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National

National

Geoffrey Rush gets $2.9m defamation payout

Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $2.9 million after winning his defamation case against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist.

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National

Labor’s carbon target stacks up: Burke

Labor will be going back to the drawing board on how it would reduce carbon emissions but shouldn’t ditch its reduction target, frontbencher Tony Burke says.

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National

Suspended sentence over emaciated dog

A South Australian woman has been given a suspended jail sentence over a severely emaciated dog, which had to be put down.

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National

Budget slug for SA hoons

Fines for car hoons will be hiked in next month’s South Australian budget as the state government attempts to make up a $500 million GST shortfall.

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National

Income tax cut plan faces fight in Senate

The coalition’s plan to cut income tax rates over several years faces opposition from Labor, with Anthony Albanese only supporting immediate tax relief.

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Sport

AFL

Magpie Daniel Wells named for AFL return

Injury-prone Collingwood veteran Daniel Wells will play against Sydney on Friday night after earning a long-awaited AFL recall.

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Horse Racing

Racehorse owner accused of drug smuggling

High profile racehorse owner Damion Flower has faced court accused of being involved in a cocaine smuggling ring operating out of Sydney airport.

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Rugby

Titans board orders mid-season NRL review

Gold Coast’s woeful start to the 2019 NRL season has resulted in the club ordering a mid-season review, to be led by Mal Meninga.

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World

World

Labour, Tories face European poll drubbing

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are both expected to face a drubbing as Britain heads to the polls for the European elections on Thursday.

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World

NZ chopper crash pilot improperly trained

Two Australians were among seven killed in a 2015 helicopter crash in New Zealand’s south, and crash investigators say the pilot wasn’t given proper training.

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World

India’s Modi stuns with ‘massive’ victory

Vote counting for India’s general election is almost over, with incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition party declared the winner.

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World

NY puts Dems closer to Trump tax returns

New York State has passed legislation allowing US President Donald Trump’s state tax returns to be released to federal congressional committees.

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World

Jakarta post-election protesters disperse

Tensions in central Jakarta are easing after two nights of clashes between Indonesian security forces and protesters over Indonesian election results.

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Finance

Finance

Powerwrap begins trading under IPO price

Shares in Melbourne-based wealth management platform Powerwrap have begun trading on the ASX, down 10% from their IPO price.

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Finance

ETS could help sort energy mess: English

Former NZ Prime Minister Sir Bill English says Australia should end its political impasse on climate change and consider a carbon price metric.

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Finance

Spurious litigation helps no-one: ASIC

ASIC says neither consumers or regulators will benefit if spurious ‘for the sake of it’ investigations become a feature of the post-royal commission.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

Martin staying in Westeros to finish book

Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has declined an invite from Air New Zealand to finish his next book in Middle Earth.

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Entertainment

Daniel Craig injured on set of Bond film

James Bond star Daniel Craig is undergoing minor ankle surgery after he was injured while filming the 25th instalment of the franchise in Jamaica.

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Entertainment

Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina dies

Binyavanga Wainaina, the award-winning Kenyan author and gay rights activist, has died at the age of 48.

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