Vikings will host the first game of the National Rugby Championship in September.

A few hours after sunset on Thursday, the jacaranda tree that has been missing for nearly nine months was returned to the University of Sydney's quadrangle.

Faye Argento caught the volunteering bug at the Sydney Olympics and is passing it on to her granddaughter.

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The battle to give Liberal Party members more power could determine the type of governments and oppositions we have in future.

An LNP politician has questioned how Queensland's new Parole Board can be considered "diverse" when it has more women than men.

Budget cuts to key US climate programs proposed by President Trump are a major worry for the international research community.

AFL player agents have defied a recommendation from head office that would have prevented them from approaching schoolboys as young as 15.

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Not only did Alex Keath change attire and equipment when he returned to football, he also changed his diet.

It's not just rising seas and bigger storm surges you need to be worried about.

There's still time for Patty Dangerfield, but two emergencies have made the trip to Adelaide for top-of-the-table clash with the Crows.

Aaron Purvis was dressed in black tactical clothing and carrying a Glock handgun in the Mall on January 25

St Kilda will play a debutant for the second consecutive match with 201 centimetre utility Rowan Marshall set to face Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night.

The family of Australian woman Justine Damond may launch a significant law suit against the City of Minneapolis after the unarmed spiritual healer became victim to America's ongoing police shootings.

The brutality of Australia's frontier wars has been re-enacted in a Cairns gallery exhibition.

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has made a massive five changes to the side for the clash with Essendon on Saturday.

Rattenbury told a radio station he had evidence of cruelty within the local greyhound racing industry.

Commuters evacuated after fire alarm set off at Town Hall

The selected teams for AFL round 18.

Investigations launched after photo of Don Dale victim with replica firearm

Melbourne's hotel boom is being driven by a shortage of rooms, a thriving tourism industry, and – according to one city agent – developers realising mixing hotel accommodation with apartments will get quicker plannin approval.

The ACT's unions are demanding Labor politicians disclose meetings with the Master Builders' Association.

The brutality of Australia's frontier wars has been re-enacted in a Cairns gallery exhibition.

A Church of Scientology group has been targeting schools in NSW and Victoria with brochures and documentaries about the dangers of psychiatrists, antidepressants and ADHD medication.

Former Victoria Police commissioner Simon Overland will take the reins of a troubled Melbourne council.

NSW's most successful coach, Phil Gould, says he doesn't want any of his Penrith players involved with the Blues until they overhaul their toxic culture.

Sunshine Coast ratepayers will have to shell out an additional $15 a year as the city adopts a "rail or fail" plan that would emulate the Gold Coast's light rail.