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In photos: Woman's dramatic beach rescue captured on camera
This is the terrifying moment a young woman was rescued just seconds away from death.

'I've never seen anything like Crazy Rich Asians before'
Comment: Wenlei Ma watches hundreds of movies but has never experienced this.

Chelsea Manning banned from entering Australia
Immigration NZ expects to make a decision by Friday on whether to grant a special visa.

Private jet to fly Abby Hartley home
Givealittle page closed after more than $237,000 raised.

Melbourne: A wild life's work in scuplture
A short drive out of Melbourne is a fantasy kingdom and one man's life-work in sculpture.

Abbott set to accept Indigenous envoy role
Abbott has reportedly given a conditional yes to taking on the job of Indigenous envoy.

Gut-wrenching scenes from The Bachelor's 'stalker'
The Bachelor's so-called "stalker" has been viciously duped in episode 4.

Man arrested over horrific sex attack
Days after mum bravely told her horrific sexual assault story, police made an arrest.

Mum's chilling final Facebook post before murder-suicide
Haunting note left by a mum involved in a murder-suicide showed her intimate struggles.

Virus stops melons, cucumbers and courgettes at border
Australian growers/exporters will have to meet new import requirements.

China warns of rise of Australian 'hawks'
It seems Julie Bishop's resignation hasn't gone down too well in China.

Why Julie Bishop is the PM Australia needs
When the boys' club froze her out, she did what anyone would do — she left them to it.

Farewell, mate: Winston Peters' call to vanquished Aussie politican
New Zealand must now get used to new faces in foreign affairs, trade and defence.

Mum who lost family to murder-suicide opens up
Heartbroken widow opens up about her immense grief and how she has since found happiness.

Our view: Politicians the real dodgy characters
Malcolm Turnbull is the fourth prime minister in a decade to be ousted by colleagues.

Julie Bishop makes graceful exit - but keeps options open
MP said last week's chain of events unfolded last week "at such a rapid pace".

'Amateur hour': Photo that sums up how Dutton screwed it up
The night before the vote, Dutton's camp were out for dinner instead of firming up support

Michael Hill plunge 'not as bad as it looks'
Analysts say Michael Hill's 86 per cent profit drop exaggerated by exiting the US market.

Kiwi loses extradition appeal
A Kiwi man has lost a legal bid to prevent him being extradited and tried in Australia.

Victoria Police told to shove $68K bill given to alt-right group
Company behind alt-right activists refuse to pay Victoria Police 'security bill'.

How the world roasted Australia's latest political coup
WTF Australia? How the world reacted to 'the coup capital of the democratic world'.

Mum's terrifying Dreamworld premonition
The night before her children went to Dreamworld, she had a horrifying premonition.

The man who couldn't stop killing
He killed his wife with an axe, bludgeoned a grandson with a hammer and drowned another.

Kiwi nappy firm expands into 24 countries
Rascal & Friends is gearing up to launch in major retailers throughout the world.

Julie Bishop resigns: Betrayal exposed in WhatsApp leak
Julie Bishop has quit her cabinet position after a low party room vote.

Three words that ended Turnbull's political career
A venomous three-word message twisted the knife in Malcolm Turnbull's back.

David Jones' cunning move against Myer
Department store wars have turned nasty with David Jones delivering Myer a huge blow.

Trouble in Oz for Trivago over 'best price' claim
Trivago's consumer watchdog says customers have been deceived.

How NZ VC winner survived German attack
World War I hero to be remembered at free concert in West Auckland.