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Australia edges closer to fifth Test victory as England takes it slow
Australia has edged closer to victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval with England closing play at 6 for 203, still 129 runs away from making Australia bat again.
 
Bodyboarder seriously injured in shark attack
A man has life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a shark at a beach south of Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-north coast.
 
Two Koreas hold top-level talks in effort to avoid escalating crisis
South and North Korea sit down to urgent top-level talks in an effort to find a way out of an escalating crisis that has pushed both their militaries to the brink of an armed conflict.
 
Explosion at chemical plant in east China, casualties unknown
An explosion hits a chemical plant in Shandong in eastern China, the official Xinhua state news agency says, less than two weeks after twin blasts ripped through a chemical warehouse in Tianjin.
 
Latham swears, lashes out at audience in Melbourne Writers Festival appearance
The Melbourne Writers Festival hits out at former Labor leader Mark Latham after his appearance on a panel at the event, saying it was "not the respectful conversation we value".
 
French train attack gunman under interrogation
French investigators interrogate a man who opened fire on passengers on a train between Amsterdam and Paris before being overpowered by three young Americans.
 
Seven killed in British air show crash as jet hits road
Seven people are killed at an air show on the English seaside after a military jet failed to pull up out of a loop and crashed into a road.
 
Hastie says inquiry found actions in Afghanistan 'appropriate'
Liberal candidate for Canning and former SASR commander Andrew Hastie says his actions in Afghanistan were found to be "appropriate", after reports that he was in the same troop as soldiers who cut off the hands of Taliban fighters killed in combat.
 
Sydney's Barangaroo Reserve 'open to the world': Premier
Barangaroo Reserve officially opens, unlocking a part of Sydney Harbour's foreshore that has been closed for 100 years.
 
Khmer Rouge's 'first lady' dies while facing charges of genocide
The former "first lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime dies while facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
 
Underwater discovery south of Melbourne 'rivals Great Barrier Reef'
Coral and sea life rivalling that found on the Great Barrier Reef has been discovered in the waters south of Melbourne, Parks Victoria says.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Terry Barnes Embezzlement allegation: The Liberal Party will have to rebuild trust
By Terry Barnes
By John Quiggin Three-word slogans have left Abbott with an economic quandary
By John Quiggin
By David Braue Pollies' STEM sell is a generation too late
By David Braue
By Simon Tatz There's a reason our political class is 'out of touch'
By Simon Tatz
 
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World
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Business
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Politics
Lithgow miners rally after standing down of 250 workers
Hastie says inquiry found actions in Afghanistan 'appropriate'
Minister sorry 83yo Sydney woman waited hours for ambulance after fall
 
Sport
Australia edges closer to fifth Test victory as England takes it slow
As it happened: Fifth Ashes Test, day three at The Oval
St Kilda and Geelong play out dramatic draw at Docklands
 
Science and Tech
NASA confirms asteroid will not destroy mankind in September
Drummer with robot arm to play at QUT Robotronica event
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Environment
Indian PM Narendra Modi offers solar power to Pacific island nations
Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Tianjin
July world's warmest month, 2015 hottest year on record
 

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