Australia's population has ticked over to 24 million. There's no official 24th million person but the Australian Bureau of Statistics says it could be a newborn or a migrant. We're expected to rack up another million by 2018
Do you use glyphosate to kill your weeds? You might know it as "Roundup". Well the World Health Organisation says it is "probably carcinogenic to humans". Australian local councils are now facing pressure from residents, insurers and lawyers to stop using the pesticide
Bronwyn Bishop's Liberal pre-selection rival just got the support of Tony Abbott and Mike Baird. The written references for Walter Villatora are a blow to the former speaker's campaign. Meanwhile, former foreign minister Alexander Downer's daughter is expected to nominate for the seat retiring Andrew Robb will vacate
Our interactive storytelling team has taken a closer look at gravitational waves to give us an idea of just how small they are. Spoiler: A gravitational wave is "1 billion times smaller than an atom"
Here's what's coming up:
10:00am AEDT: Check back for the ABC's live blog of the Grammy Awards. Australian Courtney Barnett is nominated for Best New Artist
12:30pm AEDT: Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg will address the National Press Club
11:00pm AEDT: We're expecting to hear from Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in Tokyo
Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop's preselection chances are dealt a blow, with Tony Abbott and NSW Premier Mike Baird writing references in support of a Liberal Party official expected to run against her.
Councils across Australia are using the pesticide glyphosate to kill weeds in sensitive areas like playgrounds, despite a World Health Organisation warning the chemical probably causes cancer.
A Mission Australia survey identifies a series of risk factors pushing Australia's teenagers onto the street, including family conflict and concerns over stress.
The discovery of a new species of ancient flower beautifully preserved in amber indicates that ancestors of today's daisies, mints and tomatoes flourished in Caribbean jungles up to 45 million years ago.
More than 200 sailors, some of them still serving, join a class action against the Navy alleging they were tricked into signing up for four years under false promises they would leave with a trade.
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry deletes his Twitter account after a joke he made calling his friend and BAFTA-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan a "bag lady" fails to impress.
The Australian Federal Police's claim to have seized more than $1 billion worth of ice in push-up bras and craft supplies imported from Hong Kong is under scrutiny, with officers admitting they used an "upper range" figure to make the valuation.
A new review of a stillborn crisis at a Victorian hospital reveals a further seven babies have died — bringing the total number at the maternity unit to 18.
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