Some countries along the Balkan trail have announced changes effectively blocking it to asylum seekers moving towards northern Europe. The crackdown by Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia puts increasing pressure on the EU to nail down a deal that would see asylum seekers sent to Turkey
The Matildas are in top spot among Asia's qualifiers for the Rio Olympic Games. The team drew with China 1-1 overnight, concluding their successful road to Rio campaign. There's video of the goal from Emily Van Egmond that's worth checking out
Remember Fukushima? It's been five years since the Japanese tsunami and nuclear meltdown. ABC investigative journalist Mark Willacy reported on the disaster and reflects on it in this piece - The ghosts of Fukushima
Here's what's coming up:
8:30am AEDT: Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce will speak to the media in Tamworth
8:30am AEDT: Greens leader Richard di Natale will be on 774ABC in Melbourne
9:00am AEDT: A crisis meeting will be held with Arrium workers and unions in Whyalla. Workers are unhappy with the deal struck yesterday with the Prime Minister
10:00am AEDT: Tony Windsor will make a statement about his political future in Canberra
1:00pm AEDT: The Chef de Mission for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast will be announced
1:30pm AEDT: The candidates for the Myanmar presidency will be formally announced after Aung San Suu Kyi failed to negotiate her way around a constitutional rule barring her candidacy. Her party is expected to nominate a candidate she can control from behind the scenes
The Balkan trail from Greece to northern Europe used by floods of asylum seekers is blocked after a string of nations shut their borders, hiking pressure on the EU and Turkey to nail down their "game-changing" deal.
The son of one of Australia's most prominent Islamic leaders, Melbourne-based Sheikh Mohammed Omran (pictured), dies in the Middle East in mysterious circumstances.
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.
The Matildas conclude their successful Olympic Games campaign with a 1-1 draw against China, ensuring Australia finishes Asia's qualifiers in top spot.
The legendary producer, composer and arranger, credited with bringing The Fab Four to global prominence and pioneering studio techniques which reinvented popular music, dies aged 90.
A Google-developed supercomputer has defeated a Go grandmaster by playing in a "perfect manner" in the first game of a five-match showdown between man and machine.
A Darwin club's decision to send its 10 pokie machines to the local wrecking yard sparks overwhelming support and even an offer of free explosives from the local community.
A NSW security firm that has worked with suspended Auburn Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer is selling tests with the answers pre-filled in to people who want to gain a security guard's licence.
Five men involved in a daring multi-million dollar raid on a safe-deposit business in London's jewellery district last year are jailed for a combined total of 34 years.
More than 40 people suffer partial choking and skin irritation in northern Iraq after Islamic State militants fire mortar shells and Katyusha rockets filled with "poisonous substances" into their village, local officials say.
An Australian program placing trained assistance dogs in the homes of people with dementia and their carers is set to become the largest of its kind worldwide after promising early trials.
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