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Truck driver charged with DWI in Aussie cyclist’s NYC death
A garbage truck driver has been charged with drunk driving after hitting a Tasmanian woman cycling in New York City as she...
World Cup 2018: Pope Francis receives personalised Socceroos jersey
Argentina’s World Cup struggles could help Australia gain a new fan, with the Pope now able to cheer on the Socceroos wearing his...
Australian soldiers identified 102 years after dying on the fields of Fromelles
More than a century after they died in the Battle of Fromelles, nine Australian soldiers have been formally identified. The soldiers’ bodies...
Ball Tampering: Australian cricket’s day of shame
Australia’s cricket reputation is in tatters and its Test team in crisis after captain Steve Smith admitted his players cheated on the...
Man fined $361,200 for self-service checkout theft
A German man has been fined 208,000 euros ($361,200) for cheating at a supermarket self-service checkout. Munich’s district court convicted the 58-year-old...
Winter Olympics 2018: Laura Peel lands hard in fifth place
Laura Peel came close to claiming Australia’s fourth medal of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang before finishing in fifth place in...
Australian market bloodbath after Wall Street record drop
The Australian share market has followed Wall Street’s negative cue and is $57 billion poorer this morning. After the Dow Jones suffered...
Bondi Beach lifesavers recreate 1930s mass rescue
Lifesavers at Sydney’s Bondi Beach have commemorated Australia’s largest mass surf rescue on the 80th anniversary of the tragedy. About 250 swimmers...
Kevin Rudd sues ABC as ASIO secures leaked secret cabinet documents
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has launched legal action against the ABC after it published details from a secret cabinet document related to...
CES 2018: Cars steal the spotlight at the world’s biggest tech show
The Consumer Electronics Show normally sets the tone of what to expect from the year in tech. Wearables, voice assistants and super...