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Turnbull and Obama to hold talks on counter-terror response
Counter-terrorism is on the agenda for Malcolm Turnbull and Barack Obama's first official bilateral talks in the Philippines today, as Tony Abbott urges Australia to consider sending in ground troops to fight Islamic State militants in Syria.
 
Belgian jihadi named as suspected mastermind of Paris attacks
French investigators say they are hunting a 27-year-old Belgian man suspected of being the mastermind behind Friday night's attacks in Paris, as police launch dozens of raids on suspected Islamists.
 
Live: Australia v New Zealand, day five at the WACA
Mitchell Johnson is at the crease in his final ever Test innings with the bat, with Australia reaching 5 for 331 at lunch. Follow Grandstand's live blog.
 
Police trained to shoot extremists 'on sight', rather than negotiate
New South Wales police are being trained to shoot armed extremists on sight, in a change of policy prompted by recent terrorist attacks.
 
Shorten sideswipes parked cars in weekend bingle
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten crashed into a number of parked cars while driving in Melbourne on Sunday morning, his office confirms.
 
Injured firefighter gifted 'beautiful' new face in record-breaking procedure
A volunteer firefighter in the United States whose face was burned off during a home fire rescue receives the world's most extensive face transplant.
 
Hobart's $35k Christmas tree panned on social media
A $35,000 Christmas tree erected by Hobart City Council to shake off comments that it had "possibly the worst Christmas decorations in the country" has come under fire on social media.
 
Australia to compete in Eurovision again
Disco balls are spinning with excitement as it is announced Australia will next year compete for a second time in Eurovision, Europe's leading music extravaganza.
 
Asian conglomerate wins bid to build gas pipeline from NT to Queensland
Jemena, owned by the State Grid Corporation of China and Singapore Power, is announced as the preferred bidder to construct a gas pipeline connecting the Northern Territory to Queensland.
 
Man unhurt after excavator rolls at Brisbane quarry
A man is freed after being trapped in a 40-tonne excavator on the edge of a cliff at a quarry in Keperra in Brisbane's north-west.
 
'Anti-vaxxers' target Brisbane woman following viral Facebook plea to vaccinate
A Brisbane woman hits back at so-called anti-vaxxers who have targeted her with private messages since a Facebook post she made on her son's battle with whooping cough went viral.
 
'Pastafarian' wins right to wear colander in licence photo
An American woman identifying as a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wins the right to wear a colander in her driver's licence photo.
 
Virgin plane spun, blown down runway during severe storm
A 70-seat passenger plane is spun around and blown down the runway of the Moranbah Airport in Queensland's Central Highlands during a severe storm.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Matthew Dal Santo Paris attacks: How Islamic State galvanised its enemies
By Matthew Dal Santo
By Jeff Sparrow Paris attacks: Our responses to terrorism always involve more of the same
By Jeff Sparrow
By Chris Berg When 'safe spaces' become an attack on ideas
By Chris Berg
By Damien Kingsbury Paris attacks: What Islamic State is trying to achieve
By Damien Kingsbury
 
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World
CIA chief warns more IS terrorist plots in 'pipeline'
Disproportionate coverage of Paris attacks not just media's fault
New map helps estimate how long Earth's groundwater will last
 
Business
Asian conglomerate wins bid to build gas pipeline from NT to Queensland
BP's proposal to drill in Great Australian Bight knocked back
BHP Billiton, Vale to pay $366m for Brazil mudslide damage
 
Politics
Turnbull and Obama to hold talks on counter-terror response
Hollande vows to respond to 'acts of war'
Eiffel Tower reopens three days after Paris attacks
 
Sport
Live: Australia v New Zealand, day five at the WACA
Mitchell Johnson to retire from international cricket after WACA Test
Let romance blossom, and pick Michael Klinger for the Test side
 
Science and Tech
What does the Great Barrier Reef look like from space?
New map helps estimate how long Earth's groundwater will last
Drink more coffee! You could be less likely to die from heart disease, diabetes
 
Environment
New map helps estimate how long Earth's groundwater will last
World leaders to seek 2C degree climate deal in Paris: draft statement
Crews to keep searching town flooded by burst dams 'until all missing are found'
 

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