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Australian woman Jocelyn Elliott freed after Al Qaeda kidnapping
Australian woman Jocelyn Elliott has been freed after she and her husband were kidnapped by an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in Burkina Faso, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirms.
 
Malcolm Turnbull unconvinced on GST hike
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he is not yet convinced that increasing the GST is a good idea, saying if the Government pushed ahead with the hike, it would also cut personal income tax.
 
North Korea launches long-range rocket
North Korea says it has successfully launched a long-range rocket, in a move condemned by the United Nations and United States allies.
 
18 dead, 132 trapped under rubble after deadly Taiwan quake
A total of 132 people are still trapped beneath the rubble of a Taiwan apartment tower that collapsed in a powerful earthquake, a local government official says.
 
Cam Newton crowned NFL MVP, Brett Favre into Hall of Fame
Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton is named the NFL season MVP, 24 hours before he plays Denver in Super Bowl 50.
 
Darwin violence on the rise as drinkers relocate: police association
Violence is rising in Darwin as problem drinkers relocate there and become homeless because they cannot buy alcohol in their home towns, NT Police say.
 
World Rugby probe extra New Zealand player at Sydney Sevens
New Zealand appeared to have eight players on field when it stole a dramatic Sydney Sevens draw against Australia and World Rugby is looking at possible disciplinary action.
 
Cars sink through ice as temporary parking area fails
Around 20 cars become partially submerged after Wisconsin's frozen Lake Geneva is used as temporary parking for a winter festival.
 
Thousands of Syrians flee to border as assault continues
Tens of thousands of Syrians seek refuge across the border in Turkey as Russian and Syrian Government forces continue to assault Aleppo.
 
NSW Government should join Victoria in offering to help Nauru asylum seekers, Opposition says
The NSW Opposition says the Baird Government should join Victoria in offering help to asylum seekers who were brought to Australia from Nauru.
 
Sky train project for Melbourne's busiest rail line gets go-ahead
A nine-metre-high elevated track will be built along Melbourne's Cranbourne-Pakenham line to carry a sky train, part of the Victorian Government's effort to combat traffic congestion.
 
Man's dying wish protects critically endangered wallaby
A central Queensland man's decision to honour the wishes of his late father is playing a vital role in the protection of a critically endangered species of wallaby.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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World
Transitional government appointed in Haiti to avoid power vacuum
More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: President
Mid-air blast aboard Somali plane caused by bomb: officials
 
Business
Chinese LNG demand falls for the first time on record
Local shares flat with finance losses offsetting resource gains
Woolworths ordered to pay $3m over product safety concerns
 
Politics
US drug epidemic confronts candidates in presidential race
Transitional government appointed in Haiti to avoid power vacuum
GST debate dead, buried and yet to be cremated
 
Sport
Injured Aussie quick Richardson to return home
Darius Boyd backs bans for Emerging Origin night owls
World Rugby probe extra New Zealand player at Sydney Sevens
 
Science and Tech
North Korea launches long-range rocket
North Korea brings forward dates for condemned rocket launch
Only wild jaguar in US captured on video
 
Environment
Panda caretakers in fancy dress trick cub for wild training
AGL pulls out of CSG project in NSW, selling Queensland assets
Takeaway coffee cups piling up in landfill
 

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