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Shipbuilding plan says skilled foreign workers 'essential' to Navy's future
Australia's long-awaited naval shipbuilding plan acknowledges South Australia will struggle to provide the thousands of skilled workers needed for a massive expansion of the Navy's fleet, with foreign workers and interstate talent needed to help meet ambitious production deadlines.
 
What the 'typical' Australian worker doesn't tell us about modern work
There's a lot happening in the modern Australian workforce that a portrait of "typical" workers misses — including the rise of part-time work.
 
Plastic debris turning remote South Pacific island into dump
The beaches of World Heritage-listed Henderson Island are littered with more plastic debris than anywhere else in the world, a survey of the remote South Pacific wilderness finds.
 
Asylum seekers told to leave before Manus detention centre closes
Asylum seekers on Manus Island are told they must leave the Australian-funded detention centre so it can be closed, with an unnamed immigration official telling detainees they should "not leave it too late" to make a decision.
 
Busted: The gun-running syndicate that shocked Australian law enforcement
It was one of the biggest gun-smuggling operations in Australian history — a brazen scheme that shocked NSW Police and embarrassed Australian Customs officials. And it was all run out of a suburban Sydney post office.
 
Respiratory infections 'increase heart attack risk'
Australian doctors say respiratory infections increase the risk of a heart attack 17 times, which may explain why heart attacks are more common in winter.
 
So you've been hacked. Here's what to do next
Most Australians didn't get caught up in the massive WannaCry ransomware attack. But there's no guarantee you'll avoid the next one. Here's what to do if you've been hacked (and how to avoid getting hit next time).
 
Protesters interrupt Q&A as Education Minister grilled over HECS hike
Protesters objecting to HECS changes briefly interrupt Q&A as Education Minister Simon Birmingham defends the Government's budget against claims it makes university education less attractive and targets young people.
 
Don't bet on the budget's rosy wages forecast
Treasurer Scott Morrison's budget forecasts and claimed return to surplus are based on wages growth almost doubling from its current record low — but pigs might fly before that happens.
 
Edouard Philippe named new French PM
French President Emmanuel Macron appoints Edouard Philippe, a relatively unknown 46-year-old politician, as prime minister, making good on campaign promises to repopulate French politics with new faces.
 
Roger Federer pulls out of French Open
In a shock announcement, Roger Federer pulls out of this month's French Open, averting the entire claycourt season in a bid to prolong his career.
 
Rolf Harris faces court on groping charges
Rolf Harris appears in a London court via videolink on four charges of groping three teenage girls in the 1970s and '80s.
 
Australia's unluckiest gold thieves cop heavy fine
Three men have been fined $5,000 each for stealing more than $60,000 worth of gold they stumbled across during a barbecue at a WA mine site.
 
Sara Connor handed more jail time over death of Bali policeman
An Indonesian court increases the jail term for the Australian woman convicted over the killing of a Bali police officer to five years, saying she left the man to die on the beach after he was bashed by her boyfriend.
 
Mafia who took control of migrant centre received tens of millions in Italian state funds
Scores of Italian mobsters are arrested after they allegedly took charge of one of Europe's largest migrant reception centres, using a Roman Catholic charity organisation as a cover to skim more than 36 million euros in state funds.
 
Childless couples 'on track to be Australia's most common family type'
A society dominated by childless couples could become Australia's reality, with data analysis suggesting they will become the most common family type by 2023.
 
Customers to wear cost of levy, banks tell Treasury
Australia's major banks argue the Federal Government's proposed bank levy will be paid for by customers, has been hastily designed, and should be lifted once the budget returns to surplus.
 
Fears of 'catastrophe' for millions trapped in Syria's Idlib
There are fears of a looming disaster in Syria's last opposition stronghold of Idlib, with up to 2 million civilians trapped in the region vulnerable to attack from Syrian government and Russian forces and at the mercy of an increasingly powerful jihadist group.
 
ICAC adjourned over Sharobeem's health as she admits doctoring receipts
The ICAC hearing into Eman Sharobeem is adjourned amid concerns for her health, as the former Australian of the Year finalist claims she faked names on invoices because she was "clumsy".
 
Putin blames piano for out-of-tune musical performance
Russian President Vladimir Putin says an impromptu piano rendition he gave on the sidelines of a meeting in Beijing was hampered by an out-of-tune instrument.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
Don't bet on the budget's rosy wages forecast
By Craig Allen ABC newsreader says opening up about anxiety 'changed me for the better'
By Craig Allen
Why Scott Morrison's bank levy doesn't go far enough
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds NRL drug scandals a tough pill to swallow when compared to wider public's issues
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds
 
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'Meaningful slowdown' for Chinese economy
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Politics
Asylum seekers told to leave before Manus detention centre closes
Shipbuilding plan says skilled foreign workers 'essential' to Navy's future
Edouard Philippe named new French PM
 
Sport
Murphy hits back at AFL sledge speculation
Roger Federer pulls out of French Open
History of cricket's pay deals shows why current stoush could turn ugly
 
Science and Tech
Plastic debris turning remote South Pacific island into dump
MP3 is officially dead as licensing program terminated
Mining the Moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars
 
Environment
Plastic debris turning remote South Pacific island into dump
Cliff collapse at Dripstone sparks plans to reassess safety
Endangered catfish, national boundaries at threat under Mekong River blasting plan
 

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