| | | | Agriculture Minister David Littleproud launches a scathing attack on Coles over its handling of the 10c milk levy for drought relief, calling it a "media stunt", and accusing German-owned rival Aldi of doing "bugger all" for Australian farmers. | | | | Melbourne is expanding at breakneck speed, and risks becoming a victim of its own popularity. Its inhabitants now face a choice between two population plans, and experts warn the consequences of getting it wrong will be dire. | | | | Speaking at a forum in Bondi ahead of Saturday's by-election, Dave Sharma describes the former prime minister as "an incredibly popular local member", saying it's up to voters whether they want to forgive the party or not. | | | | Donald Trump has vowed "severe punishment" if Saudi Arabia's rulers had journalist Jamal Kashoggi assassinated — but a 100 billion dollar arms deal is at stake, writes John Barron. | | | | But these are dangerous times for investors and the global economy, writes Ian Verrender. After a decade of extraordinary central bank intervention, the era of free money is rapidly drawing to a close. | | | | An inquest into the death of a three-year-old girl crushed by a sandstone Anzac Day monument hears the headstone may not have been properly secured. | | | | Almost half-a-metre of rain drenches Noosa Heads on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, as the sodden weekend across the state's south-east delivers some remarkable rainfall totals. | | | | A Tasmanian man who bludgeoned six penguins to death has his sentence of 49 hours of community service more than doubled after a successful appeal by prosecutors. | | | | Communications Minister Mitch Fifield tells the Senate he knew the ABC board was planning to sack managing director Michelle Guthrie a fortnight before she was formally dumped. | | | | The falling Australian dollar may hurt those travelling overseas, but it has sparked a big manufacturing revival that is creating tens of thousands of jobs. | | | | A professional hunter describes his extreme encounter with an 800-kilogram buffalo in which he was gored and sustained injuries requiring multiple rounds of surgery. | | | | Traffic is slowing in Australia's major cities as roads become more congested, with speeds in Adelaide the most sluggish and conditions in Melbourne deteriorating quicker than any other capital city, a new report shows. | | | | Marc Sutton, a Welsh restaurateur living near the site of the shooting in the Haute-Savoie region, was killed as he rode near a group of game hunters on an Alpine mountainside. | | | | A coalition of sexual abuse survivor groups call for former governor-general Peter Hollingworth — who was forced to resign after a series of scandals over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against priests — to be denied his taxpayer-funded entitlements. | | | | In an exclusive interview with Australian Story, Prince Harry reveals how a flight home from Afghanistan sparked a chain of events which ended up transforming the life of a commando recovering from traumatic injuries following a helicopter crash during Australia's biggest battle since Long Tan. | | | | A five-kilogram python dramatically crashes through the ceiling at a bank in southern China's Nanning city, frightening staff during a meeting. | | | | For those of you who have put off doing your tax return, you've still got a bit of time. We spoke to the Australian Taxation Office about the tax deadline and what to look out for when you claim. | | | | From rediscovering themselves in a foreign country, to feeling alone while their mates are at work, readers aged 25 to 60 share what it's like to take an adult gap year — and their advice for those thinking about it. | | | | The Duke and Duchess of Sussex touch down in Sydney, marking the beginning of a 16-day royal tour that will include engagements for the Invictus Games. | | | | Chinese football's governing body turns to military drills in its latest attempt to fulfil President Xi Jinping's goal to make the country a great football power by the turn of the century. | |  |
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