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'It's become a thing': The rise and rise of pre-poll voters
Officially you need a valid reason to vote before election day, but an increasing number of Australians are doing it anyway.
- by Judith Ireland
Courts
Brothers who claimed 'exemption' from law fined $100,000 for contempt
The NSW Land and Environment Court heard Mustapha Kara-Ali and his brother Diaa Kara-Ali had a "religious issue with the court".
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Analysis
Australia votes
For once, this election might be about policy
We’re a week in to the federal campaign and I don’t want to alarm you, but this election might just turn out to be about policy.
- by Tory Maguire
Drugs
31 doctors, 32 million pills: Sweeping opioids case revealed
Officials called the indictments on Wednesday the "single largest prescription opioid law enforcement operation in history."
- by Campbell Robertson
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Extremism
Counter-terrorism police warn far-right figures about 'negative' behaviour
Several individuals in Australia's far-right movement have been contacted by police following the Christchurch attack.
- by Max Koslowski
Courts
'The only alternative to custody': incest family member bailed to motel
It's taken authorities months to find a place to bail an incest family member accused of child sex crimes.
- by Angus Thompson
World records
Teenager breaks swinging world record
After 32 hours, teenager Charlie O'Brien has broken the world record for longest marathon on a swing.
NBA
Antetokounmpo dominates as Bucks go 2-0 up over Pistons
Australian Thon Maker has had another poor NBA shooting night as his Detroit Pistons were soundly defeated again by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jobs
Jobs surge past expectations but unemployment ticks up
A bumper run in jobs extended to March and more people went looking for work.
- by Swati Pandey
Crime
Convicted sex offender on 'drunken rampage' when he approached children at inner west playground
A convicted sex offender was on a "drunken rampage" when he allegedly approached multiple children under the age of 14, one as young as eight, for sexual activity in an inner west park and playground on Wednesday, a court has heard.
- by Lucy Cormack
Public transport
Major delays on Sydney train lines following police operation
There were delays of more than an hour on some lines after Redfern station was temporarily shut down.
- by Rachel Clun and Matt Bungard
Australia votes
'Malicious and stupid': Political climate war heats up as Shorten and Morrison clash over policy
The campaign is threatening to turn into a new climate change war after Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten accused each other of making up figures.
- by Shane Wright
Climate policy
Mayor feels heat from police over London climate protest chaos
On another chaotic day, three protesters glued themselves to a train at Canary Wharf, while Oxford Circus, Waterloo Bridge and Parliament Square were brought to a standstill.
- by Bill Gardner and Camilla Tominey
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Commercial real estate
NorthConnex builder Lendlease hit with class action
Maurice Blackburn on Thursday filed an open class action in the New South Wales Supreme Court against Lendlease.
- by Sarah Danckert
Notre Dame fire
The rich are showering money on Notre-Dame, but what about the needy?
The pledges came in quick succession. By Wednesday, the French government had welcomed more than $1.3 billion offered to salvage the cultural treasure.
- by Liz Alderman and Steven Erlanger
Courts
Mick Hawi's alleged killers committed to stand trial
Three of the four men charged over the murder of former bikie boss Mahmoud "Mick" Hawi have pleaded not guilty to his murder.
- by Angus Thompson
Oil
Woodside plays down cyclone impacts as revenue jumps
Woodside Petroleum on Thursday posted a 4 per cent rise in first-quarter revenue on higher realised prices for its oil and gas.
- by Hamish Hastie
Education
'It will never happen again': Principal who dragged boy heads back to school
The principal filmed dragging a student has been reinstated, after an unreserved apology to the student's family. Now his supporters want the Minister to apologise too.
- by Zach Hope
Adelaide Crows
The best of Eddie Betts: the champ selects his top five goals
The star Crow and former Blue Eddie Betts has ranked his favourite five goals ahead of his 300th game on Sunday.
- by Peter Ryan
NRL 2019
Bellamy calls out 'condescending' Roosters
Storm coach Craig Bellamy has taken a swipe at the Roosters for pumping up his club's tyres ahead of their showdown on Friday night.
- by Roy Ward
Soft commodities
GrainCorp flags 'disappointing' hit to grains business
Takeover target GrainCorp said international trade tensions and a severe drought that wilted summer crops would hit earnings.
Missing person
Thai cave rescue diver rescued from Tennessee cave
Diver Josh Bratchley, who helped in the rescue of a youth soccer team from a Thai cave last year, has in turn been rescued from a flooded cave in the US.
