National News

Weather The mercury is set to soar to blistering 15-year highs in eastern Australia, turning an entire state dark purple on weather forecast maps.

Music The Beatles’ Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have led tributes for legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker following his death, aged 80.

Politics The average wait time for citizenship applications has blown out to 13 months, new department figures reveal.

Parenting Cassandra Thorburn shares how she survived her public divorce to Karl Stefanovic and why financial necessity drove her back to work.

News A reporter invited inside a police lock-up has revealed what they told her about the Canada highway murder spree and manhunt.

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Health The Federal Government has taken a big step towards giving medicinal cannabis to cancer patients by boosting research funds.

Health It’s been confirmed more than 100 passengers on the luxurious Indian Pacific train from Sydney to Perth have contracted the gastro virus.

Politics A Senate inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart gets underway next week and is likely to reignite calls for an increase

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Politics As Australian Tommy Walker stepped into the thick of the tear gas swamping the Hong Kong’s battleground, he was hit by a bullet. Not once, but twice.

Crime The man who terrorised an ex-lover before being shot dead in a shotgun rampage had big dreams before his mental health took a dark turn.

Health A PROMINENT doctor has warned that Australia is in the grip of a health crisis, with deaths from a GP-sanctioned issue doubling in a decade.

News Widen your world, stretch your thinking and perhaps pick up a tip or two from like-minded folk by checking out the world wide web's blogs and Instagram.

Politics Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has suggested those taking part in climate change protests should have their welfare payments cancelled.

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Politics Despite being under siege by impeachment proceedings, US president Donald Trump’s approval rating is enjoying an uptick

Environment An Aussie start-up is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic from every Aussie kitchen, laundry and bathroom.

Lifestyle Petrol prices will hit an 11-year high this long weekend. Here's why filling up your car keeps getting more expensive.

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Celebrity Hours before he issued an astonishing statement, Prince Harry was caught on camera lecturing a reporter about her behaviour during the royal tour.

Celebrity The truth behind Prince Harry’s off-script lashing of the press is beginning to emerge, with the real roots of the problem stemming back decades.

News Mental illness costs the economy a whopping $60 billion a year. Now, a new report reveals that not only can we fix it, but we can make money from it.

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News Erica Holmes still has a sparkle in her eyes as she closes in on a century worth of magical memories.