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Rugby League Lachlan Fitzgibbon was furious when Mitchell Pearce was caught texting a club staffer before his wedding, but the NRL stars are playing nice.

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Crime Two Australian men who allegedly made $60 million by defrauding hundreds of thousands of people face 20 years in a US jail.

Money Households have adopted excellent savings habits during the pandemic but experts fear it may come to an end in 2021.

News A horror year for fatal attacks has left many thinking shark populations are out of control, but a new global count suggests the exact opposite.

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News Google is facing more regulation in Australia that could see a rise in prices for its millions of consumers.

Pets & Animals Every evening wildlife carers Sara Tilling and Gary Henderson sit in the paddock for a glass of wine and enjoy a twilight reunion with the kangaroos.

Politics Australia will take on Beijing bullies cracking down on trade and also call out human rights abuses, Josh Frydenberg has defiantly declared.

Business An Aussie name has cracked a whopping barrier, bizarrely helped by Beijing’s battle with Canberra. But others have plummeted down the rankings.

Offbeat It was supposed to be a “lovely” gesture for her partner but instead this Aussie woman was blasted for making an “eight-year-old child’s lunch”.

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News The ordinary people of suburbia have united to find slain pedestrians Kate Leadbetter and Matty Field’s beloved dog.

Cricket Cricket Australia is reportedly set to make a wild coronavirus demand to ensure its biosecurity bubble in South Africa is safe.

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Crime A teen charged with the murder of a young couple may also be charged over the death of their unborn child, as community anger builds over youth bail laws.

Politics Labor leader Anthony Albanese will look to claw back support among coal mining regions in a major frontbench reshuffle to revitalise the party.

Environment Newly discovered spiders have been named after four of the Thai cave rescue heroes.

Politics Forget trickle fountains and serene Buddhas, ‘yarning circles’ are the latest must-have addition for a safe space in the NSW government.

Crime An alleged child abuse principal is due to appear in a Melbourne court after being extradited from Israel to face child sex allegations.

News The family of a “loving, caring” 15-year-old who died at a river waterhole have called for more government drowning prevention measures.

Business A former Crown prosecutor and the father of three members of the band Sheppard has been arrested over an allegedly fraudulent transfer of nearly $100m.

Tennis Serena Williams has given an honest assessment of Australia’s “intense” COVID-19 protocols as she completes her hotel quarantine.

Business An auto dealer who sold a disabled woman a luxury sedan that turned out to be a lemon has been forced to give her a refund and collect the broken-down Mercedes.