1 hour ago Dreyfus warned he’ll be axed in factional power play, PM faces pressure to save him

Dreyfus phoned colleagues over the past two days to solidify his position and ensure he had enough votes to cling on, but his fate is in doubt.

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1 hour ago Mark Dreyfus warned he’ll be axed in factional power play, PM faces pressure to save him

Mark Dreyfus phoned colleagues over the past two days to solidify his position and ensure he had enough votes to cling on, but his fate is in doubt.

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3 h. ago Security guard pleaded for help as Bondi killer struck. He got no answer

The guard wept as he recounted the Bondi Junction attack, which left one colleague dead and another injured.

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3 h. ago ‘Life was at risk’: Nurse implored accused killer Erin Patterson to stay at hospital

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say Erin Patterson reported gastro symptoms and asked after her lunch guests but was reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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4 h. ago Three children dead after ‘suspicious’ house fire, mum expected to survive

Their mother, who escaped the home with other children and her partner, remains in hospital under police guard, as homicide officers investigate.

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5 h. ago A Soviet space probe will crash back to Earth. It could land in Australia

It’s the final countdown for a spacecraft that was en route to Venus in 1972 – until a rocket malfunction left it stranded in orbit and slowly spiralling back towards Earth.

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8 h. ago Tan, fight, write: Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally’s guide to staying married

The Emmy Award-winning actors and real-life partners will touch down in Australia as part of Vivid Sydney, once Nick’s spray tan settles in.

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8 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland politicians get a pay rise | Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life

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8 h. ago Three dead after house fire, as two more children lose fight for life

A woman who escaped the home with other children and a man remains in hospital under police guard, as homicide officers investigate.

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11 h. ago They wreaked havoc in Queensland. Now they’re bringing new life elsewhere

One of Australia’s greatest spectacles is playing out far from its big cities.

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11 h. ago Once the pinnacle of luxury, these 10 hotels now sit abandoned

The great and the good were once lured to these dead five-stars, but now they are eerily derelict – though some could yet be reborn.

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20 h. ago Boy dead, woman under police guard after suspicious house fire

A nine-year-old boy is dead and a woman is under police guard after a suspicious house fire in Toowoomba, Queensland. 

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21 h. ago ‘Better scared than dead’: Doctor’s urgent warning to accused mushroom killer

When Erin Patterson mentioned her children had eaten leftover beef Wellington, a doctor warned against her reluctance to have them checked out.

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23 h. ago She went from punk rocker to pilot. Now Sussan Ley wants to be Liberal leader

There is no map to guide a shattered Liberal Party through its worst defeat, but Sussan Ley is game to try. Her upbringing and early life explain why.

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24 h. ago Bondi Junction killer spoke with cops a year before mass stabbing

Police body cam footage shows officers speaking to Joel Cauchi about his knife collection just over a year before the Bondi Junction stabbings.

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24 h. ago Facing NRL exile, Staggs turned his life around. He has advice for Mam

A string of off-field indiscretions once threatened Kotoni Staggs’ career. Now a changed man, he believes Ezra Mam can follow suit.

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25 h. ago The short, difficult lives of boys allegedly murdered by their grandmother

The brothers, aged six and seven, were found dead in their home on the outskirts of Coonabarabran. Police are investigating their deaths as a double homicide.

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30 h. ago House fire that killed young boy ‘suspicious’ as six remain in hospital

A 36-year-old woman is under police guard in hospital after Wednesday’s blaze in Toowoomba.

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31 h. ago Brisbane news live: Child dead in house fire; Homeless to be moved on for Paniyiri; Chandler

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31 h. ago Brisbane news live: Child feared dead in house fire; Homeless to be moved on for Paniyiri; Chandler

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