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France has been announced as the hosts of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May has said she hopes Australia will swiftly legislate gay marriage as Tory MPs dismissed fears it would undermine religion, citing England's own experience in introducing the change three years ago.

Fox News anchor Shepherd Smith debunked what his own network has called the Hillary Clinton uranium "scandal," infuriating Fox viewers, some of whom suggested that he ought go work for CNN or MSNBC.

Pope Francis received some hot new wheels in the form of a white-and-yellow Lamborghini.

Military vehicles were stationed across Zimbabwe's capital early Wednesday, with the country's longtime leader under house arrest. But is it a military coup? Not at all, according to the military.

​Glittered faces kissed, danced and sang along to George Michael in Braddon on Wednesday night.

North Korea gave its version of a diplomatic verdict on Wednesday on President Trump's recent trip to Asia: He's a coward who deserves to die.

An ugly stoush has erupted between Victoria's private and Catholic schools over the contentious issue of funding.

It was a small announcement about a bike track, made by the Andrews government just minutes before the nation learnt the results of the same-sex marriage postal survey.

The AFL has released a sweeping new set of guidelines aimed at protecting women.

When the man from the ABS said the words the crowd was longing to hear he kicked off a joyous, city-wide celebration.

Gary Hayward, proprietor of the Buddha Shop, was over the moon. He'll be marrying his partner of 16 years - and friend for 14 years before that.

Australia will join the rest of the English-speaking world and legalise same-sex marriage - but a fierce political stoush looms first.

Sheridan Orr said her brother had a history of mental illness and episodes of rage. "There are certain people that do not need guns and my brother was clearly one of them," she said.

The statement came after gunfire and three explosions rocked the capital, Harare, in the early hours of Wednesday, prompting speculation that a military coup was underway.

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Suspicions have been raised after a computer meltdown caused the postponement of multi-million dollar art sale.

Beijing: Chinese president Xi Jinping will send a special envoy to North Korea on Friday, in what is being seen as a significant step forward in stalled diplomacy with the rogue nuclear state.

Faith played a heavy role in determining voting patterns, underscoring the role that religious leaders could play during parliamentary debate.

Concerns about education cuts will lead to a parenting organisation campaigning in the upcoming state election.

Scotland has won the right to be the first country in the world to tackle alcohol abuse by setting a minimum price on booze, after fighting whisky makers in court for five years.

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Former Labor minister Jane Garrett's dramatic bid to secure a safe upper house seat has failed with the party's selection committee rejecting the move.

The diversity of Australia's biggest city has been underscored by voting patterns in the same sex marriage survey.

Voters in electorates held by Liberal members of parliament were more likely to support same sex marriage than voters in Labor electorates.

The incident was captured by a body worn camera from one of the stewards.

The contentious Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, derided by Labor as a $5 billion National Party slush fund, will survive, finance spokesman Jim Chalmers has confirmed.

Jubilant Melburnians gathered at Trades Hall on Wednesday night to celebrate the same-sex marriage postal survey result.

From sweltering heat to battening down the hatches as a wild storm rolls in.

Former America's Cup-winning skipper John Bertrand and ex-AFL club chief executives Gary Pert and Michael Nettlefold have all dramatically quit the board of radio station SEN.

Florists, photographers and wedding celebrants are among the army of small businesses set to enjoy a billion-dollar plus boost when tens of thousands of same sex couples are finally allowed to walk down the aisle.

At least five people have been killed and two children wounded in a shooting near an elementary school in northern California, according to multiple media outlets.

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Motorists have been warned about road closures and heavy traffic throughout Sydney.

A Bill Shorten-led Labor government will shake up the Finance Department to create a renewed entrepreneurial portfolio.

Pill testing is still on the cards in the ACT, after a failed bid earlier this year.

Hillarys locals will find out what will take the popular tourist attraction's place.

A male ADFA cadet accused of raping another cadet in her room is facing a retrial in the ACT Supreme Court.

Wallabies assistant coach Stephen Larkham insists star second-rower Adam Coleman is on track to play against England but a final decision will not be made until Thursday to determine whether the Australian enforcer's thumb will be right for the big match.

Soon-to-be Wallaby Taniela Tupou, known to most as Tongan Thor, has revealed something not many footballers would dare to concede: he watches videos of himself on YouTube.

Prop Sam Tagataese says Tonga's landmark victory over New Zealand on Saturday has given Samoa the belief they can cause the upset of the century by eliminating holders Australia from the World Cup this Friday.