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Top Stories Donald Trump Jr slams collusion claims as 'ridiculous' and 'overplayed' The US President's eldest son uses a Fox News interview to defend his meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer promising damaging information about Hillary Clinton. 'Land, kill and leave': How Australian special forces helped lose the war in Afghanistan "The best of the best" were trained to operate like "phantoms", but now their legacy in the minds of Afghans will be a brutal one. At the Mexican border, Trump's 'red line in the sand' is having a profound effect The US President's tough stance on illegal immigration has left thousands of migrants stranded with nowhere to go at the border town of Tijuana. Body found in coal wagon at Port of Brisbane Queensland police set up a crime scene at the Port of Brisbane after workers discover a man's body in a coal wagon hitched to a train from Chinchilla. Seven's legal costs would drive Amber Harrison 'into bankruptcy' The former lover of Seven West Media boss Tim Worner says she will be "driven into bankruptcy" if she is forced to pay the company's legal costs. Rangers search for 'distressed' emu shot with arrow ACT rangers spend the past two days searching for an emu that was shot with an arrow after a member of the public saw the injured animal near the Cotter River. The grandparents who quit work to become parents again Sue Erben is one of a growing number of older Australians who are raiding their super so they can be parents again. Sue cares full-time for her granddaughter, Jayde, but it's an informal agreement. That means Sue and her husband Karl get little financial support. Oil poured over popular Melbourne bike track Cyclists raise concerns for their safety after the fire brigade is called to remove oil from a West Melbourne bike trail twice in one day. Crown Casino employees released in China China releases 10 Crown Resorts employees, including two Australian citizens, from prison after they were convicted of illegally promoting gambling. God or godless? It probably depends on your age and where you live Australians are losing their religion, the headlines tell us, but digging deeper into the 2016 census tells a more complex story about how closely faith and geography are linked in modern Australia. Brisbane man fined $250 for trying to move fridge on train Turns out you are not allowed to bring white goods onto a train in Queensland, even if it is outside of peak hour. Two would-be rail removalists are caught on camera attempting to run the gauntlet. ATO says it's not monitoring phone activity after guide posted online The tax office reassures Australians it is not monitoring their phones, after a staffer posts step-by-step details of how to hack mobile devices on a social media site, saying the government body does not hack phones unless they have a warrant to do so. Population growth masking Australia's economic weakness: CBA Australians continue to go backwards on many measures of income and wellbeing as high immigration rates see the nation's weak economic growth split between more people, a Commonwealth Bank economic report warns. Origin's baton hand-off great for NSW, but equals more predictability for neutrals This year seems to be a transition period for sport all around the world, but it won't be as entertaining for State Of Origin fans as it will be for everyone else. Girl's sketch of 'magical' cubby house brought to life to help kids One young girl's drawing of her dream cubby house has been brought to life and is now helping children with hearing impairments in Sydney's inner-west. 16yo egg farmer turns pocket money into big business A young egg farmer turns his desire for pocket money into a successful business selling 55,000 eggs each week. When is a craft beer not a craft beer? Conflict is brewing between small and large beer producers about who has the right to call their beer 'craft'. Video shows 'beautiful flames' of sulphur fire A US fire department posts mesmerising footage of the "beautiful flames" from a sulphur fire at a recycling plant. Florida beachgoers form human chain to save family caught in rip-tide Strangers on a Florida beach form an 80-person human chain to help rescue members of a family caught in a rip-tide. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum We don't need a homeland security portfolio but Dutton wants a bone By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Why did Chris Uhlmann's report on Donald Trump go viral? By Sara James My children hear the ugly reality of racism in the street By Randa Abdel-Fattah Globalisation, deregulation and technology: How the G20 failed our youth By business editor Ian Verrender Just In Bow-and-arrow cat killing prompts SA law review July 12, 2017 - 5:01 pm Victorian Nationals MP investigated by police for alleged fraud July 12, 2017 - 4:50 pm The grandparents who quit work to become parents again July 12, 2017 - 4:42 pm World • Trump Jr's Russia ties could 'cripple' US, says former White House lawyer • US probes cause of Marine Corps plane crash that killed 16 • Amnesty accuses IS, US-led coalition of Mosul war crimes Business • Seven's legal costs would drive Amber Harrison 'into bankruptcy' • Crown Casino employees released in China • Population growth masking Australia's economic weakness: CBA Politics • ATO says it's not monitoring phone activity after guide posted online • In charts: How stealthy protectionism is hurting Australia's trade abroad • Cost-saving fuel emissions decision lags despite 'almost universal trends' Sport • Origin's baton hand-off great for NSW, but equals more predictability for neutrals • Wanderers threaten to shut down the Red and Black Bloc • What does the IOC's Olympic hosting announcement mean? Science and Tech • Comparing technology to drugs: It's not simply a question of addiction • 'Gattaca' technology used in DNA hunt for 'extinct' Adelaide Hills platypus • Device to track epileptic seizures 'a game changer': researchers Environment • Cost-saving fuel emissions decision lags despite 'almost universal trends' • Leadbeater's possum zones costing Victorian loggers, report finds • Oil, gas projects could be made redundant in carbon-constrained future 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. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 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