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ATO sorry after critical online systems crash for over two days
The Australian Taxation Office apologises after its data storage systems crash, taking down the agency's website, tax agent portal and case management system for more than two days.
 
Aboriginal lawyer and activist Michael Mansell calls for Indigenous seventh state
An Aboriginal lawyer and activist proposes Australia should create a seventh state run by Indigenous people, with its own parliament and court system.
 
Homicide chief rejected Cowan as Morcombe suspect in 2003, inquest told
When former detective Dennis Martyn said he strongly believed Brett Peter Cowan murdered Daniel Morcombe, homicide squad boss Mike Condon replied: "f*** off you wouldn't know anything", an inquest is told.
 
Japanese Australians to lodge 18C discrimination case over war memorial
Australia's Japanese community is set to lodge a Section 18C discrimination case against the Uniting Church over a Sydney memorial commemorating Korean sex slaves in World War II.
 
'It should shame you': US envoy blasts Assad, Russia over Syria
Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin hits back at his US counterpart Samantha Power, telling her to "remember your own country's track record" after she accuses the Assad regime and its allies of enabling the execution of children and civilians in Aleppo.
 
Morrison draws good and bad debt distinction
Treasurer Scott Morrison seeks to distinguish between good and bad public debt, one week before the mid-year economic update and after concerns from global rating agencies.
 
Abbott warns of 'welfare villages' while praising disability pension crackdown
Former prime minister Tony Abbott praises his Government's crackdown on the Disability Support Pension, saying it was far too easy for people with "a bad back and a bit of depression" to access the benefit.
 
Factory worker loses claim to share of $40m Powerball win
A Sydney factory worker who contributed to a workplace Powerball syndicate for years, but was left out on the day it won $40 million, fails in his legal claim for a cut of the prize.
 
Sydney's sweltering night breaks December record
Sydneysiders suffer through the hottest night ever recorded in December, but the sweltering conditions are expected to ease tomorrow, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
 
Teacher feared drowned in Central Australia was a passionate musician
Friends of 48-year-old teacher Paul Leggett, who disappeared beneath the water while swimming with a school group at Ellery Creek Big Hole near Alice Springs, say he travelled to all corners of Australia to teach and play music.
 
Meet 'Mannequin Renners': Double the Renshaw at rookie's home Test
Matt Renshaw had planned to enjoy the Gabba Test from the outer with mates, but Australian selection quashed that plan — but some friends have come up with the next best thing.
 
Scientists backing up climate data over fears it could be erased under Trump
Scientists in the United States and abroad are making copies of federal climate and environmental data over fears it could be erased under the administration of climate sceptic Donald Trump.
 
Growing Pains star Alan Thicke dies aged 69
Alan Thicke, star of 1980s US sitcom Growing Pains, dies aged 69, reportedly while playing hockey with his 19-year-old son
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Kate Wild
By business reporter David Taylor The recession we're already in
By business reporter David Taylor
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By Emily Clark
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Business
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Politics
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Sport
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Science and Tech
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Environment
Scientists backing up climate data over fears it could be erased under Trump
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