The move to disendorse Labor's candidate for the federal seat of Fremantle has been labelled "an absolute disgrace" by his union. Maritime Union official Chris Brown had failed to disclose two 1980s convictions - for the assault of a police officer and driving under the influence - during his pre-selection process
Consumer advocacy group Choice says Thermomix cooking appliances are responsible for 87 burn cases. The ABC understands 18 of those Thermomix users required several weeks of treatment in hospital burns units
The threat of an attack by dissident Northern Ireland militants on mainland Britain has been raised to "substantial" by Britain's MI5 intelligence agency. The last attack on the British mainland occurred in 2001
Mount Everest has been climbed by sherpas from the Nepali side for the first time in three years. Climbing on the world's tallest peak was halted after a deadly earthquake in 2015 and a fatal avalanche the year before
Here's what's coming up:
8:15am AEST: Liberal Senator Arthur Sinodinos and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen are scheduled to appear on a Radio National panel
9:45am AEST: The High Court is expected to decide whether the Queensland Director of Public Prosecutions can appeal against Gerard Baden-Clay's downgraded conviction from murder to manslaughter
4:00pm AEST: The Western Australian budget will be handed down in State Parliament by Treasurer Mike Nahan
The Martime Union of Australia calls moves to disendorse the Labor candidate in the Perth seat of Fremantle "an absolute disgrace and a nonsense" after claims he failed to reveal prior convictions, including one for assaulting a police officer.
Former ACCC chairman Allan Fels hits out at 7-Eleven after the convenience chain dumps the wages panel set up to look into workers' entitlements after revelations many of them were being underpaid.
Britain raises the threat level from dissident Northern Ireland militants to "substantial", meaning an attack on the British mainland is considered a strong possibility, Home Secretary Theresa May says.
Consumer advocacy group Choice presents Australia's first mass incident report to the consumer watchdog, citing 87 burns cases from users of Thermomix products.
Malcolm Turnbull cancels a campaign event after tensions from last year's Liberal leadership coup overshadowed his first day on the stump in western Sydney with MP Fiona Scott.
The New South Wales DPP will bring in independent counsel to review the office's decision not to prosecute two suspects in the brutal killing of Lynette Daley.
The oldest fossils of cosmic dust ever discovered provide a glimpse into atmospheric conditions above the Earth more than 2.7 billion years ago and could do the same on other planets.
A Nepali Sherpa leads a nine-man team to the top of Mount Everest, becoming the first to scale the world's tallest peak from the Nepali side since a deadly earthquake in 2015.
Italy's Parliament gives the green light for the introduction of gay civil unions in the last major Western country not to legally recognise same-sex relationships.
Notorious Islamic preacher Musa Cerantonio is among a group of five men arrested over an alleged plan to take a boat to Indonesia and join the Islamic State terror group.
Three suicide bombings across Baghdad claimed by the Islamic State group kill at least 94 people, officials say, in the deadliest attacks in the Iraqi capital this year.
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