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Palmer's refinery donated $288k to PUP two weeks before sackings
Just a fortnight before sacking 237 workers, Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel operation made a donation of nearly $290,000 to the Palmer United Party, documents show.
 
US Customs denies racial profiling after Greens MP 'interrogated'
US Customs and Border Protection denies travellers may be subject to an interview because of racial profiling, after NSW MP Mehreen Faruqi said she was "interrogated" about how she got an Australian passport as she entered the US.
 
Hostages rescued from deadly Burkina Faso hotel siege: Minister
Security forces rescue 63 hostages, including 33 wounded, after masked Islamist gunmen storm a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital city, leaving at least 20 people dead.
 
'Blatantly racist' outback survival game removed from app stores
A video game that appears to encourage players to kill Indigenous Australians is removed from Google Play and iTunes after an online petition attracts more than 50,000 signatures condemning the game.
 
Welfare staff demand Government apology for Nauru removal
Nine Save the Children staff members deported from Nauru demand an apology from the Government following another official report finding there was no basis for their removal from the island.
 
Man breaks both arms, leg in 'car surfing' incident near Brisbane
A man is in hospital with two broken arms and a broken leg after falling from a vehicle in a car surfing incident south of Brisbane, police say.
 
Darwin's Indonesian community united in face of Jakarta attacks
Darwin's Indonesian community gathers at a special tribute for victims of the Jakarta terrorist attacks, to send the message that it will not live in fear.
 
David Bowie's last album rockets to top of British charts
David Bowie's final album Blackstar charges to the top of the charts, along with classics like Hunky Dory and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, as fans remember the late singer's iconic works.
 
'Women's tennis is a little bit boring', Margaret Court says
The most prolific winner in tennis history, Australian Margaret Court, says the women's game has gone away from the "artistry" that made it entertaining.
 
Sean Penn says 'humiliated' Mexico wants him in drug cartel's crosshairs
Actor Sean Penn rejects claims his secret meeting with Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was crucial to the criminal's recapture, saying government officials are trying to put him in the crosshairs of the feared cartel.
 
Aussie Price sitting pretty after penultimate Dakar Rally stage
Australian Toby Price is poised to become Australia's first Dakar Rally champion after extending his already dominant lead in the motorbike category heading into the final day's racing.
 
Tarantulas milked to discover new spiders, medical breakthroughs
Researchers in Queensland are milking tarantulas to find out more about the "cryptic species" and study a range of potential medicinal applications.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Michael Bradley Our embarrassed silence about Cologne only adds to the harm
By Michael Bradley
By Damien Kingsbury The horrors of Madaya are far from over
By Damien Kingsbury
By Sophie Scott How I started to bring meaning to my life
By Sophie Scott
By Michael Janda With a growing number of people yelling 'fire', market exits could soon be blocked
By Michael Janda
 
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World
Zika virus outbreak in Latin America, Caribbean prompts US travel alert
US rapper arrested in South Africa trying to travel on 'world passport'
Dozens of Kenyan soldiers killed in Somali army base attack, Al Shabaab says
 
Business
Palmer's refinery donated $288k to PUP two weeks before sackings
Benefits of falling oil prices not fully passed on to motorists
Home lending defies property downturn, Australia takes debt gold medal
 
Politics
Dozens of Kenyan soldiers killed in Somali army base attack, Al Shabaab says
US searching for two military helicopters after reported collision
Bavarian politician sends bus with refugees to Merkel in 'act of desperation'
 
Sport
Hastings retained for third ODI against India as Hazlewood rests
'Women's tennis is a little bit boring', Margaret Court says
Cornet beats Bouchard to win Hobart International
 
Science and Tech
Tarantulas milked to discover new spiders, medical breakthroughs
'Holy well' lies beneath Australia House in London
In pictures: British explorer Mark Evans crossing the world's largest desert
 
Environment
PNG activists protecting wildlife from costume fate
Calls for herpes release to fight Murray-Darling carp plague
Starling birds create dancing formations over the skies
 

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