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Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel critical after prison attack
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Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel critical after prison attack

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel critical after prison attack

The notorious gangland criminal is in hospital in a critical condition after he and one other prisoner were stabbed at Victoria's maximum security Barwon Prison. 

  • by Melissa Cunningham and Cameron Houston

Under fire Liberal MP Tim Wilson faces new dilemma

Tim Wilson in Parliament House on Monday.

Wilson may have breached the law by failing to tell people that their details would be transferred to a multibillion-dollar fund manager.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

Bahrain blinks, but Hakeem al-Araibi should have never faced this ordeal

Hakeem al-Araibi arriving at court in Bangkok on February 4.

What began as a honeymoon turned into a two-month nightmare, but at last his ordeal is over.

  • by Michael Ruffles

'Misleading': Fake sharia law council letter circulating in Melbourne's south-east

A  letter purporting to be from Dandenong Council has been rejected as fake and racist.

A supposed public notice under council letterhead that 'advises' residents of sharia law being introduced into a local area has been uncovered as an offensive hoax.

  • by Tom Cowie

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Tony Mokbel arrives at Athens' Korydallos prison in May 2008 before being flown back to Australia.

They can get you when you least expect it. Just ask Tony Mokbel

Publicity in the underworld can be deadly and it is always wise to fly under the radar rather than crash into the tower.

  • by John Silvester
Prime Minister Scott Morrison during address at National Press Club in Canberra on Monday.

The booklet that reveals how PM plans to beat Bill Shorten

The PM consults his new booklet on safety and security and discovers the recipe for an election scare campaign.

  • by Tony Wright
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd addresses the media at a doorstop interview during the launch of his book "The PM Years", at Parliament House in Canberra on  Tuesday 23 October 2018. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
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Greens senator apologises to Kevin Rudd over Q&A slur

It is the second time in less than 12 months that Mr Rudd has taken issue with content published by the ABC.

  • by Latika Bourke
Michael Kirby weds 50 years to day after meeting partner

Michael Kirby weds 50 years to day after meeting partner

It was a small celebration for a big love affair when Australia's longest serving justice married his same-sex spouse.

  • by Helen Pitt
Rochelle and Ben Dryden, who arrived at Cape Grace Hotel in South Africa to discover their booking had been cancelled by Hotel Quickly

Hotel booking firm leaves honeymooners stranded

Rochelle and Ben turned up to the hotel only to find out that the room had been cancelled hours earlier.

  • by Rachel Clun
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Back to the future: 'The transformation has already started'

Back to the future: 'The transformation has already started'

After a fall in the cool stakes, some hope the reopening of a classic Melbourne venue and other new developments could again lift St Kilda.

  • by Jim Malo
The tough things I learned after my house was broken into

The tough things I learned after my house was broken into

It was an ordinary weekday afternoon until a panicked phone call from my partner. Then we were delivered a few harsh life lessons.

  • by Melissa Heagney

Business

Qantas made almost as much from its loyalty division last year as it did from its international airline operations.

Qantas goes after slice of frequent buyers' credit card spending

Qantas has set it eyes on big-spending shoppers to grow its fledgling financial services business, as its switches the focus of its loyalty scheme from frequent flyers to "frequent buyers". 

  • by Patrick Hatch
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If JB Hi-Fi is the best in breed how will other retailers fare?

  • by Elizabeth Knight
Had Kenneth Hayne decided that loans had to be ''suitable'' for customers it would have injected extraordinary moral hazard into the financial system.

How removing two letters could have hurt financial system

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
EnergyAustralia would provide free rooftop solar panels and batteries to charities to help them slash power bills.
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EnergyAustralia to turn charities into mini-power plants

  • by Cole Latimer

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Sam and Ines catch up behind their partners' backs on Married At First Sight.

'I don't regret anything': No sign of remorse as Ines makes major play for Sam

Ines Basic and Sam Ball are making a play for each other - to no one's surprise except his oblivious wife, Elizabeth Sobinoff.

  • by Amy Croffey
MKR's Josh and Austin have ruffled viewers' feathers.

MKR villains Josh and Austin on why their instant restaurant flopped

"It was just a recipe for disaster," said Josh on Monday.

  • by Broede Carmody

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Food from Delhi Streets, which has had success using the EatClub app.

Food apps to help you save money, the environment and small businesses

Two new apps that let everybody win by connecting restaurants to customers.

  • by Alice Clarke
The Backstreet Boys are the epitome of a throwback that should stay in the past.

Backstreet's back: Why the sudden craving for nostalgia?

Constantly thinking the past was better than today can mean forgetting to live in the now.

  • by Thomas Mitchell

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Sport

Pat Cummins is the 2019 Allan Border medallist.

Cummins, Healy claim cricket's top honours at awards night

Pat Cummins and Alyssa Healy have been named as Australia's best male and female cricketers at the sport's awards night in Melbourne.

  • by Jon Pierik
The AFL will be subject to the new watchdog.

ASADA beefed up under powerful new sports integrity regime

A new anti-corruption watchdog will pool together law enforcement, betting agencies and the anti-doping agency to tackle cheating in Australian sport.

  • by Paul Sakkal

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