- by Ryan Wilkinson
Aviation
India's Jet Airways finds itself out of runway as funds dry up
Embattled Jet Airways halted all flight operations indefinitely on Wednesday after its lenders rejected its plea for emergency funds.
- by Tanvi Mehta, Promit Mukherjee and Aditi Shah
Mining
Fortescue chief says ore prices won't be hit by Brazil mine reopening
Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Elizabeth Gaines is unfazed by Brazilian miner Vale’s announcement it would reopen a major iron ore mine after more than two months of shutdowns.
- by Hamish Hastie
Notre Dame fire
Christians 'under siege', says Sydney archbishop following Notre-Dame Cathedral fire
Sydney's Catholic leader believes Christians around the world are 'under siege' and hopes the fire at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral was not a deliberate attack.
Atlassian
Atlassian shares slide in US despite 'flat tack' quarterly result
Shares in the Australian workplace software company tumbled nearly 10 per cent after it underwhelmed investors with its outlook for the rest of the fiscal year.
- by John McDuling
NRL 2019
Dragons extend McGregor's deal
The St George Illawarra coach will be the longest serving one in the club's history, leaving Parramatta's Brad Arthur as the only one on the open market.
- by Adam Pengilly
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Hayne fallout
NAB remediation costs top $1b after extra $525m hit
The vast majority of the charges relate to wealth management, an area where NAB has been compensating hundreds of thousands of customers who were charged fees for advice that was not provided.
- by Clancy Yeates
US votes 2020
The market shift that has given Trump's re-election chances a big boost
A noticeable shift has taken place on Wall Street and among many economists and business leaders in recent weeks, and it's good news for President Trump.
- by Heather Long
Courts
Man charged over 1998 Redfern murder after walking into police station
A 41-year-old man will face court after he went to Redfern Police Station on Wednesday.
- by Rachel Clun and Angus Thompson
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NBA
'Pile of trash': 76ers vice-president hits out at Simmons report
The Philadelphia 76ers have slammed a report as ‘‘a steaming pile of trash’’ that claimed Ben Simmons missed a game because he was out partying.
Nuclear disarmament
Kim Jong-un oversees test of new tactical guided weapon
North Korea has test-fired a "new-type tactical guided weapon," state media reported, in a likely signal of displeasure over stalled nuclear talks with US President Donald Trump.
- by Justin Sink
5G rollout
On Huawei, Australian academic urges UK to follow Australia's lead
Andrew MacLeod, a visiting professor at King's College in London, urged Britain to look to Australia's nuanced public debate on China.
- by Latika Bourke
World markets
The 'king of debt' has a $48 billion fortune and lots of doubters
Donald Trump once called himself the "king of debt.'' Hui Ka Yan, China's richest property mogul, has a much stronger claim to the throne.
- by Annie Lee and Emma Dong
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8@eight
8@eight: ASX set to inch higher
What happened overnight and what's ahead for the ASX.
- by Kyle Rodda
NBA
'Lucky to have him': Bogut to start at centre for Warriors
Australian Andrew Bogut will start at centre for the two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors in game three on Friday, head coach Steve Kerr says.
Animals
There's one thing great white sharks are really afraid of
Great white sharks have been considered the most fearsome predators in the ocean. But new research shows that may not be the case.
- by Paul Rogers
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Twenty20
Red-hot Warner delivers another belting performance
David Warner continued his red-hot IPL form, while Cameron Bancroft has notched a century for Durham in England.
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UEFA Champions League
Spurs stun City to go through after seven-goal thriller
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed his team as 'heroes' after they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on away goals against Manchester City.
5G rollout
'Game-changing': $42b boost for company after reaching Apple settlement
The resolution of a long-running legal battle with Apple has seen Qualcomm shares rocket.
- by Akanksha Rana
Notre Dame fire
Contest for design of new Notre-Dame spire announced
The cathedral's 93-metre high, lead-covered wooden spire collapsed into the flames during the fire that destroyed the cathedral's roof.
- by Pol O Gradaigh
Cryptocurrencies
Australian who claims to have invented bitcoin finds himself in a crypto firestorm
The world of cryptocurrencies is in a tizzy, and Craig Wright is at the centre of it again.
- by Olga Kharif
Tragedy
Portugal tourist bus crash kills dozens
The bus overturned in a coastal town on the Portuguese island of Madeira, officials say.
