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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