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Fake bank accounts created by the mules were used to siphon money conned from Australians out of the country – until detectives nabbed central player Muhammad Abdullah Cheema.
Paul’s Warehouse owner Paul Dwyer brought in Steve Waugh to promote a luxury Sri Lankan hotel development. Seven years on it’s unbuilt and mired in controversy.
Dozens of suburbs that were affordable to the average buyer are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away,and where to look instead.
A regional council wants to attract high-spending tourists to town by turning an old railway line into one of the highest cycling tracks in Australia. But not everyone is happy.
Gunmen opened fire on a market in a tourist area in central Afghanistan,killing six and wounding four,including an Australian.
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Penrith are looking to make it nine straight wins against New Zealand when they meet in Brisbane.
The Fox Sports NRL host’s well-publicised fall warrants compassion. This is why he won’t get much.
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial call and the abuse in the Lord’s Long Room,is revealed in a new doco.
Donald Trump is increasingly leaning into religion,and his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.
Unorganised and loosely connected criminals – some hired on social media – are believed to be behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza.
The popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza.
An ‘acute brain failure’ jettisons a patient,their doctors and families into an anxious twilight zone. How aware is a person in a coma? And how are decisions made in the face of uncertainty?
Both companies are rolling out technology that lets you talk to their chatbots in a much more natural way.
The Lanes,who bought a Byron hinterland project for $3.8 million and sold it for $33.6 million,have had success further south. But not everyone is having such a good time.
Electric vehicles are soaring in popularity,but “range anxiety” and fears over costs are preventing many drivers from making the switch.
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Just two hours from the Big Apple,this landscape of woods,rivers and farmland gives visitors the opportunity to exhale without giving up creature comforts.
Sarah Ellen says this era holds a special place in her heart.
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The pain of childlessness is well documented. But it can hit all over again when friends gush about their grandchildren.
Shonda Rhimes was told to “just make the shows you want to make”. No one was expecting it to be the hugely successful Regency period drama.
When they get the call,Rachel and Luke brave cold weather and choppy seas in an inflatable vessel to free unlucky humpback whales stuck in fishing lines.
Waverley Council has been forced to revise its coastal walk upgrade after residents said it would let tourists look into their bedrooms.
Noel Painton Smith and her neighbours say a major highway upgrade is damaging their homes and health.
NSW established the Specialist Family Violence court list in September last year. So how is it working?
Transurban has released internal modelling that is contested by the man leading a sweeping review of Sydney’s motorway network.
Josh Schuster has spoken for the first time about his Manly exit,the demons he has overcome and his plans to become the pivotal figure at his next club.
Cronulla proved they belong at the top of the table after defeating another genuine premiership contender in the Roosters.
Chris Bowen wants to stop energy companies slugging households and businesses with a loyalty tax on their power bills.
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Finding extra money today may be a big stretch. But if you can redeploy any,the financial advantage could work out well worth it.
The push for permanent protection for some temporary visa holders is a fresh test of Labor’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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The home’s artistically designed interior with exposed brick,timber and metal detailing drew seven bidders despite its modest land size.
Australian investment legend David Paradice showed form when he bought into North Bondi’s oceanfront in 2007. Values have come a long way since.
Do you think your clothing quality is declining? Fossil fuel fashion is on the rise,while climate change is impacting the quality of natural fibres.
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Designer Elizabeth Gadsby loves to push boundaries in her work.
The Sharks star admitted he was close to not playing against the Roosters – but another star turn has him steeled to solve NSW’s halfback woes.
Jake Fraser-McGurk is likely to be a travelling reserve for Australia at the T20 World Cup squad,as Cameron Green has shown why the 22-year-old couldn’t be squeezed into 15-man squad.
With only two wins for the season,NSW are parked in last place after crashing to the Western Force in Perth.
After 18 months out of the pool,Bronte Campbell promised herself she would have one more crack at making an Olympic team. Then came an injury from left field.
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room,is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.