There has been a car bomb attack in Turkey's capital Ankara. Here's the situation: the death toll is at 28 with 61 injured, the area of the attack is near the country's military headquarters and parliament, authorities say the attack was targeting the Turkish government but they don't yet know who is responsible
The tale of tax reform and Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget - here's today's installment. Mr Morrison has flagged "difficulties" in cutting company tax and says any cuts to income tax would be "modest". The budget is in May ... stay tuned
Plants in the Australian outback "don't care" if it rains. Researchers say plants' memories mean they often don't respond to periods of rain and know "it is not worth investing in growing more" because drought will soon follow. Yes, they've "given up". A study out today has mapped "vegetation sensitivity" across the world
At least 28 people are killed and 61 injured in a "well planned" car bomb explosion targeting the Turkish military in the capital Ankara, the country's Deputy Prime Minister says.
Treasurer Scott Morrison flags potential "difficulties" in cutting company tax, as small businesses warn they should not be ignored in the federal budget.
A Jesuit priest says a song calling for Cardinal George Pell to come home by comedian Tim Minchin risks turning the royal commission into a laughing stock, and that abuse victims will suffer.
China deploys an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, ratcheting up tensions in the region and prompting renewed warnings against militarisation.
The New South Wales Opposition is calling on the Government to launch an immediate investigation into the disposal of two severed legs found at a Newcastle tip.
A Northern Territory Aboriginal Minister has her request to speak her first language, Warlpiri, in Parliament denied after the NT Speaker declared the "language of the assembly is English".
The plant life of Australia's outback does not respond to sudden increases in rainfall because it has "learned" that drought will soon follow, according to satellite-based maps tracking the impact of changing climatic conditions.
Iraq is searching for "highly dangerous" radioactive material that was stolen in November 2015, raising fears it could be used as a weapons if acquired by Islamic State militants, officials say.
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook says the company will contest a court order to help the FBI break into a phone recovered from one of the San Bernardino shooters.
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