There won't be a same-sex marriage plebiscite. The Federal Government's plan was voted down 33 votes to 29 in the Senate last night, more than a year after it was first proposed by former prime minister Tony Abbott
Muslim preacher and Islamic State supporter Junaid Thorne has challenged the AFP to show any evidence that he is the leader of a local terror cell. He told ABC's 7.30 that he has no loyalty to Australia or its rule of law
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The Federal Government's plan for a plebiscite on whether to legalise same-sex marriage has been defeated, ending chances of a public vote on the issue.
Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein hits out at Australia's climate change policy on Q&A, while also comparing the Government's proposed refugee policies to Donald Trump.
Muslim preacher and Islamic State supporter Junaid Thorne challenges the Australian Federal Police to show any evidence that he is the leader of a local terror cell.
The South Australian Premier's plans for a nuclear waste dump could be very profitable, but the scheme is based on questionable economics and would see hazardous materials kept in "interim" storage for 109 years, writes Stephen Long.
We are not the only ones who need glasses as we age — bonobos also become long-sighted as they get older, according to research that suggests declining vision is not a modern affliction but a natural process of ageing that is rooted in our past.
Donald Trump is the apprentice politician who became a cultural phenomenon, and brought showmanship and chutzpah to the business of US politics. But what is his appeal, and will he triumph after an ugly and spiteful campaign? Correspondent Michael Vincent writes.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has opened the door to changes to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, but one Liberal backbencher says fiddling with the Act could alarm minority groups.
Luxembourg's Foreign Minister says Turkey's handling of dismissed civil servants reminds him of methods used by the Nazis, and that, sooner or later, the EU would have to respond with sanctions.
The Australian Federal Police launch an investigation into 15 hoax calls made to planes and air traffic control over a two-week period, one of which caused a passenger flight to abort landing as it approached Melbourne Airport.
Second and third-generation Australians say they are shocked by Federal Government Facebook advertisements encouraging them to tell their relatives not to come to Australia illegally.
A scuba diver missing for more than 17 hours off the north Queensland coast is lucky to be alive, according to his rescuers, after he was spotted by chance just as a helicopter searching for him was preparing to return to base to refuel.
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