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Daniel Tarullo's departure means Donald Trump will soon get to fill three of the Fed's seven board positions and put his stamp on the world's most powerful central bank.

A South Australian teenager who needs a machine to help him breathe has more reason than many to worry about power blackouts, after brief rolling outages earlier in the week cut power to thousands of homes.

More than 100 anti-racism protesters have gathered at St Kilda Marina to confront members of the far-right, anti-Islam Q Society preparing to attend a fundraiser to be headlined by Senator Cory Bernardi and Queensland MP George Christensen.

A man has died after his van burst into flames following a collision with a ute on the Gold Coast overnight.

A thief who stole hiking gear from the back of a ute returns some of the items after the Hobart victim posts a letting pleading for their return on a street poleand now beer is on offer in exchange for the remaining goods.

Staying cool in the heatwave this weekend is definitely about substance over style, but scientists reveal some parts of Brisbane are certainly cooler than others.

Police were forced to close a highway as they battled to disperse an estimated 300 revellers at an out-of-control house party near Newcastle overnight.

US stocks jumped to another record, a key index of global sharemarkets hit a 20-month high and crude rallied as investors continued to bask in the afterglow of President Donald Trump's promise of "phenomenal" tax reform.

At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede at an Angolan soccer match on Friday when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium gates, a medical official said.

Tiger Woods said he was "extremely disappointed" after having to pull out of two more tournaments over the next fortnight as he continues to battle back spasms.

By Vince Rugari

North Melbourne's intra-club City v Country match on Friday turned ugly as tempers flared amid a series of bust-ups.

A controversial housing project in Sydney's North West is put on ice because of the traffic congestion it will cause.

Otherwise known as a way of getting rid of split ends without a major chop.

Australia have lost their spot at the top of the International Cricket Council men's one-day international rankings after South Africa completed a 5-0 series sweep of Sri Lanka at Centurion on Saturday.

Hundreds of cameras set up to monitor the movements of Victoria's tiger quoll have failed to photograph the animal for three years, raising fears for the future of the threatened species.

Virat Kohli struck his fourth double century as India declared on 6-687 and demoralised Bangladesh further by taking a wicket on a record-filled day two of their sole Test.

Mosman's trophy home market has been lagging further behind the east in recent years, but don't blame the buyers for being too tight. It's the trophy home owners who won't be lured from their multi-million-dollar homes.

Australia's most notorious cult leader, Anne Hamilton-Byrne, is now in palliative care in a suburban Melbourne nursing home.

Iron ore keeps getting told the end is nigh: so far in 2017, the response has been the end's just another high.

The continuing heatwave across the eastern seaboard of Australia is causing havoc in regional areas. Gavin Coote updates the weather outlook in central western New South Wales, which is expected to bear the brunt of extreme temperatures. The catastrophic fire risk outlook means that citizens are discouraged from visiting national and state parks - and from doing anything today that may encourage a fire, such as using machinery outside.

Conservative Senator Cory Bernardi has chosen an anti-Halal function in Melbourne to make his first public appearance since quitting the Liberal Party. At an event organised by the Q Society, Senator Bernardi distanced himself from derogatory comments directed towards Muslims and homosexual people made at a similar event.

Plant recognition apps face many hurdles, including the lack of an Australian equivalent.

This year should see the end of the economy's protracted 'transition' back to business as usual. You beaut.

Oil rose on a report that OPEC has achieved a record 90 per cent initial compliance with a production cut accord.

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we meet three budding young inventors taking their innovations from the classroom to the marketplace.

Copper prices surged after BHP Billiton declared force majeure due to a strike at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile.

US President Donald Trump said his government will act anew on immigration next week, after a federal appeals court decided not to reinstate his ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Citigroup strategists are looking to history to show the global equity rally could be far from over.

​Britain's commodity-heavy FTSE 100 index climbed to a three-week high on Friday as miners rallied on rising metals prices.

Binky Chadha, the most optimistic stock market analyst on Wall Street, says the rally is only beginning.

Twenty years after the murder of Lithgow beauty queen Alison Lewis, one police officer is still fighting to clear his name.

At least 17 people were injured when man believed to be mentally disturbed started a fire on a crowded subway train during the Friday evening rush in Hong Kong, according to police.

BHP Billiton declared force majeure on shipments from the world's biggest copper mine, sending prices above $US6000 a tonne.

A rare prison encounter exposes what it's like working for Islamic State.

A French farmer who smuggled African migrants to safety, defying authorities in an effort that his supporters likened to the Underground Railroad, was given little more than a slap on the wrist by a court Friday.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said hacking, anti-trust laws and mistrust between the world's largest nations is hindering global trade, warning of a "threat" to the world economy.

In the ruins of the Sabbagh textile factory in Aleppo's Belleramoun Industrial Zone, a family strips the office of wood panelling for fuel.

Malcolm Turnbull's loud tirade against Labor's "clean energy 'ideology'" is an attempt to show leadership to his right wing, and to claw back voter popularity.

Conservative Senator Cory Bernardi attends the event 'Defending Freedom of Speech', organised by the intensely anti-Islam group the Q Society.

US President Donald Trump has told Israel that he does not believe that building more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank is "good for peace".

Rio Tinto has appointed three former senior managers from the energy industry to its board as non-executive directors, including Shell's departing CFO Simon Henry.

Two Sydney Morning Herald reporters attended a fundraising dinner for the Q society on Thursday night.

The devastated boyfriend of Emily Collie, who has been charged over her death after their jet-skis collided in Phuket, says he will "take full responsibility for what happened" to his "soul mate".

New Corp chairman did not feature in Gove's behind-the-scenes piece, article, photos and transcript of the interview.

Downpours throughout the Wheatbelt and South West regions of Western Australia cause widespread flooding and force some residents to evacuate.

Perth Glory maestro Diego Castro orchestrated a 5-0 belting of a demoralised Adelaide United in Friday night's A-League match.

Adelaide's ball movement was too quick and effective for the Bulldogs and the Crows were more accurate.

Western Bulldogs premiership captain Easton Wood has taken a bold stand, implying there is hypocrisy within the AFL industry when it comes to gambling.

Perth Glory maestro Diego Castro orchestrates a 5-0 belting of a demoralised Adelaide United in Friday night's A-League match.