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Minister orders health insurers to justify proposed premium hikes
Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley demands private health insurance companies provide more information to justify premium increases.
 
Kelly Slater rescues Perth baby from 'freak' wave in Hawaii
US surfer Kelly Slater rescues a Perth infant who was swept along a bike path by a freak wave on Hawaii's famed North Shore.
 
'Monster' sinkhole swallows up Oregon highway
Torrential rains trigger a "monster" sinkhole that swallows up chunks of a major highway in the US state of Oregon, and joins forces with another hole that opened last month.
 
Teen survives lightning strike on public toilet block
A 17-year-old woman receives a shock from a lightning strike while sitting on a metal toilet seat in a public bathroom during a wild storm that moved across southern Queensland.
 
Pilbara towns brace for category three cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Stan is expected to make landfall later tonight and residents in the north-west Pilbara region of WA are bracing for potentially damaging wind gusts and heavy rain.
 
Hill End nuclear waste dump ruled out due to local opposition
A nuclear waste facility will not be built at Hill End in central-west New South Wales because community opposition to the proposal is so strong, the Federal Government says.
 
David Morrison says he 'deeply cares' about veterans issues
Australian of the Year David Morrison defends his record of supporting veterans, following stinging criticism from some of his former military colleagues.
 
ASIC investigating case involving world's largest 3D printer
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigates the administration of a company that tried to sell the world's largest 3D printer.
 
Humans implicated in huge flightless bird's demise
The mystery behind the extinction of a huge flightless bird called Genyornis that flourished in the grasslands and woodlands of prehistoric Australia may have been solved, with burned eggshells as the clue and people as the culprits.
 
Damaging winds, hail forecast for parts of NSW, ACT
More severe thunderstorms are forecast for New South Wales and the ACT after fierce weather on Friday led to blackouts and hundreds of calls for help.
 
Serena Williams seeking to join Steffi Graf with Australian Open win
Serena Williams can equal Steffi Graf's open-era record of 22 grand slam titles with a win over Angelique Kerber in the Australian Open final.
 
Family of slain Oregon protester says his death was unjustified
An anti-government protester who was killed near the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge in Oregon seems to have been shot in the back while his hands were in the air, his family says.
 
Italian mafia bosses caught 'living like animals' in mountain bunker
Two of Italy's most wanted mobsters have been discovered by anti-mafia police "living like animals" in a mountain hideout more than a decade after they disappeared.
 
Shark swallows rival whole in aquarium 'turf war'
A shark in a South Korean aquarium appears to have swallowed a rival whole during a territorial dispute, with video showing the tail of a small shark poking from the jaws of its larger rival.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By John Barron Republican debate: Candidates shine without Donald Trump, but it may be too late
By John Barron
By Kevin Donnelly We can do better than the Gonski reforms
By Kevin Donnelly
By Marius Benson Mitchell Pearce is just a pawn in the game of corporate sport
By Marius Benson
By Andrew Glikson Global heating and the dilemma of climate scientists
By Andrew Glikson
 
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Business
Bank of Japan shocks markets by sending interest rates negative
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Politics
Myanmar's parliament ends on celebratory note
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Rob Pyne defends week of inconsistent rhetoric as beneficial for Cairns
 
Sport
Serena Williams seeking to join Steffi Graf with Australian Open win
Watson to captain Australia in third Twenty20 against India
Khawaja into Australian T20 squad after injury to skipper Aaron Finch
 
Science and Tech
ASIC investigating case involving world's largest 3D printer
NASA funds study on the effects of herpes in space
Giant invisible gas cloud plummets towards Milky Way
 
Environment
Hill End nuclear waste dump ruled out due to local opposition
Bush-loving tourists wanted for month-long nature stay
Melbourne air quality drops as Tasmanian bushfire smoke drifts
 

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