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Top Stories 'History will judge' if cricket pay stoush was worth it A new pay deal is reached between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers' Association after months of negotiations, with the agreement being lauded as the biggest pay rise in the history of women's sport in the country. CBA accused of money laundering, terrorism financing breaches The Commonwealth Bank is accused of "serious and systemic" breaches of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing laws on 53,700 occasions. 'I call him my rapist': Women accusing men of rape take justice into their own hands Fed up with official channels, Lauren Ingram used social media to expose the identity of her alleged rapist. It's part of a bigger movement of young women willing to take the law into their own hands. 'Disillusioned' Laurie Oakes announces retirement Channel Nine political editor and three-time Walkley Award-winner Laurie Oakes says he will retire later this month after more that 50 years in journalism with concerns about the state of politics. 'Ordinary' Australia probably isn't where you think it is If politicians and headlines are to be believed, "ordinary" Australians are doing it tough. They're ignored. They're losing out. Now we can add one more problem to the list: their numbers are shrinking to "astonishing" lows. Amazon to open first Australian warehouse in Melbourne US online retail giant Amazon announces plans for a huge warehouse in Melbourne and says it will immediately start recruiting for hundreds of jobs, in a move that will worry many local retailers. We've used a year's worth of Earth's resources in seven months We're now living on credit. Humanity has used the amount of resources the Earth is capable of re-generating in a calendar year. This is the earliest ever Earth Overshoot Day. For a PM seeking relief from the same-sex divide, a GST grenade is welcome The PM's visit to WA was always going to be awkward. Then his colleagues stepped in and made it so much worse, writes Jessica Strutt. White House says Trump erred, but did not 'lie' about praise White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the President did receive compliments from the Mexican President and Boy Scouts — but they came in person and not over the phone as he claimed. CSI fan inspired by TV show dismembered, beheaded best friend over $100 Gambling addict David Napier bludgeoned his best friend to death over $100, then dismembered his body following tips he gleaned from top rating TV show to avoid detection. Palmer dismisses push to freeze assets as 'witch-hunt' Former federal MP Clive Palmer says an attempt to freeze his assets could entice him to re-enter the political fray, as liquidators seek to stop him from selling or spending hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. White House touts Australia-inspired immigration plan in frosty press conference Donald Trump's White House unveils a new legal immigration plan based in part on the Australian immigration model, at a press conference that quickly turned spicy. Anonymous couple saves Castlemaine Art Museum from closure With the Castlemaine Art Museum in central Victoria due to close on August 11, hundreds of locals at a meeting are told an eleventh-hour lifeline means the landmark will remain open. Nurofen offers $3.5 million compensation to customers Australians who paid a premium for Nurofen's targeted pain relief pills can apply for compensation after the manufacturer agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. Australian mum's body stranded in Ugandan morgue, family reveals poison fears The body of Australian woman Bronwyn Fielding has been lying in a Ugandan mortuary for five weeks. Her family wants to bring her home — and they want to know why the mother-of-three feared she was being poisoned in the run-up to her death. Australian nurse found guilty in Cambodia surrogacy trial Australian woman Tammy Davis-Charles is sentenced to jail in Cambodia after being found guilty of acting as an intermediary between an adoptive parent and a pregnant woman and fraudulently obtaining documents. Mark is 11, likes Minecraft and Lego. He also wants to end his life His mother, Louise, says her little boy became a different child after his father took his own life when he was three. His case is urgent, but there are few resources to treat a child with his problems. Credit card fraud rising as cyber criminals get savvy Cyber fraud continues to rise as an increasing number of consumers shop online and as cyber criminals use more sophisticated tactics, according to a new report. Three former Labor ministers engaged in corrupt conduct, ICAC finds The Independent Commission Against Corruption recommends charges of misconduct in public office be considered against former NSW Labor MPs Eddie Obeid Snr, Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly. Former Trump adviser says President just needs a 'strong coach' As Donald Trump seeks to rebuild credibility after a damaging week, a former adviser says he may have found the "strong coach" he needs in new chief of staff John Kelly. Kyrgios injured again in build-up to US Open Nick Kyrgios' injury troubles continue beyond Wimbledon after he is forced to retire from the Washington ATP event because of a shoulder complaint less than four weeks out from the US Open. How do you measure the world's largest bubble? Creating the world's largest indoor soap bubble is one challenge, but figuring out how to measure its volume is a whole other issue. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum For a PM seeking relief from the same-sex divide, a GST grenade is welcome By Jessica Strutt In the power stakes, Xi Jinping is like Vladimir Putin on steroids By China correspondent Bill Birtles If Trump had a week this bad running a company, 'he'd be fired' By Bruce Wolpe Why you probably won't get a pay rise anytime soon By David Taylor Just In 'I call him my rapist': Women accusing men of rape take justice into their own hands August 3, 2017 - 5:02 pm Holden admits likely warranty 'misrepresentations', strikes deal with ACCC August 3, 2017 - 4:54 pm Chemotherapy under-dosing in bush 'dramatically underestimated' August 3, 2017 - 3:50 pm World • PNG's illegal logging exports continue, despite PM's promise to stop it • National Geographic showcases 2017 travel photographer awards • Statue of Liberty poem 'not about immigration' Business • CBA accused of money laundering, terrorism financing breaches • Holden admits likely warranty 'misrepresentations', strikes deal with ACCC • Nurofen offers $3.5 million compensation to customers Politics • 160,000 people turned away: How the justice system is failing vulnerable Australians • 'Disillusioned' Laurie Oakes announces retirement • Statue of Liberty poem 'not about immigration' Sport • 'History will judge' if cricket pay stoush was worth it • Kyrgios injured again in build-up to US Open • Socceroos skipper Jedinak set to miss World Cup qualifiers Science and Tech • We've used a year's worth of Earth's resources in seven months • How scientists just edited embryo DNA - and why people are worried • Researchers repair heart defect gene in human embryos — but what comes next? 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