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Bushfire emergency remains for WA towns, three missing
An emergency warning is again issued for the Western Australian town of Harvey after the fire risk was earlier downgraded to a watch and act level.
 
'There's nothing left': Bushfire evacuees tell harrowing stories
Residents at bushfire evacuation centres tell harrowing stories of the "devastating" bushfire that is sweeping through Western Australia's South West, saying they have lost everything to the "overwhelming" blaze.
 
Port Lincoln locals gather to mourn wharf deaths
Grief-stricken Port Lincoln residents gather to share the pain of the suspected murder-suicide of local man Damien Little and his two young sons, Hunter and Koda.
 
End of the tunnel for Mexico kingpin 'El Chapo'
One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is recaptured in a dawn shoot-out, six months after his spectacular prison break embarrassed authorities.
 
Cotton farmers struggle with one of the worst cropping seasons on record
The future of cotton growing in Australia hangs in the balance as the industry battles water shortages and incorrect pesticide spraying, leading to one of the worst cropping seasons on record.
 
Man charged over one-punch attack of woman at bar
A man is charged with grievous bodily harm over a one-punch attack on a woman in Mount Isa which left her with critical head injuries.
 
North Korea releases video of 'new' submarine-launched missile test
North Korea release footage of a missile launching vertically from underwater and igniting in mid-air, just days after it claimed to have successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb.
 
Drink driver crashes travelling wrong direction on freeway
Police say it is lucky no-one was killed when a suspected drink driver drove the wrong way along a major Melbourne freeway and crashed into an on-coming vehicle last night.
 
Indonesian authorities close down chiropractic chain after patient death
Health authorities in Indonesia close down a popular chiropractic chain after a young patient dies and the treating American practitioner disappears overseas.
 
Tomic ousted by Raonic in tight Brisbane International semi
Bernard Tomic has been knocked out of the Brisbane International by Canadian Milos Raonic, who claimed a tight semi-final in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.
 
Hitler's Mein Kampf returns to German bookstores after 70 years
Copies of Adolf Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf are in high demand as bookstores in Germany begin selling the book for the first time in 70 years.
 
Japanese dress in latex suits to escape pressures of modern day life
Japanese professionals, office workers and pensioners are dressing in full-body latex suits to escape the pressures of modern day life, in a craze called Zentai.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Damien Kingsbury North Korea bomb test: Kim Jong-Un is riding a tiger he dares not dismount
By Damien Kingsbury
By Luke Buckmaster The Family Law: Why broadcasters are cutting the ribbon on Facebook
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By Katrina Bolton Any doubts about quitting smoking? Visit a hospital
By Katrina Bolton
By Deirdre Fidge Detox the judgement of others and flush self-hatred from your system
By Deirdre Fidge
 
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Business
Bougainville President angry at PNG attempt to buy mining company shares
China suspends circuit breakers on stock exchanges to halt panic
Cotton farmers struggle with one of the worst cropping seasons on record
 
Politics
Five new speed cameras installed across Melbourne suburbs
Chechen immigrants protest against dictator Ramzan Kadyrov in Vienna
Turnbull to meet with Obama on January 19
 
Sport
Tomic ousted by Raonic in tight Brisbane International semi
Court of Arbitration for Sport to hand down Bombers decision on Tuesday
Kyrgios, Gavrilova book Australia's place in Hopman Cup final
 
Science and Tech
In pictures: British explorer Mark Evans crossing the world's largest desert
Young galaxy cluster weighs as much as 500 trillion suns
Robotic bartenders and smart socks among top new tech innovations
 
Environment
Manatees ready to be dropped from endangered species list, officials say
10 ways humans will leave fossils
Sheep farmer prepares for dry conditions to extend into 2016
 

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