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Rescuers race against weather to reach Japan quake victims
Rescuers are racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides to reach people still trapped by two big earthquakes that hit southern Japan.
 
Grant Hackett questioned after in-flight incident: reports
The AFP confirms it has spoken to a 35-year-old man at Melbourne airport amid reports Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett has been arrested.
 
Double dissolution election likely: Attorney-General George Brandis
Parliament will be recalled for an extraordinary sitting to debate the ABCC Bill and the Registered Organisations Bill tomorrow, with Attorney-General George Brandis saying a double dissolution is likely.
 
Powerful earthquake hits Ecuador, tsunami warning issued
Forty-one people are dead after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, the US Geological Survey reports.
 
US reconnaissance plane in 'unsafe' intercept by Russian warplane: Pentagon
Just days after they buzzed a destroyer, a US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 jet in an "unsafe and unprofessional" manner while in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon says.
 
Families of 60 Minutes crew say loved ones 'well looked after'
The families of a Channel Nine television crew detained in Lebanon release a joint statement asking the public not to judge the situation until all the facts are known and say their loved ones are being well looked after by authorities.
 
New Victorian initiative to provide legal aid to asylum seekers
More than 10,000 asylum seekers living in Victoria will be able to access legal assistance under a new two-year initiative announced by the State Government.
 
Live: Wests Tigers v Storm
Follow live updates from the NRL Round 7 clash between the Wests Tigers fixture against the Melbourne Storm.
 
Truck drivers protest pay rates in Canberra
A convoy of more than 200 trucks is travelling through Canberra to protest new minimum pay rates mandated by the Road Safety Renumeration Tribunal.
 
Canadian PM Trudeau explains quantum computing to awestruck crowd
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is given a standing ovation after delivering a detailed explanation to a reporter who jokingly said he wanted to "ask him to explain quantum computing".
 
Bronwyn Bishop dumped after preselection battle
Bronwyn Bishop's parliamentary career looks to be over after the former speaker was dumped by Liberal preselectors in her Sydney seat of Mackellar.
 
Thirty cars smashed in Sydney suburb of Penshurst
Police seize a golf club after about 30 cars are smashed in the Sydney suburb of Penshurst overnight.
 
AC/DC announces Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose as new singer
Australian hard rockers AC/DC announce Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose as their new singer as longtime frontman Brian Johnson suffers hearing loss.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Peter Brent Holding referendums with elections makes political (and financial) sense
By Peter Brent
By Deirdre Fidge Public transport: Why are people shunning this daily circus?
By Deirdre Fidge
By Mike Steketee Climate change has dropped off the political radar (and this is a big problem)
By Mike Steketee
By Alex Kidman What does 'ownership' mean in the digital age?
By Alex Kidman
 
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World
Canadian aboriginal community in crisis after child suicide attempts
Millions without water in Chilean capital after landslides pollute supply rivers
Five suspected drug deaths at Argentina music festival
 
Business
Macquarie co-founder slams money-driven bank culture
Clive Palmer denies taking money out of Queensland Nickel
Rising Australian dollar still a worry for RBA
 
Politics
Double dissolution election likely: Attorney-General George Brandis
New Victorian initiative to provide legal aid to asylum seekers
Police officer suspended over 'racist' Jenny Leong Facebook posts
 
Sport
Grant Hackett questioned after in-flight incident: reports
Live: Wests Tigers v Storm
Six things we learned from the Crows' win over the Swans
 
Science and Tech
Canadian PM Trudeau explains quantum computing to awestruck crowd
Crowdfunding could help solve Wow! signal mystery
Malaria research shows drug-resistant parasites cannot spread
 
Environment
Millions without water in Chilean capital after landslides pollute supply rivers
Australia's natural assets worth $6 trillion to economy
In pictures: A close-up look at the Great Barrier Reef's bleaching
 

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