An Australian journalist trapped in a refugee camp under threat from the Islamic State is pleading with the Australian Government to issue him travel documents so he can escape, saying the slow process likely stems from his alleged links to a militant Kurdish group.
The Climate Change Authority describes the Government's emission reduction targets as "substantially weaker" than its recommendations and believes Australia will "slip further behind the efforts being made by comparable countries".
On the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific, take a look at Australia's role in the battles that ended World War II and the celebrations that followed.
Malaysia says a team inspecting debris found in the Maldives have found nothing from missing flight MH370, as Reunion island officials announce they will end their search on Monday.
Teenage murder victim Tiffany Taylor was 20 weeks pregnant and allegedly met her killer on a dating website, according to her family and Queensland police.
A spokesman for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says claims by an Australian guard that asylum seekers at Nauru detention centre were water-boarded are "unsubstantiated" and the firm at the centre of the allegation strenuously denies the assertion.
US secretary of state John Kerry calls for "genuine democracy" in Cuba as the American flag was raised over a US embassy in Havana for the first time in 54 years.
The Federal Court refuses an application from the makers of the movie Dallas Buyers Club which would have forced internet service providers to hand over the details of customers who illegally downloaded the film.
Government backbencher Ewen Jones says holding a constitutional referendum would be a sign the Coalition is "actively trying to block" same-sex marriage and wants it to "fail".
Yvette d'Entremont — chemist, blogger, and better known on the internet as "SciBabe" — reveals how her medical history inspired her to debunk myths masquerading as science.
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