4 h. ago Nasty Supercars crash leaves photographers needing hospital treatment

Former Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki has been involved in a high-speed collision in qualifying for the Gold Coast 500, ploughing head-on into a barrier.

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4 h. ago Nasty crash mars Gold Coast Supercars as Mostert salutes in first finals race

After disappointment in Bathurst a fortnight ago, Chaz Mostert bounced back to win the opening Supercars finals race on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

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6 h. ago Dapper detective? AI hoax? Mystery man triggers speculation after Louvre heist

A particularly well-dressed man was photographed shortly after the stunning jewel theft at the famous Paris museum, whipping up debate about his identity – and even his existence.

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14 h. ago ‘We’re probably safer than the Louvre’: The country town that’s hosting Andy Warhol

Gallery curator Lizzy Galloway had the Pop Art legend’s soup cans on her artistic shopping list as she played “billionaire for the day”: and she got one.

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14 h. ago I struck gold by mistake, but I don’t get all these queues – or the Louvre heist

Take it from this gold investor with a proven track record: there’s nothing rational about queuing to join the gold rush.

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31 h. ago ‘Blast. They’ve gone!’ New video shows Louvre thieves slow getaway in plain sight

Footage shows the moment robbers escaped with priceless Napoleonic-era jewellery, as questions grow over security at the gallery.

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38 h. ago Police investigate the targeting of Gold Walkley winner Nick McKenzie’s home

An offender broke in to disable the home’s security system and tampered with CCTV cables.

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48 h. ago Magpies are being struck down by a mystery paralysis. It could be a canary in the coal mine

Scientists and wildlife experts have spent two years trying to figure out the cause. But questions of the Australian icon becoming extinct are the least of their worries.

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55 h. ago The country boy with polio who became Australia’s most famous GP

John Murtagh was a boy who learned respect for rural doctoring when he was struck down by polio. He would go on to shape general practice around the world.

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57 h. ago High stakes and blue sky as Augustus lines up for PNG golden prize

The $10m market-capped Augustus Minerals is amongst the vanguard of players lining up to get hold of the 2.1m ounce historical Mt Kare gold project in PNG.

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58 h. ago ASX set to retreat as Wall Street slides; Netflix slumps, Tesla results

US stocks and the price of gold fell, as momentum on Wall Street reverses.

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58 h. ago ASX lower, energy stocks jump after Trump takes aim at Russia

The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open but energy companies jumped after oil prices surged higher as President Donald Trump levied new sanctions on Russian oil giants overnight.

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58 h. ago ASX closes flat as oil price boosts energy shares; banks slump

The Australian sharemarket ended the day marginally higher as a stronger oil price gave energy companies a lift, while banks and technology shares traded lower.

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61 h. ago This film is supposed to be about a heist – but the only thing we’re robbed of is its potential

Kelly Reichardt is known on the independent film circuit as the queen of understatement – but things just don’t quite work in her latest film, The Mastermind.

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61 h. ago ASX set to retreat as Wall Street slides; Netflix slumps, Tesla ahead

Stocks are edging back from their record heights on Wall Street, while the price of gold falls again to trim more off its tremendous gain for the year.

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2 d. ago Man charged after allegedly stolen caravan crashes with kids inside

A Gold Coast man has been charged after allegedly stealing a caravan and crashing it with three children inside.

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3 d. ago ‘They want a piece of that pie’: Gold FOMO untarnished by price meltdown

Despite a dramatic plunge in the gold price and comparisons to the dotcom boom, people are lining up for hours to buy gold nuggets.

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3 d. ago Gateway onto potentially massive gold camp near Wiluna in WA.

Gateway Mining’s surface sampling around its Great Western target has all the hallmarks of a new typically large-scale Eastern Goldfields gold camp near Wiluna in WA.

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3 d. ago Its gold, gold, gold as Auric produces from newest WA project

Auric Mining has poured its first gold ahead of plan at the WA Munda pit, sparking cashflows and paving the way for a major ramp-up at the project’s main deposit.

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3 d. ago We all love mining now, but there is still a big ‘elephant in the room’

It’s hard to believe it has already been 15 years since then-prime minister Kevin Rudd lobbed the “mining tax” into the national discourse. He struck a different tone in Washington on Tuesday.

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