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550 workers to lose jobs at Palmer refinery
More than 500 workers at Clive Palmer's Townsville nickel refinery have been told they will be out of a job after the close of business tomorrow.
 
Turnbull renews calls for workplace law changes amid threats of early election
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull makes a renewed pitch for Federal Parliament to support changes to workplace laws in order to help increase accountability and transparency.
 
Tributes flow for 'Aussie rock legend' Jon English
Australian performer Jon English, well known for his work in music and for his roles in Jesus Christ Superstar and The Pirates of Penzance, dies aged 66 from post-operative complications.
 
Windsor and Barnaby to face off in 'David and Goliath' battle
Barnaby Joyce says he is looking forward to the challenge posed by the re-emergence of long-time political rival Tony Windsor, who will run as a candidate in the Deputy PM's seat of New England.
 
Clinton, Sanders tackle immigration and Trump deportations in Florida debate
Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders spar over who is more committed to immigration reform at Florida's presidential debate, but both promise they will not deport undocumented immigrants without criminal records.
 
Former Sydney drugs kingpin 'made sex toy threat to nurse'
Well-known Kings Cross identity Bill Bayeh made a threat involving a sex toy when he confronted a nurse outside a Potts Point cafe, court documents show.
 
'Not funny': Telstra responds to mother's outage plea with parenting advice
Telstra comes under fire for advising a Sydney mother to show her child "the outside world" in response to a tweet inquiring about a service outage.
 
Babies with cataracts have eyesight regenerated in trial treatment
Scientists successfully restore the vision of 12 infants born with congenital cataracts in the trial of a treatment which regenerates the eye's lens.
 
Suu Kyi's right-hand man announced as Myanmar presidential candidate
A trusted aide of Aung San Suu Kyi looks certain to be become Myanmar's next president after three candidates were put forward by Ms Suu Kyi's party and the military.
 
The ghosts of Fukushima: Reflections five years on
Mark Willacy witnessed the devastation caused by Japan's 2011 tsunami. Five years on, he reflects on that time, and on the enduring grief of those whose loved ones were swept away by the 16-metre waves.
 
Could 'Drowned Apostles' find mean 12 become 17?
Victoria's iconic Twelve Apostles may have to rethink its name after the discovery of five extra limestone columns hidden deep beneath the ocean.
 
Pro-gun mum shot in back by 4yo son
A four-year-old boy accidentally shoots his mother in the back, just a day after she boasted online that he "gets jacked up to target shoot the .22".
 
WTA players stunned by Sharapova's failed drug test
As the Indian Wells tournament gets underway, tennis players respond to Maria Sharapova's positive dope test and wait to see what sanction she will face.
 
Route to nowhere: Thousands of refugees in Macedonian no man's land
As more nations slam the door on the Balkan route to northern Europe, the small Macedonian border town of Gevgelija finds itself at the epicentre of Europe's refugee crisis.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Annabel Crabb
By Michael Bradley What Trump does and doesn't have in common with Hitler
By Michael Bradley
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World
Cambodian PM accused of buying Facebook friends
Names of 22,000 IS members leaked to Sky News
Amazon founder says space tourism likely in 2018
 
Business
ECB next cab off the rank as central banks keep cutting
550 workers to lose jobs at Palmer refinery
US stocks up on oil rally; Australian dollar cracks 75 US cents
 
Politics
Turnbull renews calls for workplace law changes amid threats of early election
Clinton, Sanders tackle immigration and Trump deportations in Florida debate
Suu Kyi's right-hand man announced as Myanmar presidential candidate
 
Sport
WTA players stunned by Sharapova's failed drug test
I have nothing to prove in India: Khawaja
El Masri domestic violence charges to be dropped
 
Science and Tech
'That's bull': Who said what in the Apple v FBI debate
Amazon founder says space tourism likely in 2018
Could 'Drowned Apostles' find mean 12 become 17?
 
Environment
Could 'Drowned Apostles' find mean 12 become 17?
Students taught to 'Take 3' items of rubbish when leaving beach
Total solar eclipse attracts hordes of sky gazers
 

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