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Father and son found alive after three nights in freezing wilderness
A 13-year-old boy lost for three freezing nights with his father in Tasmania's rugged south-west wilderness says it was "really, really tough" and they are lucky to be alive.
 
AOC president John Coates apologises for remarks in leaked email
Australian Olympics Committee president John Coates apologises for his comments in a leaked email, in which he used the term "sheltered workshop" when referring to an employee with cancer.
 
Massive loss casts 'significant doubt' over Ten Network's future
The broadcaster of Masterchef and The Project warns there is "material uncertainty" over its "ability to continue as a going concern" after posting a $232 million half-year loss.
 
Explosion rocks Damascus, sparking fire near city's airport, sources say
A large explosion rocks the Syrian capital of Damascus and a fire breaks out near the city's airport, according to opposition activists, pro-Government sources and a group monitoring the Syrian conflict.
 
Power prices could halve under new gas export restrictions, Turnbull says
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defends an intervention in the energy market, saying it could halve electricity prices and save up to 65,000 jobs.
 
Building company linked to Mick Gatto allegedly ripped off workers
A building company linked to Mick Gatto is targeted in an online campaign by sub-contractors who say the company is ripping them off after they did work on apartment complexes.
 
What progress has Trump made in his first 100 days?
From being defeated on his promise to repeal Obamacare to restoring the conservative tilt on the Supreme Court bench, we break down how much progress Donald Trump has made on his core agenda so far.
 
'Measure before you cut': Morrison's debt management masterclass
Scott Morrison is rewriting the rulebook on managing debt, but as the Treasurer is discovering, it's not as easily managed as it's measured.
 
Have you started buying cheap milk again? You're not alone
When farmers put out the call to turn our backs on cheap supermarket milk, thousands of Australians followed suit. But many of us have been lured back into buying the less expensive option.
 
Bangladeshi girl born with three legs able to run after life-changing surgery in Melbourne
A team of Melbourne surgeons perform a rare reconstruction of a Bangladeshi toddler's lower body and internal organs, after she was born with three legs.
 
Hundreds of Australians on Turkish jihad list, bid to extradite Prakash
Turkey has the names of approximately 420 suspected Australian jihadists on a watch list its using to block foreign fighters from travelling through its territory to fight in Syria and Iraq and a senior official reveals Ankara has begun efforts to extradite extremist Neil Prakash.
 
Truckie who said he had coughing fit before fatal crash jailed
A Victorian truck driver who said he had a coughing fit and blacked out moments before a fatal crash at Murray Bridge in South Australia is sentenced to five years in jail.
 
New coral-bleaching database puts Australia second worst
Scientists compile a new global database of coral reef mass-bleaching events that shows the likelihood of bleaching increased eight-fold from the late 1990s.
 
'He has never taken responsibility': Dee Why truck crash driver jailed
A Sydney truck driver is ordered to spend at least three years in jail for a crash that left two people seriously injured in 2014 on Warringah Road in Dee Why.
 
Shorten scolds Government over counter-terrorism unit's problems
Problems inside a flagship counter-terrorism police unit "would concern all Australians", Federal Labor says, after revelations it was prevented from engaging with extremists because it did not have a car.
 
Don Dale Four Corners report 'sensationalist, misleading', commission hears
The ABC's Four Corners report on youth detention was "sensationalist and misleading", the former Northern Territory corrections minister tells a royal commission, but admits conditions in centres were "unsuitable for use".
 
Quarter of kids in parts of Cape York are intellectually disabled
Indigenous leader Noel Pearson wants an inquiry into Queensland's Education Department after a report finds a quarter of students in some Cape York communities have an intellectual disability but not getting the support they need.
 
No charges for 12-year-old who drove across NSW
A 12-year-old boy who was stopped at Broken Hill in far-west New South Wales after driving more than 1,300 kilometres will not face formal charges.
 
Trekker rescued but girlfriend dead after 47 days lost in Nepal
A Taiwanese man survives 47 days missing in the Nepalese Himalayas — but his girlfriend died just three days before the pair were discovered by rescue teams.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By business editor Ian Verrender Gas prices halved, problem solved. Is it that simple?
By business editor Ian Verrender
By national affairs correspondent Greg Jennett 'Measure before you cut': Morrison's debt management masterclass
By national affairs correspondent Greg Jennett
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams Emmanuel Macron: The man who could be France's youngest president
By chief foreign correspondent Philip Williams
By business editor Ian Verrender Immigration and the Australian economic illusion
By business editor Ian Verrender
 
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World
Venezuela death toll hits 29 as protesters battle security forces
US investors take Trump's tax plan details in stride
'Little, if anything new' in briefing that brought entire US Senate to White House
 
Business
Massive loss casts 'significant doubt' over Ten Network's future
Government to restrict gas exports to shore up domestic supply
Trump's tax plan hailed as 'biggest cut' in US history
 
Politics
US tax cut plan 'could put pressure on Australia to follow suit'
Don Dale Four Corners report 'sensationalist, misleading', commission hears
Power prices could halve under new gas export restrictions, Turnbull says
 
Sport
AOC president John Coates apologises for remarks in leaked email
Sharapova doesn't care about mending fences on tour after doping return
Roar hero Young left bloodied by goalpost days before A-League semi-final
 
Science and Tech
The best images from the 27yo Hubble Telescope
Healthier beer? Scientists crack the barley genome
Cassini begins historic dive between Saturn and its rings
 
Environment
New coral-bleaching database puts Australia second worst
Could brighter clouds help to cool the Great Barrier Reef?
Fake news, politicians' dishonesty skewing climate debate, Hewson warns
 

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