National & World

Labor promises more refugees, $500m for UN

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has promised to expand a community-sponsored refugee program from 1000 to 5000 places if Labor wins government.

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Jerusalem decision ‘careful’: Frydenberg

As the international community responds to Australia’s decision to recognise West Jerusalem, a senior government minister defends the move.

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Thomas urges space agency to think big

Astronaut Andy Thomas has urged the Australian Space Agency to consider launch capability in Australia in the coming years.

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4 hours ago

Woman guilty of Vic bludgeoning murder

A former McDonald’s worker has been found guilty by a Melbourne jury of bludgeoning a pensioner to death in his home before leaving the state.

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Sport

AFL

Three Swans to captain Sydney in 2019

Midfielder Luke Parker and defender Dane Rampe will join Josh Kennedy as co-captains of Sydney for the 2019 AFL season.

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14 Dec 2018

Horse Racing

Alizee wins barrier trial at Randwick

Alizee has won a 1050m-trial at Randwick as she heads towards a return to racing after an automatic ban for a bleeding attack.

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1 hour ago

Rugby

Rugby great Tim Horan praises changes

Wallabies great Tim Horan has hailed the establishment of a fighting fund to keep players in the code.

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World

Pakistani men say China has their wives

Scores of Pakistani businessmen say China has taken their wives, members of the Uighur ethnic group, and sent them to indoctrination camps.

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2 hours ago

Trump slams SNL episode, threatens action

Donald Trump has reacted angrily to the year’s final SNL episode, a spoof of It’s A Wonderful Life, showing life if the US president had not been elected.

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16 hours ago

One dead, dozens hurt in Swiss bus crash

A tour bus on its way to Germany has crashed in Switzerland, killing one person and injuring 44 others, according to officials.

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17 hours ago

Strasbourg, France honours attack victims

A Polish man has become the fifth victim of the Strasbourg Christmas market attack, with authorities announcing his death just hours after a memorial service.

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18 hours ago

Dozens injured in Japan restaurant blast

An explosion in a restaurant in the Japanese city of Sapporo, on Hokkaido island, has injured at least 42 people, one of them seriously.

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18 hours ago

Finance

Finance

NAB CEO to take break around RC report

NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn will take about two months leave around the scheduled release of the findings of the financial services royal commission.

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Finance

Clearance rates could surpass 2011 lows

Auction activity in the capital cities is winding down as expected for Christmas, but clearance rates could fall even further than lows last seen in 2011.

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6 hours ago

Finance

Jetstar faces $1.95m fine for refund claim

The ACCC wants Qantas-owned Jetstar to pay a $1.95 million penalty for misleading some customers over their right to a refund.

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7 hours ago