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A hunter’s Chesapeake retriever was killed by a shark Wednesday after leaping from a boat to fetch a downed duck.

Midway through Colson Whitehead’s new novel Crook Manifesto, a filmmaker muses on how “reviewers like to trap you in their idea of you”, just as old friends and family only see “who you used to be”. The critical reception the book has received so far bears this out. Expecting yet…

FICTION: The second novel in Colson Whitehead's Harlem Trilogy is a masterwork of stylish noir and social satire.

The playful second book in the author's Harlem Trilogy shows Ray Carney scheming how to get his teenage daughter into the concert of her dreams. Alarming capers ensue.

From bent cops to blaxploitation, this tale of corruption in 70s New York combines the energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire

A couple who describe themselves as 'lighthouse parents' have opened up about their decision to let their young children, aged just six and 10, out at night on their own

Advocates claim new documents are proof the NT government lied when it claimed it had met all climate risk conditions for the massive new gas project

Letter from panel member of fracking inquiry says key recommendations have not been fully implemented

The Northern Territory government says fracking can begin in the Beetaloo Basin, opening up the region to the gas industry and increasing Australia's future greenhouse gas emissions profile.

The Northern Territory government says it has strengthened environmental protections, allowing for the start of fracking projects in the region.

The government says all recommendations from a 2018 inquiry into fracking have been met, and oil and gas companies will be able to start applying to frack in the Beetaloo Basin.