Almandin has narrowly won the Melbourne Cup ahead of Heartbreak City. It's the fifth win for owner Lloyd Williams and the second win for jockey Kerrin McEvoy. The race favourite Hartnell came third
The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at a record low 1.5 per cent for the third straight month. New governor Philip Lowe said in a statement afterwards that house prices had been "rising briskly" in some markets
Family First senator Bob Day has tendered his resignation, effective immediately. Pressure had been mounting on him to resign as his construction company Home Australia went into liquidation
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Lloyd Williams' Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, wins the 156th Melbourne Cup at Flemington, narrowly taking the victory from Heartbreak City in the race that stops the nation. Follow live.
Lloyd Williams' imported horse Almandin wins the Melbourne Cup, beating Irish horse Heartbreak City in a tight finish to give Williams his fifth Cup winner.
Family First senator Bob Day tenders his resignation, effective immediately, a fortnight after his construction company Home Australia went into liquidation.
Melbourne IVF geneticist Michael Quinn, who was caught in a US hotel room attempting to pay $US260 to rape a six-year-old boy, is sentenced to 12 years' jail with his actions described by the judge as "ghastly" and "despicable".
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says contentious changes to visa laws are not aimed at refugees or asylum seekers already in Australia, but has not ruled out that some may be deported.
Home prices in Australia's big east coast cities show no sign of slowing, with the latest CoreLogic figures pointing to an average 0.5 per cent gain across the nation last month.
A legal expert says the controversy embroiling the newly elected Member for Nhulunbuy Yingiya Mark Guyula could be a landmark case that highlights the clash between Australian and Aboriginal laws.
The oncologist at the centre of the St Vincent's Hospital chemotherapy scandal, John Grygiel, says other specialists were giving low doses of chemotherapy to patients.
While Australian millennials are forfeiting their house deposits to pay for smashed avocado, elsewhere in the world authorities are worried about how much forest land is being lost to make way for orchards of the popular fruit.
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Showers are predicted for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington today, with racegoers urged to come prepared for wet weather. This year's main race is dominated by runners from Dubai's Godolphin stables
Sydney's Star Casino has been accused of hiding the full extent of violence at the venue with leaked documents showing nearly two-thirds of assaults are not being reported to police
The United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants arrives in Australia today for an 18-day visit to examine immigration detention and processing centres in Australia and on Nauru
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Here's what's coming up:
9:00am AEDT: A NSW Upper House inquiry will look at instances of inadequate chemotherapy dosing in NSW hospitals. Dr John Grygiel, who was found to have under-dosed more than 100 patients, is expected to give evidence
10:00am AEDT: Michael Atkins is expected to continue to give evidence at the inquest into the death of his boyfriend, Matthew Leveson, in 2007. Atkins has previously been acquitted of murder
11:00am AEDT: Omar Succarieh is due to be sentenced in Brisbane after pleading guilty to four foreign incursion charges
12:00pm AEDT: Dutch royals King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will continue their visit to Australia with a tour of the Shell Australia headquarters in Perth
2.30pm AEDT: The Reserve Bank will announce its official interest rate decision
3:00pm AEDT: The Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington
4:00pm AEDT: Justice Minister Michael Keenan is in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart and is expected to raise the arrests of Crown employees
Melbourne Cup racegoers are being urged to pack an umbrella and a raincoat, with good odds of showers throughout the day, including during the main event, which is dominated by runners from Dubai's Godolphin stables.
For many racegoers this Spring Carnival there will be nary a nag in sight as they flock to the track to instead revel in the fashion. And this means big business for milliners.
Figures contained in an internal State Government review of violence at Sydney's Star Casino show the number of serious incidents are more than three times higher than official crime statistics.
Australia's immigration laws will come under the microscope with the UN's special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants arriving in the country today.
In Mexico City's most notorious district, the home of the Holy Death cult, Day of the Dead celebrations have a distinctly darker edge. And now the "phenomenon" is spreading.
Iraqi troops enter the Karama district of the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, their first advance into the city itself after two weeks of fighting in the surrounding area to dislodge the militants, an officer said.
A former Socceroo who died in an Adelaide hospital after an oxygen tube was connected to his catheter was assigned to a ward that did not specialise in his care because of capacity issues, a coronial inquest hears.
One Nation says it has enough members to register as a political party in Western Australia and will now seek formal recognition to stand candidates at the March state election.
The Australia Defence Association and Federal Opposition raise security and ethical concerns over the former federal trade minister's appointment to the Chinese company controlling Darwin Port.
The woman at the centre of a scandal rocking South Korea meets with prosecutors investigating her close ties to President Park Geun-hye, and whether she pulled Government strings to amass an illicit fortune.
Researchers are using a concept that many find increasingly frightening — artificial intelligence — to develop an algorithm to determine what scares us most.
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