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Marijuana plants in a grow house  in Quincy, Massachusetts. Legislators there are trying to rewrite a law passed by voters that legalised recreational marijuana.
World

Fugitive hauled before US court after 30-year secret life in far north Queensland

Peyton Eidson's former life in the tranquility of far north Queensland's rainforests was a world away as he shuffled into a San Francisco courtroom with a motley crew of other bedraggled defendants.

  • by Peter Mitchell

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Criminal 'mastermind' fights for life as alleged attacker faces court
Crime

Criminal 'mastermind' fights for life as alleged attacker faces court

A man accused of setting a 65-year-old man on fire as he slept has been remanded in custody.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
A video broadcast by North Korean television last month shows Kim Jong-un receiving a military briefing in Pyongyang.
ANALYSIS
Asia

Trump says he will not talk to North Korea. Experts fear he will

US President may not start a war with North Korea, but instead enter a risky dialogue.

  • by Mark Landler
Senator Derryn Hinch will not refer himself to the High Court over a citizenship question.
Victoria

Senator Derryn Hinch learns his fate in dual-citizenship saga

The crossbench senator attempted to refer himself to the court over dual citizenship concerns.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Underbelly takes on Chopper Read: Who says crime doesn't pay?
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Opinion

Underbelly takes on Chopper Read: Who says crime doesn't pay?

Celebrity gangster gets small-screen treatment again as our appetite for crime stories grows.

  • by John Silvester

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The angst about our productivity is totally unproductive

It's time to take a step back because people who should know better won't stop going into panic mode.

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    Ross Gittins

    Brisbane City Council insults the youthful 'seniors'

    Call me fickle, but it's taken just one Facebook post to turn me off the idea Graham Quirk is the national star of the LNP.

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      The appalling mathematics of offshore detention

      Trading human lives for human misery is a difficult balancing act.

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        The typical chief executive of an ASX100 company was paid $3.78 million in 2016.
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        $5b investor's plan to fix the 'cult' of excessive executive pay

        Outspoken investor Allan Gray has called time on current executive pay practices and is pressuring the companies in which it invests to adopt an alternative model.

        • by Elizabeth Knight

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        Keeping your landline is a waste of money
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        Keeping your landline is a waste of money

        ​Australians are surprisingly keen on landline phones but most probably spend the money unnecessarily.

        • by Angus Kidman
        Steam ovens 101: What they are and how they work
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        Steam ovens 101: What they are and how they work

        Cooking with steam tends to be a healthier alternative than baking or frying in oil or fat. It's faster too.

        • by Emily Bencic

        Sport

        Maria Sharapova is suddenly an unexpected favourite, and one with a clear round to the semifinals.
        Tennis

        Maria Sharapova, a momentary underdog, is hunting wins again after doping ban

        Like it or not, it looks as though Sharapova might keep winning; she won't play a top-10 player until the semifinals.

        • by Juliet Macur
        Poor form: Wayne Rooney's return to Everton has come with an early slight.
        Soccer

        Wayne Rooney charged with drink driving

        ​He was stopped behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Beetle near his $9.7 million home early yesterday (Friday) morning.

        • by Ben Rumsby