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Liberal chief quits after state poll loss

<p>The director of the Victorian Liberals has stepped down after the party's election defeat, as the contenders to replace leader Matthew Guy canvass...

'Short staffed' police hunting for Caddick

<p>Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick disappeared hours after her Dover Heights home was raided, baffling the country for months until her foot washed u...

Simmons injured as Durant stars for Nets

<p>Ben Simmons has left the game in the first quarter but Brooklyn star Kevin Durant carried his NBA side to a win over Orlando that improved the Nets...

Vic dog kicker got death threats: lawyer

<p>A lawyer claims a man who kicked a dog at a Melbourne anti-COVID-19 restrictions protest should receive a lesser sentence because he received death...

Microba soars on 'transformational' deal

<p>Shares in gut-health company Microba have been up as much as 90 per cent after the Brisbane-based firm announced a strategic partnership with Sonic...

NSW wind farm defies high-profile critics

<p>The official opening of a wind farm near Canberra has been more than 10 years in the making, but landowners are now "drinking silver" from the reve...

Restrictions placed on NSW terror advocate

<p>A NSW man convicted of terrorism offences after posting extreme right-wing material will have restrictions imposed on his online movement and assoc...

Vic man guilty of murdering his mum

<p>Melbourne man Thomas Bednar has been found guilty of the murder of his mum Judy Bednar in her home in May 2021.</p>

Bullying, harassment rife at Chevron

<p>A review of workplace culture at energy giant Chevron has found sexual harassment and bullying are commonplace in its Australian workforce.</p>

SA govt set to pass defibrillator laws

<p>The South Australian parliament is expected to pass laws to make defibrillators mandatory in all public buildings and many private properties.</p>

Woman minister's bid for safe seat fails

<p>NSW Dominic Perrottet has rallied around a female colleague and "future leader" who failed to convince Liberal Party faithful to install her in a s...

Key Vic MP less than '50-50' to keep seat

<p>Full results from the Victorian election are still days away but Reason Party MP Fiona Patten concedes she could lose her upper house seat.</p>

Voters frustrated in blue-ribbon Vaucluse

<p>An independent challenger for the upcoming NSW election says voters feel taken for granted and "frustrated" in a traditionally blue-ribbon Sydney s...

Murder 'possible' in crayfish farm death

<p>Forensics experts have testified that aquaculturist Jeffrey Brooks could have been either murdered or died accidentally at a crayfish farm south of...

Angry woman used car to kill ex, jury told

<p>A Sydney woman's anger at infidelity was so extreme she murdered her ex-partner by driving at him with her car and pinning him to a wall, a jury ha...

Magnets remove toxic waste from water

<p>Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have discovered a fast and innovative way to remove toxic microplastics from water by using magnets.<br...

PM talks up Labor's six months in office

<p>Anthony Albanese is hoping for legislative victories as the 2022 parliamentary year winds up, but the coalition remains upbeat.</p>

Nationals MPs break ranks to support voice

<p>An outspoken Nationals MP and the WA party have reaffirmed support for the Indigenous voice to parliament, despite the federal party opposing the r...

Collins Foods halts Taco Bell rollout

<p>Collins Foods is taking a $11.9 million impairment charge on eight underperforming Taco Bell restaurants and pausing rollout of any more to revamp...

Man kept in custody after police stabbing

<p>A Victorian man accused of stabbing a police officer in a beachside town has been remanded in custody until early next year.</p>