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Man shot dead outside Sydney shopping centre
A gunman is at large after a "targeted" shooting in Sydney's south-west that left one man dead and two other people injured.
 
Refugee who set himself on fire dies in hospital
Peter Dutton says "appropriate support" is being provided to the family of a refugee who has died in a Brisbane hospital after setting himself on fire at the Nauru detention centre.
 
LJ Hooker agents under investigation over missing client money
More than 100 customers are owed "substantial" sums of money following the collapse of six LJ Hooker branches in Melbourne, with the couple involved in running the business under investigation for allegedly misappropriating their clients' money.
 
S. Kidman & Co sale blocked by Morrison
The Treasurer says the acquisition of the cattle empire by a Chinese-Australian consortium is "contrary to the national interest" and gives the company until Tuesday to respond.
 
Billionaire sells entire stake in Apple, warns of 'day of reckoning'
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn sells his entire stake in the tech giant, citing the risk of China's influence on the stock and saying the company needs some sort of fiscal stimulus.
 
'Pure stupidity': Hackett offers no excuses for in-flight incident
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Grant Hackett admits his behaviour on a recent flight to Melbourne was "pure stupidity" and he will have to live with the consequences of his decorated career being "tarnished".
 
Australian app helping tourists join fight against wildlife trafficking
An Australian-built app to report and crack down on wildlife trafficking is helping authorities fight back against a surge in the illegal global trade.
 
Police seek people seen in CCTV after fatal attack on taxi driver
Victoria Police release security vision of two people they want to speak to as part of their investigation into the death of a Melbourne taxi driver.
 
Kidnapped aid worker's father makes plea for her safe return
The father of Kerry Wilson, a 60-year-old Australian aid worker kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan, issues a simple plea to his daughter: "Do your best, come back."
 
Loosening of restrictions on Manus Island detainees reversed
Internal gates at the Manus Island detention centre are relocked and mobile phones banned, after restrictions were earlier loosened following Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruling that Australia's detention of asylum seekers on the island was illegal.
 
Nurofen maker fined $1.7m for misleading customers over 'specific pain range'
The maker of Nurofen, Reckitt Benckiser, is fined $1.7 million for breaching consumer laws for claiming its products could target specific types of pain.
 
Tour operator refuses to take senators to Barrier Reef, fears bad publicity for tourism
A tour operator in Cairns says he refused to take Greens senators to view coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef because negative publicity is detrimental to the local industry.
 
Modern-day mutiny as Norfolk Islanders fight Australian takeover
Protesters against the Australian Government's decision to take control of Norfolk Island occupy the grounds of the former legislative assembly and refuse to leave as a protest leader demands the island's administrator return to the mainland.
 
Woman found dead in blowhole identified as former international student
A woman whose naked body was recovered from inside a blowhole on the New South Wales Central Coast is formally identified as 25-year-old former international student Mengmei Leng.
 
Consumers should be able to bypass geoblocking: Government agency
The Federal Government's Productivity Commission is urging lawmakers to make it clear that using VPNs to bypass geoblocking is not piracy.
 
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World
North Korea sentences US citizen to 10 years' hard labour
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Brazilian President's campaign strategist charged in corruption probe
 
Business
LJ Hooker agents under investigation over missing client money
S. Kidman & Co sale blocked by Morrison
Loyalty programs not so rewarding for retailers
 
Politics
Students could get less money under redesign of problematic loan scheme
No BS zone: Crib notes to help you cut through the budget spin
S. Kidman & Co sale blocked by Morrison
 
Sport
Eels to give Foran 'time he needs' after hospital admission
'Pure stupidity': Hackett offers no excuses for in-flight incident
Reds or Wanderers - who will make the breakthrough in A-League decider?
 
Science and Tech
New strain of rabbit-culling calicivirus given green light for 2017 release
Multi-million-dollar Japan satellite lost to 'human error': JAXA
Sign language gloves 'to empower the deaf community'
 
Environment
Florida manatee family captured on video after birth of rare twins
Senate committee to start inquiring into BP's Bight drilling plans
Labor reveals climate plan for twin emissions trading schemes
 

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