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An MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian air force launches the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile during a test in southern Russia.

Russian TV lists US nuclear targets after Putin's warning

An MiG-31 fighter jet of the Russian air force launches the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile during a test in southern Russia.

Russian state television has listed US military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike.

  • by Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth

Man, 64, dead after altercation at unit

Emergency vehicles at the scene.

The man fell unconscious and later died after a confrontation with another man this afternoon at a unit block.

  • by Jenny Noyes

Julie Bishop's likely replacement revealed

Notre Dame University vice-chancellor Celia Hammond is slated as the Liberal's pick to replace Julie Bishop in Curtin.

The candidate's nomination is likely to be supported by Liberal powerbrokers keen on selecting a woman to replace Ms Bishop, who announced her retirement from Parliament last week.

  • by Jane Marwick and Nathan Hondros

Baby critical after car crash in Sydney's south-west

The 66-year-old man was rushed to RPA by ambulance

The nine-month-old baby has been rushed to hospital after a two-car crash.

  • by Jenny Noyes

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The Oscars had a chance to make history, but there was too much resentment

The Oscars had a chance to make history, but there was too much resentment

There is nothing new about drama at the climax of the Academy Awards, but even then, Roma's rejection was surprising.

  • by Garry Maddox
'A solar oven': The true temperature inside a classroom

'A solar oven': The true temperature inside a classroom

Battling to get air-con for their children, parents at one NSW school had to take matters into their own hands using data.

  • by Jordan Baker
I'm in a bind. My mental health is better, but I don't like the extra weight gain

I'm in a bind. My mental health is better, but I don't like the extra weight gain

Three friends gained weight after starting medication.  Two stopped, one switched tablets.

  • by Shevonne Hunt
Lady Gaga, left, and Bradley Cooper react to the audience after their performance of "Shallow" from 'A Star is Born' at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Gaga and Cooper's chemistry steals the show at the Oscars

The pair took to the stage to sing an emotional duet from A Star Is Born - and it certainly got people talking.

  • by Broede Carmody
'Ridiculous': Principals are pushing back against ban on phones in schools

'Ridiculous': Principals are pushing back against ban on phones in schools

The ban came after a review found a rise in bullying, sharing of explicit images and a lack of focus in classrooms.

  • by Fergus Hunter
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The apartment feature dubbed 'a sleeping liability people tend to ignore'

The apartment feature dubbed 'a sleeping liability people tend to ignore'

A growing number of people are becoming trapped in elevators across the state as high-rise living and working becomes the norm, new data shows.

  • by Kate Burke
Grand 1830s estate poised to break suburb price record

Grand 1830s estate poised to break suburb price record

This landmark home with an historic pedigree has already sold for a top price, and agents expect that it could do the same later this year. Take a look around.

  • by Nicole Frost

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Ita Buttrose is the favourite to be the next ABC chair

'Huge task': board test looms for   Buttrose

Ita Buttrose is one of the most decorated figures in Australian media history. But is she the right person to chair one of the nation's most historic media organisations?

  • by John McDuling

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By backing Green Book over Roma, Oscars fumbles best picture

Academy voters had the chance to make history with a foreign language winner but there was too much resentment of Netflix.

  • by Garry Maddox
Lady Gaga, left, and Bradley Cooper react to the audience after their performance of "Shallow" from 'A Star is Born' at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's chemistry steals the show at the Oscars

The pair took to the stage to sing an emotional duet from their film A Star Is Born - and it certainly got people talking.

  • by Broede Carmody
From left: Oscar winners Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapdosy), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) and Mahershala Ali (Green Book).

Oscars 2019 LIVE: Green Book wins best picture in shock finale

  • by Melissa Singer, Karl Quinn, Michael Idato and Garry Maddox

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To snip or not to snip.

To snip or not to snip: The truth about vasectomies

Some men may shudder at the thought of "the snip", but more than 25,000 Australian blokes have a vasectomy each year. Here is what you need to consider.

  • by James Dunn
An Oppo prototype device fitted with the triple lens 10x zoom camera.

Oppo to launch 5G smartphone with 10x 'lossless' zoom

Though the device is yet to be fully announced, the Chinese company showed off its new camera technology ahead of MWC.

  • by Krishan Sharma

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Uncertain future: Jack de Belin will soon learn his fate.

Stand down de Belin or we will, NRL to tell Dragons

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg and ARLC chairman Peter Beattie will meet with Dragons chief Brian Johnston on Tuesday and put the ball in the club's court.

  • by Sam Phillips
Injury concerns: Dane Haylett-Petty, Nick Phipps and David Pocock. 

Rugby Australia chief wants answers after glut of pre-season injuries

Rugby Australia wants a review into how a number of key Wallabies picked up pre-season injuries in a Wallaby fitness camp.

  • by Phil Lutton

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