4 h. ago ‘My suckers are here!’ Boy orders almost 70,000 lollipops on Amazon

As Holly LaFavers was preparing to go to church, a delivery worker dropped off 22 boxes of lollipops in front of her apartment building. Then she heard what no parent wants to hear.

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7 h. ago The $13,000 Carlton membership that opens doors to the rich and famous

While other clubs cling to the glad rags of their few rich supporters, Carlton have much deeper ties to business.

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31 h. ago First conclave vote to elect new pope fails as black smoke emerges

More than 45,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square to witness the time-honoured tradition which signified that no candidate had garnered the two-thirds majority needed to become the new pope.

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40 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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42 h. ago Bassendean mum accused of starting $300,000 house fire while trying to light drugs

The court was told a man received burns to 30 per cent of his body after a “homemade candle” was dropped on him in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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43 h. ago The ‘parallel’ NSW schools agency where 26 people earned $500,000 a year

Education secretary Murat Dizdar told the ICAC a former colleague had a “sharp” and “direct” manner that left some colleagues “bruised”.

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45 h. ago Sprung! The wildest claims people have made on their tax returns

From air fryers to swimwear and $10,000 in luxury-branded clothing, here are some of the strange claims the Tax Office has to sort through.

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46 h. ago Big enough for 30,000 elephants, major Sydney metro station reaches milestone

Australia’s largest underground rail cavern has been scraped from tonnes of sandstone beneath Sydney’s city centre.

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49 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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2 d. ago Can a Wallabies golden boy earn shock recall? His mentee believes so

Twelve years ago, he steered the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions. Is James O’Connor ready to earn his shot at redemption?

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3 d. ago Victorian town in shock as ‘terrible’ crash kills two including teenage boy, two more fight for life

A “cherished” Year 9 student was one of two people killed in a Gippsland crash, while another teenager from the same school and a woman fight for their lives in hospital.

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3 d. ago Victorian town in shock as ‘terrible’ crash kills two including teenage boy, with two more fighting for life

A “cherished” Year 9 student was one of two people killed in a Gippsland crash, while another teenager from the same school and a woman fight for their lives in hospital.

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3 d. ago Warren Buffett has left his successor with a $540 billion pile of cash and a big problem

Warren Buffett’s announcement that he will stand down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway stunned many. It also hands a poisoned chalice to his successor.

Economics

4 d. ago 5,500,000% return: How Warren Buffett became a Wall Street legend

The billionaire’s announcement that he will stand down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway stunned many. It also handed a poisoned chalice to his successor.

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4 d. ago Father bidding on behalf of young couple wins $1.26m retro two

The villa unit, which had a reserve price of $935,000, boasted 1960s vibes, hardwood floors and a sought-after location near the foreshore.

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4 d. ago Bidders show up late, win auction for Red Hill Queenslander in seconds

The late-arriving couple slipped into the auction seconds before the gavel fell, snapping up a rare three-bedroom cottage for $1,755,000.

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7 d. ago ASX rises as Wall Street extends winning streak; Apple, Amazon results out

The Australian sharemarket dipped at the open before lifting into the green on Friday morning after Big Tech players lifted Wall Street higher overnight

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7 d. ago ASX set to slide, Wall Street extends winning streak; Apple, Amazon results out

Microsoft and Meta Platforms are driving Wall Street higher after reporting profits for the start of the year that were even bigger than analysts expected.

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8 d. ago Former AFL star admits he spent $28,000 on Uber Eats in one year

Former Collingwood player Jaidyn Stephenson admits some wild eating habits from his debut season.

Economics

9 d. ago Trump blasts Bezos over putting tariff prices on Amazon goods

Amazon.com said it will not display the cost of US tariffs on products after President Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain.

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