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S foot has been partially severed in a savage machete attack by up to 10 men at a city nightclub. The attack happened about 1.15am yesterday in front of hundreds of patrons lined up outside Bubble nightclub, in Francis Street,...

Sydney to break the dominance of Coles and Woolworths, under changes being pushed by the Rudd Government. Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson wants an overhaul of state planning laws, warning they could be unjustifiably restricting competition by limiting retail centres...

The Liberal Party on Saturday officially launched their campaign for the Bradfield by-election with party luminaries turning out in support of their candidate, former Optus executive Paul Fletcher. The safe Liberal seat was vacated by former opposition leader Brendan Nelson,...

Kevin Rudd may be the most controlling prime minister Australia has had, and he has a massive agenda on his plate, but will he ultimately be remembered for landmark achievements or an unwillingness to make tough decisions? A S HE...

Minister Kevin Rudd has thrown a funding lifeline to the schools chaplaincy program, prompting Opposition claims that the Government has been forced into a backdown. Mr Rudd will tell a Christian conference in Canberra today that the Howard government's national...

Senator Nick Xenophon's stunning attack on the Church of Scientology this week has shone a light on a worldwide group many former members accuse of ruining their lives through fear and abuse. Dean Detheridge off the street using their tried...

A Powercor spokesman, whose company supplies electricity to much of the western suburbs, says power had been brought back to the majority of households. He said a tin roof had been blown off a shop on Friday which hit power...

Remove All Impaired Drivers) on Friday with plans to breath-test more than half a million motorists in central Melbourne by Saturday, December 12. Victoria will breath-test more drivers than any other state and they hope to improve on last year's...

Hugo Rich was ordered on Friday to spend at least 30 years in prison before being eligible for parole. A Victorian Supreme Court jury found Rich guilty of murder for shooting Chubb employee Erwin Kastenberger, 58, at close range, despite...