37 m. ago Allegedly corrupt transport official compared himself to Robin Hood, ICAC hears

The accused kickback mastermind also told his friend “everything I do is illegal”, and “you can’t follow rules in this world,” an anti-corruption inquiry has heard.

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2 h. ago Chalmers and the RBA tamed the ‘inflation dragon’, can they ride the ‘inflation camel’?

Interest rates are now unlikely to change until well into next year – and the Reserve Bank revealed two key economic “humps” that have caught its eye.

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6 h. ago Celebrity sitters and competing artists in TV series that lifts lid on portrait painting

Miranda Tapsell and Luke McGregor – and a group of celebrity sitters – reveal themselves in new ABC show Portrait Artist of the Year.

Culture

6 h. ago ‘Do you want to die?’ Knifeman asked victim as he stabbed him six times

Stephen Crean confronted a “pretty angry” knife-wielding assailant on a British high-speed train with nothing but his fists.

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6 h. ago ‘Do you want to die?’ Victim reveals what knifeman asked while stabbing him six times

Stephen Crean confronted a knife-wielding assailant on a British high-speed train with nothing but his fists.

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12 h. ago Police investigate train attack suspect link to earlier stabbings

The man accused of 10 counts of attempted murder on a high-speed train has also been charged with an earlier attack in London and may also be connected to other incidents.

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12 h. ago UK on edge over knife crime as suspect’s alleged link to earlier stabbings revealed

The man accused of 10 counts of attempted murder on a high-speed train has also been charged with an earlier attack in London and may also be connected to other incidents.

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13 h. ago Revealed: Why WA mum jailed for starving teenage daughter believes trial was unfair

The woman and her husband, who lived in the wealthy Perth suburb of Floreat, were found guilty of neglect after ballet teachers noticed the girl was emaciated and weak.

Events

21 h. ago Revealed: The final exam that blindsided 140 year 12 students

This masthead has obtained a copy of the exam paper and stimulus booklet that made headlines when it was revealed 140 students had less than 48 hours of preparation.

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21 h. ago Pilot on phone when container ship crashed into Leeuwin at Fremantle Port, report reveals

A report into a major crash that left the beloved Leeuwin tall ship crumpled at Fremantle Port has revealed the pilot of a 333-metre container ship was on their phone at the time of the crash.

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23 h. ago My suburb’s name is a mystery, but it’s how you say our main drag that reveals if you’re a local

I’ve heard my outer Melbourne suburb referred to as “Tradie Town”, and while there are heaps of utes and Pete Murray covers played at the local pub, those who live here affectionately call it something else.

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24 h. ago As it happened: Nationals declare net zero not in national interest; Liberals mull dumping net zero; Afghanistan rocked by deadly earthquake

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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25 h. ago End of an ordeal: The moment kidnappers cut loose Sydney property developer’s brother

After four anxious days, during which police feared he would be tortured or killed, George Ayoub was reunited with loved ones on a western Sydney street.

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25 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Nationals declare net zero not in national interest; Liberals mull dumping net zero; Afghanistan rocked by deadly earthquake

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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26 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Ley’s leadership in peril as senior Liberals move to dump net zero; Albanese fires up in question time over housing; Afghanistan rocked by deadly earthquake

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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27 h. ago ‘Dark times at home’: The big break that saved star from hurricane disaster

An incoming Brisbane star barely had time to disembark the plane when the realities of Hurricane Melissa’s ferocity was revealed in back home in Jamaica. 

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27 h. ago Perth mum who stabbed daughter’s secret boyfriend spared jail

The 49-year-old mum of two stabbed a teenage boy that her daughter had sneaked into the family’s Parkwood home.

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29 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Ley’s leadership in peril as senior Liberals move to dump net zero; Optus chair stands by CEO after Triple Zero outage

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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30 h. ago CCTV captures alleged kidnap of Sydney property developer’s brother

The brother of Masscon founder Charlie Ayoub was dramatically snatched from outside his home last week. After a secret police operation he was returned to his family on Monday.

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34 h. ago Brisbane news live: Man ‘stabbed in neck with fork’; Premier promises e

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