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![Australia tries to break its dependence on China for lithium mining](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australia tries to break its dependence on China for lithium mining
New York Times: Australian government wants to break the world’s dependence on China.
![Australia reckons with TV host’s exit over racist abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australia reckons with TV host’s exit over racist abuse
New York Times: Stan Grant says the ABC abandoned him in the face of 'relentless abuse'.
![Disgraced Australian entertainer Rolf Harris dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Disgraced Australian entertainer Rolf Harris dead
Former entertainer and artist has been cremated as family ask for privacy.
![Watch: Shocking moment wife mows down cheating husband in SUV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Shocking moment wife mows down cheating husband in SUV
A scorned wife took matters into her own hands.
![Opinion: Reputational stench could linger around PwC Australia for some time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Opinion: Reputational stench could linger around PwC Australia for some time
The scandal currently engulfing the "Big Four" accounting firm has a long way to run.
![Party hire boss's desire to dominate industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Party hire boss's desire to dominate industry
The owner of a party hire business has been jailed after hiring arsonists to target rivals
![Aussie icon tests positive for chlamydia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie icon tests positive for chlamydia
Bacteria similar to chlamydia is spreading around the Great Barrier Reef.
!['Exceptional circumstances': Tasering of 95yo goes against police handbook](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Exceptional circumstances': Tasering of 95yo goes against police handbook
Police claim the woman, who has dementia and uses a walking frame, was advancing on them.
!['Absolute competition': Australia warns of battle with NZ to attract doctors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Absolute competition': Australia warns of battle with NZ to attract doctors
New Zealand isn't the only country struggling to attract health staff.
![Australian doctor freed after being held by terrorists for seven years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australian doctor freed after being held by terrorists for seven years
Kenneth Elliott, now 88, was taken hostage by al-Qai’da-linked jihadists in Burkina Faso.
![Cancellation of the Quad an omen, says China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cancellation of the Quad an omen, says China
China has taken a swipe at Australia, claiming a key alliance has been dealt a fatal blow.
![Big retirement village company's net profit tumbles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big retirement village company's net profit tumbles
Giant of the sector reports in the face of falling house prices, Government scrutiny.
![95-year-old with dementia tasered by police and ‘fighting for life’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
95-year-old with dementia tasered by police and ‘fighting for life’
Police were called to NSW aged care home after she was found with a knife.
![‘Neighbour Free’: Airline reveals $32 upgrade to banish seat companions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Neighbour Free’: Airline reveals $32 upgrade to banish seat companions
Some economy passengers will have the chance to stretch across an extra seat.
![Heroes reveal kids cry for help after bus crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heroes reveal kids cry for help after bus crash
Tradies who pulled schoolchildren from an overturned bus have shared their stories.
![Who's behind $40m+ Devonport Village property buy-up?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Who's behind $40m+ Devonport Village property buy-up?
Ex-ANZ bosses have linked up with fiercely private heir to NZ's former richest man.
![Sydney woman who beheaded mother to get early prison release](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sydney woman who beheaded mother to get early prison release
GRAPHIC WARNING: Woman with “substantial mental health issues" has been resentenced.
![Getaway finds 5 of the best things to do in Far North Queensland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Getaway finds 5 of the best things to do in Far North Queensland
Watch: Getaway's Lincoln Lewis visits Port Douglas. Plus we find four other things to do.
![You've got male: 65 women report receiving used condoms in the post](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
You've got male: 65 women report receiving used condoms in the post
Investigation launched after 65 women reported recieving used condoms in the post.
![US debt default chaos could ruin Biden's PNG, Australia trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US debt default chaos could ruin Biden's PNG, Australia trip
Biden's trip to PNG on edge as 140 companies demand action from US politicians.
![Getaway finds 5 of the best things to do in Queensland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Getaway finds 5 of the best things to do in Queensland
Getaway finds 5 of the best things to do in Queensland
![Enjoy some winter sun in Noosa on Australia's Sunshine Coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Enjoy some winter sun in Noosa on Australia's Sunshine Coast
Staying indoors is not an option on the Sunshine Coast.
![Watch: CEO reveals rudest email ever from rejected job applicant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: CEO reveals rudest email ever from rejected job applicant
“And he wonders why he can’t get a job."
![Cleo Smith's parents reveal 'heartbreaking' toll, chilling emergency call released](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cleo Smith's parents reveal 'heartbreaking' toll, chilling emergency call released
The world breathed a sigh of relief when she was rescued, but it wasn't over for Cleo.
![David Seymour: Real change with ACT’s alternative budget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
David Seymour: Real change with ACT’s alternative budget
ACT is again the only party proposing a fully-costed alternative budget.
![Review: MasterChef's new season the most fitting tribute to Jock Zonfrillo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: MasterChef's new season the most fitting tribute to Jock Zonfrillo
MasterChef Australia's newest season premiered in New Zealand tonight.
![Teacher dead after suspected shark attack off South Australian coast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Teacher dead after suspected shark attack off South Australian coast
Simon Baccanello was mauled by a great white shark.
![‘Nightmare’: Couple’s warning over Bali massage scam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Nightmare’: Couple’s warning over Bali massage scam
The couple were left with nothing but overdrawn bank accounts and “lots of tears”.