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World
'Bugger it': Cop's words revealed before fatally tasering 95yo dementia patient
Monday, 11 November 2024, 3:22pmA senior constable accused of unlawfully killing a 95-year-old dementia patient at a NSW aged-care home cursed before tasering...
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World
Nine years’ jail for Chinese student who killed two sex workers
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 3:52pmA Chinese student who within 24 hours bashed two sex workers in their homes and left them for dead may be free from prison...
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World
'Harrowing': The country that just issued man rare death sentence
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 9:55pmA former employee working for one of China’s state agencies has been given a rare death sentence for leaking “state secrets,”...
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Sport
'I can't ask for any more': Auckland FC coach blown away by flawless start
Monday, 4 November 2024, 3:19pmAuckland coach Steve Corica insists the men’s A-League newcomers won’t be getting ahead of themselves despite claiming three...
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Sport
Chris Wood continues scoring streak, Liverpool go top of Premier League
Sunday, 3 November 2024, 9:37amChris Wood continued his Premier League scoring streak, while Liverpool replaced Manchester City at the top of the table...
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World
'My mate, my champ': Dad’s tribute to ‘beautiful son’ killed in school crash
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 2:01pmA child injured in an Australian school crash has gone home from hospital, as the father of the boy killed described his...
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Entertainment
50 Cent claims he turned down $5m to perform for Trump
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 3:20pmRapper 50 Cent has claimed he turned down US$3 million ($5 million) to perform at a Donald Trump rally and also said he rejected...
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Sport
Olympic cyclist's death: Husband to enter plea over Melissa Hoskins' killing
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 11:40amFormer champion cyclist Rohan Dennis is expected to answer charges over the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins,...
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Sport
'No, mate': Kiwis comeback won’t change Johnson’s mind on retirement
Monday, 28 October 2024, 2:37pmShaun Johnson is confident he has made the right call retiring from the NRL despite a skilful and emotional comeback for...
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Sport
The sports axed from the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 4:17pmHockey, rugby sevens, and cricket are among the sports cut from the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The Games, relocated...
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Lifestyle
More Kiwis take out Australian passports in record 'brain drain'
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 4:32pmIt’s the sign of a mature relationship that New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Canberra has no qualms recommending Kiwis...
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Sport
Ex-Wallabies captain sentenced to five years jail
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:57amFormer Australian rugby union captain Rocky Elsom has been sentenced to five years in jail after a French court found him...
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World
Mysterious black spheres identified, Sydney beach remains closed
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 10:40amMysterious black globules that washed up on a beach in eastern Sydney are oil-linked “tar balls,” local authorities say. Randwick...
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Sport
Auckland FC owner backing Trump alongside A-Leagues
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 3:07pmBillionaire owner Bill Foley has tipped plenty of money into his A-Leagues club Auckland FC to make it a success. He has...
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World
Record arrests: 40 children detained for terrorism in UK
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 12:04pmThe rise in the number of children being investigated for terrorism in the UK is “staggering” the boss of MI5 says, pointing...
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World
Aussie supermarkets cut down to size in shrinkflation review
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:04pmSupermarkets should be forced to display signs letting customers know when products get smaller in size but prices stay the...
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World
'Ruthless' man throws 'Betty White' into alligator pond in Australia
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 1:50pmA grandfather watched on as he sated an alligator’s appetite with a much-loved chicken known as Betty White, but afterwards...
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World
Queensland fire crews battle blaze as residents prepare to leave homes
Monday, 23 September 2024, 1:30pmA large, fast-moving bush fire is threatening homes in Queensland’s Far North with residents warned to get ready to leave. The...
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World
Australia's Reserve Bank to hold the line despite US Fed cut
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4:38pmThe Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is unlikely to give interest rate relief to borrowers at the September meeting as Australia’s...
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World
Remnants of NZ supervolcano found in Tasmania
Monday, 16 September 2024, 3:31pmInvisible volcanic glass shards found in Tasmanian wetland sediment may have originated from the supereruption of New Zealand’s...
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World
'Ultimate sin': NSW wedding bus crash driver jailed for 32 years after 10 die
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 8:40pmHunter Valley wedding bus driver Brett Button who described feeling ashamed for committing the “ultimate sin” when he crashed...
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Business
Westpac Australia names its next CEO
Monday, 9 September 2024, 1:51pmWestpac has named the head of its business and wealth division as its next chief executive and managing director. Anthony...
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World
Global search for 'cowardly' man who attacked baby
Monday, 9 September 2024, 1:21pmThe search for a man who poured scalding coffee on a 9-month-old baby has widened to include international police. The infant...
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World
Handler mauled by tiger in Dreamworld attack
Monday, 2 September 2024, 2:22pmA trained animal handler has been hospitalised after a tiger mauled her while she was working at the Gold Coast theme park...