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One dead after van hits worshippers in 'terror attack' near London mosque
One man is confirmed dead after a van is driven into a crowd of worshippers near London's Finsbury Park Mosque, in what the London Mayor has labelled a "horrific terrorist attack on innocent people".
 
London mosque attack witnesses describe detaining van driver
Witnesses describe the moment a van swerved into a crowd of worshippers outside a London mosque, killing one person.
 
Bali dogs brutally killed, meat sold to unsuspecting tourists, investigation reveals
Australian tourists are unwittingly eating dog meat in Bali, according to evidence provided to the ABC's 7.30 program. The animals are brutally caught and then butchered not far from the beaches visited by more than 1 million Australians every year.
 
Why you're about to pay through the nose for power
Tony Abbott's decision to remove the carbon price and wind back the Renewable Energy Target was a disaster. Rather than reducing energy costs, it has brought our electricity generation industry closer to crisis point, writes Ian Verrender.
 
Australian, three other men tunnel out of Bali jail
An Australian man is among four prisoners who have escaped from Kerobokan Jail in Bali after digging a tunnel.
 
New photos reveal 'indescribable' scene inside Grenfell Tower
Detectives investigating the fire at Grenfell Tower in London say new footage of the gutted building's burned-out interior shows why the task of finding and identifying bodies is proving to be so difficult.
 
'This is not who I am': Red Symons apologises over 'racist' interview
ABC radio broadcaster Red Symons apologises on air for an interview in which he asked an ABC podcast host "what's the deal with Asians?" and if she was "yellow".
 
Finding Aldo: How a Lateline story led to family reunion after 45 years
A Lateline story on a man making funeral preparations leads to a remarkable reunion with his children, who had been missing for 45 years.
 
One Nation to support Gonski 2.0 as Liberal senator threatens to vote against
One Nation confirms it will vote for the Federal Government's school funding package in its current form, providing an extra four votes in the Senate, while Liberal senator Chris Back threatens to vote against. Look back over the day in politics.
 
Dark Mofo bull slaughter left 'chunks of meat' in performer's hair
Days after the Dark Mofo art show featuring a bull's carcass being ripped apart, the festival's organisers are labelled "sick bastards" while performers and audience members recount the gore-filled scene.
 
Volunteers sought to test advertised NBN speeds
Australia's consumer watchdog is calling for volunteers to sign up to a broadband speed testing program in an effort to expose the 'real world' speeds provided to households and businesses connecting to the NBN.
 
Australian meat branding for locally-processed product only: MPs
Crossbench MPs have introduced a bill to restrict 'Brand Australia' labels on meat that is both grown and processed in Australia.
 
Clive Palmer defends cruise with family after sickly court appearance
Clive Palmer defends his decision to take family and friends on a luxury cruise one month after facing court in Brisbane clutching a sick bag, claiming he is guilty only of loving his wife and children and wanting to spend time with them.
 
Trial over rape of voiceless disabled man reignites ethical debate
Anna Stubblefield, a former chair of philosophy at Rutgers University, had sex with a man who can't speak. She went to jail — and for a minute, it looked like the story would end there.
 
Champion race car driver pleads guilty over 'doughies' in Darwin street
Champion American super truck racing driver Robby Gordon is fined nearly $4,000 for driving offences he described as "putting on a show" for Darwinites on the Mitchel Street bar strip.
 
Aboriginal children in child protection a 'humanitarian crisis'
About half of all Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory will be the subject of at least one child protection notification by the time they are 10 years old, a royal commission hears.
 
Brighton siege shotgun sold for $2k in Melbourne carpark
The man accused of supplying the shotgun used in the Brighton siege is denied bail, as a court is told the weapon was sold to a middleman in a housing estate carpark.
 
Wallabies fan's drunken rant goes viral
A self-described 'pleb' who wrote a late-night, beer-fuelled rant criticising Australia's Rugby Union side, the Wallabies, is shocked by the viral success of his post, which prompted coach Michael Cheika to call him.
 
How do those America's Cup yachts 'fly'?
They call it sailing, but you could be forgiven for thinking the yachts in the modern America's Cup are actually flying. Here's how they do it.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By business editor Ian Verrender Why you're about to pay through the nose for power
By business editor Ian Verrender
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Richard Hinds: Australian rugby losing appeal after decade of calamitous administration
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds
By North America correspondent Conor Duffy Cosby's alleged victims 'not ruined but damaged'
By North America correspondent Conor Duffy
By Jane Caro Women over 50: A tale of two fates
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World
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Business
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Politics
Fire concerns at 17 Melbourne buildings 'close to resolution': Mayor
'There's a lot of people who shouldn't be there': Crackdown on social housing rorters
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Sport
Pakistan's Champions Trophy boilover an upset for the ages
Former Wallabies coach Dwyer says change needed for Australian rugby
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Science and Tech
Scientists smash quantum entanglement distance record
Dr Karl: How to win at the pokies
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Environment
Solar bonus scheme crackdown in Queensland 'to save $1b'
Japan to consider law backing commercial whaling
Six Michigan officials criminally charged over Flint water crisis
 

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