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Top Stories SA to get world's biggest lithium ion battery in 'historic' deal with Elon Musk South Australia will be home to the world's largest lithium ion battery thanks to a historic agreement between Tesla and the State Government, with Tesla boss Elon Musk promising to build it in 100 days, or it's free. '100 days or it's free': Is Elon Musk's offer legit? Tesla boss Elon Musk's pledge to build the world's largest lithium ion battery in South Australia in 100 days seems too good to be true. Or is it? Telstra and Dodo rated duds in internet satisfaction survey Telstra and Dodo customers are giving the telcos a bad rap in a CHOICE survey that found 62 per cent of Australians are experiencing slow speeds, disconnection and drop-out issues with their internet services. Mattek-Sands screams in pain as knee injury horrifies Wimbledon A horrific knee injury to Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocks Wimbledon, as the American's screams of pain stun the crowd and her opponent. Sugar daddy packing 'hopefulness kit' found not guilty of attempted rape A Sydney man who used Stilnox to spike the drink of a woman he met on a sugar daddy website and had Viagra and condoms in his bag is found not guilty of attempting to rape the 24-year-old woman on a trip to Canberra. Police charge Ali Fahour over hit at suburban football match The AFL's former diversity manager is charged with intentionally causing injury, recklessly causing injury and unlawful assault following an incident at a suburban football match in Melbourne. WBO to re-score Horn-Pacquiao, but result won't be overturned The World Boxing Organisation will re-score the Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight after complaints from the Philippines Government, but the Aussie need not worry about losing his title. When a Tinder date results in motherhood Tessa Dijkgraaf joined a dating app to find a no-strings-attached relationship. So you can imagine her surprise when suspected food poisoning turned out to be pregnancy. Queensland's ID scanning laws called 'embarrassing' after tourists denied entry Queensland's new ID scanning laws hinder the progress the state's nightlife industry has made in the past few years, an award-winning Brisbane bar says. KeepCup takes Gloria Jean's to court for allegedly copying its design Australia's largest coffee chain Gloria Jean's is being sued by KeepCup for allegedly copying its design, in a case which will test the effectiveness of Australian IP laws. Toxic soil found on Mars could make growing vegies tough The surface of Mars is less inhabitable than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Careers Australia letter demanded Government help 'save' struggling company Six weeks before the private education giant's collapse, its executive chairman sent an urgent letter to the Federal Education Minister demanding immediate access to taxpayer funding and accusing the department of threatening its existence. Alan Joyce pie-thrower pleads guilty over attack Perth man Tony Overheu, who smashed a lemon meringue pie in the face of Qantas CEO Alan Joyce at a business breakfast in front of hundreds of people, pleads guilty to a charges of assault and trespass. Probyn: Solving the wage-growth puzzle the key to the next election Australian workers either feel they are going backwards financially or not getting ahead, so whoever can solve the wage-growth puzzle will be best-placed to secure government in 2019, writes Andrew Probyn. 'Welcome to hell': German police injured in clash with G20 protesters Around 75 officers are injured as masked protesters in Hamburg throw bottles and stones and set fire to cars ahead of the G20 summit. Police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse the marchers. G20 quiz: Do you know your Macrons from your Modis? The world's leaders have gathered in Germany. How much do you know about the G20 leaders (and their interactions with Donald Trump)? As pay dispute threatens Ashes, England sticks by Australia's defiant cricketers Though the pay dispute in Australia threatens to ruin the upcoming Ashes series, some greats of English cricket have offered support to the Aussie players for "sticking tight". How much can you lie on your CV? The number one rule for your CV, as Liberal MP Felicity Wilson learnt this week, is don't make up job titles or university degrees that can be easily checked. Bellamy's suffers blow as China suspends export licence Infant formula maker Bellamy requests a trading halt for its shares after Chinese authorities suspend the export license of the company's newly-acquired subsidiary. Jump off the bridge, play some didge: The Wilcannia Mob, 15 years on Years after they made international headlines, the Wilcannia Mob's story is still having a positive effect in the remote NSW town. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Probyn: Solving the wage-growth puzzle the key to the next election By political correspondent Andrew Probyn Bored Bernard is tough to watch, but it's his life By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Grattan: Shorten's extraordinary political luck continues By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Is Australia in an unplayable diplomatic position on North Korea? By political editor Chris Uhlmann Just In Hundreds march in Darwin for language revival as NAIDOC week draws to close July 7, 2017 - 4:57 pm Victoria Police hail 'game changing' trial to track cars via GPS July 7, 2017 - 4:39 pm Federal Government releases 'secret' emissions data July 7, 2017 - 4:39 pm World • Six dead, 22 still missing in Japan floods • US steps in to help resolve Qatar crisis, sends Tillerson to Kuwait • France moves to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2040 Business • SA to get world's biggest lithium ion battery in 'historic' deal with Elon Musk • Bellamy's suffers blow as China suspends export licence • Consumers question value for money on energy bills Politics • Federal Government releases 'secret' emissions data • '100 days or it's free': Is Elon Musk's offer legit? • Victoria freezes number of poker machines until 2042 Sport • Cricket stand-off a long time coming for frustrated players, Maxwell says • WBO to re-score Horn-Pacquiao, but result won't be overturned • Why don't police usually charge footballers for on-field violence? Science and Tech • Toxic soil found on Mars could make growing vegies tough • Designer bananas 'to save thousands of lives' • 'Throw the cuffs on me': Hanson not worried by drone investigation Environment • Federal Government releases 'secret' emissions data • '100 days or it's free': Is Elon Musk's offer legit? • I'm no activist, but there's a simple reason I'm against the Adani mine 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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