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British defence minister Michael Fallon has resigned from his position saying he accepted his conduct in the past had fallen below high standards.

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As expected, rates were kept on hold but outlook is positive.

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We're looking at a warmer day today with an overnight low of 5.8 degrees heating up to a top of 23.

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The New York terror attack suspect had been planning his deadly rampage for a "number of weeks", scouting out the best open spaces to mow down pedestrians and cyclists, authorities said on Thursday.

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Mining giant BHP could deploy "smart caps" across Australia that measure the brainwaves of truck drivers to monitor fatigue and improve worker safety after a successful trial at its copper mine in Chile.

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A Japanese firm wants to compensate its non-smoking workers by giving them an extra six days of leave because they don't take the breaks to smoke.

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President Donald Trump's contention that women who accused him of sexual harassment were lying was just a political opinion expressed during the 2016 campaign, his lawyers argued.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he had learned about Mr Parry's situation at the same time it was reported in the media.

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Senator Angus King issued a simple admonishment to the lawyers representing Facebook, Google and Twitter at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russian meddling with social media during the 2016 presidential election.

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Accused drug courier Cassandra Sainsbury has been sentenced to a maximum of six years in prison under a plea deal approved by a Colombian judge, said her lawyer.

Donald Trump said he plans to end a diversity visa lottery program that he said the Manhattan terror suspect used to get into the United States.

New York terror attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov's arrival in the United States in 2010 began unceremoniously in Ohio.

Essendon took time to get to know Jake Stringer before offering him a fresh start.

Uluru will be closed to climbers after the board of the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park voted to close the climb to the summit of the rock.

Australians could help generate more native habitats beyond the grave by donating added funeral costs to conservation efforts, a Brisbane-based mathematician says.

The NSW Young Liberals have posted a photograph in support of the ice-cream maker, which is in a dispute with its workers.

The future of the Boroondara Tennis Centre is at risk from a new toll road, an eastern suburbs council says.

Shark attack victim Tony Lee pulled out the eye of a tiger shark that was dragging him underwater to survive.

Internal government documents show police lobbied for the closure of the communications centre at Yamanto, backing claims by former minister Jo-Ann Miller.

The best photos from around the world as chosen by Fairfax picture editors.

Australia's major banks will be forced to share more detailed credit data about millions of customers, a move the government says will result in better deals on loans and greater competition in banking.

A new report to the NSW government also highlights the prevalence of domestic violence-related female deaths in the state's homicide statistics

News of Domino's pay bill rising by tens of millions a year came a bit late to the ASX, but it was certainly sizzling hot for chairman Jack Cowin whose stake lost $70m.

Almost four years after Parwinder Kaur died from burns she suffered outside her Rouse Hill home, police have charged her husband with murder.

Refugees spending second night in darkness put faith in a legal challenge in PNG's Supreme Court.

Police are searching a business in Melbourne's CBD after reports of a man on the roof and in the roof cavity.

The Rebels bikie gang's chief enforcer on the Central Coast has become the first person charged over the brutal bashing murder of Clint Starkey.

The West Coast Eagles have unveiled a new logo and a new guernsey at a brand relaunch at Crown in Perth on Wednesday.

The peak national unions body will push for the minimum wage to be dismantled and framed around a new living wage to help workers avoid poverty.

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Claims by the government that it is happy to give ICAC funding it needs are not supported by its latest annual report

What was supposed to be a team-building exercise for Richmond assistant coach Andrew McQualter and his group of midfielders is set to add a another chapter to a remarkable 2017 at Flemington on Saturday.

Calls have been made for a National Electricity Market 2.0, as economists and Australia's chief scientist Alan Finkel went head-to-head.

A woman has been charged with murder over the late-night killing of a man outside a pub on an inner-Melbourne street.

A Midsummer Night's Dream gets a new emphasis in this touring revival.

Former Hawthorn champion and premiership captain Luke Hodge has consulted his old teammate Jordan Lewis on how he should approach joining a new club as an experienced player.

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Does the spectre of Australia's peak union pushing for a "living wage" alarm you?

The draft bill would allow the casino to have 200 poker machines and 60 fully-automated table games.

Discussions were under way up to two years before expressions of interest were called for the sale

A senior Adani executive has defended the company's controversial Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland, telling a mining conference in Melbourne that he was not ashamed to say he worked for Adani or in the mining industry.

Labor has promised to reintroduce land clearing laws if it wins the next election but farming groups were unimpressed.

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The shape of the next Labor government is becoming clearer.

It is a tight squeeze for a coal-fired power plant to be viable in North Queensland. Prices must remain high for 40 years and a carbon price never introduced.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr will need to officially sign off on all new government land acquisitions.

Staff left work for the week and returned on the Monday morning to find a Holden Rodeo ute stacked on top of a Daewoo Matiz, with both vehicles sustaining significant structural and mechanical damage estimated at more than $10,000.

A jury has found the two women accused of the stabbing death of Perth teenager Aaron Pajich guilty of murder.

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Myer boss Richard Umbers is caught in a pincer. And the longer he spoke, the more the share price fell.

Sydney Roosters co-captain Boyd Cordner is confident Mitchell Pearce's potential departure won't destroy the NRL club's culture.