National & World

Thousands protest abortion bill in Sydney

Holding aloft crosses, images of Jesus and signs saying “stand for life”, thousands have gathered in Sydney to protest against a bill to decriminalise abortion.

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Heart Foundation tick for full-fat dairy

Eating or drinking full-fat dairy products won’t increase healthy people’s risk of heart disease or stroke, the Heart Foundation has declared.

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Conservatives aren’t Liberal base: Laundy

Retired Liberal MP Craig Laundy says conservatives on his side of politics don’t represent the party’s “base” as some politicians would like people to believe.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

Cops ordered to drop Gobbo in murder probe

Homicide detectives were ordered to “cease all contact” with Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo when she became a key witness in a 2010 double murder case.

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5 hours ago

Sport

AFL

Buddy set for AFL return and 300th game

Sydney star Lance Franklin has ticked all the medical boxes and will make his 300th AFL appearance, provided he gets through training.

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2 hours ago

Horse Racing

Deep Force out to bounce back at Valley

Deep Force is set for a step up in class at The Valley in the Listed McKenzie Stakes but connections believe he has the talent necessary to measure up.

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8 hours ago

Rugby

Brisbane’s Pangai cops five-week NRL ban

Brisbane forward Tevita Pangai has failed in his bid to have his crusher tackle downgraded and been banned for five weeks by the NRL judiciary.

AAP Newswire

5 hours ago

World

Italy PM Conte resigns amid political row

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte has announced he will step down and accused League party chief Matteo Salvini of orchestrating turmoil to advance his own interests.

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Canadian teens shot final video message

A mobile phone with a video shot by Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky could hold the key to why they embarked on a killing spree in Canada.

AAP Newswire

16 hours ago

UK’s Johnson pushes EU for new Brexit deal

British PM Boris Johnson has written to the EU to suggest replacing the backstop with alternative arrangements by the end of a post-Brexit transition period.

AAP Newswire

18 hours ago

Trump calls on Fed to cut interest rates

US President Donald Trump is keeping up pressure on the Fed and its chair, calling for a full percentage cut in interest rates to enhance the global economy.

AAP Newswire

19 hours ago

NY police fire officer for fatal chokehold

A white New York police officer who placed a black man, Eric Garner, in a fatal chokehold has been fired after five years, sparking anger from the police union.

AAP Newswire

19 hours ago

Finance

Finance

Murray Goulburn still has $265m in equity

The financial shell of fallen dairy co-op Murray Goulburn has $265 million in equity, but it is still unclear how much of this investors will see.

AAP Newswire

8 hours ago

Finance

RBA waiting for twin rate cuts to play out

The RBA has reiterated its desire to weigh the effect of its cash rate cuts after considering the impact of unconventional monetary policy elsewhere.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago

Finance

Estia Health profit flat in challenging FY

Estia Health made $41.3 million in profit in FY19, a year that executives say was one of the most difficult ever for the aged care sector.

AAP Newswire

11 hours ago