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Asylum seekers on Nauru 'to be processed within the next week'
Nauru's government promises to process all asylum seekers in its offshore detention centre within the next week, with refugees among those hired to help process applications.
 
US, Australia lock horns on 'biologics' in TPP trade talks
Negotiators scramble to lock in an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, as talks in the US city of Atlanta stall over the issue of intellectual property rights for new-generation medicines.
 
Shorten blasts radical groups encouraging teenage terrorism
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten hits out at any radical groups encouraging teenage terrorism, as investigations continue into last week's fatal shooting in Parramatta.
 
$1.3 billion Hawkei fleet to replace Army's Land Rovers
Part of the Army's ageing Land Rover fleet will be replaced with new Hawkei light armoured vehicles built in Bendigo under a $1.3 billion deal announced today.
 
Cowboys return to heroes' welcome in Townsville
The North Queensland Cowboys receive a heroes' welcome in Townsville after beating the Brisbane Broncos by one point in a thrilling grand final in Sydney.
 
Codeine-related deaths more than doubled in nine years: study
There has been a significant jump in the number of codeine-related deaths in Australia, new research reveals, with the number of fatalities involving the pain medicine more than doubling between 2000 and 2009.
 
'A curse has befallen this city': Officials confirm ancient monument destroyed by IS
Militants from the Islamic State group blow up the Arch of Triumph, a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, Syria's antiquities chief says.
 
Uber fears taxi industry 'intimidation' campaign behind attacks on drivers
Taxi Council Queensland condemns an alleged assault on two Uber drivers in Brisbane, but says there is anger in the taxi industry toward the ride sharing service.
 
Balaclava-clad men 'assault' worker before fire guts AFL star's bar
A construction worker is allegedly assaulted by two men in balaclavas shortly before a fire rips through a Melbourne bar co-owned by AFL star Dane Swan.
 
Bombers name Worsfold new head coach
Essendon confirms the appointment of 2006 premiership coach John Worsfold as its new head coach, two months after James Hird stood down from the role.
 
Prison escapee on the run for two months found in kitchen cupboard
A prisoner who escaped a correctional facility in New South Wales two months ago is arrested after he is found hiding in a kitchen cupboard.
 
Air Force preparing for beary important cargo
The Royal Australian Air Force prepares to fly Henry the polar bear from Sea World on Queensland's Gold Coast to a bear habitat in Canada, a job the C-130J Hercules pilot describes as "unique".
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Ian Verrender Glencore poses a Lehman-style threat - but this time there's no one to intervene
By Ian Verrender
By Paula Matthewson Turnbull wants a more mature conversation, but will the media go along with it?
By Paula Matthewson
By Janna Thompson Despite the recent scandals, 'business ethics' isn't a contradiction in terms
By Janna Thompson
By Barney Zwartz Christianity is dying out? Don't count on it
By Barney Zwartz
 
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World
Family of Iranian woman raped on Nauru at breaking point, say refugee advocates
'Historic' floods across the Carolinas kill at least 8: officials
Guatemala landslide kills 131, search continues for hundreds missing
 
Business
US, Australia lock horns on 'biologics' in TPP trade talks
Inflation picks up steam in September
Services sector sees longest stretch of growth since GFC
 
Politics
Shorten blasts radical groups encouraging teenage terrorism
Lawrie disloyal to run as independent: NT Labor president
Asylum seekers on Nauru 'to be processed within the next week'
 
Sport
NRL Grand Final: North Queensland Cowboys greeted by heroes' welcome in Townsville
Golden-point result unfair on everybody: Bennett
Thurston 'the greatest player we've seen', says Michael Morgan
 
Science and Tech
Call for immediate action to prevent shark attacks off far north NSW coast
Queen Nefertiti may lie concealed in Tutankhamun's tomb: archaeologist
'Thunderbirds are go' for NBN satellite but heavy users may pay more
 
Environment
Tourism, coal shipping turning Vietnam's Ha Long Bay into an 'ecological disaster'
Australian deserts only 1.5 million years young, study shows
Texas county sues Volkswagen over diesel-emissions scandal
 

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