The Federal Government moves to remove "inappropriate material" from the Safe Schools anti-bullying program, after a rebellion led by backbenchers Cory Bernardi and George Christensen.
After a 28-hour sitting which saw insults, fart gags, and pyjamas in Parliament House, both houses finally pass voting reforms aimed at making it harder for crossbenchers to get elected.
Convicted rapist Sean Price is jailed for life with a non-parole period of 38 years for the murder of Masa Vukotic, who was dragged into bushes in a Melbourne park and stabbed to death in a random attack.
A woman described as having "absolutely no driving experience", who was behind the wheel of a car that struck and killed Sydney teenager Aneri Patel, is sentenced to at least two years and nine months in jail.
The telco's CEO says he is "deeply disappointed" by a network outage that affected up to half of its 16 million customers and announces a free data day will be provided as compensation.
The driver in a fatal car accident punched himself in the head and asked police to shoot him when he realised his friend had died, the ACT Supreme Court hears.
Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite is praised for the impact her documentary had on bringing about change at SeaWorld and ending its orca breeding program.
The Federal Treasurer announces a tightening of the nation's foreign investment rules in the wake of the controversial "sale" of the Port of Darwin to a Chinese company.
Wild weather creates havoc with high winds and heavy rain ripping off a roof, bringing down trees and damaging neighbourhoods, in what one Wyndham Vale resident described as a "mini-tornado".
A German shepherd-husky believed to have drowned after disappearing from a fishing boat off the coast of California is found on an island owned by the US Navy.
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