Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has defended comments he made in 2010, saying if he was corrections minister he would put criminals in "a big concrete hole". It follows this week's Four Corners report which revealed the abuse of children inside NT youth detention centres
Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss former prime minister Kevin Rudd's bid to become the United Nations secretary-general. However, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said it was not the most important issue confronting Cabinet
The Australian Olympic delegation has insisted a fake kangaroo out the front of its lodgings at the Olympic Village is not a dig at the city's mayor. Earlier, Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes had quipped that he would put "a kangaroo in front of their building to make them feel at home" after the delegation complained about blocked toilets and leaky pipes
While some of us might joke about being allergic to the cold, for Victorian woman Kristyn Keall, it is an everyday reality. Ms Keall has a condition known as cold urticaria, or cold hives, an allergy induced by anything from a cool breeze to an icy drink.
Here's what's coming up:
8:30pm AEST: The European Commission will decide whether it will fine Spain and Portugal for failing to fix years of high deficits in violation of EU rules
10:18pm AEST: Newly-appointed Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg will be on Lateline
5:00am AEST: Australia's Olympic chef de mission Kitty Chiller will hold a press conference in Rio
Adam Giles defends comments he made in 2010, in which he said he wanted to put criminals in "a big concrete hole" and "might break every United Nations' convention" to do so.
Hillary Clinton made history today when she was picked as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee — but bitter protests from supporters of one-time rival Bernie Sanders cast a shadow over her big day.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation and the Nick Xenophon Team both receive more than $1 million in electoral funding, based on the votes they received at the federal election.
Former workers within Queensland's youth detention centres are claiming to have been sacked for speaking out about violence inside the institutions, and are backing calls for the state to be included in the royal commission.
One of two jihadists who attacked a church in a Normandy town and slit a priest's throat was known to security services, having twice been arrested on his way to Syria, a French anti-terrorism prosecutor says.
Kevin Rudd's request to be nominated as candidate to become the world's top diplomat is likely to be discussed by Cabinet tomorrow, but is not the most pressing issue facing the country, Malcolm Turnbull says.
It is not just swimming and athletics where Australia will unveil several Olympic debutants in Rio, with a range of athletes across a number of sports set to contend for podium finishes in their maiden Games appearance.
An executive at the taxpayer-funded British Council aimed at prompting the UK abroad is facing disciplinary action for a Facebook post describing three-year-old Prince George as the "face of white privilege".
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