| | | | The family of 18-year-old apprentice Christopher Cassaniti, who was killed in a scaffolding collapse in Sydney yesterday, describe him as a kind, hardworking and widely adored young man who was "full of life and love". | | | | A Singapore-based high roller is being pursued by the The Star casino after losing the equivalent of $8.6 million each day he spent on the Gold Coast before leaving the country and cancelling a blank cheque he'd put up as collateral. | | | | With a broken foot, split lip, cut nose and a strained wrist, a Hobart woman says her 78-year-old mother-in-law was in desperate need of medical care — only to be told she was too old to be admitted to the city's private hospital. | | | | The Coalition is promising that tonight's Budget will return Australia to surplus for the first time in 12 years. Follow the build-up to the Treasurer's announcement in our live blog. | | | | Tonight's Budget is widely being seen as a re-election pitch for the Coalition. There will be sweeteners, programs, policies and the first forecast surplus in more than a decade. | | | | A 24-year-old man is taken into custody on suspicion of murdering missing Ipswich man David Thornton after a freezer containing human remains was found in the 58-year-old's backyard. | | | | Inflatable play equipment, along with the children playing on it, is tossed around in the air during a freak weather event at a fair in China. | | | | An Adelaide man charged after allegedly posting comments online in support of the Christchurch terrorist attack loses his bid to be allowed to use the internet again. | | | | India's decision to shoot down one of its own satellites in a bid to flex its military space muscle is a "terrible, terrible thing" and not sustainable or compatible with human spaceflight, NASA's highest-ranked official warns. | | | | A British ski instructor who attacked a man and woman as they left a Snowy Mountains pub last year has pleaded guilty to a vicious rape and assault. Police documents show the injuries to the two victims were so serious officers originally believed more than one attacker must have been involved. | | | | A 77-year-old Perth man who killed his ex-wife's new partner with a tomahawk, and tried to kill her and a good Samaritan who tried to intervene, will spend at least 20 years behind bars. | | | | The Reserve Bank stands by its conviction that a strong jobs market will eventually deliver a recovery in wages and GDP growth. | | | | Britain's exit from the European Union remains deadlocked after the UK Parliament failed to agree on any alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal. | | | | CCTV footage shows the moment a hit-and-run driver accelerates away from a crash scene after hitting a woman and her granddaughter while they were on their way to buy an ice cream in Melbourne. | | | | New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wraps up a brief official visit to Beijing, where she met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to shore up bilateral ties amid friction over tech giant Huawei. | | | | Exercising at your maximal heart rate isn't always effective. Training smarter, not harder, will make you fitter, write Angela Spence and Carly Brade. | | | | A Melbourne jury is told three men facing terrorism charges over the burning down of a Melbourne Shia mosque in December 2016 were "very proud of their efforts" and drove past the damaged mosque "on their way to celebrating". | | | | A new book reveals the ongoing influence of golf in relation to the US President's leadership, and a slew of celebrities and professional golfers say that Mr Trump has consistently played dirty. | | | | When she was four, Lottie told her parents she wasn't a boy, but a transgender girl. They say she's "still just the same kid" — but they're keeping her gender identity a secret at school. | | | | People taking in tranquil scenery in Iceland are suddenly forced to dash to higher ground as huge sections of a glacier collapse into the freezing water below, creating enormous waves. | | | | Despite one minor slip-up during a potato gem baking competition, Maggie Collins is halfway through a six-month break without alcohol. But working in the music industry (hello, free drinks) means it's challenging. | | | | On the eve of the Budget, Arthur Sinodinos makes a "slightly radical" admission on ABC's Q&A panel, saying the unemployment allowance should be increased over time. | | | | A British parliamentary debate on Brexit is temporarily disrupted when a group of 14 people strip to their underpants in the public gallery of the House of Commons. | |  |
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