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I wish I'd never had nicotine,' one addicted young adult said.

Anthony Albanese is among the countless MPs and senators returning to Parliament House as the 48th parliament ...

Asian shares and the yen have held their ground as Japanese elections proved bad for the government but no worse than already ...

A former Chancellor of the Australian National University has written a searing letter to his successor Julie Bishop and the ...

A family of ducklings has been rescued from a storm drain thanks to the quick thinking and gentle hands of two police ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition has failed to secure a majority in the 248-seat upper ...

Around midday on Sunday police received a report an 18-year-old woman had been stabbed in the head by a male known to her at ...

In-form hooker Blayke Brailey says can't imagine leaving Cronulla with the Sharks opening talks to lock down the dummy-half ...

Tributes have been paid to a 17-year-old student who died near his family home in mid-west NSW. I am a senior journalist for ...

Grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend are unlikely to reveal much, if ...

Israel's Chief of General Staff Eyal Zamir believes a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip war and an agreement to release hostages ...