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'We found him': Remains of Matthew Flinders found at London train station

'We found him': Remains of Matthew Flinders found at London train station

'We found him': Remains of Matthew Flinders found at London train station

Against the odds, and just in time for Australia Day, a remarkable discovery has been made at a massive archaeological dig in central London.

  • by Nick Miller

'Mortal danger facing society': Billionaire philanthropist unloads on China

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has again made a splash at Davos.

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has made a habit of making a big speech at Davos. This year proved to be no different.

  • by Saijel Kishan, Katherine Burton & Melissa Karsh

Chinese film star pleads not guilty to rape in Sydney hotel

Chinese actor Gao Yunxiang, centre, outside court last November.

A woman claims actor Gao Yunxiang and producer Wang Jing assaulted her after they all left a karaoke bar.

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Dogs in 'horrific and distressing' attack to be euthanised

Paramedics resuscitated the man and gave him a blood transfusion, before he was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

A 40-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was attacked by two dogs, believed to be cross-bred Staffordshire bull terriers.

  • by Laura Chung, Rachel Clun & Jenny Noyes

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Morris Morcos says his family decided that he would become a pharmacist in Australia.

'I had the marks to be a doctor but my father said no'

Morris Morcos didn't get to decide his own career. But for this Egyptian immigrant, it has proved a fruitful one.

  • by Cassandra Morgan & Craig Butt
Why corporate Australia is losing talented women like me

Why corporate Australia is losing talented women like me

While I was certain that I’d be a working mother, the reality of that was incredibly eye opening.

  • by Megan Blandford
Police are investigating claims of historic sexual abuse at The Armidale School.
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Police investigate new abuse claims at prestigious school

A NSW boarding school wracked by abuse claims is again at the centre of a police investigation into sexual assaults.

  • by Angus Thompson
Security is always tight in Davos.

Snow snipers, tuna on a sled: Davos lives up to its reputation of being bizarre

There are the things that you see "only at Davos". Like the guy dragging a whole tuna fish on a sled along the road. 

  • by Anna Isaac
The stock plunged 83 per cent before recovering.

Not a 'fat finger' mistake: The $58b flash crash that mystified traders

What was shaping up to be a ho-hum market open in Singapore soon became the most dramatic session in years.

  • by Livia Yap & Joyce Koh
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Four of the five firms granted access to the names and addresses of millions of Australian voters run massive digital marketing operations.
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Majority of companies with access to electoral roll are global marketing firms

Four of the five firms granted access to the names and addresses of millions of Australian voters run massive digital marketing operations.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

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Is it time to lock in your rate? Where home loan rates could move next

Is it time to lock in your rate? Where home loan rates could move next

With a string of junior lenders lifting mortgage rates and NAB now following suit, here's what borrowers should keep in mind.

  • by Jim Malo
'People have been so kind to us': Meet the family who are full time nomads

'People have been so kind to us': Meet the family who are full time nomads

Angie Davis and her family travel nomadically across the world without a home and barely a possession to their name.

  • by Zara McDonald

Business

A multitude of factors sent the Australian dollar down one per cent this week.

Sliding Aussie dollar feeling pressure

Concerns over US-China trade talks and global growth, and the possibility of rate cuts have driven the Australian dollar lower.

  • by Wayne Cole
The Australian sharemarket is set to gain.

Markets Live: ASX rallies, AMP falls

  • by Sarah Turner
Not all work meetings are equal.

Seven ways to make sure work meetings aren't a waste of time

  • by Anthony Mitchell

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A contestant from last year's Married at First Sight.

It must be love? Maybe like? Not on Married at First Sight

More than 10,000 people applied to be on this season of MAFS, if that doesn't speak volumes about the levels of self-esteem, unhappiness and desire for a spike in Instagram followers, then I don't know what does.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Sam Dastyari on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

'Despise her with a passion': Sam Dastyari lets loose on Pauline Hanson

The former politician and current I'm a Celebrity... contestant didn't hold back during a chat with a campmate.

  • by Genevieve Rota

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Is the 10-year challenge a boon to Facebook's facial recognition tech?

The meme encourages people to post a photo of themselves from 10 years and one from today. Perfect data for studying the effect of age.

  • by Jacey Fortin
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18 airport hacks all parents need to know before their next flight

Because no one wants a meltdown in the middle of a busy airport - especially exhausted parents.

  • by Laurel Niedospial

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Cameron Smith is fed up with bad behaviour tarnishing the NRL.

'Time we grow up': Smith calls for tougher stance on bad behaviour

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith says NRL players haven't done their bit for the sport's image and stricter bans, or even deregistration, may be needed.

  • by Roy Ward
Explaining a mess: David Gallop addresses the media in Sydney after meeting Matildas players to discuss Alen Stajcic's sudden sacking.
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Matildas

After the Stajcic sacking, is it time for Gallop to go?

The Football Federation Australia CEO has been alarmingly 'un-Gallop' in his handling of the Matildas coaching mess, which remains exceedingly murky.

  • by Andrew Webster

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