6 h. ago Iran ruler’s iron grip has lasted almost four decades. Who is the man Israel wants to kill?

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is deeply sceptical of the West, but is willing to bend when the survival of the Islamic republic is at stake.

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16 h. ago Pierce Brosnan trades licence to kill for sheriff’s badge in revenge tale

New western The Unholy Trinity, shot in Montana, has an unlikely Australian connection.

Events

48 h. ago Man jailed after allegedly threatening teenage driver in daughter's crash

A father grieving the death of his daughter in a south-west WA crash has spent a night in custody after allegedly threatening to kill the teenage driver.

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50 h. ago ‘Who would kill these kind people?’: Defence says lack of motive shows mushroom deaths were accidental

After an eight-week trial, Erin Patterson’s legal team found something to agree with prosecutors on – that her lunch guests were lovely people.

Events

52 h. ago Sydney is a peaceful city. Law and order should prevail. Not gangs

The third attempt to kill a senior crime gang member demands the gang warfare cannot be allowed to continue.

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53 h. ago Father of girl killed in South West crash charged over threats to alleged driver, police

A Perth court was told Greg Bragger was struggling with grief when he said he would kill the teenager allegedly behind the wheel of a car his daughter was a passenger in when it crashed, claiming her life.

Events

58 h. ago Art activists in legal bid to kill massive Woodside gas project

The gas giant’s controversial project faces another hurdle as environmental activists launch an 11th-hour bid to overturn a state government approval.

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3 d. ago Everyone’s a winner from Smith trade, but the Cats got the cream: Key takeouts from round 14

Bailey Smith’s Brownlow Medal credentials continue to grow in his first year at Geelong, but the Cats aren’t the only club smiling after the convoluted trade that sent him to the coast in the off-season.

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3 d. ago Man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers caught, source says

A large-scale manhunt had been under way for a suspect who posed as a police officer to shoot and kill a lawmaker and her husband in their home, while wounding two others.

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3 d. ago Man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers caught after huge search

A large-scale manhunt had been under way for a suspect who posed as a police officer to shoot and kill a lawmaker and her husband in their home, while wounding two others.

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3 d. ago Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, according to US official

Israel informed the Trump administration that it had developed a plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump rejected it.

Politics

4 d. ago Democratic politician assassinated, another wounded in targeted overnight shootings

A large-scale manhunt is under way for a suspect who posed as a police officer to shoot and kill a lawmaker and her husband in their home, while wounding two others.

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5 d. ago North Melbourne vs Fremantle LIVE: Roos, Dockers trade goals early; Jezza says Cats have Smith’s back; the play that summed up the baby Bombers’ dirty day

Geelong dominated a rebuilding Essendon, looming as every bit the premiership threat. Next up: The Kangaroos face the Dockers at Optus Stadium.

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6 d. ago ‘You can’t have 10 inside midfielders’: Dons to blood rookie pair while Tsatas, Hobbs wait their turn

With mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachie Blakiston set to take on the Cats, the Bombers are up to 10 debutants this season, as they start to weigh up their options for the next trade period.

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7 d. ago ‘Pokies on the harbour’: Crown intensifies push to have machines in its Sydney casino

Crown is currently not permitted to operate poker machines at its Sydney casino under its licence with the NSW government.

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7 d. ago Crown’s secret lobbying operation to get poker machines at Barangaroo

Crown is currently not permitted to operate poker machines at its Sydney casino under its licence with the NSW government.

Politics

7 d. ago High Court to hear Obeid, Macdonald appeal over coal licence convictions

The nation’s highest court will examine the convictions of NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and his former ministerial ally, Ian Macdonald.

Events

7 d. ago Trump hails a ‘done deal’ with China on trade. What’s actually in it is fuzzy

The US president declared a great deal has been made with China, but with few details and seemingly no progress, analysts have doubts.

Politics

7 d. ago ASX edges higher as energy stocks, gold miners advance; Cettire tanks

The Australian sharemarket is moderately up, defying a fall in US market futures after President Donald Trump dialled up trade tensions once again.

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7 d. ago ASX closes lower as miners and banks decline; Qantas, gold miners rise

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday after US President Donald Trump dialled up trade tensions once again.

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