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Corby 'terrified' by media scrum as masked brother spotted outside villa
Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby is "stressed" and "afraid" of a growing media pack outside her Bali home ahead of her deportation next week, as her brother takes to stepping out in a mask.
 
Navy can't rule out design faults as cause of warship woes
The Royal Australian Navy concedes there may be design faults with its two largest ships, which have been docked in Sydney since March undergoing urgent repair work.
 
Stan Grant: The great divide is getting wider
The world economy is stagnating, democracy is in retreat and populism that feeds on fear is on the rise. But don't look to our politicians for the answers, writes Stan Grant.
 
Chris Cornell took his own life, autopsy reveals
Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell took his own life in a Detroit hotel room, according to the city's medical examiner.
 
Albanese speech mystifies Labor MPs, fuels leadership rumblings
Some Labor MPs question what motivated an "utterly confusing" speech given by senior frontbencher Anthony Albanese which appeared to take aim at his leader Bill Shorten.
 
Police 'not responsible' for Brisbane chef's death after he cooked girlfriend
The suicide of a Brisbane chef who stabbed his girlfriend in the neck during an argument and boiled her dismembered body could not have been prevented by police who gave chase, Queensland coroner Terry Ryan rules.
 
When a week in the Trump administration feels like a year
It's been a tough week for the US President, with story after story rocking the White House, culminating in Donald Trump decrying his treatment as the "single greatest witch hunt" in US history. Strap in and take a look back.
 
Man who supplied gun in Curtis Cheng murder pleads guilty to terrorist act
A 19-year-old man who supplied the gun in a plot that led to the 2015 death of Sydney police accountant Curtis Cheng pleads guilty to committing a terrorist act.
 
Hunt for man who allegedly brought 17yo to Sydney as 'sex slave'
A fake passport may have been used to bring a West African teenager to Sydney where she was allegedly held in captivity and forced into sexual slavery before escaping, police say.
 
Adventurer ends 3,700km paddleboard trek down Murray-Darling
A young Victorian paddleboarder ends his charity trek from Queensland to South Australia, overcoming drought, dodging swimming emus and performing some animal rescues along the way.
 
10th person arrested in ATO fraud scandal, charged over alleged tax conspiracy
Simon Anquetil, 33, becomes the 10th person arrested and charged in relation to the alleged conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth of taxation revenue totalling more than $165 million.
 
Fallopian flush championed as cheaper alternative to IVF
A century-old technique that involves flushing a woman's fallopian tubes can help infertile couples get pregnant without the need for expensive IVF treatments, new research suggests.
 
Council worker smashes gravestones in cemetery by mistake
A regional council in Western Australia is cleaning up the damage after one of its employees accidentally crashed a truck into historic headstones at a graveyard.
 
Rebel Wilson returns to Melbourne to testify in defamation trial
Australian actress Rebel Wilson returns from the United States for a defamation trial against a magazine publisher which ran a series of articles allegedly insinuating she is a "serial liar".
 
Trump going further than most on first presidential trip
While most sitting US presidents choose to stay close to home when first travelling abroad, Donald Trump has opted for a tour of the Middle East, followed by a trip to Europe.
 
Volunteers needed: How does a clinical trial take shape?
You might have thought clinical trials are reserved for patients with life-threatening conditions, but participants in perfectly good health are needed too.
 
Chelsea Manning releases photo revealing new look
The soldier, formerly known as Bradley Manning, reveals her new look as a woman after being freed from a Kansas military prison earlier this week, writing on social media: "Okay, so here I am everyone!! #HelloWorld."
 
MotoGP champ Hayden suffers brain damage in cycling accident
Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden suffers severe brain damage and is in "extremely critical" condition after being hit by a car while cycling in Italy.
 
#notvangogh: Artist lookalike a selfie sensation
A Vincent Van Gogh lookalike who offered to pose for selfies outside the National Gallery of Victoria says the response has been overwhelming.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
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By Greg Jennett Leak truth to power: Trump enters war he cannot win
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World
Only refugees at serious medical risk will be sent to Australia, document reveals
Basquiat painting fetches record $149m at New York auction
Chris Cornell's career in pictures
 
Business
Cyber crime, online scamming of businesses up 30 per cent: ACCC
Wall Street bounces back as Brazil emerges as a new global concern
Murdoch 'shocked and grieved' by death of Fox News founder Roger Ailes
 
Politics
Albanese speech mystifies Labor MPs, fuels leadership rumblings
Stan Grant: The great divide is getting wider
Chelsea Manning releases photo revealing new look
 
Sport
JT on mental demons that accompany long-term injury in wake of Inglis issues
MotoGP champ Hayden suffers brain damage in cycling accident
Richard Hinds: Australian cricket faces its biggest threat since WSC
 
Science and Tech
Remote cave sheds light on lives of the earliest Australians
Stan Grant: The great divide is getting wider
Red Cross trials frozen blood to deploy in conflict zones
 
Environment
Koalas could soon be wiped out in areas of Qld, NSW: WWF Australia
'We've been led by fear and mistruths': NSW Deputy Premier's nuclear power bombshell
Recycling shells from your plate to benefit the ocean
 

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