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Chief investigator appointed to probe alleged Australian war crimes

Chief investigator appointed to probe alleged Australian war crimes

A special investigator will be appointed to prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Australian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan

  • by Anthony Galloway

Palaszczuk waves off NSW border comments ahead of national cabinet

Palaszczuk waves off NSW border comments ahead of national cabinet

Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to be drawn on Gladys Berejiklian’s latest border swipe.

  • by Roy Ward and Paul Sakkal

Jack de Belin's alleged victim 'dishevelled' at work, court hears

Jack de Belin outside the NSW District Court in Wollongong.

The manager of a woman who says the St George Illawarra star and footballer Callan Sinclair raped her said the alleged victim appeared upset when she arrived at work.

  • by Angus Thompson
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Moments after Mathew Flame was found guilty of manslaughter, his victim's mother gave him a hug

Moments after Mathew Flame was found guilty of manslaughter, his victim's mother gave him a hug

Lindy Anderson approached her son's killer and simply embraced him after a manslaughter verdict was given in the Sydney courtroom.

  • by Georgina Mitchell

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'Why rip everything up?': Parramatta light rail stage two in serious doubt

'Why rip everything up?': Parramatta light rail stage two in serious doubt

Andrew Constance says the government is increasingly likely to use "trackless trams" or buses to service the stage two route between Camellia and Sydney Olympic Park.

  • by Tom Rabe
I believe I can live on $40 a day. But is it a life I would choose? No
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I believe I can live on $40 a day. But is it a life I would choose? No

I’ve been doing the numbers, and I reckon I could live on this. Live, that is. Basically, I reckon I wouldn’t die.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Morrison and Biden speak about COVID-19 and emissions in first call

Morrison and Biden speak about COVID-19 and emissions in first call

The PM and US President-elect also discussed the US-Australia alliance and defence ties.

  • by David Crowe
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'I just heard a loud bang': Man arrested after shooting on Sydney's north shore

Police found two firearms at the  Wahroonga property on Thursday morning, following reports that shots had been fired.

  • by Laura Chung
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'It's at the stage of mild dementia ... and he's only 40 years old'

The confronting findings of Macquarie University's National Repetitive Head Trauma Initiative lay bare the devastating impact.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
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US ELECTION 2020

In 2014, Ron Klain acted as Ebola coordinator for president Barack Obama.

Joe Biden selects long-time aide Ron Klain as chief of staff

Klain will manage the incoming White House through a pandemic that is surging across the country, once again filling hospital beds and threatening the economy.

US President Donald Trump gives two thumbs up to supporters as he departs after playing golf at the Trump National Golf Club on November 8.

Trump lawyers suffer embarrassing rebukes from judges over voter fraud claims

A judge slammed one argument for a claim of fraud as "inadmissible hearsay within hearsay".

  • by Aaron Blake

Sydney

The glass shattered on top of another man who was walking below the construction site at the time.

Construction worker falls three metres through glass ceiling in Sydney's north

The glass shattered on top of another man who was walking below the construction site and both were taken to Royal North Shore Hospital.

  • by Sarah Keoghan

'Find a solution': Health Minister's orders to avoid mass hospital resignation

Blacktown Hospital's maternity unit opened in August 2019 as part of the NSW government's $700 million redevelopment of the western Sydney hospital.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has directed senior health bureaucrats to find a way to resolve a bitter dispute at Blacktown Hospital to prevent all 20 obstetricians resigning.

  • by Kate Aubusson

Ex-northern beaches teacher arrested for historical sexual assault of student

A former northern beaches teacher has been charged with historical sexual abuse offences.

The 67-year-old woman is accused of abusing a student at Beacon Hill High School from 1978 to 1980.

  • by Fergus Hunter

The plan to transform Sydney's 'ugly duckling' into a legacy project

The proposal is to demolish much of the harbour-facing side of the Torpedo Factory, turning it into a landscaped park.

The industrial building looming over Sydney Harbour was once a gasworks, a torpedo factory and a submarine base. Now it might become a public park.

  • by Megan Gorrey

The story behind Sydney's Monumental porn star dilemma

The Monument complex in Surry Hills.

The antics of a pair of porn stars living in Oxford Street's prestigious Monument building have upset some of the establishment.

  • by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook

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State of Origin

Stink eye: Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is about to return to the field after a bit of Origin biff.

Nathan Cleary free to play Origin decider, brawlers hit with fines

Both teams will be at full strength in next week's decider after the NRL match review committee handed out fines to game two brawlers.

  • by Michael Chammas
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State of Origin two ratings likely to force NRL back to winter schedule

Game one ratings crashed to an 18-year low last week with an average audience of 2.38 million. Game two ratings weren't much better.

  • by Michael Chammas

Politics

Michaelia Cash has been accused her of running a "fake redundancy" process to force an adviser out of her office.

'Fake redundancy': Adviser says Cash forced her out

A formal complaint against Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has accused her of running a "fake redundancy" process to force an adviser out of her office without fair warning.

  • by David Crowe

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The most-loved and most-hated celebrity homes

They're big, they're beautifully styled and they cost many millions of dollars, but that doesn't mean everyone is a fan.

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How much have all the houses from The Block re-sold for?

More than 60 properties have sold over the renovation TV show's history. Here's how much cash they fetched.

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Stink eye: Tino Fa'asuamaleaui is about to return to the field after a bit of Origin biff.

Nathan Cleary free to play Origin decider, brawlers hit with fines

Both teams will be at full strength in next week's decider after the NRL match review committee handed out fines to game two brawlers.

  • by Michael Chammas
Will Pucovski.

Warner to be consulted about Test opener selections

Emerging star Will Pucovski has been declared "good to go" but may need David Warner's tick of approval before he is handed a baggy green cap for next month's blockbuster Test series against India.

  • by Jon Pierik
Payne Haas said he saw ''red'' during his fight with Tino Fa‘asuamaleau.

'I just saw red': Heavyweight Haas on his stink with Maroon nemesis

Payne Haas had not thrown a punch since the under-10s. Then he saw ''red'' when he clashed with Maroons rival Tino Fa‘asuamaleau in State of Origin.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 11:  Valentine Holmes of the Maroons is tackled during game two of the 2020 State of Origin series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons at ANZ Stadium on November 11, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

State of Origin two ratings likely to force NRL back to winter schedule

Game one ratings crashed to an 18-year low last week with an average audience of 2.38 million. Game two ratings weren't much better.

  • by Michael Chammas
Michael Lipman

'It's at the stage of mild dementia ... and he's only 40 years old'

The confronting findings of Macquarie University's National Repetitive Head Trauma Initiative lay bare the devastating impact of repeated concussion in sport.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Nathan Cleary was stellar in Sydney but the mother of all Origin tasks awaits the halfback next week.

Cleary hits back as Fittler's boys in blue restore order

If the NSW playmaker can perform the way he did in this match next week in Brisbane, they may as well hand the shield over now.

  • by Andrew Webster
Damien Cook checked himself out of hospital barely more than 24 hours before game two.

The secret hospital visit before NSW gun dominated Origin

The Blues had a major pre-game scare 48 hours out from their series-levelling win – and barely anyone knew about it.

  • by Adam Pengilly

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