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Air safety watchdog 'failing': Two-thirds of probes not done on time
The body that investigates air safety incidents is struggling with a massive backlog and is only completing one in three investigations inside the targeted 12-month timeframe.
 
ABC cuts jobs to pay for $50m Content Fund, new regional push
The ABC will shed as many as 200 management jobs to help pay for a $50 million Content Fund and new positions in regional areas, under a significant restructure announced by managing director Michelle Guthrie.
 
Live: India sets Australia 188 to win after day four collapse
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood combine to take four wickets in nine balls to rock India and put Australia in command of the second Test in Bangalore. Follow our live blog.
 
Here's why you should shout yourself some smashed avo for Australia
We have taken a look at what would happen if we all stopped spending money on small luxuries such as new clothes, heading out for a drink (and, yes, brunch). Spoiler: it gets a bit terrifying.
 
North Korea, Malaysia in tit-for-tat travel ban over Kim Jong-nam murder
North Korea temporarily bans Malaysians from leaving North Korea, and Malaysia hits back with a ban of its own, amid an escalating row over the murder of Kim Jong-nam.
 
British backpacker allegedly raped, held captive for several weeks: police
A far north Queensland man faces multiple counts of rape, strangulation and deprivation of liberty after being discovered by police on the Warrego Highway, hiding in a four-wheel driven by his alleged victim held captive for several weeks.
 
Bogut breaks leg in Cleveland Cavaliers debut
Andrew Bogut's Cleveland Cavaliers debut lasts just 58 seconds, as the Australian centre sustains a broken leg, which casts doubts about his future in the NBA.
 
Anger in Wilcannia about portrayal in BBC documentary
Indigenous residents of Wilcannia in far-west New South Wales say they are shocked and insulted by their portrayal in a BBC documentary about alcohol abuse in the town.
 
Can pop-up 'repair cafes' solve growing waste levels?
Tinkering, patching and mending is making a comeback as a new breed of repair experts help people maintain household items for free rather than throw them out.
 
Darko Janceski was wanted dead by many enemies, court hears
The 2012 shooting murder of Darko Janceski outside his parents' Wollongong home was the culmination of a long-running feud, the NSW Supreme Court hears.
 
Is life in the outer suburbs making us fatter and sicker?
Australia's ever-expanding cities are being linked to weight gain and chronic illnesses in new research, sparking calls for a more integrated approach to designing healthy neighbourhoods.
 
Google Home caught spouting fake news on Obama 'coup'
Google apologises after its Google Home device was caught reading out fake news items to certain questions, and presenting them as the correct answer.
 
Melbourne gets female pedestrian signals to 'reduce unconscious bias'
Pedestrian traffic lights depicting female figures will be installed at a Melbourne CBD intersection as part of a lobby group's push for gender equality, but some see the move as an example of misplaced priorities.
 
Syrian children's psychological damage revealed
The majority of Syrian children say they feel grief and sadness, seven out of 10 wet their beds and at least 3 million have only ever known war, a major new research project by Save the Children finds.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By business reporter Michael Janda First home buyer tax breaks won't help affordability
By business reporter Michael Janda
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams How is Australia's relationship with Moscow?
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams
Understanding why we do what we do
By David Taylor Stressed and underemployed: The reality for millions of Aussies
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World
US House Republicans unveil bill to repeal Obamacare
Pyongyang warns of 'nuclear disaster' as 50,000 rally in North Korea
Irish PM 'appalled' by discovery of long-dead babies in sewers under church home
 
Business
Clean Energy Finance Corp rejects Federal Government's view on blackouts
CBA defends report that cleared insurance arm of systemic problems
Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold at 1.5pc
 
Politics
Australia's almost a world leader in home building, so it won't fix affordability
What does the new emergency services levy mean for you?
US House Republicans unveil bill to repeal Obamacare
 
Sport
Live: India sets Australia 188 to win after day four collapse
India fuming over Kohli DRS verdict in Bangalore Test
Bogut breaks leg in Cleveland Cavaliers debut
 
Science and Tech
Google Home caught spouting fake news on Obama 'coup'
Nintendo's Switch trades power for flexibility
Future CO2 levels may be too high for trees to store
 
Environment
Can pop-up 'repair cafes' solve growing waste levels?
Clean Energy Finance Corp rejects Federal Government's view on blackouts
Future CO2 levels may be too high for trees to store
 

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