China has launched the world's first quantum satellite. Why? They say it's a bid to establish a form of communication that can't be hacked.
Here's what's coming up:
10:00am AEST: The Heart Foundation will release a map showing the national picture of hospital admission rates for heart-related conditions
9:35am AEST: Australia's Kim Mickle, Kelsey-Lee Roberts and Kathryn Mitchell compete in the javelin qualifying rounds in Rio
4:00pm AEST: On the eve of the Vietnam War anniversary, 108 veterans will listen to a private performance of I was only 19 at the Australian War Memorial
Australia boosts its Olympic medal tally in the sailing, with Tom Burton winning the men's laser medal race and Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin claiming silver in the Nacra 17 mixed race. Follow the action in our live blog.
An outstanding act of sportsmanship between two track and field athletes, described as illustrating the "Olympic spirit", brings the crowd to its feet at the main stadium in Rio.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce criticises delays in the rollout of financial assistance for dairy farmers hit with milk price cuts, saying the processing time is taking "vastly too long".
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will today use his first keynote speech since the election to promise to "work constructively" with Labor and the crossbenchers to get more than $6.5 billion in budget savings through the Senate.
Nationals senator John Williams proposes on-the-spot fines for mobility scooter users after his wife is forced to undergo a total hip replacement after being seriously injured in a collision on a country town footpath.
US gymnastics star Simone Biles shows off her sassy moves and explosive tumbles on the floor to win a record-equalling fourth gold at the Rio Olympics.
Queensland scientists find a potential cure for malaria by developing a synthetic protein that they used to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease in mice.
China says it has launched the world's first quantum satellite on a two-year experiment in an effort to establish communications that cannot be hacked.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione will be the last person to give evidence before the inquest into the Sydney siege when he takes the stand today, and is expected to be questioned about a text he sent to his deputy during the stand-off.
A private school for children with autism is investigated over allegations a boy was held unsupervised in a lockable fenced structure he called a "cage", as parliamentarians call for a full inquiry following dozens of similar complaints.
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and abnormally high tides are forecast to hit Perth and much of southern Western Australia, with a looming cold front sparking a severe weather warning.
Is it a paperweight or a napkin holder? What exactly is the brightly-coloured figurine that athletes are being given alongside their medals at this year's Olympic Games in Rio?
The French Government defends bans on body-covering burkini swimwear by three Mediterranean towns, but calls on mayors to try and cool tensions between communities after a beach brawl.
Russia uses Iran as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants for the first time, widening its air campaign in Syria and deepening its involvement in the Middle East.
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