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'The ultimate cruelty': Iranian asylum seeker faces deportation from Brisbane
Iranian woman Mojgan Shamsalipoor has been living in Brisbane for the past nine months after being released from immigration detention. But she says her future in Australia has been "destroyed" after being told she could face deportation by the end of the year.
 
Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale charged with extortion
Former mayor of Ipswich Paul Pisasale is charged with extortion and two other offences after being questioned by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
 
What happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea?
North Korea says the now-dead American student suffered severe brain damage following a bout of botulism while in custody, but medical experts have cast doubt over the claim.
 
RAAF halts Syria missions after bomber shot down
Australia temporarily halts air operations over Syria after the United States downs a Syrian military jet that dropped bombs near US-led Coalition fighters in western Raqqa.
 
Video reveals disbelief of London firefighters heading into 'Towering Inferno'
Footage recorded from inside a fire engine making its way to the Grenfell Tower fire shows the shock and disbelief of firefighters as the scale of the blaze becomes apparent.
 
Controversy emerges over choice of new Human Rights Commission head
Rosalind Croucher will replace Gillian Triggs as the new President of the Human Rights Commission, and while many have welcomed the choice, one group has lashed out at the "Triggs-lite appointment".
 
Labor alleges Liberal MP cancelled hearing because of concern over judicial criticism
The Opposition alleges federal Liberal MP Sarah Henderson cancelled scheduled evidence from two of the nation's chief justices, amid ongoing concern about criticism of the judiciary.
 
Urethral bean the size of a mandarin removed from horse's penis
If you're having a bad day, spare a thought for Mr Flea. A 300 gram ball of gunk has been removed from his penis. The vet who removed the "huge ball of smegma" says it might be the biggest ever found.
 
AFL players score big in $1.84b pay deal
AFL players will receive a 20 per cent pay rise this season after agreeing to a new six-year deal with the league worth $1.84 billion that ties their wages to competition revenue for the first time.
 
Turnbull to restrict gas exports to lower power prices
The Federal Government will intervene to restrict gas exports in a move Malcolm Turnbull argues will put downward pressure on power prices.
 
What we know about the Finsbury Park terror suspect
The man who allegedly shouted "I want to kill more Muslims" after driving a van into worshippers outside Finsbury Park is described by friends and neighbours as someone who kept to himself but was, seemingly, a "normal bloke".
 
Woman bailed after manslaughter charges over home birth deaths
Adelaide Hills woman Lisa Barrett is granted bail after facing two counts of manslaughter following the death of two infants during home birth deliveries in 2011 and 2012.
 
'We're seeing mostly women and children': What it's like being a nurse in Mosul
An Australian woman working as a field nurse in Mosul says 90 per cent of the injuries the team treats are caused as a direct result of the conflict — but few of them in critical condition are soldiers.
 
Nazi collection found in Argentina could offer 'irrefutable proof' of top leaders' escape
In a hidden room in a house near Argentina's capital, police believe they've found the biggest collection of Nazi artefacts in the country's history, including toys experts believe were used to indoctrinate children.
 
Independent schools demand 'fair' treatment under Gonski 2.0
The peak body for independent schools in New South Wales is demanding equal treatment after learning the Federal Government is negotiating a special funding deal with the Catholic sector.
 
Child was covered in cockroach bites, royal commission hears
A boy in the care of child protection in the Northern Territory was covered in infected cockroach bites and had track marks down his arms when taken back into care by his mother, a royal commission hears.
 
House prices showing signs of cooling as impact of apartment boom hits
The construction boom is starting to weigh on Melbourne and Brisbane apartment markets where prices are starting to fall.
 
Whales doomed to starve inside coral reef escape
A mother and calf humpback whale that appeared to be stuck inside a north-west Australian coral reef long after they should have migrated south to feed, seem to have made an unlikely escape to safety.
 
One dead in mini-bus crash in northern Victoria
One woman is dead and 12 others are injured in a crash between a mini-bus and a taxi at Ardmona, near Shepparton, in northern Victoria.
 
NSW budget bottom line is 'envy of the Western world'
Parents of school age children and first-home buyers are set to benefit from a NSW budget that the Treasurer says is the "envy of the Western world".
 
Bennelong's story brought to life by Bangarra Dance Theatre
The Bangarra Dance Theatre prepares for its newest challenge — portraying the life of Woollarawarre Bennelong, the first Indigenous man to travel to Europe and return.
 
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
Guns kill almost 1,300 US kids every year, study finds
Heroin, ecstasy, cocaine found in Carrie Fisher's system
Wall Street hits new highs on tech reboot and French election
 
Business
Turnbull to restrict gas exports to lower power prices
House prices showing signs of cooling as impact of apartment boom hits
Tabcorp merger with Tatts waved through
 
Politics
Controversy emerges over choice of new Human Rights Commission head
Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale charged with extortion
RAAF halts Syria missions after bomber shot down
 
Sport
AFL players score big in $1.84b pay deal
Do the Socceroos even have a plan against the world's top sides?
Wayne Pearce on the difficulty of watching his son get battered in Origin
 
Science and Tech
Warning genetic testing could put life insurance options at risk
Dr Karl: Why you probably can't remember your childhood
NASA's Kepler discovers 10 new potentially habitable planets
 
Environment
$660m battery project to give business new power options
Fierravanti-Wells says Abbott shows 'about-face' in climate policy
Solar bonus scheme crackdown in Queensland 'to save $1b'
 

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