| | | | After a week of uncertainty and furious lobbying by Canberra, the US President suggests Australia could be exempt from his tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, saying it is "a long-term partner" and the two nations have "a very close relationship". | | | | Nursing is second only to sales assistants in a list of Australia's most popular occupations, but there are far more former lawyers and lobbyists walking the corridors of power in Canberra. So does your MP's past job really matter? | | | | Queensland's corruption watchdog confirms it is investigating allegations Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate influenced council decision-making for personal benefit, failed to declare possible conflicts of interest, and did not disclose flights and accommodation received from a Chinese developer within the required timeframe. | | | | When Carolinda Witt's mother died, she had no idea that a simple online search would unearth a large family separated by her grandfather's double life. | | | | Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has served as the archetypal "repentant whore". But a new film gets closer to the truth, writes Dorothy Ann Lee. | | | | Have you ever peered over your backyard fence and inspected your neighbour's impressive vegetable patch with envy? If so, you're not alone. | | | | Let's not be squeamish about this. Things have always happened on cricket fields in the heat of the moment, sometimes quite nasty things. But the latest Test in South Africa turned into an embarrassing slanging match, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | False news spreads farther, faster and deeper than true news on Twitter, according to one of the largest long-term investigations of fake online news ever conducted. | | | | After her GP failed to recognise the symptoms of sepsis, mother-of-two Korina Valentine fell into a coma and woke four months later to find her arms and legs had been amputated. | | | | The British police officer who fell critically ill after an attack on a former Russian spy is now about to talk to people, although he remains in a serious condition in hospital. | | | | Thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse in New South Wales and Victoria will soon get access to up to $150,000 compensation through the National Redress Scheme. | | | | Pitt Street in the heart of Sydney shuts down and witnesses are interviewed by police following the death of a woman who jumped from Sydney Tower. | | | | The president of the West Australian Nationals Party was warned by a state politician there could be an "avalanche of allegations" relating to "10 complaints" against former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce. Mr Joyce says any suggestion of 10 complainants is "patently absurd". | | | | The mystery of Cairns' lost diamonds that were found during a fastidious bond clean has been solved with police finally reuniting them with their owner, who believed they were stolen 17 years ago. | | | | Nerve agents have been used in chemical warfare since WWII and have been linked to a number of high-profile assassinations. Here's how they can destroy the body within minutes. | | | | Tony Rundle, who led the Liberal government when the Port Arthur massacre occurred, urges the current State Government to rethink its controversial gun control policy. | | | | Zoning regulations are bumping up the price of house-and-land packages in Australia's major cities, RBA researchers find — and it's costing you a fortune. | | | | A Canberra man already accused of people trafficking is charged with sex without consent, with court documents saying he threatened to "tell everybody" what the alleged victim was doing at his brothel. | | | | St George Illawarra open the NRL season with a convincing 34-12 victory over Brisbane at Kogarah Jubilee Oval. Look back at how it unfolded in our ScoreCentre. | | | | A boarding house, accused of bringing "unsocial" behaviour to the inner Melbourne suburb, will be turned into a women's shelter. But the Victorian Government says the timing of the decision has nothing to do with radio host Kate Langbroek's altercation with a man at her home last week. | | | | A mystery monster fish nearly 2 metres long and about 150 kilograms is found by a couple taking a stroll along a beach at Bundaberg in southern Queensland. | |  |
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds | |  |
By Dorothy Ann Lee | |  |
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