Egypt's prime minister rejects claims from Islamic State militants that they brought down a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
Australia coach Michael Cheika praises the Wallabies' character after they fought back in the World Cup final before losing to defending champions New Zealand at Twickenham.
Health authorities scramble to contain an outbreak of syphilis that is believed to have claimed the lives of 10 babies across northern Australia, and begin an education campaign including condom wallets featuring a rugged Aboriginal rodeo rider looking for love.
Qantas lands its "Retro Roo" plane in the town of Longreach as part of a $115,000 charity flight, bringing a taste of the 1970s to the drought-stricken region and raising money for an appeal.
Options to raise the rate of the GST are described as "speculative" by senior Government ministers, but not dismissed, keeping with the Coalition's line of "everything is on the table" when it comes to broad changes to the tax system.
A group of concerned citizens have come up with a unique way to feed Europe's growing number of asylum seekers, serving them meals made from food destined for the dump.
For such large animals, Omura's whales are one of the most elusive species in the world — the whales were only discovered recently and had never been seen alive in the wild, until now.
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A coalition of US-backed Kurdish militia and rebel groups launches its first operation against territory controlled by the Islamic State jihadist group in north-east Syria.
The commanders of two Australian frigates conducting live-fire exercises with the Chinese navy say tensions over the South China Sea are not influencing the visit.
Journalists staking out the house of an Adelaide woman questioned over the alleged murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her daughter, Khandalyce Pearce, are pelted with eggs by her boyfriend.
The nation's voting age should be lowered to 16 because young Australians do not see their views reflected in Parliament, Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says.
Inmates deemed to be at risk of inciting or organising terrorism from behind bars will be designated as "national security interest" inmates and subjected to tighter controls in New South Wales prisons.
The NT Deputy Chief Minister Willem Westra van Holthe denies he misused taxpayer money to court his new partner during a business trip to Vietnam, after his marital breakdown became public on Facebook.
Eminem can help you run a lot more than "8 Mile" as a new study reveals listening to the rapper's hits can boost athletic performance by up to 10 per cent.
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