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You no doubt heard that Kazakhstan beat Australia in the latest global education report card. But you should put away your Borat impersonation because the country is more than a punchline.

Here's what's coming up:

  • 7:30pm AEDT: Melbourne City take on Sydney FC in the FFA Cup final

 
Top Stories
Live: Protesters force suspension of Question Time
Protesters speak out against proposed changes to the Migration Act, forcing a 40-minute suspension of Question Time in the House of Representatives. Follow live.
 
'Unacceptable decline': Australia crashes in latest education results
Education Minister Simon Birmingham sounds the alarm bells over Australia's ranking in the latest global education report card, which puts the nation lower than countries with smaller populations like Kazakhstan.
 
'Tough cop back on the beat': IR bill passes Senate
The Australian Building and Construction Commission bill passes the Upper House with support from One Nation senators, the Nick Xenophon team, Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm and Victorian senator Derryn Hinch.
 
Environmental watchdog warns salmon producers to lower stocks
Tasmania's environmental regulator officially warns fish farmers they need to reduce their stocks in Macquarie Harbour, weeks after Huon Aquaculture broke industry ranks to warn about the dangers of farming salmon in the state's pristine waters.
 
Football team among plane crash victims mourned in Colombia
A plane crash that killed 75 in Colombia — including most of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team — prompts an outpouring of grief.
 
Trump picks loyalists for economic posts, Obamacare critic for cabinet
President-elect Donald Trump chooses a former Goldman Sachs banker and a billionaire investor to steer economic policy in his administration and a fierce Obamacare critic to dismantle President Barack Obama's signature healthcare program.
 
'We are looking forward to next weekend': Dreamworld to reopen in time for school holidays
Gold Coast theme park Dreamworld will stage a special charity weekend to mark the theme park's reopening on December 10 and 11, six weeks after the deaths of four people on the venue's Thunder River Rapids ride.
 
'He was the most awful colour': Doctor recalls attempt to get sick asylum seeker off Manus Island
A sick Iranian asylum seeker on Manus Island missed out on a flight to Port Moresby because he did not have a visa, an inquest into his death hears.
 
Biography and portrait of paedophile Donald Friend removed from gallery
A photographic portrait of artist Donald Friend is removed from Tweed Regional Gallery after community backlash about Friend's paedophilia.
 
'Virtual shark net' called Clever Buoy tested at Sydney aquarium
A multi-beam sonar system that detects potential predators by recognising the way they swim is being tested at Sydney's aquarium, following trials at sea.
 
Three die, at least 13 others sick after Thanksgiving meal in San Francisco
A Thanksgiving meal in San Francisco ends in tragedy, with three people dead and at least 13 others sick with suspected food poisoning.
 
Vegetarians angry animal fat used in Britain's new fiver
Animal activists are up in arms and calling for change in the UK after confirmation Britain's newly released five pound note contains animal fat, with one petition attracting more than 69,000 signatures.
 
Platypus venom could hold key to type 2 diabetes treatment
A longer-lasting form of a hormone found in platypus venom could pave the way for new treatments for type 2 diabetes in humans, Adelaide researchers say.
 
World's oldest person celebrates 117th birthday
Emma Morano, the world's oldest living person, celebrates her 117th birthday — and still swears by her diet of two raw eggs a day.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne What kind of Chief Justice will Susan Kiefel be?
By High Court reporter Elizabeth Byrne
By Andrew O'Connor Questions remain over future of WA's remote communities
By Andrew O'Connor
By business editor Ian Verrender Verrender: Scrapping TPP won't make a lick of difference
By business editor Ian Verrender
By Jane Caro Why women need to keep shouting their abortions
By Jane Caro
 
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November 30, 2016 - 3:59 pm
 
World
Great Smoky Mountains fires leave three dead and 'scene of destruction'
Islamic State claims Ohio State attacker
Would you rather donate to charity than pay a parking fine?
 
Business
Apartment approvals crash as building cycle rolls over
Sydney property prices show no signs of slowing down
Wilmar slammed over Indonesian workers' rights abuses as it tries to seal Queensland sugar deal
 
Politics
The deals done to get the ABCC bill through the Senate
Trump picks loyalists for economic posts, Obamacare critic for cabinet
Pro-refugee protesters cause Question Time chaos
 
Sport
Smith salivating about Cummins' ODI return for Australia
Axed Nevill lets his bat do the talking with Bellerive century
Football team among plane crash victims mourned in Colombia
 
Science and Tech
'Massive frustration' among bush internet users in sights of new lobby group
Robot lawyer 'to help unrepresented share story in court'
The leaning tower of San Francisco? Millennium Tower seen sinking from space
 
Environment
Fox hunt concerns raised with Government two years ago: Wilkie
Xenophon drops Murray-Darling water demands, paving way for ABCC vote
Multi-million-dollar fox hunt 'likely based on hoax'
 

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