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Turnbull sidesteps budget timing questions, but can't avoid Raylene
The Prime Minister edges around speculation he is fast-tracking the budget, only to walk into a confrontation with a voter who declares "there's not enough people like me who are prepared to speak up".
 
PM refuses to be drawn on plans for US bomber strike force in NT
Malcolm Turnbull says Australia's close security relationship with the United States is "no secret", but refuses to comment on whether nuclear capable bombers will be rotated through the Northern Territory.
 
Dutton says 'stock market will crash' under Labor's tax policies
Federal Cabinet Minister Peter Dutton forecasts an economic disaster if Labor introduces its tax policies, a claim the Opposition has criticised as an "outlandish scare campaign".
 
Trump wins big in Michigan, Mississippi primaries
Donald Trump brushes off a week of attacks from the Republican party's establishment as he solidifies his frontrunner status with big wins in the Michigan and Mississippi Republican primaries.
 
Stabbed backpacker's 'survival instincts kicked in' after allegedly fighting off housemate
A woman is lucky to be alive after a housemate allegedly attempted to rape her and then stabbed her at a backpacker sharehouse in Redfern yesterday, police say.
 
Total solar eclipse attracts hordes of sky gazers
A solar eclipse enthrals Indonesia but clouds spoil the view for many sky watchers in the east of the archipelago, the only part of the country that had the opportunity to see it in totality.
 
Paedophile dance teacher was violent and controlling: ex-wife
The ex-wife of a Sydney dance teacher who groomed and sexually abused his young students tells an inquiry that he was controlling and violent towards her at home, and made her feel like she was "the crazy one".
 
Horror stories of life under siege in Syria
Save the Children has spent months working undercover in Syria collecting evidence for a new report that documents the horror of life under siege, where more than 250,000 children continue to live in areas that remain under siege.
 
Bayley gets pro-bono lawyer for appeal against rape convictions
Notorious murderer and rapist Adrian Bayley begins his appeal against two convictions despite Victorian Legal Aid rejecting his second application for a taxpayer-funded lawyer.
 
'Long jump is the worst event in the world', Carl Lewis says
Four-time Olympic long-jump Carl Lewis says the current standards in the sport are "pathetic" and athletics is "dying".
 
Kim Jong-un says North Korea has miniaturised nuclear warheads
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his scientists have successfully miniaturised thermo-nuclear warheads to place on a ballistic missile and create a "true" deterrent, state media reports.
 
Sharapova drug creator slams meldonium's inclusion on banned list
A professor who created the drug Maria Sharapova tested positive for at the Australian Open says its inclusion on WADA's banned list is a violation of human rights.
 
Teresa Gambaro won't recontest the next election
Liberal MP Teresa Gambaro is the latest in a number of resignations from the Coalition, following the likes of former trade minister Andrew Robb and former deputy prime minister Warren Truss.
 
Border Force denies sinking asylum seeker boat
The Australian Border Force denies sinking an asylum seeker boat, after reports a group of six men were taken aboard an Australian ship earlier this week.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Terry Barnes Same-sex marriage: Let's get it sorted and move on
By Terry Barnes
By Luke Buckmaster House of Cards feels very relevant right now
By Luke Buckmaster
By Greg Jericho Industrial relations: Employers really shouldn't be complaining given these results
By Greg Jericho
By Alex Kidman There's an ad-blocking war - and no one's winning
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World
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Business
Falling home lending highlights housing downturn
Consumer confidence slips back to negative
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Politics
Dutton says 'stock market will crash' under Labor's tax policies
Campaigning rules need refining to stop political parties rorting staff entitlements: report
Turnbull sidesteps budget timing questions, but can't avoid Raylene
 
Sport
Socceroos name uncapped trio for World Cup qualifiers
Sharapova drug creator slams meldonium's inclusion on banned list
'Long jump is the worst event in the world', Carl Lewis says
 
Science and Tech
Total solar eclipse attracts hordes of sky gazers
Aurora Borealis puts on rare show across UK
Man vs. machine: Google's AI to take on grand master of ancient Chinese board game
 
Environment
Students taught to 'Take 3' items of rubbish when leaving beach
Total solar eclipse attracts hordes of sky gazers
'We have a right to development': Pearson hits out at tree clearing laws
 

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