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Defiant Luke Foley engages lawyers amid explosive allegations

Defiant Luke Foley engages lawyers amid explosive allegations

Mr Foley has resigned as NSW Labor Opposition leader hours after an ABC journalist outlined her version of events of an alleged incident at a CBD bar.

  • by Alexandra Smith

Telstra executive Robyn Denholm quits to be Tesla chairman

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
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Governance

Trump's $2.1 trillion deal with the devil has failed

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

Australia a 'partner, not a rival', says China, as relations warm up

Australia a 'partner, not a rival', says China, as relations warm up

Foreign Minister Marise Payne, the first Australian foreign affairs minister to visit China in almost three years, had a 'full and candid discussion'.

  • by Kirsty Needham

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Once again, the woman cleans up the mess caused by harassment claims

Once again, the woman cleans up the mess caused by harassment claims

The statement from ABC journalist Ashleigh Raper tells you everything you need to know about why women generally don’t report sexual harassment.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
Child's body discovered after three found dead near car
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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
Helicopter searches for dirtbike riders who ripped up NSW Open green

Helicopter searches for dirtbike riders who ripped up NSW Open green

The PGA Tour of Australasia tournament was disrupted when a couple of minors were suspected of using bikes to damage a green during the first round.

  • by Adam Pengilly
Mass shooting reported at Californian bar

Mass shooting reported at Californian bar

At least 11 people, including one police officer, have been injured after a shooting north-west of Los Angeles.

  • by Staff writers
How Jaymes Todd stalked Eurydice Dixon for an hour before murdering her: court

How Jaymes Todd stalked Eurydice Dixon for an hour before murdering her: court

'Guilty, Your Honour,' Todd said when asked to enter a plea via video link.

  • by Adam Cooper
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Scott Morrison locks in Bob Katter's support with $234 million water investment

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

World

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TV actor Tammin Sursok's first home to claim a Pretty Little profit

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
Parramatta landlords fear CBD-style disruption when light rail work begins

Parramatta landlords fear CBD-style disruption when light rail work begins

Having witnessed the project’s impact on CBD businesses, small retailers and landlords are already scrambling to plan for how to deal with the disruption.

  • by Alison Cheung

Business

Telstra executive Robyn Denholm quits to be Tesla chairman

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

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Entertainment

Emma Thompson tries to sneak kiss from Prince William at damehood ceremony

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
Robin Wright is the embodiment of lethal blonde ambition in the final season of <i>House Of Cards</I>.

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

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Smarter living

Behind the gates, The Birdcage is a fashionable mess

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

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

Australian selectors could be next in the firing line

Australian selectors could be next in the firing line

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
Wallabies must be more consistent against battled-hardened Wales: Grey

Wallabies must be more consistent against battled-hardened Wales: Grey

Consistency is the buzzword in the Wallabies camp heading into a clash against Wales; a side defence coach Nathan Grey is wary of.

  • by Tom Decent

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