5 h. ago From corflute craziness to ‘Trumpet’ texts, election day can’t come soon enough

Posters tell us who we’re voting for. But we need to look behind them.

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5 h. ago Canada delivers election victory to incumbent PM Mark Carney

Canadians have rejected Donald Trump's repeated taunts that the country should become America's 51st state, delivering an election victory to incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney.

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7 h. ago ASX gains for a fourth session, led by energy and tech stocks

The Australian sharemarket has pushed past the 8000-mark after a late wave of buying helped Wall Street post its longest advance since November.

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7 h. ago Killer driver Thomas Towle set to avoid jail after 'flouting' laws

Thomas Towle is set to avoid more time behind bars for driving unlicensed while high on drugs.

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8 h. ago Dragons, Rabbitohs change halves combinations for Magic Round matches

St George Illawarra has made changes to their side after the Anzac Day loss, including calling up a State of Origin player to make his Dragons debut.

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8 h. ago Prayer notes and smell of death led police to body on Brisbane balcony

The body of Chinese national Qiong Yan was found in a large tool box at her Hamilton home. A jury has been told her alleged killer was motivated by greed.

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8 h. ago 25 things to do in Brisbane over the Labour Day long weekend

From football and festivals to shows and movies, there is plenty going on over the three-day break.

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8 h. ago 'Good days and bad days': Parents of Perth surfers killed in Mexico mark anniversary

The parents of Perth brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, who were murdered in Mexican "have good days and bad days," one year on.

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8 h. ago WA news LIVE: Investigation launched into body found on boat moored in Bicton

Brad Pitt will star in a film adaptation of famed WA novelist Tim Winton’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Riders. Meanwhile, a Perth may finally get some answers on the death of a loved one, five years later. Follow our live coverage here.

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8 h. ago Accused mushroom cook killer has attempted murder charges dropped ahead of trial

Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch, but jurors have been told that charges of attempting to kill her husband in the months before the fateful meal have been withdrawn.

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10 h. ago WA news LIVE: Police announce major breakthrough in unsolved hit

Police finding a way to enhance CCTV footage has let them move forward on a hit and run that’s haunted a Perth family for five years. Meanwhile, the debate over nuclear for the state’s South Waste fires up. Follow our live coverage here.

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10 h. ago Angry Perth paramedics vent frustrations by scribbling on ambulances

One ambulance parked outside Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia’s office on Tuesday morning bore the message: “WA Health is ‘Cooked’.”

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11 h. ago Killer learns fate after stabbing innocent man in Carlton lift

A 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed an “entirely innocent” stranger in a lift has been sentenced to jail.

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11 h. ago WA news LIVE: Parents speak on anniversary of Mexico murders; Hundreds gather to mourn Andrew Krakouer

The parents of Callum and Jake Robinson have spoken on the events that have transpired since their sons’ deaths. Meanwhile, mourners today farewell a football great. Follow our live coverage here.

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12 h. ago ‘I was probably going to die’: Hero police officer in tears over Bondi attack

Inspector Amy Scott, the NSW Police officer who shot dead Westfield attacker Joel Cauchi, has detailed for the first time the moment she faced down the killer.

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12 h. ago 100 days of destruction: Trump’s first three months are a sea of red ink

Donald Trump’s second time in the White House has produced the worst 100 days for financial markets in half a century.

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13 h. ago ‘I run the world’: Trump marks 100 days with stunts, boasts and propaganda

The US president also embraced Australian football player Jordan Mailata at a ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles, who won the Super Bowl in February.

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13 h. ago I yelled out ‘mate’: Hero police officer Amy Scott reveals moment she faced Bondi killer

Inspector Amy Scott, the heroic NSW Police officer who shot dead Bondi attacker Joel Cauchi, has begun her evidence at the coronial inquest.

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19 h. ago Two men killed in Sydney crash and another is fighting for life

Two young men have died and another is fighting for life after a crash between a truck and a car in south-west Sydney.

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19 h. ago ‘That’s where he was happy’: Maddie Raymond’s tribute to the boat rower of Lady Bay

Trainer Maddie Raymond reflects on life without her father, Eddie, ahead of the three-day Warrnambool Racing Carnival.

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