44 h. ago Howard government advised not to send troops to Afghanistan, papers reveal

Previously-secret Howard government cabinet papers reveal top-level ministers advised against sending troops to the Afghanistan War in 2005.

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54 h. ago Fires, injuries as rogue fireworks incidents explode during Melbourne’s NYE celebrations

A fire ignited on the roof of the building that houses the Victorian premier’s office, and two men were stabbed during a machete attack at a famous dining strip during New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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2 d. ago I don’t want you to like me for my morality: comic Gianmarco Soresi

The musical theatre student-turned-stand-up understands that the line between skewering the sacred and being plain mean is a wobbly one.

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3 d. ago Gilchrist provides update on Damien Martyn after cricket great placed in induced coma

The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests for Australia between 1992 and 2006, was admitted last week after falling ill.

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4 d. ago Gold miners send ASX lower in afternoon trade; Energy stocks gain

Brent traded below $62 a barrel after rising 2.1 per cent on Monday, while West Texas Intermediate was near $US58.

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4 d. ago Instead of sending city doctors to rural hospitals, this uni is changing course

Liam Morrissey saw first-hand the contrast between regional and metropolitan access to healthcare. He’s just graduated from the University of Sydney’s medical school in Dubbo, created to bridge that gap.

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5 d. ago Three teens charged with murdering man in shopping centre carpark

Two more people have been charged over the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man at a carpark in Perth's south on Christmas Eve.

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5 d. ago ‘Normal, happy family’: Two dead, man charged with murder following Sydney stabbing

Anaseini Waqavuki, 38, has been identified as one of the victims in what police are treating as a domestic violence incident.

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5 d. ago This school topped the state for VCE scores, despite having no year 12 students

Students who golf, figure-skate and work 30 hours a week are among those who returned some of the state’s best VCE results, even if they weren’t in their final year of school.

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6 d. ago ‘Normal, happy family’: Two dead, man arrested after Sydney stabbing

A Sydney man stabbed his former partner to death in her home and left her new partner critically wounded on the footpath before handing himself in, police allege.  

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7 d. ago Ashes Boxing Day Test LIVE: Bazball in full flight as England sends in bowler at No.3 to chase victory

Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at the MCG on Friday.

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7 d. ago Man arrested after stabbing at restaurant on NSW's Central Coast

A man has been arrested after a stabbed at a restaurant on NSW's Central Coast.

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8 d. ago Homicide investigation underway after fatal stabbing in WA carpark

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was stabbed to death in a shopping centre carpark in Perth's south.

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8 d. ago Homicide investigation underway after man stabbed to death in WA carpark

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was stabbed to death in a shopping centre carpark in Perth's south.

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9 d. ago Homicide probe launched after man found stabbed to death in Perth’s south

A man has died after being discovered with stab wounds on a street in Perth’s southern suburbs overnight. 

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9 d. ago The cost of getting a foot in the door at this Sydney private school hits $9000

Cranbrook, Kambala, Ascham and Scots will all charge $6000 or more while Queenwood, Wenona and Pymble Ladies’ College have set enrolment fees at about $4000.

Economics

1 week ago Perfect storm of miscommunication led to students studying wrong Caesar

Every student affected passed the subject, a government spokesperson said, with more than 40 per cent receiving an A grade.

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1 week ago Private school cleaner fired for stealing Christmas presents off teachers’ desks

At least one cleaner at a private school in inner Melbourne has been fired for allegedly stealing teachers’ Christmas presents off their desks.

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1 week ago HSC students receive university offers: Search our database for entry scores

The state’s top school-leavers are looking beyond the traditional prestigious degrees in law and engineering.

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1 week ago ‘You can’t remove swimming from water safety’: New PE material to be reviewed

Support material for NSW’s new PDHPE syllabus will be reviewed after concerns that it would encourage school swimming lessons to run in the dry of a classroom, teaching children to “gallop” but not swim.

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