- by Catarina Demony
Guns
Teen 'infatuated' with Columbine massacre found dead in Colorado after manhunt
Sol Pais, 18, flew from Florida to Colorado and purchased a pump-action shotgun days before the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre.
- by Jennifer Oldham and Jessica Contrera
Science
Lightning strikes twice - or more - in the same place, new paper finds
Multiple thunderbolts can happen from the same cloud, new research involving the novel reuse of technology aimed at looking into deep space has found.
- by Peter Hannam
Crime
Peru ex-president Alan Garcia kills himself moments after arrest
The shocking end for the man who twice ruled Peru but more recently was ensnared in a corruption scandal comes amid a national upheaval over endemic corruption.
- by Franklin Briceno
Iran
History-making female boxer from Iran cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
On Saturday, Sadaf Khadem was lauded as the first Iranian woman to ever compete in an official boxing bout. Now, she is in exile.
- by Julien Pretot
Letters
Letters
Kean's reference for Abbott a loss for the environment
Despite the scare tactics included in Matt Kean's article, he is correct that Tony Abbott is not a progressive.
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Waste
Lynas still has to move a radioactive mountain, say Malay officials
Malaysia's Environment Minister accused Lynas of putting its bottom line before the environmental concerns of local Malays in a letter to Lynas employees.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Australia
In the Herald: April 18, 1966
O to 166 mph in seconds, a $12m betting week, and last match before service
- by Lyn Maccallum
Letters
Green Guide letters: Bouquets and brickbats from our readers
You Can't Ask That, The Drum, My Kitchen Rules and more.
Australia votes
'What this means for my young family': Senator Tim Storer quits
The independent senator has been in Parliament for just over one year.
- by Latika Bourke
Australia votes
'Critical to reconciliation': Labor's plan to close the gap on Indigenous health
Bill Shorten will unveil a plan to tackle the Indigenous health crisis, positioning Labor as the party capable of closing a ten-year life expectancy gap.
- by Dana McCauley
Indonesian election
Indonesia's Joko Widodo poised to claim big win in presidential poll
"Quick counts" of ballot papers indicate Joko has defeated Prabowo Subianto by about 10 percentage points, but Subianto has also claimed victory.
- by James Massola, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa
Notre Dame fire
More than $1 billion raised for rebuild of Notre-Dame Cathedral after fire
More than $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore the fire-ravaged cathedral in Paris.
Crime
How a quick-thinking university student tricked thieves into appearing on CCTV
The 18-year-old student was walking to a railway station when he was confronted by Scott Burrell, 33, who was armed with a knife, and his fiance, Caitlin Smith, 27.
- by Sam Rigney
Immigration
'Deal with the devil': Former Nauru president's deathbed confession
In an interview on The Project with journalist Hamish Macdonald, an emotional Sprent Dabwido bared his soul for the world to see.
- by Matt Bungard
City to surf
'An amazing experience': City2Surf registrations now open
More than 80,000 people are expected to lace up their running shoes to walk, wheel, dance, jog and run the course on August 11.
- by Matt Bungard
Courts
'I killed my wife': Sydney man's chilling triple 0 call played in court
Prosecutors allege Shabab Ahmed turned his mind to murder in 2016, when searching the web for "how should cheating be treated".
- by Luke Costin
Weather
'Last gasp of summer' forecast for the Easter break
Weather and emergency service experts have urged people to take extra care over what will be an unseasonably warm Easter weekend.
- by Matt Bungard
State Parliament
'It's a witch hunt': John Barilaro defends Nat linked to scandal
Nationals ministers and MPs have raised concerns over the appointment of Jeff McCormack as chief of staff to Water Minister Melinda Pavey.
- by Tom Rabe
Australia votes
'People often doubt me ... and I prove them wrong': Scott Morrison
The Prime Minister doubled down on his portrayal of opponent Bill Shorten as a "liar" amid a brutal war over superannuation.
- by Michael Koziol
Healthcare
AustralianSuper remains silent on $4.4b Healthscope bid
Healthscope’s largest investor, AustralianSuper has declined to say whether it would support the Brookfield takeover offer for the private hospital operator.
- by Colin Kruger
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Australia votes
Conservative lobby group makes police complaint of death threat against 'unmasked' Captain GetUp
A YouTube video creator now starring as a caped conservative crusader for Advance Australia has been targetted by a Labor supporter.
- by Jacqueline Maley