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Tourists cause traffic headaches to take photos of jacaranda trees in Sydney
Hundreds of tourists have descended on McDougall Street, Kirribilli trying to take the perfect photo of the jacaranda bloom on the street.
Hundreds of tourists have descended on McDougall Street, Kirribilli trying to take the perfect photo of the jacaranda bloom on the street.
A surge in shares of heavyweight Apple helped push up major Wall Street indexes on Friday, as investors also assessed a mixed US labor market report.
"Who is Robert Mueller?"
Myer boss Richard Umbers probably has another six months to demonstrate that his plans to transform Old Myer to New Myer are working.
The teenager, suspected of trying to travel to Syria, has been arrested in Lebanon.
Now it's clear that Disney World was aware of their alligator problem. There are so many alligators around the popular resort in Orlando that it could easily create its own gator farm.
Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was dishonourably discharged from the Army but received no prison time for desertion and endangering troops, ending a drama that began more than eight years ago in war-torn Afghanistan.
Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas a month ago, was a narcissist who may have seen his image as a high-rolling gambler declining, sheriff Joe Lombardo said.
A painting bought from a Lismore car boot was later identified as an early work from one of Australia's most significant still-life and interior painters.
After flooding economies with money, key central banks will start turning off the tap.
Crane numbers in Melbourne reach record levels amid surge in residential and commercial development.
Deep job cuts at National Australia Bank are raising the pressure on rival lenders.
There are mixed performances in pot stocks, but the industry has investors enthralled.
The family was sleeping in the van when pirates took everyone hostage.
The UN expresses "serious concerns" over the welfare of refugees and asylum seekers.
Japan has seen reversals of progress in the number of women in positions of power.
Labor says it will oppose proposed changes designed to shield some developers from land tax and stamp duty surcharges
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The trouble-plagued new Perth Children's Hospital is facing another scandal after potentially deadly bacteria were detected in the water.
The Australian Heritage Council has pointed to the area's rich history.
The head of Canberra's sole crematorium has acknowledged the city needs a second one but doesn't have the budget.
The team is doing is all in the name of men's health.
Australia's peak animal medical body told the ACT government it would not have to ban the sport.
Access Canberra will take no action against the charity.
Tim Nicholls says the Premier should pass the almost $1 billion Adani loan if the NAIF approves it, after it emerged her partner worked on the application.
The Canberra woman spent the more than $157,000 on food, clothes and a new car.
The Capitol apartments will be built on the corner of London Circuit and Hobart place in the city centre.
An asylum seeker has detailed the deteriorating conditions on Manus Island during a protest in Brisbane on Friday night.
An inquiry will look into the university's 2016 calendar year annual report and associated financials
The ACT senator has refused to explain whether she was ineligible to sit in the Senate before the last federal election.
An iconic Aboriginal artwork will be removed by the City of Sydney to pave the way for the sale of a building.
ACT Health has admitted the first figures released since an inquiry into health data was announced are not accurate.
A Victorian police officer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault.
Solomon Lews' plan to a get his voice heard in the company's board room will depend on shareholders who control the other 90 per cent of Myer.
The man was injured when he jumped from Canberra Hospital's roof in an attempt to kill himself a decade ago.
Future department boss Mike Pezzullo wants to move new staff onto Immigration's workplace agreement.
In one of his last acts in the role, a Brisbane coroner has criticised police for delaying murder charges against a woman who allegedly hit and killed a cyclist in 2012.
Dandong is the frontline of Chinese sanctions against North Korea, which will come under scrutiny as US president Donald Trump meets with Chinese president Xi Jinping next week.
International unions have threatened to lobby their governments for trade sanctions against the Australian government in response to last week's Australian Federal Police raids on Australian Workers Union offices.
A former Lorna Jane store manager has lost a bullying and injury lawsuit against the active wear chain after a judge found she was an "unreliable witness".
A ratings agency warns rising prisoner numbers and the high cost of remote jails in Western Australia makes it likely the state government will have to sink more cash into corrections, blowing out spending targets.
Departing Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant has admitted he'd like to stay on the board of the sport's international governing body - but has described as "fanciful" and "putting the cart before the horse" speculation he will be its chairman.
The Overland interstate passenger train on its way from South Australia to Melbourne has collided with a car, killing a woman in regional Victoria.
Homicide detectives believed they had stopped a serial killer in the making when the 26-year-old and her housemate, Trudi Lenon, 43, were arrested in June 2016 over the stabbing death of Perth teenager Aaron Pajich.
Michael Johnson appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday morning for punching a Bunbury school teacher after he got into an argument with Mr Johnson's wife.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the call in the wake of rumours circulating about the role of her partner in the loan process.
It could only be described as a bee-zarre situation in Sydney's CBD on Friday.
Three hundred bucks and a packet of smokes.
Police estimate around 38,000 unauthorised drivers are on the road daily - chances are you will pass within metres of one some time today.
The citizenship cyclone raging through Canberra has developed a second front blowing straight towards Malcolm Turnbull.
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