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Roberta Williams wanted Lawyer X ‘knocked’

Nicola Gobbo lived a ‘nightmare’ after a 2006 gangland arrest, with Roberta Williams wanting the ‘dog’ barrister ‘knocked’, a royal commission has heard.

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Black Saturday survivors fight tax ruling

Lawyers for survivors of Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires are trying to stop them having to pay as much tax on the interest earned on their payouts.

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PM’s world travels boost him to new stage

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s determination to get things done is winning him friends amongst world leaders, but Australia’s blind spot on climate may hurt.

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PM’s world travels boost him to new stage

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s determination to get things done is winning him friends amongst world leaders, but Australia’s blind spot on climate may hurt.

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Stadium build ‘could disrupt Marvel film’

Fox Studios Australia has warned the Sydney Football Stadium redevelopment could disrupt the production of a major Marvel film.

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Woman’s face slashed in Queensland robbery

Clint Darryl Hall has pleaded guilty in a Queensland court to grievous bodily harm and assault after he sliced a woman’s face open with a machete.

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Tyrrell neighbour adds new pieces to story

An elderly man who lived opposite the home where William Tyrrell was last seen has added new pieces to his story at the missing NSW boy’s inquest.

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Life and times of Tim Fischer: 1946 - 2019

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer is being remembered by politicians from right across the spectrum after his death from acute leukemia at the age of 73.

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French hiker found in Kakadu

Police have found a French hiker who went missing in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory.

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Gun laws will be Tim Fischer’s legacy

The late Tim Fischer was a key proponent of overhauling Australia’s gun laws in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre.

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Parents avoid jail over girl’s vegan diet

The parents of a baby girl fed a vegan diet and left severely malnourished in Sydney have been sentenced to 300 hours of community service but spared jail.

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WA truckie guilty over fiery fatal crash

A long-haul truck driver who killed his colleague in a fiery crash on a remote WA highway has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death.

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Driver jailed for kids’ ‘horrific’ deaths

A Melbourne man has been jailed for at least nine years over a drunken head-on crash that kiled two children.

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Former deputy PM Tim Fischer dies aged 73

Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Tim Fischer’s family will be offered a state funeral following his death at the age of 73.

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PM ready for Australia’s first G7 summit

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will increase his efforts to rid the internet of violent, extremist content during the G7 summit in France this weekend.

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Tim Fischer, quirky MP and diplomat

Tim Fischer, who has died aged 73, and his trademark Akubra was one of Australia’s most singular political party leaders and diplomats.

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Some Mascot Towers residents could return

Engineers investigating the cause of cracking in Mascot Towers will tell a meeting of unit owners that some residents could return home in the new year.

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