5 h. ago Woman charged over Louvre jewels heist, Paris prosecutor says

The lawyer for the woman, Adrien Sorrentino, told reporters his client is “devastated” because she disputes the accusations.

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15 h. ago McEvoys to take on the world: Our lone Aussie hope in the Melbourne Cup

A father-and-son training partnership are taking on the mighty mega stables and some gun internationals in the race that stops a nation. Here

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29 h. ago The former lawyer turned ‘champagne specialist’ who wants Aussies to buy bubbly

Natalie Hazel quit law in 2019 to wage a marketing campaign to convince Australians to keep buying their fizz.

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39 h. ago ‘I’d do anything to hear his voice’: Devastated father of young cricketer Ben Austin reveals family’s heartache

The Austin family visited the nets where the 17-year-old’s life was cut short, saying despite their grief cricket was a great game.

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43 h. ago How Trump’s antivaxxers helped trigger Aussie giant’s $50b implosion

The deadliest US flu season in decades was expected to immunise CSL’s vaccine business from a growing anti-vaxxer sentiment. That’s not how it has played out.

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45 h. ago Sixth rat poisoning victim identified, police trying to sniff out details

The cluster of people connected to a rat poisoning incident continues to grow, but authorities say they are still investigating how the poison ended up in homemade food.

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46 h. ago My phone beeped with devastating news. The joys and shattering lows of being a 1 per cent racehorse owner

When tragedy struck, we reasoned that we couldn’t let a freak accident put us off something we love. For our family and friends, horse ownership is about doing something together. Now we have a hope in the Derby.

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46 h. ago My phone beeped with devastating news. The joys and shattering lows of owning a share in a racehorse

When tragedy struck, we reasoned that we couldn’t let a freak accident put us off something we love. For our family and friends, horse ownership is about doing something together. Now we have a hope in the Derby.

Technology

47 h. ago Aussie singer Dean Lewis apologises after fans accuse him of inappropriate behaviour

The ARIA Award-winning musician said he needs to make changes but rejected any suggestion that his behaviour was illegal.

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67 h. ago Satellite images reveal Jamaica devastation as Melissa tears through Cuba

The monster storm has caused widespread destruction across the Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, with tens of thousands left homeless and without power.

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67 h. ago How this Aussie giant’s annual meeting turned into a board lynching

By the end of James Hardie’s 17-minute AGM, chair Anne Lloyd and two fellow directors had lost their jobs. As far as shareholder protests go, this was one for the history books.

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69 h. ago A devastating Aussie connection in the middle of the Egyptian desert

Of the thousands of Anzacs buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery in Egypt, one grave fills me with a sense of grief, even now, 84 years on.

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2 d. ago As Victoria makes treaty, Sheena Watt feels the burden of history

During an emotional treaty debate, the government’s only Indigenous MP recounted the moment she remade a family connection severed by past policies.

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3 d. ago Gaza ceasefire is back on, Israel says, after new strikes kill more than 100

The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on October 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date.

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3 d. ago ‘They should hit back’: Trump defends Israel over new strikes against Hamas

The US president said he thought the deal he brokered will hold despite rogue elements of Hamas attacking Israeli soldiers, and Israel ordering strikes in return.

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3 d. ago ‘It’s just so confronting’: The 2003 World Cup hero facing a devastating diagnosis

Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh has pledged his support for former England star Lewis Moody, who will deliver the match ball at Saturday’s Twickenham Test after revealing he has motor neurone disease.

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3 d. ago Bullish Buckaroo call made for Melbourne Cup; Al Riffa’s big concern allayed

A slashing run in the Cox Plate has convinced the trainer and connections that Buckaroo is in good enough form to have another crack at the Melbourne Cup.

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4 d. ago Hamas delays body handover after Netanyahu orders ‘powerful attacks’ in Gaza

The order from Netanyahu and fresh violence between Israeli troops and Hamas puts new pressure on the tenuous US-brokered ceasefire.

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4 d. ago ‘My priorities are clear’: Craig Drummond set to replace Goyder as the next AFL Commission chair

Former Geelong president Craig Drummond will focus on improving the connection between the AFL Commission and clubs and make fans his top priority when he replaces Richard Goyder as chairman.

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5 d. ago In a region famous for wild party cruises, this trip defied expectations

Having seen the reality TV show Below Deck, shot on the Dalmatian Coast, I was worried I would be the frumpy middle-aged woman in a sea of glamorous youngsters.

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