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A two-minute triple zero phone call may be the key to Margaret River deaths

A two-minute triple zero phone call may be the key to Margaret River deaths

Answers to Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur are most likely contained in a two-minute triple zero phone call made by a man at the property.

  • by Lucy Cormack

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Quoll-ity viewing: Rare native predator found in forest

Quoll-ity viewing: Rare native predator found in forest

An endangered spot-tailed quoll has been found in the central highlands, shutting down logging operations.

  • by Adam Carey
'Melbourne is grinding to a halt': party tackles peak hour

'Melbourne is grinding to a halt': party tackles peak hour

The Transport Matters Party, recently registered, says people are frustrated on the roads and want change.

  • by Timna Jacks
City of Casey backs A-League hopefuls with $24 million

City of Casey backs A-League hopefuls with $24 million

Team 11, the south-east consortium out to become an A-League expansion club, is flexing its financial muscles further.

  • by Michael Lynch
Spotlight on Stringer as Dons go from bad to worse

Spotlight on Stringer as Dons go from bad to worse

Essendon coach John Worsfold wants his men to define what their "trademark" is after a woeful loss to Carlton.

  • by Jon Pierik
The couple who swapped six-figure salaries to make chairs

The couple who swapped six-figure salaries to make chairs

The Great Australian Dream came at a cost: high stress, social expectations and a lack of work-life balance.

  • by Gabriella Coslovich
More charged over spanner attack on autistic boy

More charged over spanner attack on autistic boy

More teenagers have been charged after an autistic boy was beaten with spanners outside a Melbourne high school.

  • by Goya Dmytryshchak
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The way we hear cricket on our screens will never be the same

The hirings of the last fortnight confirm that very few Channel Nine commentators will make it to the new broadcasters.

Peter FitzSimons
    Peter FitzSimons

    People think my new project is weird but to me it's entirely natural

    Why wouldn't a lover of cities buy a farm? Farming and cities are flipsides. They sustain, need and complement each other.

    Elizabeth Farrelly
      Elizabeth Farrelly

      The Herculean assumptions behind the budget's rosy outlook

      How has this unexpected but wonderful budget turnaround been achieved? Largely by assumption.

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        Gray stars, Motlop kicks the winner in classic Showdown

        Gray stars, Motlop kicks the winner in classic Showdown

        Port Adelaide beat Adelaide by five points in a sensational Showdown 44 with a goal from Steven Motlop with 21 seconds remaining.

        • by Ashley Porter
        Live AFL: Fremantle v St Kilda
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        Live AFL: Fremantle v St Kilda

        It's a Super Saturday of football with six games! All the round eight live scores here.

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        The verdicts are in on who gains the most from rival income tax plans
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        The verdicts are in on who gains the most from rival income tax plans

        Labor has gained a short-term edge over the Coalition in a crucial political fight over the fairness of radical income tax reform.

        • by David Crowe

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        AMP's new chairman declares the company is in crisis

        AMP's new chairman declares the company is in crisis

        David Murray is not known for mincing his words, and he is typically frank when describing the challenge he confronts.

        • by Clancy Yeates

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        And the winner of the 2018 Archibald Prize is . . .

        And the winner of the 2018 Archibald Prize is . . .

        Melbourne art teacher Yvette Coppersmith has won Australia's most prestigious art prize.

        • by Linda Morris
        Acclaimed Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59
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        Acclaimed Indigenous actor Tom E Lewis dies aged 59

        His family said in a statement he will be greatly missed.

        • by Garry Maddox

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        Hands on with Android P: Google's biggest mobile update in years

        Hands on with Android P: Google's biggest mobile update in years

        With a beta preview of Android's next major version now available, and several features highlighted by Google at I/O, here are five notable changes.

        • by Tim Biggs
        Your Questions: what tax do I pay on my inheritance?

        Your Questions: what tax do I pay on my inheritance?

        Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.

        • by George Cochrane

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        Storm close out injury-ravaged Titans in brutal encounter in Brisbane

        Storm close out injury-ravaged Titans in brutal encounter in Brisbane

        Melbourne made it four wins in five weeks as the Titans were down to a bare minimum of players in the first of the Suncorp Stadium double-header.

        • by Phil Lutton
        City of Casey set to invest $20m to back Team 11's A-League bid

        City of Casey set to invest $20m to back Team 11's A-League bid

        Team 11, the consortium based in Melbourne's south-east, is harnessing funding from the City of Casey for a regional centre of soccer excellence.

        • by Michael Lynch