| | | | Residents huddled, struggling for breath, on the smoky beach or stayed behind to try and save their houses, as a devastating bushfire hit the small NSW south coast town of Tathra on Sunday afternoon. | | | | The fire that destroyed almost 70 homes and buildings in the coastal town of Tathra, near Bega, is still actively burning, firefighters say, as they warn residents it is not yet safe to return. | | | | The royal commission grills Commonwealth Bank for aggressively selling credit card insurance to unemployed people, while ANZ is accused of breaking responsible lending laws. | | | | Moscow's words and actions — including the alleged poisoning of a former spy — are not the results of random aggression but rather fall into distinct patterns that can help us anticipate Russia's next moves under Vladimir Putin, writes Jennifer Mathers. | | | | Increasingly the older generation appears determined not to ensure the prosperity of future generations — but to grab as much of the pie as humanly possible right now. Woe betide anyone who stands in the way, writes Ian Verrender. | | | | The man who blew the whistle on Cambridge Analytica — a data analysis firm that allegedly tapped the Facebook profiles of more than 50 million users without their permission — is suspended from the social media platform soon after speaking to the media. | | | | Cavett Eaton has thought long and hard about how he would confront a school shooter with the concealed pistol he carries into class each day. | | | | As more and more suspicions about Matt Lodge's history and behaviour seem to be confirmed, questions must be asked of the NRL and those who continue to defend him, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | The idea that all Sydney FC need do to claim another A-League title is turn up and collect the trophy is debunked thanks to a drop in form just when it matters most. | | | | A giant yellow inflatable duck believed to have been missing at sea off Western Australia for almost a week was found by a fisherman shortly after being swept away, but has spent the past week at a house in Gosnells. | | | | Have you ever been asked a question in a job interview that just didn't sit well with you? Here are the ones to look out for, as well as what you can do if they ever come up. | | | | US President Donald Trump takes aim at Russia probe special counsel Robert Mueller in a series of tweets, signalling a possible shift away from a strategy of cooperating with a probe he believes is biased against him. | | | | Food giant Heinz misled the public about the nutritional benefits of its Little Kids Shredz range by packaging the product to suggest it was healthy for toddlers, the Federal Court finds. | | | | Offering up food, chainsaws, a place to charge up, and even hunting down suspected thieves: the community spirit springs into action as Top Enders rally together to help friends and strangers alike in the wake of Cyclone Marcus. | | | | Rick Thorburn, the foster father of slain Logan schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer, will be sentenced next month after his lawyers said he would plead guilty to her murder. | | | | After a chaotic period on Sydney's railways, the NSW Government hopes a peek inside the new Northwest Metro line trains will give frustrated commuters hope for the future. | | | | As investigations continue to try to identify the fan who allegedly racially abused Souths' Greg Inglis, Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga calls for a life ban for anyone responsible. | | | | Yann Arnaud dies in hospital after he was injured performing the aerial straps number during a show in Florida on the weekend. A day earlier he had announced on Instagram that his act was "finally in the show". | | | | A Republican candidate who called a Florida high school shooting survivor a "skinhead lesbian" and called another a "bald-faced liar" has quit the race for Maine's House of Representatives. | | | | Most Australians still do not know when they should put on sunscreen, despite millions of dollars spent over three decades promoting the "slip, slop, slap" sun awareness campaign, research reveals. | | | | Long-distance relationships have been known to survive the test of time — but what if you were 54.6 million kilometres apart with no chance of a visit ever again? It sounds crazy, but it's a reality facing Mars One candidate Dianne McGrath. | |  |
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