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A humbled Trolley Man gets bail

Michael Rogers aka Trolley Man has been given bail accused of theft and burglary after his lawyer argued he had a unique opportunity to turn his life around.

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US backs Australian naval base in PNG

Australia and the United States will work with Papua New Guinea to expand a naval base on Manus Island.

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7 hours ago

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China infrastructure ‘not a trap’: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Asian and Pacific leaders his Belt and Road Initiative is “not a trap”.

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8 hours ago

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China infrastructure ‘not a trap’: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Asian and Pacific leaders his Belt and Road Initiative is “not a trap”.

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8 hours ago

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Labor, Libs splash cash as Vic poll nears

Both Victoria’s major parties are ramping up their attacks and election promises as the November 24 poll nears.

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10 hours ago

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Abe visits NT site for Japan’s soldiers

After having laid a wreath at the Darwin Cenotaph, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has remembered the crew of a Japanese submarine sunk off the city in 1942.

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19 hours ago

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China debt ‘not a trap’ but US disagrees

Australia is walking a fine line at a major international summit, as key trading partner China and strategic ally the United States face off.

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19 hours ago

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Schoolies kicks off amid dozens of arrests

School leavers heading to the Gold Coast for Schoolies week are urged to be safe and watch their mates, as police swoop on dangerous drugs.

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19 hours ago

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Dreamworld ride faulty on day of deaths

Dreamworld staff should have realised something was wrong at the Thunder River Rapids ride on the day of the tragedy, a company official has told an inquest.

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19 hours ago

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Japan PM pays respects to fallen in Darwin

Shinzo Abe has offered his condolences to fallen soldiers as the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Darwin, which was bombed by his country in 1942.

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16 Nov 2018

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Melbourne’s terror stabber was on bail

The Victorian government has confirmed the man who launched a deadly stabbing attack in Melbourne was on bail for routine traffic offences at the time.

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16 Nov 2018

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Melbourne dancer death police probe closed

An investigation into the death of 29-year-old British woman Stacey Tierney at a Melbourne strip club has been closed with no charges to follow.

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16 Nov 2018

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Qld duo jailed for drone drug delivery

A man and woman who attempted to fly a drone carrying drugs and phones into a Queensland jail have been sentenced to prison.

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16 Nov 2018

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Greens want to make burning coal a crime

People could face up to seven years in jail for burning coal for fuel under a new policy unveiled by the Greens, who say that “coal kills”.

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16 Nov 2018

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Deliberations continue at NSW terror trial

A Sydney jury will continue deliberations on Tuesday at the trial of a Kurdish-Australian man accused of travelling overseas to fight for terrorist group

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16 Nov 2018

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Man jailed for killing dad over computer

A young Sydney man has been jailed for at least three years for fatally stabbing his father, who told him to get off the computer.

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16 Nov 2018

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Fracking ban destined for Vic constitution

Victorian Labor want to enshrine the state’s current gas fracking ban into the constitution to make it harder for the policy to be reversed.

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16 Nov 2018

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Craig McLachlan declined police interview

Actor Craig McLachlan has declined to be interviewed by Victorian police about assault and indecent assault claims, his Sydney defamation hearing has been told.

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16 Nov 2018