| | | | Each week Bryan Denny is contacted by women from around the world, some of whom have emptied their bank accounts for him. It's all part of an ongoing online scam, and Colonel Denny is as much a victim as the women being duped. | | | | Melbourne-based refugee Hakeem al-Araibi is on his way to Australia after his release from a Thai prison late last night and is is expected to arrive in Melbourne this afternoon. | | | | Details of a telephone intercept recorded during an investigation into the suspicious disappearance of Belinda Peisley suggest a former boyfriend was referring to a "dead chick". | | | | You're forgiven for being confused, but because of its prominence in the election campaign, we're going to have to learn what dividend imputation means. The election might depend on it, writes Peter Martin. | | | | France's visiting Defence Minister has assured Australia the future submarine program will run on time, despite a similar build program running three years late in her country. | | | | We visited schools from one of the poorest and wealthiest suburbs in the same city and took a peek inside kids' lunch boxes. Here's what we found. | | | | It's a football league where players are forced to travel in armoured personnel carriers for their own protection. And for the fanatical fans, attending a match can be fatal. | | | | A falling Australian dollar is contributing to a surge in tourism that, in turn, is leading to the biggest hotel building boom in decades. | | | | Chances are all your photos and videos are being stored on cloud servers that burn a lot of power. Now, data centres are joining the wave of Australian companies going carbon neutral. | | | | For three years, I tried, but life with our dog Mallee just didn't work out. The decision to rehome her involved guilt, shame and judgement, but it was the best thing to do. | | | | A statewide total fire ban is in place for the first time this year, as strong winds, low humidity and high temperatures bring "very high" and "extreme" fire danger across most of New South Wales. | | | | Notorious gangland figure Tony Mokbel remains in a critical condition after being stabbed at Victoria's Barwon maximum security prison, where underworld killer Carl Williams was bashed to death in 2010. | | | | Charles McCarthy got into a fight with Andrew Doan that ended in him being stabbed in the head, but the accused claims the death was just a "freak and tragic accident". | | | | "Hey baby!" The screens light up and the scammers start their day, swapping sex and sweet nothings for money. | | | | Every day we're sent links by brands, politicians, friends and strangers. You download apps on your devices. Maybe you use QR codes. And any of these could be hiding something more sinister. | | | | A documentary to be screened by the British broadcaster detailing sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson is in breach of ethical guidelines, his estate says. | | | | The defence lawyer for a man accused of kidnapping and raping a European backpacker questions why the woman did not run from her alleged captor when she had the chance. | | | | As far as weddings go, this one was a long time coming. Exactly 50 years to the day since they first met, the former High Court judge marries his longtime partner in a civil ceremony in Sydney. | | | | Music festival organisers and the NSW Police lock horns over the reason for the sudden cancellation of a Central Coast event, with organisers denying it was plagued by "mismanagement". | | | | The prolonged silence as Prince William and Kate entered the BAFTAs was the standout moment of the award ceremony, which was dominated by The Favourite. | |  |
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