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Bush suspends campaign as Trump, Clinton take crucial wins
Jeb Bush suspends his US election campaign after losing out to Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in the South Carolina primary, while Hillary Clinton beats back a strong challenge from Bernie Sanders in Nevada's Democratic caucus.
 
Baby Asha will be transferred to Brisbane community detention
An asylum seeker baby who remains at a hospital in Brisbane will be moved to community detention, but could still end up being returned to Nauru, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says.
 
Relief efforts hampered after cyclone lashes Fiji
Fallen powerlines hamper relief efforts in Fiji after a category five cyclone hit, causing widespread damage and killing one person, aid agencies say.
 
Asylum seekers leave Nauru 'black hole' for life in Canada
After spending three years on Nauru, a father and son are resettled in Canada. They are believed to be the first refugees from Nauru or Manus Island to be given permanent protection by a western country.
 
Burns, Smith score big tons to put Aussies in charge
Australia opener Joe Burns and captain Steve Smith score big centuries to put Australia in charge of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.
 
Thousands of Australian families 'can't afford home internet'
Australia has one of the highest internet access rates in the world, but there are concerns children from disadvantaged backgrounds are being left behind in the digital revolution.
 
Joyce downplays super opt-out option for low-income earners
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce downplays the possibility of changes to superannuation which would reportedly allow some workers to opt out of compulsory payments.
 
Tasmanian beekeepers prepare for massive losses from bushfires
Tasmania's beekeeping industry braces for massive losses of resource, stock and product, after the summer's unprecedented bushfires.
 
Senior union officials accused of targeting Sydney concreting firm
CFMEU national secretary Michael O'Connor is among 13 union officials in New South Wales accused of unlawful blockades and work disruptions in a campaign targeting a Sydney concrete pumping firm.
 
Late Russian boss offered to expose true doping story: report
The former head of Russia's Anti-Doping Agency contacted the Sunday Times newspaper prior to his death, offering to expose secret doping in his country, according to reports.
 
Melbourne White Night festival turns city into sea of colour
Half a million people flocked to Melbourne's centre to see more than 120 installations, including a spectacular Indigenous artwork being projected on to the city's historic Royal Exhibition Building.
 
Kimberley dolphin study offers population snapshot
Dolphins in Western Australia's Kimberley are heavily reliant on their specific habitats and "quite vulnerable" to human activity, researchers behind a four-year study say.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Annabel Crabb An election fought over policies? No, this isn't fantasy
By Annabel Crabb
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley 'Not Christian': Will the Pope's attack hurt Trump?
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley
By Alex McClintock Take it from me, tiny apartment life isn't so bad
By Alex McClintock
By Dominic Knight Canny criminals can communicate securely, so why shouldn't we?
By Dominic Knight
 
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World
Temporary truce in Syria 'possible' if Russia ceases fire: opposition
Private funeral service held for Harper Lee in Alabama
Refugee documentary Fire at Sea wins top prize at Berlin festival
 
Business
Santos plunges to $2.7b loss, Sims crushed but Iluka returns to profit
Medibank profit rises but dividend falls
Fairfax profit rests on real estate ads
 
Politics
Labor to present animal testing ban policy
Joyce downplays super opt-out option for low-income earners
Bush suspends campaign as Trump, Clinton take crucial wins
 
Sport
Burns, Smith score big tons to put Aussies in charge
As it happened: Burns, Smith fall late on day Australia dominates
Nathan Lyon keen to have a crack at record centurion McCullum
 
Science and Tech
Want to be an astronaut? So do a record number of others
Virgin Galactic back with new passenger spaceship
Bones from ancestor of 'giant duck' discovered in Australia
 
Environment
NSW oyster farmers slowly recovering from POMS outbreak
Koala activists fail in court bid against coal mine
Industry interests hampering efforts on microplastics, inquiry hears
 

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