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Two fresh faces to join Vic Labor cabinet

<p>A Victorian government minister has been dumped to make room for two cabinet newcomers after seven Labor MPs shifted their factional allegiance.</p...

IOC honours canoe coach Fox-Jerusalmi

<p>Myriam Fox-Jersusalmi, the mother and coach of Australian Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox, has won an IOC lifetime achievement award.</p>

Qld sex offender security overhauled

<p>Security for Queensland's dangerous sex offenders will be overhauled after the alleged assault of a teenage girl at a residential complex. </p>

Australian shares finish week up 0.6 pct

<p>Despite giving back most of Thursday's gains, the ASX has finished the week up 0.6 per cent to notch its fifth winning week in the past six.</p>

Iconic singer dazzles Sydney disco picnic

<p>Disco icon Leo Sayer sang his biggest hits at an open-air lunch in the heart of Sydney as the harbour city promotes its culinary attractions.</p>

NSW rescuers save teen 'pinned underwater'

<p>A teenage girl has been saved from near drowning after her foot became trapped in underwater river debris in the NSW Upper Hunter region.</p>

COVID-19 cases rise across the nation

<p>Weekly COVID-19 case numbers have jumped 20 per cent in NSW and Victoria with the latest wave of infections blamed on new Omicron sub-variants.</p>

Renmark readies as flood peak looms

<p>The South Australian Riverland town of Renmark is just about ready for the first peak in floodwaters heading down the Murray.</p>

New search in SA drug-related murder case

<p>South Australian police have searched a property in Adelaide's south in the ongoing investigation into the suspected drug-related murder of Jeff Mu...

Documents show other Lehrmann allegations

<p>Other women reported sexual assault and harassment allegations against a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in 2019, court documents show.</p>

Work starts on federal corruption watchdog

<p>With the passing of laws to set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission, work has begun to get it operating by mid-2023.</p>

Alleged kingpin Haddad to be extradited

<p>Alleged Sydney underworld figure Tony Haddad who left Australia while on trial for importing a drug precursor will be returned to NSW to face charg...

NSW child murder suspect faces new charge

<p>The man accused of murdering a girl whose body was found in a barrel on Sydney's outskirts faces a corpse charge after his case was mentioned in co...

Finland backs EU-Australia trade deal

<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin in Sydney for talks on trade and security.</p>

Man held over DV incident dies in custody

<p>A man arrested in an alleged domestic violence incident in central west NSW has died in police custody, sparking an investigation.</p>

Luxury EV giant ticks over like clockwork

<p>Hyundai's new Genesis Electrified G80 takes passenger serenity to new heights - and carries a price tag to match. </p>

Ninth teen charged over alleged murder

<p>A 19-year-old man taken into custody at Melbourne Airport has become the ninth teen charged over an alleged murder and kidnapping in the city's nor...

Chris Dawson eyes appeal after sentence

<p>With Chris Dawson likely to spend his last years of life in jail for murdering his wife Lynette, attention now turns to his appeal bid to regain hi...

Tree shortage threatens to ruin Christmas

<p>Sydneysiders keen to decorate their homes might have to settle for a plastic Christmas tree as La Niña rainfall has damaged almost half of pine tre...

Experts tipping December rate rise

<p>Another interest rate hike is expected in December with at least one economist tipping more rises next year as economic conditions worsen.</p>