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Teen facing terror charges 'found with hunting knife'
A Sydney teenager facing terrorism charges was caught with a tactical hunting knife and instructions on how to make an improvised explosive device (IED), court documents reveal.
 
Kenny-Dowall's ex tells court she was head-butted, kicked by NRL player
The former partner of Sydney Roosters star centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall tells a court she was head-butted and kicked by the NRL footballer during separate assaults in early 2015.
 
Live: Shorten lashes 'homophobe' Bernardi over Safe Schools
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten brands conservative Coalition senator Cory Bernardi a "homophobe" over his opposition to a schools anti-bullying campaign.
 
Cyclone death toll reaches 42, food supplies running out
The death toll from Cyclone Winston climbs to 42, with reports entire villages have been wiped out on some remote Fiji islands.
 
ABC boss Mark Scott proposes 'friendly merger' with SBS
The ABC's outgoing managing director calls for a "grown-up conversation" about merging the nation's two public broadcasters, arguing it could save the Government $40 million a year.
 
Australia goes to top of Test rankings but is it a hollow achievement?
Australia secures the number one ranking in Test cricket with a 2-0 series win over New Zealand. But is this due to a poor current crop of international teams and an easy fixture list?
 
Financial abuse of elderly top complaint to welfare group
Perth-based welfare organisation Advocare receives more than 600 calls for help with elder abuse since setting up its hotline 18 months ago.
 
Ex-detective arrested over alleged multi-million boiler room fraud
Former Queensland police detective Mick Featherstone is arrested over alleged fraud and money laundering, with police claiming he is a key figure in a syndicate that defrauded Australians out of millions of dollars.
 
Baby gorilla delivered by gynaecologist in rare emergency caesarean
A maternity doctor delivers a baby of a different kind — a gorilla — by a rare emergency caesarean at a British zoo.
 
Outback acid spill more than double initial estimates
About 80,000 litres of sulphuric acid was spilled when a train derailed near Julia Creek in north-west Queensland - more than double what was initially thought.
 
New subs at centre of defence spending plans
The Turnbull Government will commit to spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence within a decade in its long awaited white paper, sticking with Tony Abbott's pledge despite budgetary pressures.
 
Guantanamo Bay closure plans criticised by former Hicks lawyer
The release of the Obama administration's plan to close the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention centre is met with criticism from US conservatives and a lawyer for former Australian detainee David Hicks.
 
ABC's Game of Thrones spoof unites Donald Trump lovers and haters
It's been a strange few days for Australian political satirist Huw Parkinson, whose mash-up of Donald Trump and Game of Thrones has found a global audience — and even landed on the front page of the New York Post.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Peter Lewis The reason Turnbull has come back down to Earth
By Peter Lewis
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley #FreeKesha: How the law failed to protect victims of sexual abuse
By Lucia Osborne-Crowley
By Terry Barnes Baby Asha and the political grandstanding of #LetThemStay
By Terry Barnes
By Jeff Sparrow Baby Asha and the shadow of 'children overboard'
By Jeff Sparrow
 
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World
Meet Atlas: The next generation two-legged robot
#Batman4Bazz: British fan dies before getting screening wish
Mum inspires clothing line for children with disabilities
 
Business
Wage growth falls to fresh record low, construction work weakens
Assistant Treasurer appears to contradict PM on negative gearing
Fortescue profit falls 4pc to $US319m
 
Politics
ABC boss Mark Scott proposes 'friendly merger' with SBS
'At least I'm not a homophobe': Shorten derides Bernardi over Safe Schools
'Noble savages' in Indigenous communities don't need funding: Coalition MP
 
Sport
Australia goes to top of Test rankings but is it a hollow achievement?
Australia wraps up series sweep to return to top of Test rankings
Kenny-Dowall's ex tells court she was head-butted, kicked by NRL player
 
Science and Tech
Meet Atlas: The next generation two-legged robot
Why can't the FBI unlock an iPhone?
NASA photo competition shows why space matters
 
Environment
'It's like brewing beer': Innovative methods being used to slash farm run-off
NSW oyster farmers slowly recovering from POMS outbreak
Koala activists fail in court bid against coal mine
 

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