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Special counsel Robert Muller made his first public comments on his two-year investigation.

Mueller breaks his silence on Russia probe in shock press conference

Special counsel Robert Muller made his first public comments on his two-year investigation.

After remaining silent during his two-year investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has made his first public statement on the Russia investigation.

  • by Matthew Knott

Man wins court battle to die in beachside apartment after 'evil blow' ruling

James Hardie must pay for the elderly man to spend his final days in a serviced apartment overlooking the beach at Cronulla.

Construction giant James Hardie must pay for the man to spend his final days in a beachside Cronulla apartment.

  • by Carrie Fellner

Father of one-punch victim won't oppose repeal of Sydney's lockout laws

Ralph Kelly, whose son Thomas died after a drunken one-punch attack in Kings Cross, has said he would not be opposed to Sydney's lockout laws being relaxed or even repealed if the city remained safe.

Ralph Kelly, whose 18-year-old son Thomas died fter a drunken one-punch attack in Kings Cross, says he would not be opposed to Sydney's lockout laws being axed.

  • by Tim Barlass and Alexandra Smith

Baby among boatload of asylum seekers intercepted off Australia: report

Overview of North West Point Detention Centre on Christmas Island, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Scott Morrison announced today that refugees eligible for medical evacuation will be processed at the North West Point detention centre if they are approved for medical transfer.

It marks the first time in five years that asylum seekers attempting to reach Australia by boat have been taken by sea to Christmas Island.

  • by Michael Koziol

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Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce want bolder changes.
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'Folau's law': Coalition MPs push for bolder action in a 'new dawn' for religious freedom

Conservative Coalition MPs emboldened by strong support from religious voters at the election are pushing the Morrison government for more radical and far-reaching religious freedom provisions in forthcoming laws.

  • by Michael Koziol
Is Boris Johnson going to jail for fibbing about Brexit?

Is Boris Johnson going to jail for fibbing about Brexit?

The very fact that a court will consider the question should ring loud alarm bells for the state of British democracy.

  • by Nick Miller
A 74-year-old man was arrested at a home in Chatswood on Wednesday.
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Man charged with sexual abuse of boy at Sydney's Central Station

Police allege the boy was abused by the older man while both were working at the railway station from 1973-1975. 

  • by Jenny Noyes
NSW winger vows not to sing Australian national anthem

NSW winger vows not to sing Australian national anthem

Josh Addo-Carr has joined Cody Walker in vowing not to sing the anthem before the first State of Origin match.

  • by Sam Phillips
'Dial-a-dealer': Dozens across Sydney's eastern suburbs using alleged drug service

'Dial-a-dealer': Dozens across Sydney's eastern suburbs using alleged drug service

From Paddington to Coogee, Bondi, Chippendale and the Sydney CBD, police made dozens of arrests.

  • by Lucy Cormack
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'Changed psychology': New signs of confidence in property returning

'Changed psychology': New signs of confidence in property returning

With the Reserve Bank poised to cut interest rates, new data shows an uptick in appraisals and open home attendance.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
The Sydney suburbs where unit prices have most outgrown house prices

The Sydney suburbs where unit prices have most outgrown house prices

When it comes to home ownership, houses are traditionally seen as the ultimate prize, but there is one playing field where apartments have the edge.

  • by Isabelle Chesher

Business

Credit Suisse found customer data will help Coles and Woolworths squeeze out competitors.

Coles and Woolies have a secret weapon in their war with Aldi

Loyalty schemes for the supermarket giants are being used to further their dominance of the Australian grocery market.

  • by Patrick Hatch

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David McAllister will leave the Australian Ballet at the end of the 2020 season.

'It will be strange': David McAllister on leaving the Australian Ballet

After two decades at the helm, the acclaimed dancer and artistic director is ready to pass on the baton.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones.

Brienne of Tarth actually won the Game of Thrones, says Christie

Gwendoline Christie doesn't seem to care what the critics think - for her, the conclusion of the beloved HBO series was satisfying. WARNING: SPOILERS

  • by Emily Zemler

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I use this question to check in with my spouse, and it's changed our relationship

I use this question to check in with my spouse. It's changed our relationship

My answer was immediate and definitive, surprising even me.

  • by Katharine Stahl
The included lightsaber looks and feels great when you activate it in AR.
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Headset lets you become a Jedi, wield a lightsaber in augmented reality

The device may now be two years old, but a price drop and updated software makes it worth a second look.

  • by Tim Biggs

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Josh Addo-Carr.

'We have to change it': Addo-Carr joins Walker in anthem solidarity

Josh Addo-Carr has joined Cody Walker in vowing not to sing the national anthem before the first State of Origin match of the series in Brisbane next week.

  • by Sam Phillips
Israel Folau's exit from Australian rugby had a ripple effect in many different areas of the sport.

Gone but not forgotten: Folau exit reverberates through Wallabies

Israel Folau's sudden departure from the Wallabies has caused many headaches, not least for jersey sponsor Asics.

  • by Georgina Robinson

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