In Rio, we've got some solid gold medal chances today. Keep your eyes on Madeline Groves and Cameron McEvoy in the pool. Also in the pool, a bit of a cult hero has emerged in the form of an Ethiopian swimmer dubbed "Robel the Whale". He's brushed off the body shamers
The Federal Government has refused to explain why it's engaged a second resettlement agency in Cambodia even though only one person has settled in the South-East Asian country from Nauru. How much is this all costing? Well, we know Australia pledged $40 million in aid to Cambodia to secure the deal and allocated $15.5 million for resettlement services
Yes, the census site is still down and it's not yet known when that might change. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released a statement last night saying it was working with the signals directorate to "get our secure online census form back up as soon as possible"
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is yet to bring the census website back online, more than 24 hours after it was brought down by what has been labelled a cyber attack.
A burly Ethiopian swimmer being dubbed 'Robel the Whale' after splashing home half a lap behind his rivals emerges — very slowly — as one of the people's favourites at the Rio Olympics.
James Willett misses out on the podium entirely in the men's double trap, with medals still up for grabs in the swimming as day five of the Rio Olympic Games is in full swing.
Media personality Andrew Denton says the public will for legally assisted voluntary suicide exists, but powerful people with vested interests are standing in the way.
The Australian Government refuses to explain why it is engaging a second refugee resettlement agency in Cambodia when only one person has resettled there from Nauru.
Despite a barrage of failed amendments and attempts to hamper its passage through Parliament, a bill to ban greyhound racing is passed by the NSW Legislative Council.
A US government report delivers a scathing indictment of the Baltimore police department, concluding that officers disproportionately and illegally stopped, searched and arrested African Americans for years.
A Sydney mother who put her baby in danger of starvation by breastfeeding while on a raw food diet, which was allegedly organised by a naturopath, is handed a 14-month suspended sentence.
As a little girl growing up in Dubbo, all it took was a glimpse of a Swan Lake performance on an old VHS tape for Ella Havelka to know that she was going to be a ballerina.
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