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Sun, 01 May 2022 19:27:08 +0000
'I don't know if I'll get the old Lisa back': After personal tragedy, Lisa Curry is at a crossroads
Lisa Curry has always lived a life in the public eye — from babies and break-ups to plastic surgery and weddings, her milestones have played out in the pages of magazines. But there was one thing this determined former athlete could not ch...

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:55:08 +0000
Morrison and Albanese are holding the hose, but they might as well be squirting kerosene
Such is the pressure for governments to hold a hose in the housing conflagration, it matters not that they're squirting kerosene, writes Annabel Crabb. 

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:17:00 +0000
Man behind Scott Johnson murder 'bragged about bashing gays', ex-wife tells court
The ex-wife of a man who pleaded guilty to one of Sydney's most infamous gay hate murders says he often bragged about bashing homosexual men.

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:19:15 +0000
Lecturer charged with murdering wife in their Melbourne home
Deakin University digital media lecturer Adam Brown fronts court, where he is charged with the murder of his wife at a Croydon North home.

Sun, 01 May 2022 18:10:44 +0000
How a politically connected company earned more than $1 billion from the pandemic
Private healthcare company Aspen Medical was given more than $1 billion in government PPE contracts, despite having no experience in large-scale procurement, a Four Corners investigation reveals. 

Mon, 02 May 2022 03:58:55 +0000
Afghan woman pleads for Scott Morrison to rescue her family, as PM campaigns in Parramatta
While on the hustings in Parramatta, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is approached by a woman pleading for her family, trapped in Afghanistan, to be brought to Australia.

Mon, 02 May 2022 02:54:06 +0000
They suck your electricity while you sleep. What you need to know about vampire appliances
Working behind the scenes while you're sleeping, vampire appliances are consuming energy even when they're turned off. So what exactly are they and will turning them off at the wall make any difference to your power bills? Let's find out. ...

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:50:01 +0000
'High maintenance' is seen as a red flag on dating apps — but only for women
Women don't want to "intimidate" a man through their photos — but this is just one way they are hiding their true selves, writes Lisa Portolan.  

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:01:34 +0000
'He groomed the whole family': Kim says no alarm bells rang when she left her daughter with James Griffin
A Tasmanian mother speaks of her anguish at reading in a newspaper about allegations against now notorious paedophile nurse James Griffin, years after her daughter's death.

Mon, 02 May 2022 04:21:46 +0000
'It's so tragic': Adelaide children left orphans after parents killed in taxi crash in India
Community members are rallying around two Adelaide children who have been left orphans after a car crash claimed the lives of their parents while visiting India.

Sun, 01 May 2022 23:35:50 +0000
Go inside the civilian evacuation of Mariupol's besieged Azovstal steel plant
Humanitarian workers help civilians trapped inside the Mariupol steel plant out of their underground bunker and onto buses and to safety.

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:17:17 +0000
Elderly man dies during nap after 4WD crashes into house near Maitland
A 74-year-old man was asleep in the front room of the house when the LandCruiser crashed into it.

Mon, 02 May 2022 06:56:48 +0000
Boat skipper accused of killing friend in drunken crash says deceased was behind the wheel
It will be up to a jury to decide who was driving a boat that crashed at high speed into a navigational marker south of Perth, claiming the life of 35-year-old Daniel Lloyd.

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:55:49 +0000
Chris Dawson to face judge-alone trial over alleged murder of wife
Former rugby league player Chris Dawson's trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette is set to proceed without a jury next week.

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:25:01 +0000
Iconic Kath & Kim house to be demolished
The house in Melbourne's Patterson Lakes was used as a major focal point across the show's four seasons.

Sun, 01 May 2022 23:29:44 +0000
Direct flights from Sydney to London and NYC are starting — this is how long passengers will need to spend on board
Qantas has announced it will begin direct flights from Sydney to London and New York from 2025, in what will be the world's longest passenger routes.

Sun, 01 May 2022 19:06:32 +0000
'I never thought they'd give me as much money': Tara is one of 280,000 borrowers who could be in trouble as rates rise
As interest rates rise, almost 300,000 people who took large and risky home loans during the pandemic could fall into severe financial hardship or even default.

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:35:03 +0000
Australia Post's plea to dog owners as attacks surge
A rise in dog attacks on posties and delivery drivers prompts Australia Post to plead with owners to secure their pets.

Mon, 02 May 2022 01:38:44 +0000
Monique Ryan criticises Josh Frydenberg for bringing family into campaign after mother-in-law quip
Kooyong independent Monique Ryan is accusing Josh Frydenberg of misquoting her mother-in-law, but the Treasurer says he remembers the interaction "word-for-word".

Mon, 02 May 2022 04:22:55 +0000
What is the future for live animal exports in Australia?
With less than three weeks before the federal election, livestock producers call for clarity on the Labor Party's position on the export of live animals, particularly sheep. 

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:48:30 +0000
Huge tree ruins sightseeing trip for mother and son
A huge tree falls and misses crushing a car by "a few seconds", with a man and his mother miraculously escaping injury.

Mon, 02 May 2022 06:51:36 +0000
Another sandstorm hits Iraq blanketing Baghdad and hospitalising people across the country
With visibility low, flights into several airports are suspended and the storm is expected to hang around for another day.

Sun, 01 May 2022 17:57:28 +0000
The time has arrived for professional sporting bodies to get real about their histories of child sex abuse
As survivors continue to come forward to tell their stories, it is surely time that major sporting institutions perform their own, unsparing investigations into historical child sexual abuse, writes Russell Jackson.

Mon, 02 May 2022 03:50:39 +0000
'Welcome to Liz Angeles' – Liz Cambage reveals why she never 'felt the love' playing for Australia
Liz Cambage says she is "living my best life" in Los Angeles in the WNBA after a very public bust-up with Australia's national team. As she prepares for the season, the star centre reveals why she never "felt the love" playing for the Opa...

Mon, 02 May 2022 03:40:37 +0000
Shearwater shock: Dozens of dead birds found in coastal town for fourth straight year
The cause of the latest shearwater kill at Port Fairy's Griffiths Island remains a mystery, with council workers reporting no signs of fox or dog attacks on the deceased birds.



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