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Federal Government to legalise growing of medicinal cannabis
The Federal Government announces it will legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes, to give people suffering from debilitating illnesses access to the most effective medical treatments.
 
Mother jailed for drug offences faces deportation to New Zealand
A New Zealand-born mother of six who has lived almost her entire life in Australia and was jailed for drug offences is begging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to soften his stance on deportations.
 
Search for two men who allegedly shot at officers in roadside stop
Police searching for two men who opened fire at officers during a roadside stop in the New South Wales Riverina, say the pair are wanted in a number of states for a range of alleged criminal offences.
 
Parramatta shooting victim to be farewelled at funeral in Sydney's CBD
Police accountant Curtis Cheng will be remembered by colleagues, family, friends and the public at a funeral service at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney's CBD today.
 
Two charged after extortion raids in Sydney
Two men are charged in relation an alleged extortion syndicate in Sydney's south west.
 
Pregnant asylum seeker returned to detention, advocates say
A pregnant asylum seeker who was transferred to Australia for an abortion after being allegedly raped is returned to immigration detention on Nauru, the ABC understands.
 
Hungary to seal off border with Croatia: foreign minister
Hungary will seal off its border with Croatia to stem the flow of thousands of asylum seekers arriving daily, foreign minister Peter Szijjarto says.
 
Man guilty of maiming teen with golf ball bomb
Glenn Charles Dell is found guilty of seriously maiming a 15-year-old boy in 2013 with a homemade golf ball bomb.
 
Health fears as Palm Island risks running out of water
A Palm Island mother who fears her children became ill after bathing in "murky" tap water says she is considering moving her family from the island, which risks running out of water within months.
 
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian who stabbed soldier
Israeli troops shoot dead a Palestinian man who stabbed a soldier in West Bank as Palestinians set fire to a Jewish holy site following more than two weeks of unrest.
 
Gough Whitlam ordered ASIO to stop talking to CIA
Gough Whitlam ordered ASIO to stop talking to its US counterparts, the CIA, in the turbulent period leading up to the dismissal of his Labor government in 1975, the second officially sanctioned volume of the history of ASIO reveals.
 
Koko the language-signing gorilla adopts two kittens
Koko the gorilla, famed for the ability to use sign language to communicate, adopts two kittens for her 44th birthday.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Damien Kingsbury How we can honour the 'Balibo Five' 40 years on
By Damien Kingsbury
By Janna Thompson Want to live to 1,000? Be careful what you wish for
By Janna Thompson
By Mick Gooda Cashless welfare card opens old wounds for Indigenous Australians
By Mick Gooda
By Michael Bradley Using visas as a weapon is asking for trouble
By Michael Bradley
 
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Two charged after extortion raids in Sydney
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Parramatta shooting victim to be farewelled at funeral in Sydney's CBD
October 17, 2015 - 6:10 am
 
World
Hun Manet declines to say if he wants the top job
US confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Super typhoon Koppu heads for northern Philippines
 
Business
Risks of significant housing downturn are 'manageable': RBA
Share market closes higher as RBA warns of property risks
Carmichael coal mine gets federal re-approval
 
Politics
Hun Manet declines to say if he wants the top job
US confirms Iran tested nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Hungary to seal off border with Croatia: foreign minister
 
Sport
Hawthorn player under investigation over alleged sexual offence
Andreu goes from zero to hero in Wanderers' draw with Adelaide
NSW locks up one-day cup final berth with 146-run win over Qld
 
Science and Tech
New maps point towards repetition of super El Nino
'Ambitious' new NBN roll-out timetable released
Australia could lose mangroves to sea level rise
 
Environment
New maps point towards repetition of super El Nino
Aboriginal women fight against nuclear waste dump in SA
Australia could lose mangroves to sea level rise
 

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