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Corruption claims fly in NAB fraud trial

<p>Corrupt, fraudulent payments were used to court favour with a NAB senior staffer and ensure extended contracts with the Big Four bank, a jury has b...

Olympic champ Brooks 'bashed by bikies'

<p>Former Olympic swimming champion Neil Brooks was allegedly bashed by bikies hired by an ex-business partner after a failed $2 million deal, a court...

Vic Libs reject 'ISIS brides' resettlement

<p>Australian women and children remain in Syrian camps, but the Victorian coalition has objected to their resettlement on security grounds.</p>

Staggered schedule Australia's big threat

<p>Australia are set to be disadvantaged in their bid to reach the Twenty20 World Cup finals, with the ICC's staggered final-round fixture benefiting...

Qantas quibbles with Shonky gong

<p>What does Qantas have in common with chicken nuggets? They're both among the winners of the latest Shonky Awards. </p>

Zerafa accepts high-risk Sydney fight

<p>Australian boxer Michael Zerafa admits he's taking a risk facing unbeaten Italian Danilo Creati four months before an agreed middleweight world tit...

University of Melbourne to back pay $22m

<p>Some 15,000 casual staff working for the University of Melbourne will receive $22 million in back pay over coming months.</p>

Cops called as prisoner climbs onto roof

<p>Police have been called to one of Victoria's largest prisons after an inmate climbed onto the roof of a building.</p>

Concerns for missing NSW twin babies

<p>Police are trying to track down three-month-old twins, who were last seen with teenage relatives in the northern NSW town of Grafton.</p>

Finch a chance for Aussie T20 crunch game

<p>Despite carrying a hamstring injury, captain Aaron Finch has a chance of playing in Australia's crunch T20 World Cup game against Afghanistan.</p>

Disease warning as Victoria cleans up

<p>Rescues continue in floodwaters near the Victorian-NSW border even as weather conditions ease, if only temporarily.</p>

No net zero without mining, industry says

<p>Australian mining expertise and minerals are in demand in a world hungry for energy as executives gather for their biggest conference since the pan...

Diamonds coach hails strength of brand

<p>Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich says the Victorian government's $15m sponsorship deal with Netball Australia will benefit the entire sport.</p>

Qld blue cards a 'modern-day injustice'

<p>A Queensland inquiry says the state should consider laws to make it quicker to assess Indigenous people applying to work with children.</p>

Sarcastic stalker ex-teacher denied bail

<p>A former Melbourne teacher jailed for stalking a teenage student has been denied appeal bail by a judge who also called her out as sarcastic and in...

Clarkson awaits date to address AFL panel

<p>The immediate priority for new North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson will be mounting a defence against racism charges.</p>

Barilaro London offer not 'jobs for mates'

<p>One of the highest paid public servants in NSW says a job offer from John Barilaro was not expected, and his hiring was not a case of "jobs for mat...

Australian honour for US poet Paul Kane

<p>US poet Paul Kane has been honoured with the Order of Australia for services to the country's literature.</p>

NSW to fast-track 19,000 new home builds

<p>The NSW government is looking to accelerate major housing proposals southwest of Sydney in a plan which also includes habitat corridors for koalas....

Extreme weather smashes global records

<p>Extreme weather records have been smashed on every continent in the year since world leaders last met to tackle climate change.</p>