The lawyer of a young Sydney man jailed for life in Thailand for possession of ecstasy says the Australian had no drugs on his person when he was arrested. Jake Mastroianni, 26, had a double life sentence upheld on appeal in a Bangkok court, after police found 61 ecstasy pills in his girlfriend's apartment
Australia's solar power production is set to triple with the construction of 12 new solar power plants. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will invest $92 million to build six plants in Queensland, five in New South Wales and one in Western Australia
The former principal of a Marist Brothers high school in Newcastle has been labelled a "coward and a liar" after telling the child sex abuse royal commission he cannot remember the circumstances surrounding a 13-year-old student's suicide
Journalist Vanessa Wood has shared her deeply personal story about mental illness and how it impacts on her decision to start a family
Here's what's coming up:
5:30pm AEST: Immigration Department head Michael Pezzullo speaks at a security thinktank
8:10pm AEST: West Coast host the Western Bulldogs in an AFL elimination final
9:30pm AEST: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will head to Micronesia for the Pacific Islands Forum
9:30pm AEST: Competition gets underway at the Paralympics in Rio. First up: shooting
9:30pm AEST: ABC's Lateline will speak with two experts about Islamic State
Two former Liberal prime ministers reject a treaty with Indigenous Australians, as public debate continues about the merits of holding a referendum to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The lawyer of a young Sydney man jailed for life in Thailand for possession of ecstasy says the Australian had no drugs on his person when he was arrested.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announces a $92 million investment in 12 new solar power plants it says will triple Australia's large-scale solar power production.
A flight from Sydney to Malaysia ended up in Melbourne after the captain entered the wrong coordinates into the plane's navigation system just before take-off, a safety investigation finds.
A former school principal and Marist Brother is labelled a liar and coward at the child abuse royal commission, for saying he cannot remember the circumstances surrounding a boy's suicide.
Luxury car brand Porsche accuses the Northern Territory Government of running a "nanny state" for removing controversial open speed limits on some stretches of road.
Coalition MPs defend accepting political donations from foreign donors, describing party contributions as a different situation from that which forced the frontbench resignation of Labor senator Sam Dastyari.
Apple pulled the wraps off the iPhone 7 this morning and announced it's ditching the headphone jack. Is this the beginning of the end for wired headphones?
Go hunting for geese, end up discovering a thousand-year-old Viking sword: just another day in Iceland. A group of hunters stumbled across this remarkably well-preserved sword, believed to date to the 10th century, lying on the sand near a lake.
Barack Obama meets briefly with Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte, their two governments said, days after the firebrand politician branded the US President a "son of a whore".
An experienced Australian kitesurfer fatally attacked by a shark in New Caledonia, David Jewell, is described as a "fearless pioneer" and "remarkable" man who loved the ocean.
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