Australia upped its medal tally on day two of Rio 2016 with gold from trap shooter Catherine Skinner, bronze from Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith in the 3m synchronised springboard and bronze from the men's 4x100m freestyle relay. James Roberts, Kyle Chalmers, James Magnussen and Cameron McEvoy finished with a time of 3:11.37 behind the US and France
The former Coalition government led by Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey had examined an overhaul of superannuation taxes up to five times larger than those adopted by the Turnbull-Morrison team according to documents released under Freedom of Information laws
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has written an opinion piece for The Guardian arguing the United Nations is at risk of drifting into irrelevance
A US veteran has started a GoFundMe petition to "send Donald Trump to war" so he can earn his own Purple Heart medal. The satire page will direct all funds raised to organisations aiding Syrian refugees.
Here's what's coming up:
8:30pm AEST: Key members of the government will speak out about the challenges facing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Four Corners
9:30pm AEST: Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr, American anti-poverty campaigner Linda Tirado, author P.J. O'Rourke, Middle East analyst Lydia Khalil and US politics and defence policy analyst Crispin Rovere will appear on Q&A
11:00pm AEST: The Australian women's hockey team will take on the US in a pool match
Tensions deepen between Australian gold medallist Mack Horton and the Chinese swim team as officials demand an apology over drug cheating claims, while the Australian Olympic Committee backs their athlete in the ongoing feud.
A church council member who acted as the lawyer for paedophile priest Stephan Gray says he destroyed Gray's original resignation letter, despite considering him a "dangerous sexual predator".
Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey secretly examined an overhaul of superannuation taxes up to five times larger than those adopted by the current Government, documents reveal.
Official taxpayer-funded Defence Department credit cards have been used to splurge on escorts and casino gambling worth more than $1,100 in the last three years.
A leading analyst believes banks will come out worse off after significantly increasing term deposit interest rates while not passing the Reserve Bank's rate cut to borrowers in full.
A US veteran starts a petition to send Donald Trump to war to allow the presidential candidate to earn his own Purple Heart medal after taking offence to comments Trump made at a rally in Virginia.
The former prime minister, who missed out on a nomination for the UN's top job, says the organisation writes too many reports and has rigid institutional silos.
Former prime minister Tony Abbott attacks a small group of lobbyists he says are acting as powerbrokers in the NSW Liberal Party, warning the practice is creating "a potential for corruption".
Victoria Police and the AFP deny there is a conspiracy against the patriot movement after the arrest of a Melbourne man in counter-terrorism raids at the weekend.
Judo star Majlinda Kelmendi wins Kosovo's first ever Olympic medal, and says she hopes the golden honour sends a message to young survivors of war that "they can do anything they want".
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