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Two arrested in terror raids, police and Sydney naval base targeted
Two men are arrested in counter-terrorism raids in Sydney after police thwarted what they say were plots to attack various locations including a naval base.
 
'Tears all round': Dying Pakistani man's family make travel plans after visas approved
Relatives of terminally ill Pakistani man Hassan Asif make arrangements to fly to Australia after Immigration Minister Peter Dutton confirms their visas are approved.
 
Australian woman falls 300m to her death from NZ mountain
An Australian climber dies after falling 300 metres down a mountain on New Zealand's South Island onto a glacier below.
 
French national who arrived with cans of mace deported: Brandis
The Federal Government steps up screening of European travellers, after deporting a French national found carrying three cans of chemical mace and extremist material at Melbourne Airport.
 
Prominent horse trainers found guilty of cobalt doping
Two of Victoria's highest profile trainers are found guilty of racing horses with elevated levels of the performance-enhancing substance cobalt.
 
Sisters of Nazareth accused of stalling abuse investigation
A religious order in Melbourne has been accused of impeding an investigation into historic sex abuse at a former children's home.
 
'The end is coming': Iraqi forces storm centre of key city in bid to oust IS militants
Iraq's armed forces launch a dawn offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from the centre of Ramadi, coming up against sniper fire and suicide bombers as they try to retake the city.
 
Slater & Gordon faces shareholder class action
Embattled law firm Slater & Gordon is facing a shareholder class action being promoted by rival firm Maurice Blackburn.
 
Survivors found in Shenzhen rubble 3 days after landslide
Two survivors are found amid the rubble of a landslide in southern China nearly three days after mud buried 33 buildings in an industrial park and spread across 380,000 square metres.
 
Liberal senator breaks ranks to push for Sunday penalty rate cut
Government senator Zed Seselja pushes for the Coalition to argue for a cut in Sunday penalty rates for hundreds of thousands of retail and hospitality workers at the next election.
 
Get in the hole! President Obama nails 40-foot chip
While holidaying in his native Hawaii, US president Barack Obama has treated the media to a display of his golfing prowess, sinking a 40-foot chip from off the green.
 
Falling camera drone misses champion alpine skier by inches
Austria's Marcel Hirscher narrowly avoids serious injury when a drone falls to the ground during the alpine skiing World Cup slalom in Italy.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Mungo MacCallum How an ASIO chief came up against a hostile media
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World
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Kim Dotcom faces extradition to United States after hearing
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Business
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Mortgage arrears hit decade low: Fitch Ratings
 
Politics
Five tests for Malcolm Turnbull in 2016
French national who arrived with cans of mace deported: Brandis
Liberal senator breaks ranks to push for Sunday penalty rate cut
 
Sport
Aussie captains Smith, Lanning win top ICC awards
Reliving 2015's best grand finals
Burns struck on the arm in MCG nets
 
Science and Tech
SpaceX rocket landing opens 'new door' to space travel
Spectacular icy clouds rival auroras in Norway skies
NASA's New Horizons reveals insight into Pluto's glacial activity
 
Environment
Beijing issues second red alert for choking smog
Conservationists concerned over lack of tugboat facilities in port expansion
Volkswagen emissions component not a 'defeat device', lawyers say
 

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