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De Kock's back for the Cup – with two entriesSydney Morning HeraldDe Kock journeyed to Australia in 2005 only to see his stayer, Grey's Inn, finish well back in the Melbourne Cup. Yesterday morning Racing Victoria received ...South African trainer in new cups tiltThe Ageall 4 news articles »

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Radio and television host Kyle Sandilands was contemplating a bleak future last night after being sacked as a judge on Australian Idol .

Five Chinese building workers brought to Australia were paid less than $3 an hour to work on projects in Springvale and WA.

Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has effectively ruled out a deal on emissions trading before a Senate vote next week.

Canberra has revealed its $100 million plan to refurbish the squalid Alice Springs town camps.

Kevin Rudd challenges Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbulll to describe all his contacts with Godwin Grech.

A peace deal between Formula One and racing teams has secured the Melbourne Grand Prix for next year.

Two dummy candidates were unaware they were being recruited as candidates in a Melbourne suburban council election to help a then-friend be returned to office, a court has heard.

Bulldozing part of a Frankston wildlife reserve to make way for a $750 million freeway may increase the likelihood that Victoria’s endangered southern brown bandicoot will become extinct.

Peter Costello has thrown a new bombshell at the Liberals and their leader, saying they lack a ‘‘narrative’’ and accusing the party organisation of doing nothing since the election defeat.

Researchers defend the patenting of human genes while those who could most benefit from their work have asked if a grab for intellectual property might slow down potentially lifesaving medical research.

Canberra has begun preparing the way for higher interest rates, declaring that the present low rates can't stay forever.

Mourners at two open-coffin viewings found they were grieving for strangers after a funeral company mix-up.

They're not exactly health food, but by tweaking the recipe these doughnuts won't clog your arteries - quite as fast.

These dusky, thick and strong brews have arrived just in time to ease the mid-winter chill, writes Willie Simpson.

Good Tassie bubbly is coming to those who wait, writes Jeni Port.

Driving to Ascot Vale to review a basic little café, I feel more than a hint of trepidation.

Carsten Ball was born and raised in California, the scene of the ATP breakthrough that has earned the Australian Davis Cup player a career-high ranking of 145th.

Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler holds the record for scoring the fastest hat-trick in the English Premier League, netting three times inside five minutes one famous day against Arsenal.