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Top Stories Live: Joyce faces Question Time grilling over New Zealand citizenship Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce is a citizen of New Zealand, the country's Government confirms, amid calls for him to stand aside and Labor claims that the Government's one-seat majority is danger. Follow live. Barnaby Joyce is a Kiwi, New Zealand confirms New Zealand's Prime Minister confirms that "unwittingly or not", Barnaby Joyce is automatically a citizen of the nation because his father was born there. How do these citizenship headaches keep happening? Despite the constitutional citizenship headaches extending all the way to the Deputy Prime Minister, the rules about dual citizenship are clear on the nomination form. Solar thermal power plant announced for Port Augusta A 150-megawatt solar thermal power plant described as the "biggest of its kind in the world" by the SA Premier will be built just over 130 kilometres from the world's largest lithium ion battery. Why it costs so much to see a specialist — and what can be done about it Excessive costs for specialist care hit patients in the hip pocket and can discourage some from seeking appropriate treatment. The history of the statue behind the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville It was because Charlottesville planned to take down a statue of a Confederate leader that white supremacists rallied this weekend. Find out who he was. Your housing wealth is uncertain, but your mortgage debt is very real The outgoing head of Australia's biggest bank has a salient warning for home owners — your property value may fall, but your debt will stay the same. Bishops oppose forcing priests to report abuse details heard in confession The Catholic Church does not support forcing priests to report details of child sexual abuse received during confession, despite a recommendation from the royal commission, Archbishop Denis Hart (pictured) says. Did Peter Madsen sink his homemade submarine with a journalist aboard? Danish inventor Peter Madsen is facing a manslaughter charge after a Swedish journalist went missing after joining him for a trip on a submarine he built himself. Greens in turmoil as senior figures trade insults and accusations A Greens senator is a "team wrecker". Local members are "kept in the dark and fed on bullshit". Grassroots democracy in New South Wales is a "farce". Long-running tensions in the Greens Party are erupting into a civil war after a terrible winter for the minor party. Guam shrugs off the threat of nuclear war, heads to the beach instead Caught in the centre of a burgeoning military crisis, residents of the tiny Pacific island of Guam seem unalarmed by Kim Jong-un's threat to put them in the crosshairs of his ballistic missiles. How artificial intelligence could put an end to prisons as we know them Under one proposal to shake up the justice system, offenders could be fitted with a device capable of delivering an incapacitating shock if an algorithm detects they're about to commit a crime. Life and times of Cristiano Ronaldo: Score golazo, take shirt off, dive, get sent off, push ref Cristiano Ronaldo makes sure the first leg of Spain's Super Cup between Real Madrid and Barcelona is all about him, in some style, scoring a cracking goal which sparks a seismic turn of events which eventually sees him red carded and shoving the referee. Far-right rally organiser forced to flee angry demonstrators after deadly clashes The organiser of a far-right rally in Charlottesville is forced to flee from his own press conference, one day after a woman was killed when a man rammed his car into a crowd of anti-racism demonstrators. US fugitive to be deported after more than 30 years in Australia An American who has lived as a fugitive in a small far north Queensland town for three decades agrees to leave the country, after spending three months in immigration detention and receiving support from federal MPs. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Your housing wealth is uncertain, but your mortgage debt is very real By business reporter Michael Janda How do these citizenship headaches keep happening? By political correspondent Louise Yaxley The critical 17 minutes: Can rocket science save us from fire and fury? By national affairs correspondent Greg Jennett Probyn: Same-sex marriage advocates could learn lessons from republic vote By political correspondent Andrew Probyn Just In Tasmanian Government's plan to reduce cost of living welcomed August 14, 2017 - 5:13 pm Australians wait for Depp, Heard reactions to Joyce's citizenship news August 14, 2017 - 4:58 pm From monasteries to microchips: A short history of the office August 14, 2017 - 4:34 pm World • Protesters gather to denounce white supremacy • Threats from Libyan coastguard see asylum seeker rescues called off • Chinese think Trump is bluffing on North Korea, Rudd says Business • Results season: Mixed bag of profits leads to one big gain and lots of pain • CEO Ian Narev to leave scandal-hit Commonwealth Bank by July 2018 • Chinese think Trump is bluffing on North Korea, Rudd says Politics • Australians wait for Depp, Heard reactions to Joyce's citizenship news • Joyce admits NZ citizenship news a 'shock', Labor demands he stand aside • Chinese think Trump is bluffing on North Korea, Rudd says Sport • Bolt vows 'never again' after emotional world championships farewell • Giants' Greene escapes ban for high boot on Dahlhaus • Rugby WA wins injunction in bid to save Western Force from the axe Science and Tech • Looking to the stars for a career in Aboriginal astronomy • Ten tips for raising tech-savvy and tech-safe kids • How to better manage your smartphone addiction Environment • Recycling company gifted huge tyre pile to foreign shelf company to avoid EPA, court hears • Cruise ship impales baby humpback whale in Alaska • Endangered whale 'baby boom' boosts hopes for species Follow ABC News About this email You received this email because you are subscribed to ABC News email alerts. 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