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Heydon to hear application from ACTU to disqualify him for bias
The ACTU says it will proceed with a push on Friday to disqualify Dyson Heydon from the trade unions royal commission, which it claims is a "political witch hunt".
 
Kathy Jackson ordered to pay $1.4m in compensation to HSU
Former Health Services Union boss Kathy Jackson is ordered by the Federal Court to pay $1.4 million in compensation to the union for misappropriating funds.
 
Parliament to debate same-sex marriage bill
Federal LNP backbencher Warren Entsch's private members bill on same-sex marriage will be debated briefly when Parliament meets again next month.
 
Alleged child sexual abuse victim of TV star Maggie Kirkpatrick had 'Prisoner obsession'
The woman who has accused a star of the hit Australian television drama Prisoner of abusing her as a child was a "big fan" of the show, a Melbourne court has heard.
 
Thai police hunt accomplices of suspected Bangkok bomber
Thai authorities search for accomplices of the chief suspect in the Bangkok shrine bomb blast that killed 22 people.
 
Man charged with trying to hire hit man to kill 15-year-old girl
A 61-year-old man is charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill a 15-year-old New South Wales girl.
 
Child abuse report calls for residential care overhaul
A Victorian report into the sexual exploitation of children in state care calls for substantial changes to the residential care system, after the ABC revealed groups of men were targeting young people for sexual abuse.
 
Australia joining Syria airstrikes 'no game changer'
Defence's Joint Chief of Operations David Johnston says Australia joining US-led airstrikes in Syria would not be a "game changer" in the fight against Islamic State.
 
Father accused of more than 200 sexual offences against daughter faces court
A man accused of running a paedophile ring centring on his 13-year-old daughter appears in court charged with more than 200 child sexual offences.
 
Mother accused of injecting 9yo daughter with urine
A Hunter Valley mother accused of poisoning her nine-year-old daughter with urine injections appears in a NSW court.
 
Hackers release data from cheating website Ashley Madison
Hackers follow through on a threat to release a huge cache of data, including customer information, that was stolen a month ago from cheating spouses website Ashley Madison.
 
Lawyers issue warning on green 'sabotage' laws
The Federal Government's plan to change the law to stop environmentalists "sabotaging" major projects could actually result in more time being spent in the courts, a barrister warns.
 
Danish cyclist died on notorious road 'one of two ways'
Two possible scenarios for what happened in the moments before a Danish cyclist's death on a notorious stretch of road in Brisbane are outlined at a coroner's inquest.
 
Airborne seal v shark: Video shows life and death struggle off Cape Cod
Video of a seal leaping out of the sea to escape a hungry great white shark is released by scientists filming off Cape Cod.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Karen Middleton Terrorist picnic? It's a good line, but aid for Syria is no joke
By Karen Middleton
By Andrew Carr Is this the end of defence bipartisanship?
By Andrew Carr
By Greg Jericho Australia should brace for China's 'new normal'
By Greg Jericho
By Shaun Crowe Social democracy fights for its soul across the West
By Shaun Crowe
 
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World
Frost and drought wipes out crops in PNG, Solomon Islands
Indonesian rescue team begin Trigana Air crash recovery effort
'Female Viagra' pill approved by US authorities
 
Business
Renewed China share slump catches investors off guard
Seven West swings to $1.9b loss on write-downs
Arrium crashes to $1.9b loss on iron ore collapse
 
Politics
Heydon to hear application from ACTU to disqualify him for bias
Baird 'gobsmacked' over NSW prisoner's escape
Who is royal commissioner Dyson Heydon?
 
Sport
Tasmania deserves own AFL team but cannot afford it: McLachlan
Injured Hazlewood in doubt for fifth Test
IAAF elects Coe as new president
 
Science and Tech
Artificial leaf a step closer to fuelling the planet, researchers say
Warp speed a possibility, astrophysicist says
Tighten drone rules to protect against prison smuggling: ministers
 
Environment
Lawyers issue warning on green 'sabotage' laws
Environment groups to fight 'bizarre' plans to stymie development litigation
Artificial leaf a step closer to fuelling the planet, researchers say
 

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