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Shorten calls for 'open minds' on Uluru statement as PM urges caution
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vows not to shy away from the "big questions" to come out of a statement released by Indigenous leaders calling for representative body be enshrined in Australia's founding document, as the PM warns making constitutional change could be "very difficult".
 
Kushner, Russian ambassador 'discussed secret communication channel'
White House adviser Jared Kushner discussed with the Russian ambassador to the US the idea of setting up a back channel of communication between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin, sources say.
 
Schapelle Corby is free to leave Bali after 12 years
Schapelle Corby completes her sentence and will leave Bali later today amid just as much hysteria as when she arrived in 2004 carrying more than 4 kilograms of marijuana in her boogie board bag.
 
Anthony Foster, long-time advocate for child sex abuse victims, dies aged 64
Anthony Foster, who dedicated his life to seeking justice for victims of child sex abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church after two of his daughters were raped by a priest, dies in hospital.
 
AFL live: Dees and Suns face off in Alice Springs
Melbourne and Gold Coast have headed north for a battle in the nation's red centre. Get scores, stats and streams in our ScoreCentre.
 
Liverpool effort a misstep in ABC's fine history of sport broadcasting
The ABC has a long and successful tradition of quality sport broadcasting, but Wednesday's coverage of the Liverpool-Sydney FC friendly missed the mark, writes Tracey Holmes.
 
What did Senate estimates uncover this week?
Senators spend hundreds of hours throwing questions at ministers and bureaucrats in Senate estimates — but is the whole process worth it? Political correspondent Louise Yaxley examines what she learnt this week.
 
Rock legends turn out to remember Chris Cornell
Musicians, film stars and devastated fans gather to remember rocker Chris Cornell, as the Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman is buried in the Garden of Legends at a famous cemetery in Hollywood.
 
Ariana Grande vows to return to Manchester to hold benefit concert
Pop star Ariana Grande vows to return to Manchester to give a concert to raise money for the victims of Monday's deadly bombing, as UK police continue their investigations and arrest a 44-year-old man in connection to the attack.
 
Uluru Camel Cup saddles up for sixth year of races at the rock
What started out as a hobby grew into an obsessive passion and then a very big business for the owner of Australia's largest working camel farm.
 
Man's body found in bin in Melbourne's north
A garbage collector finds a man's body in a wheelie bin in Preston and police are treating the death as suspicious.
 
Schoolgirl accuses teachers of war crimes
An 11-year-old girl's claim that her school is guilty of committing a war crime as defined under the 1949 Geneva Convention sends social media into meltdown.
 
How 'the keeper of miracles' Phillip Maisel found his twin sister and his purpose
Phillip Maisel says surviving the holocaust was a miracle, but without a chance encounter that led him back to his twin sister, he would have been left with nothing to live for.
 
Would you like a TV with that? Brisbane renters offered sweeteners
A glut of apartments that have come on the market all at once is driving down rents in inner Brisbane, to a point where landlords are offering all sorts of goodies to secure a lease.
 
Australian hemp growers ready for good times as industry expands
Eighty years after hemp cultivation was banned in Australia, the industry is enjoying a second coming.
 
Smart watches could soon monitor your walk to verify your identity, scientists say
A potential breakthrough in measuring the unique way each person moves could overhaul the way we access our phones, computers, and even our money, scientists say.
 
Dark Mofo cancels, reissues tickets for Nitsch art show due to protest plot
Fears of a plot to sabotage an upcoming controversial art show featuring a freshly-slaughtered animal leads MONA to cancel and reissue tickets due to concerns for the "safety of the artist, performers and audience".
 
Cheap cars only as teams leave Adelaide for outback rally
Hundreds of colourful cars set off from Adelaide for an outback trip to the Northern Territory and Queensland in a cancer fundraiser which promises plenty of fun and challenges.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By 7.30 political correspondent Andrew Probyn School funding 'savings' blunder puts Gonski 2.0 reforms in trouble
By 7.30 political correspondent Andrew Probyn
By Michelle Grattan Grattan: Hanson could soon be asking herself why she has Ashby around
By Michelle Grattan
By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown Saudi Arabia hopes Trump will restore natural order in Middle East
By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown
By Europe correspondent James Glenday Julian Assange's battles aren't over yet
By Europe correspondent James Glenday
 
Just In
NRL live: Warriors v Broncos, Sharks v Bulldogs
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Shorten calls for 'open minds' on Uluru statement as PM urges caution
May 27, 2017 - 4:17 pm
EPA defends guidelines not to report contaminated property sites if land value could be affected
May 27, 2017 - 4:07 pm
 
World
Sri Lanka appeals for international help as mudslides kill dozens
Controversy in Pakistan over increased penalties for Ramadan fast-breakers
Gunmen kill 28 Coptic Christians in Egypt
 
Business
James Hardie asbestos victim receives record $1m compo payout
Submissions close for Narrabri Gas Project
Careers Australia students looking for answers after vocational provider shuts down
 
Politics
Shorten calls for 'open minds' on Uluru statement as PM urges caution
Constitutional recognition still open for discussion: Dodson
Terminally ill man's family works to reduce Indigenous deaths in custody
 
Sport
AFL live: Dees and Suns face off in Alice Springs
NRL live: Warriors v Broncos, Sharks v Bulldogs
Roughead stunner sees Hawks pip Swans in SCG thriller
 
Science and Tech
High-tech vinegar a success story of the new bush 'gold rush'
New Zealand launches 3D-printed rocket into space, will Australia follow?
Massive storms and aurorae on Jupiter, Juno spacecraft reveals
 
Environment
What did Senate estimates uncover this week?
Future of tiny fish found in outback puddles hangs in balance
How did whales become enormous in just 3 million years?
 

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