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Wife and lover guilty of murdering husband with cyanide-laced juice

Wife and lover guilty of murdering husband with cyanide-laced juice

Sam Abraham died after drinking orange juice laced with poison. A court has found his wife and her lover guilty of the 33-year-old's murder.

  • by Tammy Mills and Adam Cooper

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Dumping of top stock-picker sounds alarm bells 
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Dumping of top stock-picker sounds alarm bells 

A move by the country's largest super fund to dump this fund underscores the challenges confronting money managers.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Joyce 'affair' reveals hidden limits of PM's authority

Joyce 'affair' reveals hidden limits of PM's authority

Joyce's refusal to resign after being told to 'consider his position' has revealed a fault that was hitherto unknown.

  • by Mark Kenny
Hockey's plan lauded a 'door opener' to US power brokers 

Hockey's plan lauded a 'door opener' to US power brokers 

US to send powerful group of legislators to Australia to explore funding options for Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan.

  • by David Crowe
A simple cartoon is breaking hearts around the world

A simple cartoon is breaking hearts around the world

As news of the deadly mass shooting in Florida unfolded last week, Pia Guerra felt so helpless she began to draw.

  • by Samantha Schmidt
Lax vaxing blamed as cat-killing virus returns

Lax vaxing blamed as cat-killing virus returns

It was wiped out but a fatal feline virus is having a comeback, killing hundreds of cats and kittens over the past few years.

  • by Liam Mannix
Bishop shows Boris Johnson her fitness routine in London

Bishop shows Boris Johnson her fitness routine in London

The Foreign Affairs Minister cut an athletic figure next to her UK counterpart.

  • by Jenny Noyes
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Self-interest is standing in the way of a fix for the Murray-Darling

Some people earn their living in ways that damage the environment, and don't want their businesses and lives disrupted by being obliged to stop.

Ross Gittins
    Ross Gittins

    The US needs leadership but Trump can't deliver

    The US has no national leader. And without a leader, it is daily becoming less safe and more chaotic.

    Nicole Hemmer

      The 'death app' isn't such a bad idea

      There are apps for everything, from taxis and takeaways to life partners - so why not an app for death?

      Jane Shilling
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        Freeman tears hamstring again
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        Freeman tears hamstring again

        • by Daniel Cherny and Sam McClure
        Viney on track to play round one, say Demons
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        Viney on track to play round one, say Demons

        • by Daniel Cherny

        Politics

        Wages flatline for 10 million Australians despite small general lift

        Wages flatline for 10 million Australians despite small general lift

        Ten million Australians working in the private sector are getting pay rises that are neck-and-neck with inflation.

        • by Eryk Bagshaw

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        Westfield suitor Unibail forced to admit it may increase its bid

        Westfield suitor Unibail forced to admit it may increase its bid

        Investors are now in two camps -- those that want a higher cash component from Unibail and those who believe such an increase won't be forthcoming.

        • by Sarah Danckert

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        Beer-wine hybrids are the perfect tipple for the indecisive drinker

        Beer-wine hybrids are the perfect tipple for the indecisive drinker

        It's not a combination that should traditionally work, but it most definitely does.

        • by Spike Carter
        Razer Core V2 review: give your laptop desktop-class graphics, at a cost

        Razer Core V2 review: give your laptop desktop-class graphics, at a cost

        This $720 box can fit a cutting edge graphics card and confer its power to your light ultrabook, turning it into a gaming beast.

        • by Tim Biggs

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        Jack Hale leads Australian athletes protesting Commonwealth Games team

        Jack Hale leads Australian athletes protesting Commonwealth Games team

        Young sprint star Jack Hale leads a group of up to eight Australian athletes who have lodged protests over the team selected for the Commonwealth Games.

        • by Michael Gleeson
        Lindsey Vonn's Olympic downhill farewell is a lovely shade of bronze

        Lindsey Vonn's Olympic downhill farewell is a lovely shade of bronze

        For one final time, Lindsey Vonn stared down the course for an Olympic downhill, the curves and bumps not unlike her own winding journey.

        • by Rick Maese