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Anthony and Diana Berecry embrace Julie Lyford after the court ruling.
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Courts

'Delicious irony': How a miner's challenge became a climate change win

Anthony and Diana Berecry embrace Julie Lyford after the court ruling.

Future generations will wonder why it took so long for a court to hear evidence about climate change impacts when considering a coal mine project.

  • by Peter Hannam
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Fire

Smoke alarm system 'dilapidated' before fire ripped through CBD tower

The Spencer Street apartment building that caught fire on Monday morning is fitted with combustible cladding.

In a document seen by The Age, the council says the smoke detection and alarm system at a Spencer St apartment building was "dilapidated" and hadn't been properly maintained.

  • by Simone Fox Koob
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Crime

Killer on the run after man shot dead in Melbourne's south-east

The scene in Oakleigh East, where a man was fatally shot.

Police do not yet have a description of the shooter, but believe more than one person visited the apartment in which the man was shot.

  • by Nicole Precel

Man charged with raping two women in King St bar 

A man was charged with raping two women in a King Street bar last weekend.

Police allege a man raped, assaulted and unlawfully imprisoned two women in a King Street bar last weekend. 

  • by Anthony Colangelo

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How four electrical 'jiggers' found in a master bedroom brought a racing fairytale crashing to the turf

How four electrical 'jiggers' found in a master bedroom brought a racing fairytale crashing to the turf

Darren Weir's fall from grace brings down the curtain on this act of racing's greatest rags-to-riches drama - but how much more is still to come?

  • by Michael Lynch and Peter Ryan
"We started chatting, but the conversation wasn’t great … I didn’t really dazzle her with
my mighty intellect."

'Crazy, I know': They met in a supermarket queue, then he slipped her a note

Richard Wheeldon exchanged a smile with Haline Ly, then he slipped her a note. They met up that night.

  • by Jane Albert
Amazon.com's fulfillment centres like this one in DuPont, Washington, US are coming to Australia.

The families who raid clearance aisles, then resell online for a profit

With two young kids in tow, Juston and Kristen Herbert drove to a Target near their home. It was time to get to work.

  • by Rachel Siegel
'Kill myself or leave': Female surgeons reveal horrifying work conditions

'Kill myself or leave': Female surgeons reveal horrifying work conditions

Sexual harassment, bullying and a contempt for motherhood are driving aspiring female surgeons away.

  • by Kate Aubusson
'I almost died': Sinodinos returns to Canberra after surviving cancer

'I almost died': Sinodinos returns to Canberra after surviving cancer

Now recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Arthur Sinodinos has some valuable insights into enjoying life.

  • by David Crowe
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Politics

Tim Wilson chairing the franking credit public hearing in Chatswood.

Labor refers Tim Wilson to police over claims he shared voter details with fund manager

Multiple voters who registered to attend the $160,000 inquiry are outraged that they are now receiving advertising material.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

World

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How to freshen up the home while it's still new year

How to freshen up the home while it's still new year

Make your first pledge to not be a hoarder. From a clean slate, you can place items where they’re meant to be.

  • by Darren Palmer
The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home

The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home

As tighter lending rules hit median property values in Melbourne, take a look at what our most senior bank executives like to call home.

  • by Lucy Macken

Business

The government banned Huawei from using its equipment in Australia's 5G network rollout.

Weakening domestic economy to crimp company earnings

Profits are under pressure for top 200 companies, with aggregate earnings growth tipped to be below average at 4.25 per cent for 2018-2019.

  • by Stephen Miles

Small business

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Entertainment

VIP guests Edwina McCann and Carla Zampatti.

Selective southern comfort as DJs designers revolt

The theme may have been The Art of Living but some David Jones designers thought it was more The Art of Slumming It.

  • by Lucy Manly and Helen Pitt
Eurovision aspirants Tania Doko, Ella Hooper and Alfie Arcuri.

'A lot of pressure': Artists prepare for first-ever Eurovision decider

"The sets, the lighting, it's on a whole other scale to anything I've worked on before." 

  • by Broede Carmody

Lifestyle

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Smarter living

Dads are happier than mums.

Dads are happier than mums - and this is why

Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new large study.

  • by Ariane Beeston
Whisky cocktails.

The perfect cocktails to take the edge off summer

The traditional cool weather drink is the perfect summer cocktail ingredient.

  • by Jane Rocca

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Sport

Out of finals: Renegades all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been called up to represent Afghanistan against Ireland.

Renegades to play finals an import short

All-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been called up to represent Afghanistan, leaving his BBL side one man down and unable to replace him with another import.

  • by Daniel Cherny
Keisuke Honda.

Honda back, Toivonen likely as Valeri only absentee for Victory

Victory's Japanese star Keisuke Honda will see action against Perth Glory, while Swedish striker Ola Toivonen is poised to return – as could Georg Niedermeier.

  • by Michael Lynch

Cricket