Flamboyant Australian businessman Geoffrey Edelsten has been found dead in his Melbourne home.

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Hundreds of students from Bondi Beach Public School will be accommodated at Bellevue Hill Public School after fire caused extensive damage to one of its buildings.

She was eventually cut free by the man who allegedly left her there, who then made her walk on a dirt track for about 1.5 kilometres.

AFL boss Gil McLachlan revealed on Friday the league would put the grand final at the MCG on the last Saturday in September up for sale and has endorsed Perth as a worthy host.

Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Julian Wilson and Owen Wright have been confirmed as Australia’s surfing team for the Olympics - named after a venomous jellyfish.

A man’s body has been found after a home was destroyed by fire west of Brisbane. 

Australia is unlikely to start sending doses overseas until later this year, after completing the vaccination rollout to people over 50 in the coming months.

Hornsby mayor and Liberal Party elder Philip Ruddock has apologised to a woman after telling her to “get back on your leash” during a council discussion about dog walking.

Zaaki delivered one of the best performances of the year in last month’s Doomben Cup and trainer Annabel Neasham is expecting something similar in the Q22 at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Emergency services are telling people in the Traralgon Creek to evacuate before nightfall after the body of a second person was found in floodwaters.

The key factor in the Stradbroke could be the Eagle Farm surface, which was rated by Brisbane wise guys as being harder on the hoof and possible tender joints than the more forgiving Doomben.

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The NSW government’s Dine and Discover vouchers can now be used until July 31. Here are the pick of upcoming shows to help you choose.

Remember that one time, when that band at that music festival blew your mind? On Monday, they’re summoning those moments for an online stream.

Manly can consolidate their place in the eight but will have to do it without Origin hero Tom Trbojevic while the Sharks may fancy themselves against a similarly depleted Penrith.

As the city reopened on Friday with the easing of restrictions, Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar owner David Malaspina said one more lockdown could ruin his business. “They’re killing us.”

A child was swimming about 75 metres offshore at Five Fingers Reef when he was attacked by a bronze whaler.

If, as the saying goes, styles make fights, then there’s a chance that Paul Gallen’s bout with Justis Huni may actually live up to the hype.

The Drivers License phenomenon’s chart-topping new album has been breaking records, Taylor Swift-style.

Incoming Carlton president Luke Sayers will lead an independent review into the football department with Geoff Walsh, Matthew Pavlich and Graham Lowe on a three-person panel

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is one of several key world leaders to have their travel disrupted because the airport has been deemed too dangerous. 

Muslim community advocates have slammed the planned “They Are Us” film to feature Australian Rose Byrne as Jacinda Ardern as distasteful.

As the state emerges from another lockdown, questions are being asked about whether we can avoid another while still fighting the virus.

NSW appears to have embraced a whole-of-government decarbonisation strategy in keeping with global best practice, says a leading Australian energy expert.

The enigmatic frontwoman battled breast cancer while the neo-soul band recorded their new album. She was 11 when her mother died of the disease.

The decision to refurbish the existing fleet has been made to avoid a capability gap, with the first of Australia’s 12 new attack-class submarines not due to enter service until 2035.

A Federal Court justice says the government should have known its robo-debt calculations were unlawful.

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Sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell, 26 and 28, will swim against each other in this week’s Australian Swimming Trials. The pair may have forged a deep bond in the water but, out of the pool, they insist on running their own races.

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Streaming your favourite hourlong television show is the environmental equivalent of boiling a kettle for six minutes or popping four bags of popcorn in the microwave, according to an industry-backed study from climate group Carbon Trust.

Convicted paedophile and former Christian Brother pleads guilty to abusing 19 children in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing to 50 his total number of confirmed victims.

Few can understand why the Dragons don’t want to keep Matt Dufty. This detailed analysis shows weaknesses of the no.1 that contributed to the decision.

Kim Salmon’s hugely influential rock ‘n’ roll band the Scientists has a new album, Negativity - their first studio album in more than three decades.

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Victorian prosecutors have lost their bid to have the man who murdered international student Aiia Maasarwe kept in prison for the rest of his life.

A major company in charge of critical infrastructure refused to comply with Australia’s cyber spy agency for weeks after it was hit by a significant cyber attack.

More than 900 coronavirus tests were completed at clinics at Moree on Thursday, where the couple stayed overnight and visited a number of venues.

Schools, retail outlets, cafes and restaurants across Melbourne reopen today. But home gatherings are still banned and masks remain mandatory. Follow our free, live coronavirus coverage.

Swimmer Maddie Groves clarified there were a number of factors behind her Olympic trials withdrawal while Swimming Australia try to investigate her ‘pervert’ claims.

Traralgon residents near the swollen Traralgon Creek are on edge again as they brace for another flood, with evacuation notices issued for the area on Friday afternoon.

People embrace through plastic screens and ancient traditions are reimagined as the pandemic reframes our vision of the world.

Anita Heiss’ new novel reimagines colonial Australia from an Aboriginal perspective.

Actor Emily Watson’s intense roles have taken an emotional and physical toll. Now she plays a forensic psychiatrist in Too Close. She also grew up in a cult.

Ianto Ware’s memoir is written with tender detachment and sharp detail.

The elderly are heading up north, and we have only their Instagram posts to warm us.

Two new short story collections both come from Tasmanian writers, but tackle very different themes.

Alice Pung’s new novel is a portrait of a young woman struggling for personal agency