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A rising star in Canada's electronic music scene is facing an Australian prison sentence after the former editor of Vice magazine used him as a drug mule to import 4.6kg of cocaine into Sydney.

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Hundreds of mourners gathered on Friday to farewell Hannah Rye, the 15-year-old who captured hearts across the nation when she took a Newcastle Knights player to her year 10 formal.

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The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of the Herald's editorial cartoonist.

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The rise sees Australia's drinking habits edge closer to the decade high of 10.8 litres in 2007, when you could still get an average schooner of beer for less than $5.

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A week in photos from award winning Sydney Morning Herald photographers.

Never mind the NSW Blues job, Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart's only concern is beating the Melbourne Storm.

James Amedee needs the Raiders to score eight tries and concede six to win a $500,000 lottery.

The Canberra Raiders would need to find room in the salary cap to lift their initial offer to Dave Taylor.

Mandurah police are investigating a physical assault at Halls Head College alleged to have happened on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say a man in his 60s was doused in an accelerant and set alight during an altercation on Friday morning.

The Brazilian government has suspended a recently signed decree that would have seen a vast and protected section of the Amazon rainforest open to mining.

Electronics giant LG did not break the law when it convinced customers to pay to have their faulty televisions repaired, even though they might have been entitled to a full refund or replacement, a court has ruled.

Women make up less than 3 per cent of the ACT's firefighters.

It's the last supper for the owners of one of Canberra's best ever race horses in the lead-up to one of the world's richest races.

Rashid Mohamed Abuuh, 24 was found guilty of threatening and raping the sex worker in Reid.

Essendon's No.1 draft pick Andrew McGrath gets top billing again as the AFL's 2017 Rising Star

A Melbourne funeral home looks like a 'horrific crime scene' after a feral deer chased a worker into the chapel before going 'completely nuts'.

Some mornings, in the depths of another Canberra winter, Leanne Pompeani will find ice forming on her eyelashes minutes into a run.

The smell was detected at around midday on Friday in the South Ward.

High-profile Brisbane barrister Sam Di Carlo has been charged with perjury and banned from contacting the former mayor.

Better get to bed early, Canberra.

Controversial bike sharing scheme oBike has been issued an eviction notice, with City of Melbourne begins removing hazardous bikes blocking footpaths.

Law firm bosses allegedly tried to silence Army abuse campaigner, then they sacked him.

The number of requests for rates deferrals on the basis of hardship have doubled since last year, after a sharp increase in rates for high and medium density housing.

The long-running WA music festival Southbound has called off its 2017 edition.

The NSW government has been accused of launching "the single biggest attack" on the National Parks and Wildlife service since it was set up half a century ago.

Some of the world's most stunning images from around the world.

The owner of an inner Sydney beauty clinic has died days after a botched procedure left her in a critical condition.

It seems rugby league isn't the frontrunner to host the first sporting event at the venue, with cricket in the box seat to bowl-over the opposition.

Seven people have died after an influenza outbreak in a Victorian retirement home.

A transgender woman who has been incarcerated in a male jail without access to her hormone medication was refused bail in the Supreme Court on Friday.

A sprawling $15 million fruit and vegetable market to be built in a green wedge near Dandenong could be stopped, with Planning Minister Richard Wynne saying he may intervene.

Jake Friend is the NRL's second best No.9, yet if not for a few minutes off the bench on a chilly evening in the north of England wouldn't even be able to call himself a representative player.

The Commonwealth Bank risks being investigated by overseas authorities known to impose hefty fines if its anti-money laundering compliance scandal extended into foreign countries, investors have been warned.

The specialist trauma counselling service contracted by national sexual assault hotline 1800 RESPECT has withdrawn from the service over concerns that private contractor Medibank Health Solutions could not guarantee confidentiality or quality of care.

Beijing: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's call for China to cut off its oil pipeline to North Korea has prompted a fierce rebuke from a high-circulating Chinese newspaper, which accused him of going beyond even Donald Trump.

The NRL will offer cash incentives to its eight finalists to meet crowd attendance targets during the play-offs after a year in which the turnstiles have clicked over slower than any time in the past decade.

Melbourne's live music scene is changing to make it more accessible for the non-hearing community.

Rival clubs have made enquiries about Matt Moylan amid speculation the Panthers skipper is unsettled at Penrith.

A Tiger small forward may be just what Fremantle need.

Whenever photographer Andrew Follows ventured out with his camera and guide dog Eamon, he would capture everyone's attention.

NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has been forced to publicly correct one of her ministers and declare there will be no more council mergers, after the minister flagged a possible revival of the controversial policy before the next state election.

The first day of spring brought a bit of sunshine to the Australian sharemarket, capping a hectic week.

Shares suffered the final slings and arrows of August reporting season and another North Korean missile scare, but some spring returned to the ASX's step on Friday.

Tolu Latu says he is hungry to win back a Wallabies jersey after Australia's starting hooker Stephen Moore ruled himself out of next Saturday's Test against South Africa.

You probably wouldn't usually pull out a blindfold in a relationship until at least a few dates.

Free legal advice will be available to all local LGBTQI employees harassed during the plebiscite.

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It is tempting to explain America's mixed messaging towards North Korea as calculated - the old "good cop, bad cop" routine. If only it were that complicated.

When people ask Brett Eagleton if toddler Katie is his granddaughter, he laughs. Katie is his first child.