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Witness saw black Merc near Vic body site

About the time Karen Ristevski went missing, a woman spotted a car like the Melbourne murder victim’s black Mercedes, a court has been told.

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Acting NSW premier demands Maguire quit

NSW’s acting premier, John Barilaro, has called on embattled MP Daryl Maguire to quit parliament after he became embroiled in a corruption scandal.

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Let Trump make mistakes: John Howard

Former Australian prime minister John Howard says the world has to stop taking sides too much on Donald Trump.

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Let Trump make mistakes: John Howard

Former Australian prime minister John Howard says the world has to stop taking sides too much on Donald Trump.

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Former Toyota boss to lead Holden

Former president of Toyota Australia Dave Buttner has been named as Holden’s new managing director.

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Income tax continues to do heavy lifting

The Parliamentary Budget Office has cast its eye over the future of tax revenue in Australia, and says federal coffers will become more reliant on income tax.

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Butler to move to Hindmarsh

Federal Labor frontbencher Mark Butler will seek to shift to the seat of Hindmarsh at the next election after his own electorate of Port Adelaide was abolished.

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NBN continues to stockpile copper

Labor has taken aim at the Turnbull government over the NBN stockpiling copper cable for the broadband network rollout.

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Police still examining Vic Labor rorts

Victoria Police are still examining whether anyone in the state Labor party committed a crime in its $388,000 rorts-for-votes scandal, an inquiry has been told.

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Howard says Libs have faith in Downer

Former Prime Minister John Howard has joined high-profile Liberal candidate Georgina Downer on the campaign trail in the South Australian electorate of Mayo.

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Reserve closely watching rates: Morrison

The Reserve Bank has made it clear interest rates were unlikely to move in the short term or into early 2019, says the treasurer.

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Agent’s handshake found not to be a crime

A woman has lost her bid to be deemed a victim of violent crime after a real-estate agent squeezed her hand after a Sydney property auction.

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Trade wars open ‘rich vein’ for Australia

Australia is pushing to keep global trade doors open as other countries react against protectionist pushes, government frontbenchers say.

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Adani Qld mine rail line financing ‘close’

The son of the CEO of Adani says the company has nearly locked in financing for a rail line to service its Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.

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Fears for new snake discovered in Qld

Scientists have discovered a new type of burrowing snake in Queensland, but fear it could be wiped out as a result of mining activity in the area.

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Pair face court over Sydney home invasion

A man and woman accused of a violent home invasion in Sydney’s west that led to a man and a woman being stabbed, will face court charged with attempted murder.

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Perth parents attack Trump’s MH17 stance

The Perth parents of three children who died in the MH17 disaster have attacked Donald Trump over his failure to hold his Russian counterpart to account.

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Bill Shorten makes bid for unions’ support

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has promised to strengthen workers’ rights, starting with restoring and protecting penalty rates, if Labor wins government.

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New ACTU president won’t go soft on Labor

Australian Council of Trade Unions president Michele O’Neil believes there’ll be healthy disagreement between her and the ALP, especially on asylum seekers.

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