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Severe storms hit south-east Queensland

Hail and strong winds have pummelled Brisbane's CBD after severe thunderstorms moved across south-east Queensland.

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The Drum

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Stopping abuse goes way beyond the confessional

Sometimes, in politics, we end up arguing about things that are a knight's jump away from the chessboard's main game.

Take this week, when a refreshing burst of multi-partisanship on the urgent need for a royal commission into the abuse of children was interrupted by a national bout of whisker-pulling about the status of the Catholic confessional.

The debate about the confessional is more symbolic than practical. Do we really believe that child molesters go much to confession?

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Human remains found inside crocodile

Northern Territory police have found human remains inside a crocodile at a remote waterhole where a seven-year-old girl was reported missing.

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World

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Sirens sound as Hamas takes aim at Jerusalem

Israel puts 75,000 army reservists on stand-by after Hamas militants target Jerusalem for the first time in decades.

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Business

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Ai Group slams 'pro-union' workplace laws

The head of the peak industry body Australian Industry Group delivers a stinging critique of the Federal Government's workplace laws, claiming unions are winning too much ground.

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Politics

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Japan headed for polls after parliament dissolved

Japan's lower house of parliament has been dissolved, paving way for an election next month that is likely to return the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power.

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Sport

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Grandstand Live: November 17

Grandstand Online's new weekend blog, including Australian Masters golf and one-day cricket updates.

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Science and Technology

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Rogue planet found wandering through space

Astronomers have detected what could be a rogue planet wandering all alone through deep space without a host star.

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Environment

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Solar panel subsidies scrapped early

The Federal Government is phasing out its subsidies for solar panels six months early.

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