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Billionaire duo pledge nearly $500 million dollars to rebuild Notre-Dame

Billionaire duo pledge nearly $500 million dollars to rebuild Notre-Dame

Billionaire duo pledge nearly $500 million dollars to rebuild Notre-Dame

The first vision from inside the 850-year-old cathedral shows sparks raining down near the altar, as two French billionaires promise to help rebuild the Paris landmark.

  • by Matt Bungard and Rachel Clun

'Very significant risk of fire': Sydney private school accused of endangering lives

Rissalah College is being sued in the NSW Supreme Court.

Primary school children were allegedly exposed to 'an unacceptably high risk of death or injury', a court has been told.

  • by Georgina Mitchell

Enslaved, exported, then made into an artefact, one young girl is finally coming home

Invited guests participate in a ceremony to return the mortal remains of indigenous Australians, from the State Ethnographic collections at Martin Luther University in Germany.

They made her a slave and tied stones to her feet to harvest shells for the European elite. But that was not the end of her exploitation.

  • by Nick Miller

Imminent jobs report looms large as RBA release board room minutes

Imminent jobs report looms large as RBA release board room minutes

The Reserve Bank's board explicitly considered the case for interest rate cuts at its April board meeting, minutes reveal, surprising some market watchers.

  • by Jessica Irvine

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Sydney man on trial for murder of wife 'intended to kill', court hears

Sydney man on trial for murder of wife 'intended to kill', court hears

Khondkar Faihi Elahi was fatally stabbed 14 times. Her husband of five-and-a-half years, Shahab Ahmed, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her.

  • by Sarah McPhee
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and Labor candidate for Dickson Ali France at Club Pine Rivers in Bray Park.

Dutton goes face-to-face with Labor opponent following disability furore

Mr Dutton came under fire last week when he accused Ali France of 'using her disability as an excuse'.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
'I'd never buy one of these watches for my children'

'I'd never buy one of these watches for my children'

It's every parent's worst nightmare: discovering the tracking device you bought to protect your child could be used by a stranger to stalk them.

  • by Ben Grubb
Tyron Timperi applies a steam treatment to restore detail and colour in a marble statue on the Victorian GPO Building.

GPO's 'petrified marionettes' get facelift from new hotel owner

"The wretched abominations constitute a blot on one of our finest buildings."

  • by Tim Barlass
'Get in early': How 527 north shore cocaine deals were allegedly done
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'Get in early': How 527 north shore cocaine deals were allegedly done

A couple accused of running a north shore cocaine syndicate allegedly bulk texted hundreds of clients, a court heard.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
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What to do when your office just has too much space

What to do when your office just has too much space

Businesses ranging from law firms to design studios are increasingly tapping into what's been described as 'Airbnb for offices'.

  • by Jack Needham
How Simone and Ben turned a tired-looking farmhouse into a chic getaway

How Simone and Ben turned a tired-looking farmhouse into a chic getaway

Within four weeks, the property was completely booked out and social media was going crazy for its luxe interiors.

  • by Margaret Quilter

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Lynas rejected Wesfarmers' takeover offer.

Second former minister aware of Lynas 'controversy'

Former trade minister Craig Emerson is the second Gillard-era minister to be aware of the controversy swirling around Lynas's Malaysian plant as early as 2011.

  • by Cole Latimer

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Barry Humphries will no longer have a Melbourne International Comedy Festival award named after him.

'Barry's comments didn't help': Why Comedy Festival removed Barry Humphries's name

The decision to rename the Barry Award comes in the same year the festival dropped artist Michael Leunig.

  • by Broede Carmody
Edwing Kwong playing the Notre Dame organ.

'Just devastated': Australian musicians fear for fate of Notre-Dame's organ

The two musicians - a young organist, and the director of the Australian Chamber Choir - had the privilege of playing the organ recently.

  • by Ben Weir and Broede Carmody

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Child development this and child development that, what about mother development?

Never mind child development, what about mother development?

It's time we asked, 'What about the story of the mother?'

  • by Debra-Lynn B Hook
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Huawei's P30 Pro is its best flagship yet

With stellar looks, cameras and battery life, the P30 Pro cements the Chinese phone-maker as a real player in the flagship space.

  • by Tim Biggs

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Folau ignored my warning, says Rugby Australia chief Castle

Wallabies superstar Israel Folau has 48 hours to respond or face the sack after being served with a breach notice by Rugby Australia.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Jack de Belin outside the Federal Court.

Greenberg drafted statement for de Belin to 'help with the narrative'

NRL CEO Todd Greenberg offered Jack de Belin not only the chance to stand himself down but also a statement 'to help with the narrative" if he opted to do so.

  • by Adrian Proszenko

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  • by Ray Hickson

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