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Fire crews battle large blaze in Adelaide's CBD
Buildings are evacuated and roads have been closed in Adelaide's CBD as a large fire burns at the rear of the Grand Chancellor Hotel.
 
Dutton accuses Fairfax of anti-Government 'jihad'
The Immigration Minister says there is a "huge move by Fairfax" to try to bring down the Government and he has a "fair idea" which ministers are doing the leaking.
 
Federal Government scraps plans for bank deposit tax
The Federal Government abandons plans for a bank deposit tax which would have imposed a 0.05 per cent levy on deposits up to $250,000 from the start of next year.
 
Labor pushing for Governor-General to remove Dyson Heydon
The trade union royal commissioner's 67-page submission on why he should keep his job fails to appease the Federal Opposition, which wants Governor-General Peter Cosgrove to intervene.
 
World-renowned concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko found murdered
World-renowned concert pianist Natalia Strelchenko is found murdered at her home in Britain, police say.
 
Australia's trade position collapses with net debt nearing $1 trillion
Australia's trade position has collapsed dramatically with the June quarter current account deficit blowing out 41 per cent to $19 billion.
 
President vs Wild: Obama tackles Alaska with Bear Grylls
US president Barack Obama will go into the wild to get a "crash course in survival techniques" from insect-eating British adventurer Bear Grylls.
 
Australian journalist acquitted in Thai navy defamation trial
An Australian journalist and a colleague are found not guilty of criminal defamation by a Thai court over a report implicating the kingdom's navy in human trafficking.
 
Schoolgirl's murder prompts tougher monitoring of sex offenders
Serious sex offenders will lose their presumption to bail and will face tougher monitoring in the community as part of a crackdown proposed by the Victorian Government in response to the murder of Masa Vukotic.
 
Adelaide driver fined for flat furniture pack squeezed into car
An Adelaide driver is fined for squeezing flat pack furniture into his car, having removed the headrests from the front seats to do so.
 
Satellite images confirm destruction of Palmyra's Temple of Bel: UN
Before and after satellite images confirm the destruction of the famed Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra, the United Nations says.
 
3D printing helps reveal ancient weapon is actually musical instrument
3D printing technology is used to show a Bronze Age artefact, thought to be a spear butt, is actually part of a musical instrument.
 
Hayne survives first cut at San Francisco 49ers
Jarryd Hayne survives the first cut at the San Francisco 49ers but the team cuts another cross-sport recruit in British discus thrower Lawrence Okoye.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By ABC's Emma Alberici Shades of Ronald in Donald's presidential push
By ABC's Emma Alberici
By Karen Middleton Heydon is staying, so what will the unions do next?
By Karen Middleton
By Ben Pobjie Getting your advice from celebrities should be Politics 101
By Ben Pobjie
By Chris Berg ChAFTA: Union campaign misses the point
By Chris Berg
 
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Sexual slavery, forced drug-taking in NSW brothels increasing: police
September 1, 2015 - 3:56 pm
Canberra gymnastics coach killed in fishing accident
September 1, 2015 - 3:55 pm
 
World
New Zealand announces shortlist for new flag design
Merkel worried anti-foreigner attacks could split Germany again
Vice News journalists face terrorism charges in Turkey
 
Business
Australia's trade position collapses with net debt nearing $1 trillion
Reserve Bank leaves rates on hold
China manufacturing data slips into the red
 
Politics
Labor pushing for Governor-General to remove Dyson Heydon
No reason to release Iranian student from detention, Immigration Minister says
President vs Wild: Obama tackles Alaska with Bear Grylls
 
Sport
Geitz confirms she will play on
Socceroos will not boycott World Cup qualifier despite pay dispute
Wighton handed careless high-tackle charge, Mason's Manly stint over
 
Science and Tech
Melbourne school boosts grades with neuroscience
British neurologist Oliver Sacks dies aged 82
In pictures: Papua New Guinea's developing food crisis
 
Environment
Fact check: Why Tony Abbott's claims on emissions targets get mixed verdicts
President vs Wild: Obama tackles Alaska with Bear Grylls
Kazakhstan to host IAEA nuclear fuel bank to assist non-proliferation
 

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7-Eleven business model rips off workers, former ACCC boss says
Former consumer watchdog Allan Fels slams the 7-Eleven franchise model and says the only way franchisees can make a living is by ripping off their workers.
 
