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Cars crushed by fuel tanker on Melbourne freeway
At least one person is killed and several others injured after a petrol tanker rolls on Melbourne's Calder Freeway, spilling fuel into a nearby creek, police say.
 
Live: Labor accused of $67b budget 'black hole'
The Government campaigns on the Opposition's economic credibility, saying it has a $67 billion black hole in its spending promises, but Labor dismisses the attack as a "ridiculous scare campaign". Follow live.
 
Telstra outage continues as internet service complaints rise
Telstra grapples with complaints about on-going network issues as new figures reveal consumers are increasingly lodging internet service issues with the Telecommunication Ombudsman.
 
Fukushima clean-up chief still hunting for 600 tonnes of melted radioactive fuel
The operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant reveals 600 tonnes of reactor fuel melted during the disaster, with the exact location of the highly radioactive blobs remaining a mystery.
 
Victorian laws criminalising homosexuality 'profoundly wrong'
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews formally apologises for old state laws that treated people as criminals for being gay.
 
Casino at 'major risk' from organised crime after gaming inspector exodus
Dramatic changes to casino regulation in NSW has prompted a mass exodus of specialist government inspectors and raised concerns it has opened the door to organised crime.
 
Pauline Hanson a 'realistic' chance of returning to Canberra: Green
Controversial former MP Pauline Hanson is a "realistic" chance of winning a Queensland Senate seat at the double dissolution election after changes to voting rules, ABC election analyst Antony Green says.
 
Nova Peris not contesting Senate spot
Indigenous Labor senator Nova Peris chooses not to re-contest her Senate seat at the upcoming election.
 
Second Ballarat officer admits kicking woman in custody
A second Victorian police officer who was caught on camera kicking a woman in custody defends her actions before an anti-corruption inquiry, saying she was trying to "get her attention".
 
Restaurant owner jailed over peanut allergy death
An Indian restaurant owner in North Yorkshire is jailed over the manslaughter of a customer allergic to peanuts died from anaphylactic shock after eating one of his curries.
 
Chinese banks sitting on $1.7 trillion debt time bomb
Chinese banks are looking down the barrel of a staggering RMB 8 trillion - or $1.7 trillion - worth of losses according to the French investment bank Societe Generale.
 
Court security guard had sex with 14yo 'despite knowing she was underage'
A security guard at the Children's Court in Melbourne had sex with a 14-year-old girl he met at work despite being warned she was underage, a court hears.
 
'Years of hard work ahead' to repair budget, warns Reserve Bank governor
The Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens warns that the next government faces years of hard budget repair work, and inflation will be difficult to lift.
 
Violent solar storms helped foster life on Earth, NASA says
Violent solar storms plummeting towards Earth from a young sun 4 billion years ago offer new light on the origins of life, according to new NASA research.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Jonathan Green What we mean when we talk about stopping boats
By Jonathan Green
By Chris Berg People or profit: How does the Greens' corporation plan stack up?
By Chris Berg
By Mungo MacCallum Election 2016: A parade of ritual and irrelevance
By Mungo MacCallum
By Ian Verrender Why the banks should be nervous about Election 2016
By Ian Verrender
 
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Business
Telstra outage continues as internet service complaints rise
'Years of hard work ahead' to repair budget, warns Reserve Bank governor
Chinese banks sitting on $1.7 trillion debt time bomb
 
Politics
Facebook changes Trending Topics policies after bias claims
Casino at 'major risk' from organised crime after gaming inspector exodus
Victorian laws criminalising homosexuality 'profoundly wrong'
 
Sport
Daley looking for NSW chemistry before cutting anyone from Blues squad
Chris Gayle hits back at Chris Rogers in autobiography
Coulter-Nile, Henriques in Sri Lanka touring squad
 
Science and Tech
'People don't need speeds Labor promised': Pyne defends NBN
First-ever psychiatrist elected as Academy of Science fellow
Mars appears at its biggest, brightest in over a decade
 
Environment
Insect poo is turning the Taj Mahal green
Audit picks up mistakes in Daly River water modelling
Rare swim with whale shark in south-east Queensland
 

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