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Death row inmate spared from execution after his father's pleas

Death row inmate spared from execution after his father's pleas

Thomas Whitaker, sentenced to death for orchestrating the murders of his family, had already eaten his final meal. Then came a last-minute reprieve.

  • by Meagan Flynn

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'This has changed our life forever' – hit-run victims

'This has changed our life forever' – hit-run victims

A young mother has a broken spine and will have to close her business, while her two daughters are lucky to be alive.

  • by Joe Hinchliffe and Melissa Cunningham
Nationals MP calls for an end to the Coalition

Nationals MP calls for an end to the Coalition

Maverick MP wants to see a National Party in coalition with regional Australia rather than wedded to Liberal Party.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Malcolm Turnbull: from doghouse to penthouse
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Malcolm Turnbull: from doghouse to penthouse

This was the grandest treatment offered to an Australian leader in the White House in some time.

  • by David Crowe
Trudeau's India trip is a total disaster, and he's to blame

Trudeau's India trip is a total disaster, and he's to blame

How did Justin Trudeau, the world's favorite liberal mascot, end up looking silly, diminished and desperate?

  • by Barkha Dutt
The capsized yacht, the Finistere.

One dead, one missing in yacht tragedy 

An emergency operation is underway off the coast of Mandurah after a yacht overturned during an ocean race. 

  • by Heather McNeill
Skier's end is in his beginning

Skier's end is in his beginning

After four years of intense training, Australian Olympic skier's lifelong journey ends in just seconds.

  • by Greg Baum
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Australia's critical role in fighting weapons of influence

Global cooperation is needed to understand and combat the tools Russia and China are using to subvert democratic values.

Bob Seely

    Living with the new normal: mass murder at school

    Numb with terror, we refused to believe that something like that could happen to us. To our seven-year-old son.

    Kirsten Tranter

      Oy-vey, everyone's Yiddishing now and it's a fakakta situation

      My non-Jewish brother-in-law has a fixation with schlong, the Yiddish word for a penis.

      Danny Katz
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        Sex in Parliament House: what really happens in the halls of power

        Sex in Parliament House: what really happens in the halls of power

        "I think it's a bit overblown for Canberra to be seen as a kind of orgy capital of Australia."

        • by Michael Koziol

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        Corporate partners cut cord with NRA as gun control debate rages

        Corporate partners cut cord with NRA as gun control debate rages

        • by Barbara Goldberg and Gina Cherelus
        Stolen Degas masterpiece found on bus

        Stolen Degas masterpiece found on bus

        • by Rory Mulholland

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        The price Woolworths pays for perfection
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        The price Woolworths pays for perfection

        Share prices can move in what seem to be mysterious ways.

        • by Elizabeth Knight

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        Most of us may as well hang up the landline for good.
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        Why keeping your landline is a waste of money

        ​Australians remain surprisingly keen on landline phones, but if you're paying for one then you're probably spending money unnecessarily.

        • by Angus Kidman
        The underrated drink you should be pairing with food

        The underrated drink you should be pairing with food

        Put down the wine and reach for this traditional Spanish tipple instead.

        • by Emily Bitto

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        Sport

        Tiger Woods waves to the crowd

        Tiger Woods in contention for Florida PGA title

        Tiger Woods says there are enough positive signs from the first two rounds at the Honda Classic to suggest he can win the Florida event against all odds.

        Cup hero Almandin and import Homesman give newboy Howley dream debut

        Cup hero Almandin and import Homesman give newboy Howley dream debut

        Team Williams look to have a strong hand in the Australian Cup with former Melbourne Cup winner Almandin and ex Coolmore stayer Homesman.

        • by Michael Lynch