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Top Stories Australian Crown staff jailed in China for promoting gambling Three Australian employees of James Packer's Crown Resorts are handed jail sentences after pleading guilty to illegally promoting gambling, but will be released over the next two months due to time already served. 'Where did the money go?' ASIC investigates Aussie start-up's missing millions The corporate watchdog is investigating failed Australian music streaming start-up Guvera after it left 3,000 investors wondering what happened to more than $180 million they ploughed into the company. Abbott lashes out at Pyne over leadership, gay marriage comments Factional tensions flare within the Liberal Party as Tony Abbott criticises frontbencher Christopher Pyne for being disloyal over leaked comments he made about leadership and same-sex marriage. How do you lose something in space and find it again? They were the first Australian-built satellites to go into space for more than a decade. But after being deployed from the International Space Station they were lost. Millennials speak out about unpaid internships Unpaid internships are now a considered an inevitability for many graduates and job seekers. But what impact are they having on the wider workforce? We asked four interns and former interns about their experiences. Family of Adelaide grandfather seek justice after embracing his killer unknowingly The family of a woman who murdered her grandfather tell South Australia's Supreme Court of their sense of betrayal after "comforting and embracing" her unknowingly following his death. AirAsia facing another safety probe after 'washing machine' flight The "technical issue" responsible for causing a mid-air drama on an AirAsia X flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur follows at least four other incidents or accidents involving the Malaysian carrier in the past three years. Was this worth a week? MRP bans Will Schofield for hitting Clayton Oliver The AFL's Match Review Panel hands West Coast's Will Schofield a one-week ban for a questionable half-time hit on Clayton Oliver. Attempts to save injured humpback fail after sharks move in Rescuers struggle in their efforts to save an injured humpback whale, which was attacked by a group of sharks while becoming stranded in shallow waters off South Australia. Baby Bjay Johnstone died from injuries inflicted by father, coroner finds Tasmanian baby Bjay Johnstone had been abused before he even left hospital as a newborn, and died when he was 45 days old as a result of head injuries caused by his father, a coroner finds. Australian nurse killed in London terrorist attack farewelled Mourners at the funeral for Australian nurse Kirsty Boden, who was killed in a terrorist attack at London Bridge, hear "she was happy in London, she loved her life". How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online With young people getting so much of their news from social media, teaching them how to spot news that is less than truthful is difficult, but not impossible. How the 'Harry Potter effect' changed the face of children's publishing Twenty years ago today, the world was introduced to Harry Potter and a book series destined to be the best-selling of all time. But what was it about the skinny, bespectacled 11-year-old with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead that so captured the imagination — and wallets — of children and adults around the world? The bank levy that could alter the federation For more than a century, power has devolved to Canberra. That now looks to be reversing, with SA Premier Jay Weatherill's unexpected grenade assault on the major banks last week opening the door for a shift back towards state taxes, writes Ian Verrender. Creating playgrounds that will blow helicopter parents' minds If this playground makes parents nervous, or has them itching to play alongside their children, then its designer reckons he's done his job. Retirement village residents slipping through regulatory cracks Residents in Australia's retirement villages are being left vulnerable to exploitation by a hotchpotch of legislation and underfunded consumer affairs bodies, with concerns raised over dodgy contracts, sky-high fees and lack of resources to instigate change. Australia at risk from high household debt, warn central bankers Australia and several other economies that escaped the worst of the global financial crisis may become victims of their run-up in household debt since then, warns the Bank for International Settlements. Australian kiwis say their rights are being eroded New Zealanders living in Australia are getting a raw deal, and the proposed changes to Australian citizenship will only make it worse, says a cross-Tasman lobby group. Ipswich ratepayers' association president 'bashed by up to 20 men' Police investigate the alleged assault of the president of the Ipswich Residents and Ratepayers' Association, who says he and his father were attacked by up to 20 men on Sunday afternoon. Crowd catches girl falling from theme park ride In a dramatic rescue in New York, a crowd at a theme park catches a girl as she falls from a chair ride seven metres in the air. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum The bank levy that could alter the federation By business editor Ian Verrender Now for Japan: Superb Chile draw shows Socceroos the template for the future By James Maasdorp Probyn: Gonski's passed but the politics of school funding will continue By political correspondent Andrew Probyn Can WA voters ever be convinced to support the Nationals' mining tax? By Jessica Strutt Just In How the 'Harry Potter effect' changed the face of children's publishing June 26, 2017 - 4:51 pm Why Sydney's Mayor keeps flogging the WestConnex horse June 26, 2017 - 4:48 pm Was this worth a week? MRP bans Will Schofield for hitting Clayton Oliver June 26, 2017 - 4:30 pm World • Hopes fade for 93 missing after China landslide • 'In a league of its own': How Harry Potter became a multi-billion-dollar franchise • Forest fire in Spain threatens UNESCO World Heritage site Business • 'Where did the money go?' ASIC investigates Aussie start-up's missing millions • Australia at risk from high household debt, warn central bankers • Australian Crown staff jailed in China for promoting gambling Politics • Why Sydney's Mayor keeps flogging the WestConnex horse • Abbott lashes out at Pyne over leadership, gay marriage comments • Victorian MP defects to Bernardi's Australian Conservatives Sport • Ricciardo wins 'crazy' Azerbaijan Grand Prix • Was this worth a week? MRP bans Will Schofield for hitting Clayton Oliver • Now for Japan: Superb Chile draw shows Socceroos the template for the future Science and Tech • 'The girls were ignited': How a start-up hopes to smash glass ceiling • The ambitious plan to plant nearly 100,000 trees a day with drones • What your photos and their metadata say about you Environment • Forest fire in Spain threatens UNESCO World Heritage site • 'Too big to fail': Great Barrier Reef valued at $56b • Murray-Darling plan doomed to fail without more water for conservation, scientists say Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. This message was sent to you at starnewsposting@gmail.com. Please add newslists@your.abc.net.au to your email address book to see images by default and stop the email being treated as spam. This email address is not monitored - Please don't reply to this email. 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