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Teen charged after pregnant woman dies in crash
A 15-year-old boy is charged with manslaughter after a heavily pregnant woman dies in a crash in central Hobart. Her unborn baby was delivered in hospital following the collision.
 
Rise in slaughter of stolen dogs for consumption in South-East Asia
Dogs, often stolen pets, are being used for human consumption in South-East Asia to satisfy demand from Western tourists, animal rights activists say.
 
Calls for Latham's sacking after 'disgraceful podcast' about domestic violence
Radio network Triple M is under fire after former Labor leader Mark Latham used his podcast with the station to say men hit women as a "coping mechanism".
 
Koala dropped mid-flight by wedge-tailed eagle
A baby koala scooped up in the talons of a wedge-tailed eagle and dropped up to 10 metres to the ground is still recovering more than two months after his ordeal.
 
Low interest rates 'creating future economic crisis'
A sense of temporary calm descends on global equities and commodities markets, but India's central bank governor warns that it is false tranquillity.
 
Global coffee shortage could close cafes, operator says
A predicted global coffee shortage could see retail prices rise and the closure of some Melbourne cafes, according to operators.
 
Nearly 200 jobs to go as Dick Smith closes department store outlets
More than 180 Dick Smith workers will lose their jobs, after the embattled electronics retailer decides to close its department store outlets.
 
'Fake' IVF specialist facing 81 charges including rape, dishonesty
A Melbourne man who allegedly provided IVF treatment to women for a decade without qualification is facing dozens of charges, including rape and accepting money dishonestly, a court is told.
 
Backpackers tried to set car alight with man, daughter inside
Two Estonian backpackers are jailed for trying to set fire to the car of a strawberry farm supervisor in Western Australia's south while he and his young daughter were inside.
 
Police now questioning aspects of Kokoda Track attack claims by two tourists
Police in Papua New Guinea say doubts have been raised about the claims of a British man and American woman who were attacked on the Kokoda Track last week.
 
'I thought I stepped on a thorn': Teen among host of snake bite victims
A teenager who was one of a dozen people treated for snakebites in Queensland over the past two days advises others to "keep your feet covered" while outside.
 
Millions brace for massive US snow storm
More than 75 million people in the US prepare for a major winter storm that could bury Washington, New York and other eastern seaboard cities under snowfall not seen in nearly a century.
 
Fears Aboriginality test change will 'swamp community with white people'
A move by the Tasmanian Government to change how Aboriginality is determined draws criticism from one Indigenous organisation that fears its services will be stretched.
 
NRA criticises Australia's gun buyback scheme in controversial new video
A new video from America's pro-gun lobby group the National Rifle Association criticises Australia's buyback scheme, warning the same approach would mean "bans and confiscations" for US gun owners.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Bill Code Our shameful response to the Mt Druitt handcuffing video
By Bill Code
By Monica Attard Australian Open: Lleyton Hewitt had earned our grudging respect in the end
By Monica Attard
By Claire Lehmann When gender politics treats individuals as pawns in a political game
By Claire Lehmann
By Terri Psiakis No more reading Cleo in the back of a friend's sister's closet
By Terri Psiakis
 
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World
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Will Smith not attending Oscars in diversity protest
Indonesia scrambles to strengthen counter-terrorism laws after attack
 
Business
Low interest rates 'creating future economic crisis'
Australian shares rise on commodity rally
Business world eyes 'market of the future' in Iran
 
Politics
Business world eyes 'market of the future' in Iran
Australian, international interest in Queensland Nickel: Mines Minister
Australian man found dead in Port Moresby
 
Sport
Hewitt savours special family time in career's twilight
Hewitt lashes match-fixing claims as 'absolute farce'
Australia focused on series whitewash against India
 
Science and Tech
Litvinenko assassination: Polonium-210 explained
Scientific advances to thank for $330 billion of Australian economic growth: study
'They haven't changed anything': Scientists slam Japan's renewed whaling program
 
Environment
Are microbeads products bad for the environment?
'They haven't changed anything': Scientists slam Japan's renewed whaling program
Parks Victoria cleared of further polluting Yarra River
 

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