| | | | Stonemasons who cut engineered stone into a popular type of kitchen benchtop are contracting accelerated silicosis at alarming levels, with doctors warning of the "largest occupational lung crisis since the peak of asbestos use". | | | | The leaking of the Ruddock review, which recommends formalising religious schools' ability to turn away gay students, comes at a bad time for Scott Morrison, who is stuck between conservative MPs and his chances of electoral success in the Wentworth by-election, writes Patricia Karvelas. | | | | NSW Police say they need the help of the community to trace the last movements of Nicole Cartwright, 32, whose body was found at a Hunter's Hill park by a council worker last week. | | | | Ratings agency Moody's finds the proportion of borrowers at least 30 days behind on their home loans averages 1.1 per cent within 5 kilometres of city centres, but jumps to 1.9 per cent in suburbs between 30-40 kilometres away. | | | | Australia's largest superannuation fund is changing its rules to prevent investors running for the exit in the case of a major property market crash. | | | | Gymnastics Australia says it has the support of parents at the National Centre of Excellence in Melbourne, following allegations young gymnasts suffered cruel "punishments" as part of the program. | | | | She was one of the Trump administrations most popular figures. She quit just before crucial midterm elections. And everyone is trying to figure out why. | | | | Hundreds of homes in China are evacuated after the sinkhole claimed the lives of four people, reported to be two newlyweds and a father and son. | | | | It can be empowering to make positive life changes. While time restrictions and financial limitations may affect some people's ability to make such changes, we all have the ability to make small meaningful changes. | | | | Construction of two of Australia's biggest solar farms will begin in western New South Wales in the next month, with much of the labour for the hundreds of jobs created to be sourced locally. | | | | Gladys Berejiklian admits she's upset with the way a stoush over using the Opera House to promote a horse race spilled into the public arena, following a protest where more than 1,000 people used lights to disrupt the display. | | | | A "massive" spike in voter registration comes in the hours after Taylor Swift urged her 112 million Instagram followers to vote for Democrats at the upcoming US mid-term elections. | | | | Adelaide's Bill Corey was one of 14,000 Australians who held the Libyan port city of Tobruk against German General Erwin Rommel's forces in 1941. | | | | Australia will need to launch a major fight-back against Pakistan on day four of the first Test if it is to avoid defeat in Dubai. Follow all the action from the UAE in our live ScoreCentre. | | | | A six-metre "whale" being transported on the back of a truck through Brisbane turns plenty of heads, and even catches the attention of police. | | | | A threatening note is attached to a pet cat after its neck, tail and paws were bound tightly with cable ties and covered in an "unknown green substance" in Melbourne's north-eastern suburbs. | | | | Choosing where to have your baby is often a complex and personal decision based on personal preferences, health risks and finances. We asked four mums how much their public, private and at-home labours cost and what their experiences were like. | | | | Dramatic-actor-turned-action-star Liam Neeson claims a horse he worked with on his latest film recognised him from a previous gig, and Russell Crowe backs up the story. We look at Hollywood's history of equine friendship. | | | | The entire fleet of service vehicles used by a Canberra charity to give mobility to people with disabilities is taken off the road as a vandalism spree in Canberra's south also hits a community athletics club. | |  |
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