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Drivers dodge fines in multi-million-dollar traffic fraud
NSW drivers looking to dodge traffic fines allegedly lodged 2,000 false statutory declarations to push fines on to others who in some cases were overseas or dead.
 
Stocco fugitives enter NSW undetected and steal fuel
Victorian Police say fugitives Gino and Mark Stocco filled up a stolen LandCruiser at Gundagai in southern NSW overnight and drove off without paying.
 
Hockey urged not to 'double dip' as ambassador
Senator Nick Xenophon calls on former treasurer Joe Hockey not to "double dip" by drawing on his parliamentary pension if he becomes ambassador to the United States.
 
McCaw's elbow could land All Blacks captain in trouble
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw could miss the Rugby World Cup final if he is deemed to have deliberately elbowed South Africa's Francois Louw in New Zealand's two-point Rugby World Cup semi-final victory.
 
Germaine Greer defends views on transgender issues in response to university petition
Australian-born academic and feminist writer Germaine Greer defends her views on transgender issues, amid calls for one of her upcoming lectures at a university in Wales to be cancelled.
 
Spirited Hollywood star Maureen O'Hara dies aged 95
The flame-haired Irish-American actress, known for playing feisty women in classics like How Green Was My Valley and Miracle on 34th Street and for her on-screen chemistry with John Wayne, dies.
 
Inventor creates drone to spread predatory insects over farmland
A former Queensland strawberry farmer turned inventor uses drones to spread predatory insects over farmland so they can kill pests that would otherwise eat crops.
 
Lego refuses to supply bricks for Weiwei installation because of 'political context'
Part of a major international exhibition planned for Melbourne is thrown into doubt after Lego refuses to supply building blocks for the project.
 
Hurricane Patricia hammers Mexican coast before rapidly weakening
The record-breaking hurricane flattens dozens of homes on Mexico's Pacific coast but the country is largely spared as it weakens into a remnant low and moves north.
 
Teenage girl critical after falling onto rocks at Sydney party
Police say a 16-year-old girl was drinking at a party when she fell almost five metres from a stair lift onto rocks on the shoreline.
 
World-first $16m shark strategy unveiled for NSW beaches
The NSW Government will increase surveillance and trial new technology in a bid to curb the number of shark attacks along the NSW coast following 13 attacks and one fatality so far this year.
 
Two men dead after suspected electrical accident at Randwick, in Sydney's east
The bodies of two men are found in a unit in Sydney's east after a suspected electrical accident.
 
Man finds teeth of 'humongous' prehistoric shark on beach
A beachgoer finds rare fossilised shark teeth, thought to be millions of years old, on the east coast of the United States.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Susan Butler
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World
Thousands riot in Montenegro amid calls for PM to step down
Israel agrees to calm Al-Aqsa mosque unrest
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Business
Twitter stock gift well-timed to stem brain drain, recruiters say
ANZ becomes fourth bank to raise mortgage rates
Corporate results push Wall Street higher
 
Politics
Queensland Government considers changes to domestic violence laws
Queensland MPs vow to block proposed new liquor and lockout laws
Thousands riot in Montenegro amid calls for PM to step down
 
Sport
No risk in playing Pocock and Folau, says Cheika
Blues blitz Redbacks to win one-day cup final
McCaw's elbow could land All Blacks captain in trouble
 
Science and Tech
Man finds teeth of 'humongous' prehistoric shark on beach
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Environment
Boost in penguin numbers could indicate health of East Antarctic climate
Sunscreen chemical blamed for reef harm
Government pulls $4m funding for Lomborg research centre
 

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