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Revealed: The true story behind the 'charity' tourists
Turns out Enoch Orious, aka Jamie Burfoot, grew up on North Shore and went to Westlake.

'I fell in love with my boss and I'm not ashamed'
COMMENT: Barnaby Joyce's new love should be celebrated, argues Elizabeth Rolfe.

Horrific woodchipper death now suspicious
Queensland police are now investigating a man's horrific woodchipper death as murder.

Revealed: The number of great white sharks lurking in the Tasman
For the first time there's a number on the size of the great white shark population.

Aussie agency staff found to lack knowledge of the law
New Zealanders are held in detention centres while they await results of an appeal.

Father of Barnaby's mistress wants him burned 'like the lamb he is'
He's about to become the grandfather of deputy PM's child - and he's not happy.

Accused circus child abuse family revealed
Four people facing allegations of horrific abuse of little boys can be revealed.

Hot-air balloon plummets 500m, injuring at least six
Several people fell from plummeting hot-air balloon.

Barnaby Joyce's wife 'devastated' by news his lover is pregnant
Pair reportedly got together after seeing each other smoking in Parliament House garden.

Circus school four: 'We didn't do it'
Four people have responded to charges of alleged sadistic sexual abuse at circus school.

Annette King's top new job in Australia
Dame Annette King tipped to follow on from current High Commissioner to Australia.

Brian Rudman: One final challenge for Jacinda
COMMENT: PM has brought peace to Waitangi. Can we ask for more water at public sites next?

Snake kills pregnant woman, baby in Australia
A member of the public was already performing CPR on the woman when medics arrived.

Burns patients infected by drug-resistant bug
National Burns Centre forced to limit admissions to stop spread of a drug-resistant bug.

The missing 80 hours: Why did the MH370 search boat 'go dark'?
Search vessel tasked with finding MH370 switched off its tracking system near shipwreck.

Bindi sees dad's heartbreaking message for the first time
Bindi Irwin has posted an emotional message, 12 years after dad's death.

William Tyrrell's dad jailed for drugs and theft
Biological father of missing boy William Tyrrell has been jailed for seven months.

Aussie's codeine ban leaves women battling pain
These women are left battling painful conditions after Australia's ban on OTC codeine.

Man held woman as 'sex slave' in Brisbane home
A man accused of repeatedly drugging and raping a woman over a number of weeks.

Who was the baby inside the suitcase?
The dead baby in a suitcase mystery that shook Sydney to its core.

#Vanlife is on the rise
Chrissy Junge was fed up with soaring housing costs so she took a drastic step.

Cyclone Fehi: The latest
State Highway 6 has reopened, but some still remain without power on the West Coast.

Rihanna's tweet to Aussie MP leads to Govt's $90 million donation
Rihanna knows how to get the job done.

Call for Sydney to adopt flag
A petition organiser wants permanent home on bridge for Aboriginal emblem.

Aussie murder mystery: Search for bodies of Beaumont children intensifies
Police have reached "disturbed soil" in their search for missing Beaumont children.

Sydney train brawl ends in hugs all round
Video has emerged of a full-on punch-up between two blokes before a bizarre end.

Shocking footage of nurse abusing patient
Footage of alleged patient abuse has emerged after man's family hid camera in his room.

Mum jailed for 'breathtaking' fraud
Christina Tupu wept in court after realising she'd raise her baby daughter behind bars.