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'I'm more than happy to do what He wants me to do'
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Israel Folau

'I'm more than happy to do what He wants me to do'

'I'm more than happy to do what He wants me to do'

After spending Sunday afternoon with his congregation in north-western Sydney, Wallabies superstar Israel Folau did not back down from his controversial comments made on social media last week.

  • by Garry Maddox

Tough men and tight ships hid an awful truth at Knox

Tough men and tight ships hid an awful truth at Knox

As a Knox boarder, all the names in these alleged cases of abuse are as familiar to me as the allegations are appalling.

  • by Peter FitzSimons

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp suffer international outage

Facebook has announced new features to keep 'borderline' content from going viral.

The company's third outage this year appeared not to affect Australia. 

  • by Nick Bonyhady

Piers Akerman on campaign trail with Tony Abbott in Warringah

Piers Akerman on campaign trail with Tony Abbott in Warringah

The News Corp columnist denied there was a conflict of interest between his role as an independent commentator and following the former prime minister on the campaign trail.

  • by Nick Bonyhady

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'What a couple': engaged pair accused of running Sydney cocaine delivery syndicate
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'What a couple': engaged pair accused of running Sydney cocaine delivery syndicate

Engaged to be married, the couple were on top of the world. Then they were arrested.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
Comeback kid: Tiger Woods wins the Masters at Augusta on Sunday.
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Comeback kid: Tiger Woods breaks drought to win Masters at Augusta

Tiger Woods captured his 15th major championship and fifth Masters title with a one-shot victory at Augusta National on Sunday.

Bystanders work to hose down Mr Williamson's burning Mazda on King Georges Road.

Man critical after being pulled from burning car

Bystanders initially struggled to free Charles Williamson from his vintage car because of the heat of the flames.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Security guard Aaron Khalid Osmani.

'No one should have to die at work': Club scene in shock

A security guard who was gunned down outside a Melbourne nightclub has been described as an "absolute gentleman".

  • by Nicole Precel
World’s largest plane takes its maiden flight

World’s largest plane takes its maiden flight

The tail is 15 metres from the ground and it was made by reassembling parts from two used Boeing jetliners.

  • by Mihir Zaveri
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  • by Kate Aubusson and Melissa Cunningham
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With house prices falling fast, consumers have become more conservative.

Falling house prices threaten tax cuts or surplus, as Australia's economy softens

Economic forecasts from Deloitte Access Economics point to budget problems that may curtail expensive vote-winning policies.

  • by Shane Wright

World

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is benefiting from a dramatic fall in support for the Tories.

Tide turns towards Corbyn amid May's Brexit woes

  • by Edward Malnick and Christopher Hope
Nicolas Maduro says he wants to raise the number of militia members to 3 million by the end of the year.

Venezuela's Maduro orders militia expansion

  • by Deisy Buitrago and Mariela Nava

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Auction numbers down but clearance rates up over pre-Easter weekend

Auction numbers down but clearance rates up over pre-Easter weekend

Last year, the weekend before Easter saw 1095 auctions in Sydney. This year, there were 756. But there are signs Sydney's auction market is improving.

  • by Melissa Heagney
Affordability and tree-changers pushing up rents in regional Australia

Affordability and tree-changers pushing up rents in regional Australia

Capital city rents may be in the doldrums but their regional counterparts across the eastern seaboard are going gangbusters.

  • by Tawar Razaghi

Business

Mark McKenzie has pancreatic cancer. The last thing he wanted was to be chasing up his super fund.

Terminally ill man wasted precious time chasing payout

Mark McKenzie has perhaps only weeks to live. The last thing he wanted was to be on the phone almost daily to push his super fund for the early release of his super balance and life insurance.

  • by John Collett

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Entertainment

“I do think women in their 50s are sexier. I don’t know what I thought it was going to be like, but I have much more of this attitude that stems from a place of confidence.”

'Don't undermine yourself': Brooke Shields better than ever at 53

Having gone from child actor to adult star via a series of controversial loss-of-innocence roles, Brooke Shields now epitomises generation ageless.

  • by Heather Hodson
Cj Hendry in front of her hand-drawn work in Brooklyn, New York.

How Aussie artist Cj Hendry is flipping the art world on its head

"The art world has its hesitations," says Cj Hendry of her hyper-realistic works and social media fame.

  • by Genevieve Rota

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There are six types of grocery shoppers: which one are you?

There are six types of grocery shoppers: which one are you?

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they shop. Let me explain ...

  • by Suzi Catchpole
What does your shirt say about you?

How the simple business shirt finally became cool

The not-so-simple staple of corporate life has taken on a more modern look.

  • by Annie Brown
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Comeback kid: Tiger Woods wins the Masters at Augusta on Sunday.
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Comeback kid: Tiger Woods breaks drought to win Masters at Augusta

Tiger Woods captured his 15th major championship and fifth Masters title with a one-shot victory at Augusta National on Sunday.

Back in action: Star batsmen David Warner and Steve Smith.

Handscomb, Hazlewood to be World Cup omissions as Smith, Warner return

Monday will be a significant day for Australian cricket, for central contracts, the World Cup squad and Australia A selection will be released.

  • by Jon Pierik, Chris Barrett and Andrew Wu
Standout: Ben Hunt starred for the Dragons.
Dragons 40 Bulldogs 4
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Hunt inspires Dragons to Bulldogs rout

  • by Adam Pengilly

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