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Jose Carreras, one of the Three Tenors, has spoken to Lateline's Steve Cannane about his experiences performing alongside Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo. The three of them are widely credited with taking opera mainstream.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 8:05am AEST: Opposition defence spokesman Stephen Conroy will speak to ABC News Breakfast about the South China Sea ruling

  • 10:00am AEST: The new head of the A-League will be announced

  • 10:00am AEST: The men's and women's Rugby 7s teams for the Rio Olympics will be revealed

  • 11:30am AEST: The ABS will release Australia's employment figures for June

 
Top Stories
Boris Johnson given foreign minister job by new British PM
Theresa May takes over as Britain's new Prime Minister, immediately shaking up her cabinet with the appointment of Leave campaign figurehead Boris Johnson as Foreign Minister.
 
'Preference whisperer' warns Turnbull to 'treat crossbenchers well'
Malcolm Turnbull is going to need "every bit of negotiating skill he has" to deal with a Senate that could be a "logjam", according to influential political consultant Glenn Druery.
 
State of Origin: What on earth happened last night?
The Blues avoid a dreaded whitewash in the most spectacular way possible. Were those final few minutes a total blur? You're not alone, and it's what makes State of Origin so great.
 
Australia needs more young MPs: Wyatt Roy
Departing MP Wyatt Roy — Australia's youngest ever member of parliament — says political parties need to get more young people elected.
 
'Staggering and harrowing': Thousands call for inquiry into Indigenous suicide rate
Thousands sign a petition calling for a royal commission into what researchers say are "catastrophic" levels of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
 
'Her mind is shot': Trump calls for resignation of Justice Ginsburg
US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump calls for the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, describing her as mentally unfit after she lambasted him in a series of media interviews.
 
Careers Australia allegedly recruiting vulnerable students over phone
There are new allegations one of the country's biggest private vocational education providers, Careers Australia, is using large call centres to pressure vulnerable people into signing up for expensive courses.
 
Money may have influenced South China Sea ruling, Beijing says
A senior Chinese official says the five judges who ruled against Beijing in its South China Sea dispute are out of touch with the issues because they all live in Europe, and questions if they were swayed by money.
 
Commuter train slams into truck west of Geelong
Several people are injured after a Warrnambool-bound passenger train hits a truck and derails at Pirron Yallock, near Colac, in Victoria's south-west.
 
'Genuine and remorseful': Peris accepts chiropractor's apology
Nova Peris accepts what she calls a "genuine and remorseful" letter of apology from a NSW chiropractor who was found guilty of posting abusive and racist comments about the former Labor senator on Facebook.
 
Immigration Department refuses to release details of NZ man's death in detention
The Immigration Department has refused to release detailed information relating to the sudden death of New Zealand man Robert Elan Peihopa in Villawood Detention Centre this year.
 
Sicilian mafia's 'boss of bosses' dies aged 83
Sicilian "Cosa Nostra" mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, dubbed "the tractor" for the way he mowed his victims down, dies after a long illness.
 
Conservationists buy shark net licence to stop it ending up in hands of fishers
Conservation group WWF Australia buys a commercial shark fishing licence in an unusual move to protect the predators in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and beyond.
 
Mixed reaction to George W Bush's dance, speech at Dallas memorial
Former US president George W Bush's jovial dance to a hymn at a Dallas memorial for the five police officers slain in last week's shooting raises eyebrows.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Donald Rothwell South China Sea verdict explained
By Donald Rothwell
By Victoria Honeyman May day: Britain turns to a 'steady pair of hands'
By Victoria Honeyman
By Ian Verrender Jobs and growth? It's not clear the global economy got the memo
By Ian Verrender
By Michael Janda Why the credit rating warning should worry us
By Michael Janda
 
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Winds of 120kph to batter southern Tasmania, flash flood warning
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Voters punished Liberals in Senate over super changes, Senator says
July 14, 2016 - 6:01 am
Turkey's PM aims to develop relations with Syria and Iraq
July 14, 2016 - 5:59 am
 
World
Turkey's PM aims to develop relations with Syria and Iraq
Cameron entertains parliament with series of farewell quips
Chinese trade remains weak as imports and exports continue to fall
 
Business
Superannuation body calls on new parliament to stop politicking
Share market closes higher on Wall St, stronger iron ore price
Unemployment rate tipped to increase to 5.8pc
 
Politics
NSW property developers donating thousands to ACT Liberal Party
Voters punished Liberals in Senate over super changes, Senator says
Boris Johnson given foreign minister job by new British PM
 
Sport
State of Origin: What on earth happened last night?
Jennings' try at the death sees Gallen go out a winner and Blues avoid whitewash
Blues labelled 'disrespectful' for walking away during Smith's speech
 
Science and Tech
NASA's Juno spacecraft sends back first images of Jupiter
Astronomers discover dwarf planet beyond Neptune
Where on Earth can you find Uranus Island?
 
Environment
National network of acoustic recorders proposed to eavesdrop on Australian ecosystems
'It's happening now': Indigenous rangers on the frontline of coral bleaching
'Shocking images' reveal death of 10,000 hectares of mangroves
 

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