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Man killed family before himself to 'spare them pain', inquest hears
Geoff Hunt shot dead his wife and children before taking his own life on a New South Wales farm because he believed they were dependent on him, a coronial inquest is told.
 
Wilkie refers Garrett to police over 'short memory' of improper payment claims
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie calls for a police investigation into former Labor minister Peter Garrett's about-face on claims he was offered an improper payment from Clubs New South Wales.
 
Russia launches cruise missile strikes against Syrian rebels
Russian warships launch cruise missile strikes against what the Kremlin says are Islamic State targets in Syria, as Vladimir Putin's warplanes go into action again in support of a major ground offensive launched by regime troops.
 
Controversial Auburn Deputy Mayor charged after alleged kidnap threat
Auburn's Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer is charged with intimidation after he allegedly threatened to find out where the father of a Lindt cafe siege survivor lived and to kidnap his children.
 
Liberal Party director Brian Loughnane stands down
Liberal Party federal director Brian Loughnane has announced he is standing down, in what some Liberal MPs see as the natural conclusion to the leadership spill which felled Tony Abbott.
 
Former Salvos home resident hit in face with plank for resisting abuse, inquiry hears
Harrowing accounts of sexual abuse and cruelty at four children's homes run by the Salvation Army are heard as Adelaide hearings for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse go into a third day.
 
Mother treating daughter with medicinal cannabis won't back NSW trial
A Tasmanian mother who illegally uses medicinal cannabis to control her child's life-threatening seizures says it is too dangerous for her daughter to participate in the New South Wales trial of the drug.
 
Rents fall across most cities in September
Rents are falling in most capital cities and posting their slowest annual growth on record across the nation as a whole.
 
Tyalgum hopes to become first Australian town to go off the grid
Tyalgum in north-east New South Wales wants to make a name for itself by working on a plan to become the first town in Australia to voluntarily disconnect from the electricity grid.
 
'I wish I'd had phone tapping', CFMEU official tells inquiry
A senior CFMEU official tells the royal commission into trade unions he would have called in the police if he had known that bribery or extortion was taking place at the union he ran.
 
Foetus found in 48-million-year-old horse fossil
A 48-million-year-old horse predecessor, whose exceptionally well-preserved remains were discovered in Germany, still has its foetus and some soft tissues intact, researchers confirm.
 
Volkswagen needs over a year to fix all faulty cars, chief says
Volkswagen's new boss says the auto giant needs more than a year to fix all its pollution-cheating cars, as the company suspends four employees suspected of being behind the global deception.
 
NSW school prayer audit completed amid concerns of extremist preaching
An audit of prayer groups in New South Wales' public schools is completed and its results are being considered by the State Government.
 
Protesters storm UK premiere of Suffragette film
Protesters storm the red carpet at the glitzy premiere of Suffragette staring Meryl Streep, staging a lie-in and saying the fight for women's equality was not yet over.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Michael Bradley New leader, new language in response to terrorism - but not everyone has evolved
By Michael Bradley
By Chris O'Brien Campbell Newman's biography: Does his criticism of the media have merit?
By Chris O'Brien
By Anne Twomey Striking a blow against political donation corruption
By Anne Twomey
By Tim Lyons Defending penalty rates does not require political bravery
By Tim Lyons
 
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World
Now 'right moment' for carbon tax: IMF chief
Cameron vows to shut down Islamic schools that teach hate
Obama offers 'heartfelt' apology to MSF over Kunduz bombing
 
Business
Rents fall across most cities in September
IMF warns on China, emerging market risks
Now 'right moment' for carbon tax: IMF chief
 
Politics
Wilkie refers Garrett to police over 'short memory' of improper payment claims
Liberal Party director Brian Loughnane stands down
'He's there fighting ISIS': Russian diplomat defends Bashar al-Assad
 
Sport
Bird's drugs charges dismissed but three former Titans to stand trial
Chris Cairns threatened team-mate with bat for scoring too much, court hears
Mostert the man to beat at Bathurst
 
Science and Tech
Brisbane grandmother celebrates High Court victory in gene patent battle
Neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics
Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF
 
Environment
Now 'right moment' for carbon tax: IMF chief
Volkswagen CEO says car recall to start in January
Sneezing monkey, 'walking' fish found in Himalayas: WWF
 

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