The UK has the biggest stake in foreign-owned farmland in Australia according the Federal Government's farm register. FWIW, China comes in fifth
Banning foreign political donations in Australia would be "virtually impossible" according to constitutional law experts. They warn any move would be "tricky" and likely face a High Court challenge
A Tim Cahill goal has delivered the Socceroos a 1-0 victory over United Arab Emirates in their World Cup qualifier. The win puts the Socceroos on top of their group as they seek to qualify for the 2018 World Cup
The woman who received the world's first face transplant has died. Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire died "after a long illness" according to a French hospital. She received the transplant in 2005 and spoke at press conference in 2006 just three months after the operation.
Here's what's coming up:
11:00am AEST: Battle for Australia Day will be marked at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne
11:30am AEST: The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the latest national accounts figures
12:30pm AEST: Former prime minister John Howard will speak at the National Press Club
The Federal Government's farm register reveals the United Kingdom has easily the biggest stake in foreign-owned farmland in Australia, followed by the US.
A West Australian kitesurfer dies after suffering a "deep bite to the thigh" after being attacked by a shark when he fell into waters off New Caledonia's main island.
Syrian activists accuse the government of using helicopters to drop barrel bombs filled with chlorine on civilians in Aleppo, leaving at least 80 people in need of treatment.
A new survey shows 10 per cent of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men rate their happiness as zero out of 10, and experts say the results are upsetting, but not surprising.
Labor is calling for a ban on foreign political donations as it tries to deal with the Sam Dastyari travel debt fallout, but law experts say any change to donor rules would be "tricky" and face constitutional roadblocks.
An Australian drug that melts away cancer in some stage four patients is given fast-track approval in the United States, but Australian patients cannot yet access it.
After last week being the only Coalition backbench senator not to sign on to Cory Bernadi's bill to change the Racial Discrimination Act, Senator Jane Hume says "removing the words 'offend' and 'insult' is a measured response".
Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, who received the world's first face transplant in 2005 after being mauled by a dog, died in April after "a long illness", a hospital reveals.
Hurricane Newton batters Mexico's north-western resort of Los Cabos, tearing down trees and blowing away tin roofs as thousands of tourists and locals hunker down.
Victoria Police and Premier Daniel Andrews dismiss as propaganda a call in an Islamic State magazine for attacks to be carried out on specific locations in Melbourne and Sydney.
The US model could face criminal charges for taking a photo of a naked woman in a gym bathroom and mocking her appearance on social media, according to TMZ.
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