Crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm says taking the aged pension is "nothing to be proud of" because it shows "you're poor or you know, close to poor". Senator Leyonhjelm made the comments while arguing for further restrictions to the pension
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the New Year's attack on an Istanbul nightclub which killed 39 people. Eight people have been taken into custody by anti-terrorism squads but the gunman is still at large
A man bitten by a snake has spent the night stranded in the Blue Mountains National Park after rescue efforts were delayed by bad weather. Two paramedics stayed with him overnight, after they were transported to the site by helicopter
Rocket launchers, Arabian robes and human hair are now cheaper to export to China from Australia. They're just some of the items that had export tariffs reduced from January 1 under the Chinese-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Here's what's coming up:
10:00am AEDT: The jury resumes its deliberations in the retrial of Robert Xie
10:30am AEDT: The third Test between Australia and Pakistan begins at the SCG
1:00pm AEDT: The USA face Spain in the Hopman Cup
7:10pm AEDT: The Brisbane Heat take on the Sydney Sixers in the BBL
The Turkish Government detains eight people in connection with the deadly weekend attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people as investigators edge closer to identifying the gunman.
Crossbench senator David Leyonhjelm says people who receive pension payments should not be proud because it shows they are poor, a day after the Government tightened the assets test for 300,000 older Australians.
A DJ at a rave where a man died on New Year's Day after taking an unknown drug says he noticed unusual behaviour from dozens of people at the event, with four in particular looking "out of control".
An Islamic State car bomb kills 24 people in a busy square in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City district, with the militants also cutting a key road north from the capital to Mosul.
Myanmar's Government vows to take action against police officers who assaulted villagers in Rakhine State, after a video of the incident circulates on the internet.
Papua New Guinean police investigate a violent clash between the country's two armed forces, which saw gun shots fired in the early hours of New Year's Day in the capital Port Moresby.
A 3-metre scrub python makes a meal out of a wallaby in far north Queensland on New Year's Day, just weeks after another python did likewise on a golf course a short distance away.
The production company behind Mariah Carey's botched New Year's Eve performance rubbishes media reports it deliberately sabotaged her act to boost its television ratings.
NASA unveils its concept for houses on Mars, a structure designed to both feel like home and provide protection from the harsh environment — and made of ice.
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