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Illegal tobacco trade may be fuelling terrorism: Border Force
Senior border security officials warn that illegal tobacco smuggling may be fuelling drug trafficking and terrorism fundraising.
 
Mundine granted one-month extension on PM's Indigenous Advisory Council
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull extends Warren Mundine's role as chairman of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council by only one month, with the future of the council and the form it will take up in the air.
 
NZ Prime Minister John Key resigns in shock announcement
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announces his resignation in an unexpected move, saying it is the "right time" to step down and he is leaving on his own terms.
 
Abolishing Green Army would 'hardly be a smart move', Abbott says
Former prime minister Tony Abbott defends his Green Army policy as "good for grass-roots conservation", amid reports the Government is set to dump the employment project.
 
Carbon price back on the table in climate policy review
A carbon price for power companies is set to be considered as part of a climate change review, but the Government rules out a return to Labor's carbon tax.
 
Indigenous activist awarded $220k over Palm Island riots 'racial discrimination'
An Indigenous activist wins parts of his class action suit against the Queensland Government and Queensland Police Service over their handling of the 2004 riots on Palm Island, with the court ordering $220,000 in damages be paid to he and his family.
 
Melbourne man accused of killing French tourist 'too unwell' to attend court
A court hears the Melbourne man accused of stabbing a French tourist to death in the Northern Territory has "severe" schizophrenia and has been self-harming in custody.
 
Smith's screamer voted greatest of all time by you
The people have spoken. Steve Smith's blinding catch in Australia's ODI win over New Zealand at the SCG is the best ever taken by an Aussie.
 
Italian PM to stand down after referendum defeat
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi signals he will resign after suffering a crushing defeat in a referendum on constitutional reform.
 
Don Dale so shocking review team approached Commissioner early, Hamburger says
A man who wrote a report into the Northern Territory's corrections system tells a royal commission he was so horrified at what he saw at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre that he alerted authorities to take action before the report was finished.
 
Employers 'short-changing' workers by withholding super
About a third of Australian workers are being ripped off by rogue employers who are holding back some or all of their superannuation entitlements, a new report says, suggesting the average worker was short-changed almost $1,500 in 2013-14.
 
Age editor resigns, apologises amid sex harassment claims
Mark Forbes, who resigned as editor-in-chief of The Age while reportedly being investigated over sexual harassment claims, tells colleagues any "lapse in judgement" should have serious consequences.
 
Bertolucci admits Last Tango in Paris rape scene was non consensual
A recently unearthed video interview with Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci from 2013 has renewed interest and outrage over what happened to actress Maria Schneider on set during the infamous butter rape scene
 
'Astronomical' death toll in California warehouse fire rises to 33
Recovery teams have found 33 bodies in the charred ruins of an Oakland, California warehouse after a fire broke out during a weekend dance party, authorities say.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams Going out in style: John Key leaves on his own terms
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams
By business editor Ian Verrender Verrender: 2017 looms as difficult year for the Lucky Country
By business editor Ian Verrender
By Julia Baird Pill popping, post-it notes and hot dogs: How Americans are coping post-election
By Julia Baird
By Europe correspondent James Glenday Was a shock British by-election a sign of a Brexit-backlash?
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Politics
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Sport
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Science and Tech
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Environment
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