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Kim Jong-un's half-brother 'killed by female assassins' in airport hit
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is dead after being reportedly assassinated by two chemical-wielding female North Korean agents in Kuala Lumpur airport.
 
Trump team in close contact with Russian spies ahead of election: reports
Phone records and intercepted calls show members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had repeated contact with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the US election, according to US media reports.
 
Live: PM accuses Labor of threatening crossbench senator
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of threatening crossbench senator Derryn Hinch after he supported the Government's key industrial relations bill. Follow live.
 
Are Australian households on the edge of a debt crisis?
Financial distress is affecting a huge number of Australians and the slightest wind could spell catastrophe for households, David Taylor writes.
 
Grant Hackett released from custody after Gold Coast disturbance
Olympian Grant Hackett is "there in body, but not in mind, soul or spirit", his brother says, following the swimmer's involvement in a disturbance at his parents' Gold Coast home.
 
'If you don't like it, don't stand': Hanson
Pauline Hanson strikes back at One Nation's WA candidates, who are complaining about the controversial preference deal with the Liberal Party.
 
Government threatens tax increase to pay for 'unfunded' NDIS
The Federal Government warns they may have to raise taxes to help pay for the National Disability Insurance Scheme if the Senate continues to block its omnibus saving bill.
 
'No link' between sunshine and mental health in young women
If you've ever felt depressed, someone's probably told you to get outdoors and soak up some tasty vitamin D. But new research shows that advice is essentially useless for young Australian women with mental health issues.
 
Why YouTube is distancing itself from its most popular channel: PewDiePie
YouTube and Disney cut ties with influential YouTube star PewDiePie after he posted several videos that were deemed anti-Semitic, including one where he paid Indians $5 to hold up signs reading "Death to all Jews".
 
Bali murder accused says she 'didn't have a need to destroy evidence'
Byron Bay woman Sara Connor denies wanting to destroy evidence to hide her involvement in the killing of Bali policeman Wayan Sudarsa, saying "if I did, I would have done a better job".
 
Only a matter of time before major aviation incident, air-traffic control insiders warn
Ongoing job cuts in Airservices Australia leave the network at "breaking point" and senior managers express fears the new regime is "a huge risk to public safety", an ABC investigation reveals.
 
Praise for courage of veterans, POWs at the fall of Singapore
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove praises the courage of Australia's veterans and prisoners of war during a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the seminal moment when Singapore fell to the Japanese in 1942.
 
Conway in hot water with ethics office for peddling Ivanka Trump products
The US Office of Government Ethics says the White House should consider disciplinary action against presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway for appearing to violate government ethics rules by publicly endorsing Ivanka Trump products.
 
Seven West CEO acknowledges affair while unveiling 91pc profit dive
The embattled chief executive of Seven West Media, Tim Worner, remains defiant about the fallout from his affair with employee Amber Harrison, while delivering a 91 per cent fall in half-year profit.
 
Man jumps from tracks seconds before train speeds past
A trail bike rider is caught on camera jumping for his life from rail lines in Victoria seconds before a train speeds past.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Andrew O'Connor
By Stephen Long Turnbull's turnaround from pro-carbon price to anti-renewables
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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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