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A woman has been left with a facial wound after she was allegedly attacked by a man wielding a knife as she waited in her car at a local shopping centre in Sydney's west on Monday evening.

Cyanide could spill into Araluen Valley according to landholders, but the gold miner proposing its use denies this.

The ACT Brumbies are in discussions to bring Argentina scrumhalf Tomas Cubelli to the club next season.

The organisation that helped uncover shocking footage that kicked off the live-baiting scandal has accused a greyhound club of emotional blackmail over warnings of mass euthanasia.

Gillon McLachlan's decision to consult his way through the Adam Goodes debate has backfired on the AFL chief who vowed when he took on the job to engage and collaborate his way towards the outcomes he hoped to achieve.

Victorian Liberal Tony Smith and South Australian Liberal Andrew Southcott have emerged as the most promising chances to fill the void left by disgraced former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop.

Instead of drooling over Heston Blumenthal desserts on their televisions, Australians on Monday night were instead scratching their heads as they tried to spell words like soliloquy and incessant.

At least 75 people have died and tens of thousands have had to take refuge in state-run relief camps after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in eastern India, government officials and aid groups said on Monday.

Researchers are investigating whether wildly popular poker machine apps are a gateway drug to future addiction or a methadone-type substitute to wean gamblers off the habit.

Thirty km/h speed zones and "dragon markings" to be trialled at four Belconnen schools this term

The Abbott government should draw up national rules dictating how wind farms are built and operated and punish states that do not accept them, a Senate committee inquiry into wind turbines has urged.

The NSW Police force has agreed to pay $1.85 million to scores of young people across the state who have been wrongfully arrested, imprisoned and in some cases strip-searched due to errors in the police database.

Sydney households could be charged an extra $560 a year if electricity networks are successful in their legal bid to charge consumers more.

When it comes to the game of love, James Packer is a high roller.

The Canberra composer, performer and educator has been honoured for his life in music.

The spending habits of top public servants are 'flying under the radar'.

ACT government ups the ante in legal battle after policy found to racially discriminate against foreign-trained doctors.

The NRL minor premiership is a four-horse race between the Broncos, Cowboys, Rabbitohs or Roosters with five rounds remaining.

One of last season's most consistent gallopers is set to make a reappearance at Flemington.

Peak bodies representing retail and industry super funds, actuaries and the Grattan Institute have backed a call to limit retirement balances to $2.5 million or lower.

Residents of the Aureus apartments in Canberra Avenue near Manuka are seeking a rectification order against Michael Koundouris, in the third dispute involving the prominent Canberra developer in recent weeks.

Robert Curgenven's sound installation Climata will add another dimension to James Turrell's Skyspace at the National Gallery of Australia.

There's some pretty stiff competition lining up alongside me for this year's Canberra Celebrity Heart Challenge.

A new Brisbane City Council procurement policy aimed at attracting innovation has earned the tick of approval from Queensland's peak business body.

Growing demand from corporate travellers to use sharing economy businesses like Airbnb and Uber is posing both opportunities and questions for business.