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National

Commodore retirement to drive value

The latest Australian-built Commodores could be worth “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in the future after news of the model’s discontinuation, experts say.

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National

Arts policy ‘business as usual’: minister

Communications and the Arts Minister Paul Fletcher has defended the government’s decision to place the arts in a broad-ranging department.

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National

Qld murder accused ‘panicked’, court told

A Queensland man is on trial for murdering a drug dealer, whose body was found buried in a pine forest about a month after he went missing.

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National

Fuller changes tune on NSW strip-searches

Last month NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said young people should fear law enforcement but now he’s personally reviewing the strip-searching of minors.

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National

Suicide outrage sparked Vic man’s ramraids

A Victorian man has been jailed for 21 months for ramming a car into a real estate agency and media organisations because of frustrations around suicide.

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Sport

AFL

Jenkins can improve AFL’s Cats: Hawkins

Tom Hawkins is confident he, Esava Ratugolea and Josh Jenkins will be able to play together in a revamped Geelong forward line next AFL season.

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Horse Racing

Illustrious Lad returns for new trainer

Having being sent to Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams for a change of environment, sprinter Illustrious Lad is set to make his race return at Flemington.

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Rugby

James backs no anthem call for All Stars

Gold Coast’s Ryan James says indigenous players are united in their desire for Australia’s national anthem not be played at next year’s NRL All Stars match.

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World

World

Suu Kyi to lead genocide defence at ICJ

Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will lead her nation’s defence at the World Court as Myanmar faces accusations of genocide against its Rohingya Muslims.

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World

Former Labour MPs urge Corbyn rejection

Fifteen former Labour MPs have taken out advertisements a day before voters go to the polls, urging them to reject current leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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World

Families fundraise for NZ volcano victims

Thousands of dollars are being pledged for the families and victims of Monday’s White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand.

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World

NZ govt borrows for $12bn infrastructure

The New Zealand government has committed to a major infrastructure program worth $12 billion, with new road and rail projects announced next year.

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World

UK’s Corbyn urges undecided to vote Labour

British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will make a last-ditch plea to undecided voters to “vote for hope” in “the most important election in a generation”.

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Finance

Finance

Confidence slips, job fears up: Westpac

People feel less optimistic about the Australian economy, a consumer confidence survey from Westpac and the Melbourne Institute suggests.

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Finance

RBA audit committee member joins AMP board

Reserve Bank audit committee member Rahoul Chowdry will join AMP as a non-executive director on January 1.

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Finance

GrainCorp taps Fonterra for next CEO

GrainCorp has tapped Fonterra to hire the New Zealand dairy giant’s global chief operating officer as its next managing director and chief executive.

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Entertainment

Entertainment

‘Grease’ jacket regifted to Newton-John

A jacket worn by Olivia Newton-John in her iconic movie Grease has been sold at auction, and promptly returned to her.

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Entertainment

Protest over Nobel literature’s Handke

Austria’s Peter Handke has been awarded his Nobel Literature Prize, but protesters are angry due to his support of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosovic.

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Entertainment

New Banksy mural highlights homeless

A new mural by elusive artist Banksy shows flying reindeer to highlight the plight of homeless people at Christmas.

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