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'Only the devil could do this': Man stabbed pregnant partner 49 times

'Only the devil could do this': Man stabbed pregnant partner 49 times

Joshua Scott Homann snatched two lives when he plunged a knife into his partner's neck and chest dozens of times while she was pregnant with their daughter.

  • by Megan Gorrey

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Full-body scans for domestic airports in major overhaul
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The government has also given serious consideration to restricting liquids, gels and aerosol cans on domestic services.

  • by Patrick Hatch
AMP had a hand in changing 'independent' report

AMP had a hand in changing 'independent' report

Further questions have been raised about the independence of Utz's report into the wealth manager's financial planning arm

  • by Sarah Danckert & John Collett
'Help those going under,' says Oporto founder

'Help those going under,' says Oporto founder

From humble beginnings, Cerqueira built a $60 million chicken empire. Now many franchisees face the real risk of ruin.

  • by Cara Waters
Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having last laugh

Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having last laugh

They made fun of 'poofters' and 'sheilas', now washed-up comedians claim political correctness is killing their act.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
White House forced to watch Fox News after 'Stormy' story

White House forced to watch Fox News after 'Stormy' story

Trump's staff were caught flat footed after his legal team dropped a bombshell revelation on TV.

  • by Zeke Miller
Australian rugby on brink of 'sinking without a trace'

Australian rugby on brink of 'sinking without a trace'

'It has set course for oblivion and intends to be in a thousand pieces by the time it arrives,' Kiwi columnist asserts.

  • by Tom Decent
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This is what I really meant about teachers' pay

My call to pay teachers for every hour they work was misrepresented by vested interests as an attack on the profession.

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    How AMP tried to frustrate the regulator's investigations

    ASIC has savaged AMP in confidential correspondence in March. Now a lynch mob of investors is after three scalps.

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      Don't they get it? Those once mocked are having the last laugh

      They made fun of 'poofters' and 'sheilas', now washed-up comedians claim political correctness is killing their act.

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        More than tax cuts: Scott Morrison plans for budget savings

        More than tax cuts: Scott Morrison plans for budget savings

        Scott Morrison says the government would stick to its rule of matching every new spending decision with a saving made elsewhere in the budget.

        • by David Crowe

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        Nobel literature prize won't be awarded this year following sex abuse allegations

        Nobel literature prize won't be awarded this year following sex abuse allegations

        The Nobel Prize in literature will not be awarded this year following issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner.

        This image released by Entertainment Studios shows Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne in a scene from "Chappaquiddick." (Claire Folger/Entertainment Studios via AP)

        Chappaquiddick unblinkingly revisits a shameful moment in Kennedy history

        Ted Kennedy was a leading light of US politics. But he was also responsible for a young woman's death.

        • by Karl Quinn

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        Do Australians need an unlimited mobile data plan?
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        Do Australians need an unlimited mobile data plan?

        Users risk paying a lot more for data they'll never use, or being stuck in the slow lane if they go over.

        • by Tim Biggs & Jennifer Duke
        Now's the time to fix (half) your home loan rate
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        Now's the time to fix (half) your home loan rate

        There are signs of movement from the Reserve Bank.

        • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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        Penrith loss compounded by injury to another star player

        Penrith loss compounded by injury to another star player

        The injury-hit Panthers must think they are cursed after losing Trent Merrin in the warm-up before losing to the Cowboys on a cold night in Bathurst.

        • by Christian Nicolussi
        'The whole point of the game is to beat people up. Oh, and score more points'

        'The whole point of the game is to beat people up. Oh, and score more points'

        Dragons backrower Tariq Sims is keeping the spirit of the rugby league enforcer alive and well — and he's now on the precipice of NSW selection.

        • by Andrew Webster

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