All Russian athletes have been suspended from the Rio 2016 Paralympics by the International Paralympic Committee. Russia announced it would appeal the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Australia's 400m freestyle gold medal winner Mack Horton has been trolled online after calling out his Chinese rival Sun Yang as a "drug cheat". Chinese fans have attacked Horton on his social media accounts using the hashtag #apologizetosunyan
Tony Abbott says a small group of lobbyists acting as powerbrokers in the NSW Liberal Party are creating "a potential for corruption". He speaks on tonight's Four Corners program where key members of the Government speak out about fault lines within the Liberal Party
11:00am AEST Australia will look for more medals in the pool when day two swimming finals begin in Rio. The men's 4x100m freestyle are a strong medal chance
2:00pm AEST: The University of the Sunshine Coast will award its first para-athlete scholarship. It's the first program of its kind to be offered by an Australian university
2:30pm AEST: The South Australian Government will release the Child Protection Systems Royal Commission report and recommendations
Catherine Skinner takes out gold at the women's trap shooting in Rio, boosting Australia to the top of the medal tally. Follow all the Olympic action in our live blog.
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".
Thai police search for a woman who checked into a Bangkok hotel with an Australian who later fell to his death, as the 25-year-old man's family pays tribute to his "humorous intellect and huge heart".
Mack Horton becomes the target of online trolls just hours after taking the gold medal in the men's 400 metres freestyle final over comments he made calling Chinese runner up Sun Yang out as a "drug cheat".
Bronte Higham, one of 10 South Australian leukaemia patients incorrectly given the wrong dose of a chemotherapy drug over a six month period, dies after earlier describing himself as a "dead man walking".
More than 1 million Turks gather in Istanbul for a rally called by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup — a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread purges and detentions.
Thai voters approve a junta-backed constitution in a referendum, preliminary results show, an outcome that paves the way for an election next year but will also require future elected governments to rule on the military's terms.
An Iranian nuclear scientist who once claimed he had been kidnapped by CIA agents is executed after being convicted of handing over "confidential and vital" information to the United States, a judicial spokesman says.
Oscar Pistorius is treated in hospital for wrist injuries, prison officials say, denying speculation the convicted killer attempted suicide and saying the injuries were instead caused by a fall.
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