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Joe Hockey defends $14,000 work trip with family to Perth
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey defends taking his family with him on a work trip to Perth, costing the taxpayer around $8,000 in airfares.
 
One man dead, two with hypothermia after 'surprise waves' sink boat off Moreton Island
A man is dead and two others are rescued from waters off Queensland's Moreton Island after the fishing boat they had only just purchased the day before was capsized and sunk by two large waves.
 
Australians forced to pay as latest ransomware virus is 'unbreakable', security expert says
Australians are paying thousands of dollars in ransom to overseas hackers to rid their computers of an unbreakable virus that encrypts all their files.
 
Gyrocopter crashes into water south-east of Melbourne
A person is trapped in a homemade gyrocopter after it crashes into shallow water at Warneet along Western Port Bay, south-east of Melbourne, while another man is injured.
 
Man believed to be a kite surfer drowns off Adelaide beach
A man believed to be a kite surfer has drowned between the Semaphore and Largs Bay jetties on Adelaide's metropolitan beaches.
 
Lehmann criticised for turning focus to EPL straight after Ashes drubbing
Just hours after his team surrendered the Ashes in abject fashion, Australia coach Darren Lehmann comes under fire for turning to Twitter in search of tickets to an English Premier League match.
 
NT Police Minister reveals 21yo son's battle with ice addiction
Northern Territory Police Minister Peter Chandler reveals his 21-year-old son is battling addiction to the drug ice.
 
Rare snow falls on Bluff Knoll in WA's Stirling Range
A rare dusting of snow falls over Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Range, in Western Australia's Great Southern region, entertaining some campers who made the trek.
 
Nagasaki marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing
Japan marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed tens of thousands of lives in one of the final chapters of World War II.
 
Problem gambling up to 15 times higher among FIFO workers, research shows
Problem gambling amongst fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers may be up to 15 times higher than in the general population, new research shows.
 
No room for Cambage in Opals Olympic qualifiers team
Star centre Liz Cambage misses out on Opals' Olympic qualifiers team after skipping team camp to be at music festival.
 
Lettuce eat: First space-grown vegetables on the menu for astronauts
NASA astronauts are preparing to eat the first crop of fresh food grown in space — red romaine lettuce.
 
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Politics
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Sport
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Science and Tech
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