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Two Australians hit by van in Barcelona attack, another unaccounted for
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says two young men from Victoria were struck by the van that ploughed through pedestrians in Barcelona, while one woman is unaccounted for.
 
Live: Cambrils shootout suspects had bomb belts, police say
Five people suspected of attempting a second attack in a resort town south of Barcelona were carrying bomb belts, police in Catalonia say. Follow live.
 
Probyn: Calamitous judgment steers governments ever closer to electoral abyss
After a week no-one in Government would stomach repeating, the very stability and legitimacy of the Turnbull administration now lies in the appetite of seven judges for legal adventurism, writes political correspondent Andrew Probyn.
 
What on earth is going on in our Parliament? Your questions answered
The High Court is set to decide the fate of at least five parliamentarians with dual citizenship, and the scandal threatens to keep widening. So what is actually happening and when will the court hand down its decision?
 
More than 50 pirate websites to be blocked: court
More than 50 websites operating internationally that provide access to pirated films and TV shows will be blocked to Australian users under a Federal Court ruling.
 
Residents urged to leave as fast-moving fire burns near Bruce Highway
Residents of a Sunshine Coast suburb are told to leave the area immediately due to a fast-moving, uncontrolled bushfire.
 
Chaos across Sydney as wind shatters windows, halts flights
Sydney CBD windows shatter, people are injured by flying cladding and there are delays to trains and flights as high winds buffet parts of NSW.
 
How our schools are failing to teach kids to read
Our reliance on screens is not helping children to read, a leading US academic warns, with many students not getting enough support in the classroom from teachers who themselves have not had enough training.
 
Potential health effects of 5G network unknown: expert
More research is needed into the high-speed mobile phone technology before it is rolled out in Australia, an international expert says.
 
An Obi-Wan Kenobi movie is reportedly in the works
New rumours say a film focusing on the famous Jedi master will be the third standalone Star Wars film commissioned by Disney.
 
Australian rugby needs the Wallabies to win the Bledisloe Cup
With Australian rugby at a low ebb, there would never be a better time for the Wallabies to break their Bledisloe Cup drought, writes Jennifer Browning.
 
Australians tell their stories of surviving domestic violence in the church
These are first-person accounts from 20 women and men who want their tales of suffering abuse in Christian communities — many at the hands of pastors and pillars of their parish — to be told for the first time.
 
CBA the only bank in AUSTRAC's sights over money-laundering scandal
Financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC says five customers of the Commonwealth Bank allegedly financed terrorism using intelligent deposit machines, and gives Australia's other big banks the "all clear".
 
Americans can't erase the Civil War, so we must all learn from it
Sara James grew up in Virginia with a Southern father and a Yankee mother. She's watched the scenes from Charlottesville with shock and sorrow, and says we must remember America's history is about much more than the Civil War.
 
Father who killed 'devil-possessed' toddler to be released
A man who dumped his son's body in an outback mine and later claimed he thought the toddler was possessed is granted supervised release from a psychiatric facility.
 
From outrage to support: Hanson's burka stunt has people talking
Members of the Muslim community decry Pauline Hanson's decision to wear a burka to Question Time, but not all those on the street agree.
 
Pauline Hanson's burka stunt disproved her point: you can safely wear a burka in Parliament
She actually demonstrated that a woman's choice of dress doesn't stop them being a senator, writes Lydia Shelly.
 
Mother found not guilty of murdering toddler due to mental illness
A New South Wales woman who was suffering delusions about a "wolfman" is found not guilty by reason of mental illness of murdering her 16-month-old daughter.
 
India rape victim, 10, delivers baby after courts reject abortion bid
A 10-year-old rape victim who was denied an abortion by India's top court gives birth in a case that has drawn outrage about the sexual abuse of children.
 
Official plucks ballboy from danger as Croatian football fans storm English pitch
Everton's Europa League clash with Hajduk Split stops temporarily after the Croatian team's fans spill onto the Goodison Park pitch and launch projectiles onto the turf.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Barcelona Terror attacks no longer a surprise in Europe
By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Barcelona
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Grattan: Turnbull's Government has finally defied fiction
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
By David Taylor Why boards need more women to make more money
By David Taylor
By North America correspondent Zoe Daniel Trump's comments legitimise violence by right-wing extremists
By North America correspondent Zoe Daniel
 
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World
At least 60 dead in renewed Philippines bloodshed
Attackers shot dead as police foil second incident south of Barcelona
'Suddenly everyone was running': Aussies tell of terror attack
 
Business
CBA the only bank in AUSTRAC's sights over money-laundering scandal
More than 50 pirate websites to be blocked: court
ASX slides on White House worries and uninspiring reporting season
 
Politics
What on earth is going on in our Parliament? Your questions answered
Grattan: Turnbull's Government has finally defied fiction
Who's who in the race to be Darwin lord mayor
 
Sport
Australian rugby needs the Wallabies to win the Bledisloe Cup
Aussie Sam Kerr among 10 nominees for FIFA's best women's player
Australia captain Meg Lanning ruled out of Women's Ashes
 
Science and Tech
Meet the canines that can smell two-year-old blood
Migrant scientists in Australia find their feet
Winter ends early for snakes, watch out you don't step on them
 
Environment
Organised gangs making billions from trade in endangered animals
Why fashion needs to think harder about how to tackle its waste problem
Recycling company gifted huge tyre pile to foreign shelf company to avoid EPA, court hears
 

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