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State Parliament
'I resign': NSW Labor leader steps down after explosive sex harassment claims
Luke Foley says the allegations levelled against him by an ABC journalist are false and he had engaged lawyers.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Mass shooting
'Just kids': Mass shooting reported at a bar west of LA
Reports of at least six people injured after '30 shots fired' at a restaurant at Thousand Oaks, in Ventura County.
- by Staff writers
What happened in the days and hours before the Bourke Street rampage
On January 20, 2017, a car careened along Melbourne's Bourke Street during the busy lunchtime rush, killing six people and injuring dozens more. This is how it unfolded from an edited excerpt from the statement of facts tendered to the Supreme Court.
We don't want the right to sack gay teachers: senior Anglican leaders
'We have no desire to do so, and no desire for the legal right to discrimination along those lines,' the Melbourne Archbishop said.
- by Michael Koziol & Jordan Baker
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How Jaymes Todd stalked Eurydice Dixon for an hour before murdering her
Jaymes Todd pleads guilty to murdering and sexually assaulting comedian Eurydice Dixon.
- by Adam Cooper
Opinion
Governance
Trump's $2.1 trillion deal with the devil has failed
Get ready for fireworks, it is downhill on every front from here.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Tragedy
Child's body discovered after three found dead near car
Search triggered after bodies found near a broken down car in the NT.
- by Simone Fox Koob & Chris McLennan
Her son had hit rock bottom - then rehab made it worse
People in rehab are inadvertently being cut off from their income after a crackdown on drug users.
- by Jacqueline Maley
The 'super-wealthy' wives trapped in a gilded cage
Financial abuse of spouses could soon be criminalised in England, a lawyer reveals the misery of many.
- by Ayesha Vardag
Featured
Victorian Election
Greens call for royal commission into planning decisions
- by Royce Millar & Ben Schneiders
Opinion & Perspectives
AFL
Menzel undergoes medical with Swans
Former Geelong forward Dan Menzel completed a medical at Sydney on Wednesday as the club continues their due diligence on the talismanic 27-year-old.
- by Peter Ryan
Analysis
Draft
'Miles ahead': Smith's discipline sets him apart
He trains twice a day, cooks and plans every meal and has vowed to not taste alcohol until his AFL career is over. No BS. Just Bailey Smith.
- by Sam McClure
Politics
Scott Morrison locks in Bob Katter's support with $234 million water investment
"Have they bought my vote? I'd say if they have, they've paid a bloody lot of money for it," Mr Katter said.
- by Michael Koziol
We don't want the right to sack gay teachers, say senior Anglicans
- by Michael Koziol & Jordan Baker
World
Pakistani Christian leaves prison after blasphemy death sentence quashed
- by Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari
Property bydomain
TV actor Tammin Sursok's first home to claim a Pretty Little profit
In stardom and in property values, the former star of soap opera Home and Away has come a long way since 2002.
- by Lucy Macken
A place of retreat: Inside the concrete home that pushes the limits of design
Every now and then, an architect really thinks outside the square and delivers something quite extraordinary. And yes, this is actually a house.
- by Colleen Hawkes
Business
Telstra executive Robyn Denholm quits to be Tesla chairman
Telstra chief financial officer Robyn Denholm has called it quits at the telecommunications company a month into her role.
- by Jennifer Duke & John McDuling
Small business
Entertainment
Emma Thompson tries to sneak kiss from Prince William at damehood ceremony
The actress is officially a dame – and she wasted no time in taking advantage of her royal proximity.
- by Robert Moran
Armed and dangerous: the changing roles of women in TV
From Robin Wright in House of Cards to Laura Linney in Ozark, dangerous women are the engine rooms of recent TV dramas.
- by Debi Enker
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Behind the gates, The Birdcage is a fashionable mess
Despite the wash out, the race that stops a nation hosted a carnival of characters determined to steal the show.
- by Benjamen Judd
I prioritise socialising over my children's homework, this is why
If you're one of my children's teachers, you should stop reading now.
- by Carolyn Tate
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Sport
Ellerton and Zahra scoop Oaks but Payne camp almost steals the show
The media interest in placegetter Miner's Miss rivaled that of Oaks winner Aristia at Flemington on Thursday - and for good reason.
- by Michael Lynch
Australian cricket selectors in the spotlight
National selectors may have only a matter of months to reverse the fortunes of Australian cricket or risk following their boss Pat Howard out the door.
- by Andrew Wu