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Source 'risked life' over Panama Papers data leak
"John Doe" made a life-endangering decision to make public millions of secret tax haven documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca. Here is why you should care.
 
Detainee dies in Villawood detention centre
An inmate questions the cause of death of a New Zealand detainee overnight in Sydney's Villawood immigration detention centre, saying he had two black eyes and a cut on his face.
 
'Mr Abbott's a busy man': Siege negotiator's remark angered hostage
A Sydney siege hostage tells an inquest she was angry and worried when told that then prime minister Tony Abbott was too busy to speak with gunman Man Haron Monis.
 
Myanmar's dark poppy trade: a 360-degree view
Take a virtual tour of the vast poppy fields of Myanmar as Foreign Correspondent travels to the source of Australia's heroin. What will it take to stop the opium trade?
 
Fraudsters, ex-tax officers among Australians identified in data leak
Convicted fraudsters, directors banned by the corporate regulator and former Australian Tax Office officials are among hundreds of Australians linked to companies incorporated by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
 
Reserve Bank ready to cut rates if dollar stays high
The Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold for the 11th straight month, despite growing unease about a stubbornly high Australian dollar.
 
Mother's plea after toddler crushed by TV
A Perth woman whose two-year-old daughter was crushed by a television hopes an inquest into the toddler's death will raise public awareness about safety brackets.
 
Search for two missing trawler fishermen 'looking grim'
A search for two prawn fishermen missing in rough seas off Queensland's Fraser Coast is "looking quite grim", rescuers say.
 
NSW land tax could create 10,000 jobs, advocates say
Replacing stamp duty with a broad-based land tax could generate thousands of jobs, bring down rental prices and boost the economy by $5 billion, business and social welfare groups say - but Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian says she is unconvinced.
 
8yo fights to build transgender house next to Westboro church
An eight-year-old girl is working with a not-for-profit organisation to create a transgender house across the road from an anti-LGBTI Baptist church in Kansas.
 
'Messy week' has Government behind Labor in latest Newspoll
The latest Newspoll has Labor leading the Coalition after preferences for the first time since Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister.
 
Fake $50 notes found at school fete
A community fundraising event suffers a serious blow after counterfeit $50 notes were discovered circulating at a school fete in Sydney's inner west.
 
'Pantscraper' tower in Melbourne CBD gets go-ahead
A $1.3 billion tower proposed for Collins Street dubbed the "pantscraper" has been given the go-ahead after the developer agreed to reduce its height by six floors.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Lauren Rosewarne A bake sale sparks rape threats - and you wonder why we need feminism
By Lauren Rosewarne
By Michael Jensen Is Hopoate's Mormon faith fair game for ridicule?
By Michael Jensen
By Chris Berg Federation reform is no political plaything
By Chris Berg
By Mungo MacCallum Thought bubbles won't turn the tide of centralism
By Mungo MacCallum
 
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World
Outcry as Muslim students exempt from shaking female teachers' hands
Papua New Guinea PM loses bid to prevent anti-corruption investigation
'Suspicious' activity at North Korea nuclear complex
 
Business
APRA admits 2007 property boom banking problems repeated
Reserve Bank ready to cut rates if dollar stays high
Trade deficit blows out to $3.4b
 
Politics
Source 'risked life' over Panama Papers data leak
'Pantscraper' tower in Melbourne CBD gets go-ahead
Electoral fraud charges dropped against McGowan supporters
 
Sport
Greatest chokes in sport
Josh Reynolds' 'Hoppa' moment sullies NRL's fifth round
Hackett relishing unbelievable last crack at Olympics squad
 
Science and Tech
Researchers on the brink of regrowing damaged human bone and tissue
Stone jars used to dispose of the dead in ancient Laos, researchers say
Global obesity predicted to reach 20 per cent by 2025, as research finds 1.5 kg annual rise
 
Environment
World to face recession if climate change ignored: John Hewson
Cane toad numbers surging in Darwin
DiCaprio tweet during Indonesia visit prompts Jakarta warning to future visitors
 

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