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It's 9am on Friday and four-year-old Nicholas has bowled up to class in Leichhardt's Italian Forum, he's sheepishly holding a piece of paper in his hand. It's his homework, he says, as he presents it to his "school readiness" teacher, Violeta Dimeska.

A Truganina man in his 20s is fighting for his life after a car he was travelling in crashed on the Western Ring Road in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The SES says the flooding event in the NSW town of Forbes is "unique", urging residents to leave with the Lachlan River expected to reach 10.6 metres today.

Samoan performers are set to take to the stage in Melbourne to tell the Samoan creation story, in one of the biggest ever productions by the Pacific Islands theatre community in Australia.

Five people have been died after a shooting in a US shopping centre, Washington State Police have confirmed, while the killer remains on the run in the north-western US city of Seattle.

Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, scoring all three goals in the first half to claim their first Premier League victory over their London rivals in 10 attempts.

The iCloud account of Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, has allegedly been hacked and 3000 photographs stolen.

A Queensland wildlife park owner attacked by a crocodile is out of intensive care and in good spirits, his family says.

The New York Times endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton for the White House on Saturday, saying she was more qualified than Republican presidential rival Donald Trump to handle the challenges facing the United States.

The husband of Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard has hit out at accusations his wife was having an affair with Brad Pitt.

All year round a team of gardeners works to preserve some of Sydney's oldest gardens, meticulously recreating them from 19th century paintings, photographs and snippets of letters.

If Manchester United's performance in a 4-1 rout of English champions Leicester City on Saturday is anything to go by, Wayne Rooney may struggle to get back into the starting eleven.

At 5.30am on a Sunday morning exactly 100 years ago, Jessie, a 3600 kilogram elephant sauntered through Sydney's CBD.

A special anti-corruption team has been assigned to investigate claims of dodgy political donations that have embroiled Turnbull government MP Stuart Robert and a shadowy Liberal fundraising body he controls.

Why do we "agree" to telco contracts that we don't actually understand, even if it causes problems down the track?

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has hit out at Liberal Party members who used the anti-apartheid icon's image on leaflets that make false claims about the dangers of same-sex marriage.

We have watched them sprouting up all over Melbourne, transforming our streets and skylines with their promises to solve the housing affordability crisis. But many of those closest to the booming apartment industry say they wouldn't buy one.

The state government has rushed to allay fears in the wake of news Hazelwood power station could close as early as April, a move that could cost the Latrobe Valley up to 1000 jobs.

Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Saturday, ending a "coup" attempt by more moderate lawmakers who say his left-wing agenda can never deliver victory at the polls.

Ricky Stuart says the Raiders laid a platform for the future after bowing out against the Storm.

Sellers fared relatively well on Saturday as Melbourne's spring real estate market gained momentum on bigger auction numbers.

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Opposition wants "big questions" asked about foster care.

 On one level becoming Miss Muddy is all about the mud.

It was tense right until the very end at AAMI Park on Saturday night, but when all was said and done, the Melbourne Storm prevailed to reach yet another grand final.

The Melbourne Storm have done it again, ending Canberra's fairytale run with a 14-12 victory to set up a date with Cronulla on the final weekend of the season.

Melbourne will meet Cronulla in the grand final after holding off fast-finishing Canberra to win their preliminary final at AAMI Park.

It was the decision that decided who went into the NRL grand final.

The ACT's network of cameras caught more leadfoots from outside Canberra than locals, with one exception.

The ACT NDIS rollout has caused employment upheaval for people with an intellectual disability but L'Arche envisage a new co-working hub will help to develop microbusiness opportunity.

The Greens promise if elected to spend almost $3 million on a Greyhound racing closure transition package, cat neutering and funding boost to existing wildlife and animal services operators.

Former Western Australian Black Heart Bart has added another vital dimension to this year's group one Cox Plate.

The messy legal dispute between former Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones and the University of Canberra and others has come to an end.

The chair of Belconnen Community Council has said apartment developments in Macquarie are set to become the new normal.

While many ACT residents are feeling election fatigue, some Canberrans will be casting their vote for the first time.

Protesters blocked a busy intersection in Melbourne's CBD on Saturday night in support of an anti-racism campaigner who was pepper-sprayed by police on Friday.

Researchers have slammed the voting down of the a needle exchange program at Canberra's Alexander Maconochie Centre saying it should be evidence rather than unions that decided public health policy.

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The Bulldogs beat the house. They beat the odds. They beat the system. They beat the Giants, these Davids. And they're in the grand final for the first time in 55 years.

The away game did not stop Raiders fans unable to make it to Melbourne from showing their support in numbers on Saturday night.

Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend wasn't impressed by Shane Flanagan's decision to hook him from the field against the Raiders a fortnight ago, but insists he always respected the coach's decision.

Forbes residents have been ordered to evacuate by the State Emergency Service as the town braces for major flooding.

The Western Bulldogs are preparing for their biggest week in almost six decades.

Sydney's lockout laws have deadened its live music scene, according to the DJs and artists who once played late into the night in the city.

He introduced the world of glass to Canberra and, in the process, introduced Canberra to the world.

Giants coach Leon Cameron admits the Western Bulldogs deserved their preliminary final win.

It's a simple mantra, but it's one that leading renovation expert Cherie Barber believes can set up the average Australian financially.