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Venezuelan skier avoids conviction for embassy assault
A top Venezuelan cross country skier has escaped conviction and apologised for punching the landlord of his country's Canberra embassy in a dispute.
A top Venezuelan cross country skier has escaped conviction and apologised for punching the landlord of his country's Canberra embassy in a dispute.
Shadow treasurer O'Brien accused of "supporting bad behaviour" towards Liberal women.
Four drug mules recruited by the former music editor of Canada's Vice magazine to import cocaine into Sydney will serve at least five years and six months in jail.
A second wave of state taxi reform could see drivers allowed to set their own fares.
Three skydivers have died after what emergency services are describing as "an accident" in far north Queensland on Friday afternoon.
Dozens of complaints have been submitted to Fairfax Media by readers in response to our story on a Brisbane couple who received a gas bill of more almost $5000 for their Melbourne investment property.
Across the nation, the average mortgagee household now for the first time spends more of its income on food than it does housing.
Jim Seears was the second witness to claim major personal hurt from dealings with the government agency.
The Mad Max director is one of 100 people living and dead selected by the museum for a new exhibition.
Geelong free agent Steven Motlop has declared Port Adelaide as his preferred new club from next season.
Yesterday was a huge day of movement and today will be no different. Follow live here.
Sonoma, California: California's deadly wildfires have now claimed 31 lives with hundreds still missing and also destroyed the home of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz taking all the famous cartoonist's memorabilia with it.
Jan Pascoe and her husband, John, were trapped. The world was on fire. Then they remembered their neighbours' pool.
Consumer discretionary and utility companies led a broad-based advance on the Australian sharemarket.
Authorities "strongly suspect" 79-year-old Anne Cameron fell victim to a crocodile attack in Port Douglas after becoming disoriented.
Research shows that more than eight in 10 carers had experienced psychological, emotional and verbal abuse.
Fremantle Dockers defender Michael Johnson has appeared in court accused of allegedly assaulting a school teacher in a Perth kebab shop after a night of drinking last year.
Across the nation, the average mortgagee household now spends more of its income on food than it does housing.
The company that runs the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino has disputed the timeline offered by Las Vegas police for the October 1 mass shooting at the hotel.
A dog owner has taken a council to court and won after being fined for not having his pet under what it called "effective control".
It is feared that Anne Cameron, 79, was killed by crocodiles in Port Douglas.
Australian shares rallied to their best week since March, in a broad-based advance led by consumer discretionary and utility companies.
Pialligo Estate's main restaurant was completely destroyed in an intense fire on Thursday
The market told the story - Hunt's health insurance reform is for health insurers, not our health.
Resources groups say the Great Australian Bight has plenty of potential and Chevron's decision to dump its $500 million exploration plans is a reminder that much-needed investment cannot be taken for granted.
Jarryd Hayne is hoping to rediscover his best form for Fiji at the World Cup.
An organisation that advises several union pension funds invested in Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has called for the company to overhaul its board and conduct a comprehensive review of its workplace culture after the sexual harasment scandals at Fox News.
NSW could be left without its state-wide, 24/7 sexual assault counselling service if the organisation behind the NSW Rape Crisis Centre does not get an emergency funding boost.
Mal Meninga will rest five players in Saturday's World Cup warm-up, including his "big three" from the Melbourne Storm.
Firefighters have begun to gain ground against the spread of wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in northern California and left hundreds missing in the heart of the state's wine country.
The Panthers big man and new Australian representative has already met one of his front row heroes. He's promised to hug the other one if they finally cross paths.
Advocates, academics blame federal government intervention for the pulling of Australia's first pill test trial.
The Brumbies fullback and skipper will play for the Barbarians against the Wallabies in Sydney.
Yet there is optimism that initiative may be different, partly because the stakes are so much higher.
Just two days after funding was promised to create overtaking lanes on Indian Ocean Drive, the notorious stretch of road is the scene of yet another serious crash with reports of a head on collision.
Patrons of Sokyo restaurant have been warned after a food handler was been diagnosed with hepatitis A.
ACCC has launched an investigation into the proposal to merge Foxtel and Fox Sports Australia into a single company majority owned by News Corp.
The Inner West Council is gearing up for a fight over a mammoth $1.3 billion apartment project, which could see a string of 20 buildings, including towers more than 100 metres tall and comprising 2600 units, built along a key road corridor.
The man who dealt the punch that killed Brisbane teenager Cole Miller has been sentenced to seven years' jail for the "cowardly" attack.
The lawyer grandson of chief Sydney Harbour bridge engineer John Bradfield was driven by "ego status" to defraud clients and friends of almost $3 million, a court has heard.
The Fremantle Dockers have cut their first deal during trade week, offloading forward Hayden Crozier to the Western Bulldogs.
Australian money is pouring into Bitcoin, which hit another record high on Friday, swelling the market capitalisation to $US160 billion.
There were gasps of disbelief from the packed public gallery as the jury announced its verdicts.
The Reserve Bank has warned about areas where it sees "potential risk" in the property investment market.
Noted for its breakout hits Short Memory, US Forces and Power and the Passion, Midnight Oil's fourth album will be performed by the band in its entirety at a one off gig in Fremantle at the end of October.
The fashion house has announced it will no longer use animal fur, beginning with its spring summer 2018 collection.
Forza 7 sets a new bar for many aspects of the series, with an incredibly diverse line-up of cars, dozens of locales and incredible weather effects.
Just how Josh Schache went from being close to the hottest football prospect in the county to a footballer not one club has yet been prepared to entertain a trade for remains the most intriguing story of the AFL's player market period.
Bikes dumped around Shrine of Remembrance have pushed the EPA to contact oBike and demand action.
Stay up to date with bushfire threats in Victoria.
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