Greyhound Racing NSW cover-ups, tip-offs revealed in internal documents
Internal documents reveal that senior greyhound racing administrators in New South Wales were actively strategising to downplay live baiting in the industry in the days before a Four Corners program exposing the scandal was set to air.
 
Peter Dutton says no-one in office read Border Force press release
Peter Dutton's office received an advanced copy of the press release saying Australian Border Force officers would be cracking down on visa fraud but no-one read it, the Immigration Minister says.
 
Controversial Qld mine gets draft authority for expansion
The expansion of the controversial Acland coal mine on Queensland's western Darling Downs clears another hurdle, with the state's environment department issuing a draft authority for the $900 million project.
 
Firefighters turn hose on man who allegedly threatened them with axe
Fire crews turn their hose on a man who was allegedly threatening them with an axe and set a fire truck alight in Melbourne's north overnight.
 
British neurologist Oliver Sacks dies aged 82
Oliver Sacks, a British neurologist and the author of a number of well-known books including The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, dies aged 82.
 
Toddler dies, four other people seriously injured in unit fire at Beenleigh
A three-year-old boy is dead and four other people have been seriously injured in a unit fire at Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, overnight.
 
Girl loses hand in dog attack in NSW Hunter region
An eight-year-old girl remains in hospital after losing her hand as a result of a dog attack in Lake Macquarie, in the New South Wales Hunter region, on the weekend.
 
Calls for trailblazing ACT drug overdose reversal program to be rolled out nation-wide
A trailblazing ACT initiative to prevent drug overdoses is given a ringing endorsement by an independent panel of experts.
 
Man arrested over shrine bombing uncooperative: Thai officials
The man arrested over the deadly bomb blast in Bangkok is not cooperating with police and part of a people-smuggling gang, Thai authorities say.
 
MP's bill proposes 'safe access zones' around abortion clinics to prevent patient 'harassment'
New laws creating buffer zones around abortion clinics will be debated in the Victorian Parliament this week amid concerns about religious protesters harassing women as they enter the facilities.
 
Tens of thousands protest security bills outside Japan parliament
Tens of thousands rallied outside Japan's parliament on Sunday to protest against planned new laws that could see troops in the officially pacifist nation engage in combat for the first time since World War II.
 
Cape York's best brew: Verandah cafe giving young Indigenous kids an espresso shot at jobs
A new cafe in the upper reaches of Cape York is the only place you can get the taste of a freshly ground 'real' coffee for hundreds of kilometres, while providing a much needed boost in local skills and training.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Michael Bradley New material ramps up pressure on Dyson Heydon
By Michael Bradley
By JR Hennessy Good on Melbourne for standing up to the Australian Border Force
By JR Hennessy
By ABC's Barrie Cassidy Where's our ambition? Quit stalling and get on with reform
By ABC's Barrie Cassidy
By Samara McPhedran What motivates people to commit public murders?
By Samara McPhedran
 
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Collette Dinnigan exhibition puts designer's glittering career on show
August 31, 2015 - 7:06 am
10 royal commission moments to know before Heydon ruling
August 31, 2015 - 6:51 am
Girl loses hand in dog attack in NSW Hunter region
August 31, 2015 - 6:28 am
 
World
10 dead, dozens hurt in fire at Saudi oil giant housing complex
Fijian PM vows to jail overseas dissidents planning 'sedition'
Fifth suspect arrested over migrant bodies found in truck in Austria
 
Business
7-Eleven business model rips off workers, former ACCC boss says
Former franchisees battle service station giant United Petroleum
This week in business: Focus back on RBA and GDP
 
Politics
10 royal commission moments to know before Heydon ruling
Fijian PM vows to jail overseas dissidents planning 'sedition'
China free trade agreement 'undeniably good for Australia': Bishop
 
Sport
Wellings, Starc finish off Aussie Beijing campaign
United again foiled 2-1 by impressive Swansea
Dumoulin edges Froome for Vuelta ninth stage and overall lead
 
Science and Tech
British neurologist Oliver Sacks dies aged 82
In pictures: Papua New Guinea's developing food crisis
Photographers zoom in on nature for Eureka Science Prize
 
Environment
Kazakhstan to host IAEA nuclear fuel bank to assist non-proliferation
Sea levels set to rise at least one metre over next 100-200 years: NASA
Fact check: Is the proposed Shenhua Watermark coal mine located in the middle of Australia's best agricultural land?
 

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