An editor of Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine has been hacked to death by suspected Islamist militants. A friend inside the Dhaka apartment was also killed and a security guard was injured in the attack. A university professor, five secular bloggers and a publisher have all been killed in Bangladesh in a similar manner since February last year
Officials in the US city of Cleveland have agreed to pay $US6 million to the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy shot dead by a police officer in 2014. The city has not admitted any wrongdoing and Rice's family has agreed to drop the complaint against officers
The Federal Government could save more than $5 billion per year through changes to negative gearing, according to research released by the Grattan Institute.
The urgent evacuation of gravely ill asylum seeker Hamid Khazaei from Manus Island was delayed by 30 hours after a public servant failed to check his emails.
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have increased plant growth across the planet over the past three decades, according to the most comprehensive modelling of remote data so far.
A Behind The News survey finds about three in five children spend more time in front of a screen than the national guidelines recommend, with many respondents saying they would find it impossible to go without digital devices for one week.
A 16-year-old Sydney boy charged with planning an Anzac Day terrorist attack was in close contact with police for the past year as part of an intensive new intervention program aimed at breaking the spell of overseas Islamic State recruiters.
A leading budget watcher is forecasting a further blow-out in the budget deficit, with the Federal Government's position expected to be $21 billion worse by 2018-19 than forecast in the latest December update.
Travel site TripAdvisor promotes and profits from "the world's cruellest" wildlife tourist attractions, a new campaign from World Animal Protection claims.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion asked the board of the Indigenous Land Council to change a controversial section of its annual report, documents released under Freedom of Information reveal.
Australian Defence Force personnel are being treated in secret for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions to avoid jeopardising their careers, according to serving and former members.
The Australian Electoral Commission launches a national advertising campaign on the changes to the way senators are elected, despite a High Court challenge by Senator Bob Day.
The Brussels metro station hit by a suicide attack last month that killed 16 people reopens amid tight security, with a memorial board for passengers to write messages for the victims.
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