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Brisbane car death dad 'rotting in hell'

Queensland police had received reports of domestic violence before Rowan Baxter doused his children and wife in petrol and set them alight.

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NSW to ease water restrictions after heavy rains

NSW to ease water restrictions after heavy rains

Australia's New South Wales state said says it will ease water restrictions after a deluge of rains filled dams across the country's east coast to their highest levels in more than two years.

Ford to stay in Australia after Holden axed

Ford Motor will commit $500 million to the Australian market in 2020 and is likely to hire more staff as global automotive giant General Motors prepares to quit by the end of the year.

Facebook told to adapt to EU, not other way round

Facebook told to adapt to EU, not other way round

The EU's industry commissioner says it's for Facebook to adapt to Europe's standard - not the other way round - as he criticised the US social media giant's proposed internet rules as insufficient.

Hong Kong police bust toilet paper gang

A female shopper in Hong Kong wearing a surgical mask walks past empty supermarket shelves,...

Hong Kong police bust toilet paper gang

Knife-wielding robbers in Hong Kong stole 50 packs of toilet paper rolls from a supermarket delivery man, in a sign of the times for a city worried by the coronavirus outbreak across the causeway in mainland China.

Coronavirus: Scramble to track Cambodia cruise tourists

The Westerdam makes for Sihanoukville port in Cambodia on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Coronavirus: Scramble to track Cambodia cruise tourists

Holland America Line said it is working with governments and health experts to track passengers who disembarked from its Westerdam cruise ship docked in Cambodia after an American woman tested...

Aussie fireman who told PM to 'get f***ed' keeps job

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo: Getty Images

Aussie fireman who told PM to 'get f***ed' keeps job

A volunteer NSW firefighter wasn't sacked after launching a verbal tirade at the prime minister during the height of this summer's bushfire emergency.

'Love Island' to return after death of former presenter

Caroline Flack attends The Beauty Awards 2019. Photo: Getty Images

'Love Island' to return after death of former presenter

British broadcaster ITV said its popular reality show "Love Island" would return on Monday after it was taken off air following the death of former presenter Caroline Flack.

South Wales residents rescued from flooding

Cars were swept away by floodwaters after the River Wye broke its banks, in Hay-on-Wye, Wales....

South Wales residents rescued from flooding

Residents had to be rescued after water poured into their homes in south Wales and the Welsh borders as Storm Dennis caused a second day of disruption.

First Europe coronavirus death confirmed

A woman wears a mask in the Trocadero in front the Eiffel Tower in Paris. France has confirmed...

First Europe coronavirus death confirmed

An 80-year-old Chinese tourist has died of the fast-spreading coronavirus in France, becoming the first fatality in Europe.

Comedian's $52m bushfire fund stalls

Lawyers called in as $52m bushfire fund stalls

Lawyers for Celeste Barber and the NSW Rural Fire Service are expected to meet in a bid to unlock $A52 million raised by the comedian's bushfire appeal.

Virus cases, deaths rise as China struggles to slow spread

Photo: US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Virus cases, deaths rise as China struggles to slow spread

More than 2,600 new cases were confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, health officials said on Saturday, a day after people returning to the capital from holidays were ordered to...

Virus death toll tops 1500

A medical worker in a protective suit checks a patient's records at Jinyintan hospital in Wuhan....

Virus death toll tops 1500

More than 2600 new cases have been confirmed from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China, the National Health Commission says.

Car-sized turtle was built for battle

An artist's impression of Stupendemys geographicus, which lived in lakes and rivers in northern...

Car-sized turtle was built for battle

One of the largest turtles that ever lived prowled the lakes and rivers of northern South America from about 13 million years ago to 7 million years ago - and this car-sized freshwater beast was...

US, Taliban strike Afghanistan truce deal

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd L) meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani with US Secretary...

US, Taliban strike Afghanistan truce deal

The United States has reached agreement with the Taliban on a week-long reduction of violence that could lead to a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Dunedin woman to lose job in Megxit 'bloodbath'

Clara Loughlan made headlines when she appeared handing Meghan her flowers at the royal wedding....

Dunedin woman to lose job in Megxit 'bloodbath'

Prince Harry's Kiwi assistant - a former Dunedin woman - is among those sacked in what's being called a "bloodbath" staffing cut.

Woman cleared of murder after driving car into teens

A young woman has been found not guilty of murder but convicted of unlawfully killing a teenager by running him down with her car in Perth.

Banksy's valentine to Bristol

A suspected new mural by artist Banksy is pictured in Marsh Lane in Bristol. Photo: Reuters

Banksy's valentine to Bristol

British street artist Banksy has given a Valentine's Day gift to his home town of Bristol with the appearance of a new mural showing a small girl with a catapult and a splatter of red flowers.

China reports 5000 new coronavirus cases

A medical worker takes a break during her night shift at a community health service centre in...

China reports 5000 new coronavirus cases

China's coronavirus outbreak shows no sign of peaking, with health authorities reporting more than 5000 new cases.

Hunt on for 'patient zero' who spread coronavirus globally

Management at the hotel - the Grand Hyatt Singapore - said they had cleaned extensively and were...

Hunt on for 'patient zero' who spread coronavirus globally

A January sales meeting in a luxury Singapore hotel was far from auspicious as someone seated in the room, or in the vicinity of the hotel that is renowned for its central location, was about to take coronavirus global.

Johnson asserts control over govt, finance minister quits

Johnson asserts control over govt, finance minister quits

Boris Johnson has forced the resignation of his finance minister for refusing to toe the line in a carefully choreographed reshuffle aimed at fostering new talent and rewarding loyalists.

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