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Japanese scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria that could hold the key to safely degrading millions of tonnes of plastic dumped each year

Here's what's coming up:

  • 8:30am AEDT: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be interviewed on 702 ABC Sydney

  • 8:30am AEDT: A Senate committee will discuss the future of Australia's video game development industry

  • 10:00am AEDT: Former Greens leader Bob Brown is due to face the Hobart magistrates court after being arrested at a forestry protest in Lapoinya, in the state's north, in January

  • 10:30am AEDT: The man jailed for the murder of Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe will apply to the High Court for special leave to appeal against his conviction

 
Top Stories
Japan sending high-tech sub to Sydney to bolster defence bid
A Japanese Soryu Class submarine will be dispatched to Sydney next month as the Asian power pulls out all the stops to win the contract to help build the replacement to Australia's Collins Class fleet.
 
'Game over' for hundreds of Queensland Nickel workers: union
More than 500 workers at Clive Palmer's Townsville nickel refinery, including father-of-two Darren Morris (pictured), will be sacked today unless it receives the relevant licences to continue operating.
 
Australian charged with cyanide-coffee killing 'may have been jealous'
An Australian accused of poisoning her friend in a Jakarta cafe may have been acting out of jealousy, a consultant to the Indonesian police investigation says.
 
Germany, Greece blast Balkan route closure
German and Greek leaders blast Balkan countries for shutting their borders to asylum seekers ahead of an European Union ministers meeting, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying the measures transfer the bulk of the problem back to Greece.
 
Fears for 7yo missing in Queensland
A seven-year-old boy who was last seen at Southport yesterday afternoon may be at "significant risk", police say.
 
Plastic-eating bacterium can break down PET
Japanese scientists have discovered a bacterium that produces a never-before-seen enzyme that can fully break down PET plastics within six weeks.
 
South African woman convicted of kidnapping newborn baby 18 years ago
A South African woman is convicted of kidnapping a newborn baby in 1997 and raising her until an astonishing coincidence reunited the girl with her biological family.
 
Australian computer engineer identified on list of thousands of IS members
An Australian would-be suicide bomber is among tens of thousands of Islamic State jihadists whose details have been leaked by a disgruntled former fighter.
 
Obama welcomes 'quite good-looking' Trudeau to US
Barack Obama welcomes Canada's youthful Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "quite good looking Canadian delegation" to the White House, for a pomp-filled visit designed to rejuvenate US-Canada ties.
 
Cybercriminals target millions of bank app users
Millions of customers of Australia's largest banks have been the target of a sophisticated cybercrime operation and while the attack was not massively successful experts warn it is an ominous sign of things to come.
 
Artists build miniature model of El Chapo's underground escape route
A new expertly detailed diorama on show in Las Vegas shows exactly how Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman made his infamous second jailbreak.
 
Bulldogs edge Panthers 18-16 in last-gasp NRL thriller
A last-gasp Moses Mbye try and a conversion from debutant Kerrod Holland seals a 18-16 NRL win for the Canterbury Bulldogs over the Panthers in Penrith.
 
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Business
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'Game over' for hundreds of Queensland Nickel workers: union
 
Politics
Obama welcomes 'quite good-looking' Trudeau to US
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Chinese Government reassures Australia over Darwin Port lease
 
Sport
Bulldogs edge Panthers 18-16 in last-gasp NRL thriller
Racket firm Head give Sharapova benefit of doubt
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Science and Tech
Plastic-eating bacterium can break down PET
Cybercriminals target millions of bank app users
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Environment
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Students taught to 'Take 3' items of rubbish when leaving beach
 

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