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National

Morrison arrives in France for G7 talks

PM Scott Morrison has arrived in the French seaside town Biarritz to join the G7 leaders for discussions across a wide agenda including economic headwinds.

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National

Confident Albanese goes coast to coast

Anthony Albanese will deliver a speech at a Labor Party conference in Perth, crossing the country after addressing Queensland party faithful 24 hours earlier.

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National

Albury will host Tim Fischer state funeral

A state funeral for Tim Fischer will be held in NSW’s far-south at Albury, where the former politician died after a battle with cancer.

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National

Frydenberg not panicked by iron ore fall

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the slide in the iron ore price is not unexpected and is still above where Treasury predicted in Appril.

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National

WA to reverse Water Corp privatisation

Western Australia’s Water Corporation will no longer remain privatised after a review revealed in-sourcing would save taxpayers millions.

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Sport

AFL

Giants expect big guns back for AFL finals

Several key players are poised to return for GWS ahead of their home elimination AFL final in two weeks’ time.

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Horse Racing

Tavisan lands betting move at The Valley

Under a well-controlled ride from Ben Melham, Tavisan gave his opposition no hope when leading throughout in the Ranvet Handicap at The Valley.

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Rugby

No kicking practice, no problem for Cronk

Roosters halfback Cooper Cronk has admitted having just 10 shots at goal before assuming the kicking duties in his side’s 34-12 win over St George Illawarra.

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World

World

Global disputes centre of tense G7 summit

The G7 summit coincides with the escalating US-China trade war, and disagreement over approaches to everything from trade to North Korea and Iran and climate.

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World

Andrew denies knowledge of Epstein crimes

Prince Andrew has denied having knowledge of any illegal behaviour by Jeffrey Epstein, who was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in the US when he died.

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World

Johnson, Tusk spar over who’s ‘Mr No Deal’

British PM Boris Johnson and European Council president Donald Tusk have pointed fingers over who will be to blame if there is a failure to reach a Brexit deal.

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World

Protesters demand action from G7 leaders

As leaders of the G7 countries gather in France, protesters are demanding action on climate change, the Amazon fires and a range of issues.

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World

North Korea fires two ‘ballistic missiles’

South Korean military says that North Korea has fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast.

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Finance

Finance

Big wet dries up Cairns casino visitors

An extraordinary wet season has helped wipe more than two-thirds from the Reef Casino Trust’s first-half profit.

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Finance

Finance group MyState FY profit slips 1.5%

Finance group Mystate’s full-year profit has slipped 1.5 per cent following a challenging first-half affected by increased wholesale funding costs.

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Finance

BWX shares soar on earnings, short squeeze

BWX shares have hit their highest level since December after it met guidance, catching out traders who had bet against the troubled skincare company.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

Eddie Money has stage 4 throat cancer

Singer Eddie Money, who had a slew of hits in the 1970s and 80s, has announced in a video on his reality TV series that he has stage 4 oesophageal cancer.

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Entertainment

Johansson tops highest-paid actresses list

Scarlett Johansson has topped Forbes magazine’s list of highest-paid actresses for a second year, earning $US56 million between July 2018 and June 2019.

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Entertainment

Hugh Sheridan ‘shock’ after Perth glassing

Australian actor Hugh Sheridan has spoken of his shock after his castmate and his brother were attacked leaving on the inner-city streets of Perth.

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