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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "we've consistently" made the offer to Australia to resettle 150 people.

Morrison rejects NZ offer to resettle refugees from Manus and Nauru

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says "we've consistently" made the offer to Australia to resettle 150 people.

Australia has another chance to transfer refugees from Manus Island or Nauru in a renewed offer from New Zealand to resettle 150 people, just as PNG demands the closure of the detention centre on its soil.

  • by David Crowe

Arson, fraud charges laid years after Bullsbrook cafe goes up in flames

Damage to the Bullsbrook cafe was estimated to be about $500,000.

Two men will face fraud and arson charges over a fire which destroyed a Bullsbrook business in 2016.

Trying to protect their babies, mums are accused of being 'over the top'

Pip Lowdon and 10-week-old daughter Frankie.

The question of how to deal with visitors has long been one parents agonise over. But the angst has worsened as Australia’s anti-vaxx movement grows louder.

  • by Sophie Aubrey

'We are bleeding every year': After 28 years, this cricketer has had enough 

Aaron Gray, deputy chairman of Newcastle District Cricket Association.

While Cricket Australia boasts ever-increasing participation numbers, club administrators like Aaron Gray are witnessing the opposite.

  • by Malcolm Knox

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Eagles leave it late to find a way past Demons in Alice Springs showdown

Eagles leave it late to find a way past Demons in Alice Springs showdown

It began to look like a classic banana skin game for a West Coast side chasing a top-four finish, before a final-term surge sealed a narrow win in Alice Springs.

  • by Roy Ward
Chris Hemsworth's quokka selfie went viral and attracted worldwide interest in Rottnest Island.

Quokka selfies, eco-tents draw record crowd to Rotto

Celebrity visitors, quokka selfies, eco-tents and more activities have attracted a record numbers to Rottnest Island.

  • by Lauren Pilat
The haves and have not ... a man begs in Collins Street, Melbourne.
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Life on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams

In a nation awash in tax cuts, how do elderly, those dealt a bad hand, end up begging? They need only lose their job.

  • by Tony Wright
Australia's only nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney. It does not produce nuclear energy but is used to produce medical radioisotopes and for other purposes.
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Make nuclear power free, Barnaby Joyce says

Joyce said free nuclear power could be offered to residents within sight of a reactor to build support. 

  • by Nicole Hasham
Police have charged the daughter of Rita Camilleri, 57, with her murder.
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Daughter charged, woman dead after 'horrific' attack

A daughter has been charged with murder after she allegedly decapitated her mother in western Sydney.

  • by Megan Gorrey and Tom Rabe
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison is urging Labor to support his Future Drought Fund proposal as it stands.

'There’ll be no deals' on drought relief bill, says Scott Morrison

The Prime Minister ramps up pressure on Labor to accept his drought fund plan in one of five clashes set for Parliament in the coming fortnight.

  • by David Crowe

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'I'm leaving it to the community': Inside 79-year-old Bob's self-built treehouse

'I'm leaving it to the community': Inside 79-year-old Bob's self-built treehouse

Boinga Bob’s treehouse has been under threat since 2017, but the generosity of local residents means the tourist attraction could be here to stay.

  • by Kate Bartels
From the table to the living room: This is set to be the next big home trend

From the table to the living room: This is set to be the next big home trend

It's usually regarded as something that particularly thoughtful eaters do, but veganism is starting to take off for interiors. Should you do it?

  • by Bridie Chetwin-Kelly

Business

Carlton & United Breweries chief executive Peter Filipovic.

Asahi's blockbuster $16bn CUB deal to boost stagnant beer market

The $16 billion takeover of Carlton & United Breweries by Japan's Asahi could help revive beer sales – if it gets ACCC approval

  • by Nick Toscano

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Entertainment

WTF with Marc Maron has the comedian engaging in remarkably frank conversations with celebrities.

The podcast explosion: where to start with 700,000 to choose from

Daunted by the huge number of podcasts on offer and don’t know which to choose? Barry Divola is here to help.

  • by Barry Divola
A wedding dress in a pickle jar at the Museum of Broken Relationships in Los Angeles in 2016. The Australian exhibit will feature some overseas items.

Melburnians rush to donate treasures from past relationships

"It's quite emotional having that catharsis," says Melbourne Writers Festival director Marieke Hardy.

  • by Broede Carmody

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The surprising benefits of an imaginary friend

The surprising benefits of an imaginary friend

Does your child have a buddy nobody else can see? Here is why that might be a good thing.

  • by Carolyn Tate
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Sea of Solitude is deep and meaningful

Raw and emotional, though let down by some annoying design issues, Sea of Solitude is a worthwhile and beautiful journey through loneliness and regret.

  • by Tim Biggs
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Sport

Josh Wagner of the Demons (left) is tackled by Josh Kennedy of the Eagles.

Eagles leave it late to find a way past the Demons

It began to look like a classic banana skin game for a West Coast side chasing a top-four finish, before a final-term surge sealed a narrow win in Alice Springs.

  • by Roy Ward
Aaron Gray, deputy chairman of Newcastle District Cricket Association.

'We are bleeding every year': How the cricket crisis is affecting the grassroots

While Cricket Australia boasts ever-increasing participation numbers, club administrators like Aaron Gray in the Newcastle region are witnessing the opposite.

  • by Malcolm Knox

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