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So many paedophile priests a 'disastrous coincidence', Pell says
Cardinal George Pell tells the child abuse royal commission it was a "disastrous coincidence" that five paedophile priests preyed on children in Ballarat during the 1970s, as survivors accuse him of lying.
 
Michael Lawler quits Fair Work Commission
Fair Work commission vice-president Michael Lawler resigns effective immediately, just a week after the Employment Minister received an independent report into his conduct.
 
Arrest warrant issued for Australian 'aid worker' in Syria
The Australian Federal Police issue an arrest warrant for Toowoomba teenager Oliver Bridgeman, who claims to have been in Syria doing aid work since May 2015.
 
As it happened: The trillion-dollar question haunting the Treasurer
Scott Morrison was trumpeting a negative report on negative gearing this morning, but errors in the document prove problematic for the Treasurer in Question Time. Catch up with the day in politics.
 
Tara Costigan's former partner admits killing her with an axe
Marcus Rappel pleads guilty to the brutal axe murder of his former partner, Tara Costigan, who was holding their baby at the time of the attack.
 
Magistrate questions advice that cannabis stays in system for up to 12 hours
A magistrate launches a blistering attack on the New South Wales Government's roadside drug testing regime, challenging the accuracy of its claims that cannabis can only be detected in a person's saliva for up to 12 hours.
 
Pearce fined $125,000, suspended for eight games over lewd video
Mitchell Pearce is fined $125,000 and suspended for eight NRL games as punishment for the lewd video scandal.
 
Row erupts over BIS Shrapnel negative gearing claims
Bill Shorten dismisses a new BIS Shrapnel report which found cutting the negative gearing tax break would drive up rental prices and push down house values.
 
Man charged over 'road rage attack' on Queensland truck driver
A man is charged with assaulting a tow truck driver in an alleged road rage attack caught on film at Caboolture, north of Brisbane.
 
Plane debris sent to Australia for MH370 analysis
Debris believed to be part of a Boeing 777 jet is found off Mozambique and taken to Australia to be examined by investigators involved in the search for missing flight MH370.
 
N Korea responds to new sanctions with short-range barrage into sea
North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into the sea, hours after the United Nations Security Council votes to impose tough new sanctions on the isolated state.
 
Hacker shows how to track your friends' sleeping habits via Facebook
Are you an early riser, do you stay up late or have a hangover on the weekends? A coder shows how easy it is to automatically scrape and graph data on your Facebook friends' sleeping habits.
 
Scientists prove dogs can recognise emotional states in humans
Experts train dogs to stay in an MRI scanner in order to read their responses to human expressions and prove if they really are man's best friend.
 
Man who took snake for swim could face animal cruelty charge
The RSPCA says a man filmed taking his pet snake for a swim on the Gold Coast could be guilty of animal cruelty.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Greg Barns What we need is truth and reconciliation, but can the Royal Commission deliver?
By Greg Barns
By Michael Bradley Marriage equality is being attacked on two fronts
By Michael Bradley
By Ben Oquist No, we don't need income tax cuts
By Ben Oquist
By Greg Jericho Is Morrison right about a spending problem after all?
By Greg Jericho
 
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World
Tens of thousands of Fijians in shelters as cyclone relief efforts accelerate
New Zealanders start voting in flag referendum
BHP-owned Samarco agrees to pay Brazil Government $3.2 billion for dam collapse
 
Business
Costello argues against changes to negative gearing
Row erupts over BIS Shrapnel negative gearing claims
Trade deficit narrows to $2.9 billion
 
Politics
Michael Lawler quits Fair Work Commission
Magistrate questions advice that cannabis stays in system for up to 12 hours
New Zealanders start voting in flag referendum
 
Sport
Pearce fined $125,000, suspended for eight games over lewd video
Hewitt on standby to play in Davis Cup after Kyrgios withdraws
Black Caps legend Martin Crowe dies aged 53
 
Science and Tech
Hacker shows how to track your friends' sleeping habits via Facebook
Astronaut Scott Kelly touches down on Earth
Quiz: Where in the world is Scott Kelly?
 
Environment
Act on microbeads or I'll ban them, Greg Hunt warns cosmetic companies
BHP facing fresh pressure over deadly dam burst
Survival of rare Melbourne bandicoots 'under threat' from housing plan
 

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