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Woolworths IT glitch slugs customers with not-so-fresh bills
Angry Woolworths customers say they have had money withdrawn from their accounts because of a computer glitch that has re-processed six-month-old transactions.
 
Ignore chaos in the White House: Trump wielding knife and governing with abandon
Headlines about sackings and legislative failures aren't the full picture. Donald Trump is actually getting things done, writes Bruce Wolpe.
 
Recycling being stockpiled and dumped in landfill as glass market crashes
Do you know what happens to your empty bottles and jars once you've recycled them? Industry insiders say their business is in crisis as they are forced to stockpile hundreds of thousands of tonnes of glass which has "nowhere to go".
 
Marriage equality groups vow to block any postal vote on marriage
The Australian Marriage Equality group says it will launch an immediate legal challenge if today's Liberal Party meeting on same-sex marriage decides to have a national postal ballot.
 
'An avoidable tragedy': Asylum seeker found dead on Manus Island
Amnesty International is calling for an independent and impartial review into the death of an Iranian asylum seeker on Manus Island as police investigate the circumstances of the man's death.
 
Indigenous leaders push for changes to constitution at final Garma forum
The final forum at the Garma Festival looks at ways to secure a 'yes' vote for a treaty and constitutional recognition for Indigenous people, but leaders say there is no money to enact the next steps.
 
Teen recovering after bloody encounter with 'sea bugs'
A Melbourne teenager goes for a swim in the ocean and comes out of the water looking like an extra in a slasher film after his legs are bitten by "sea bugs", which one expert says are common in Port Phillip Bay.
 
Acid attacks on cars could be racist, Sydney police say
A man is charged after 16 vehicles are damaged with an acid-like substance in a string of attacks NSW Police believe could be racially motivated.
 
Teen drowned, eaten by wild animals after running away in WA
A 15-year-old boy in state care who drowned and then had his body mauled by a crocodile or shark in Western Australia's top end was suffering foetal alcohol syndrome disorder, a coronial inquest hears.
 
10 predictions about the AI revolution
One of the world's foremost authorities on artificial intelligence lays out how he thinks society will change over the next 30 years as the technology becomes commonplace.
 
Ice cream tradition wiped as Whippy told to move on by local council
A family-run ice cream van on Charlton Esplanade at Hervey Bay is looking at leaving its home after 35 years due to recently enforced council laws.
 
How women stopped being treated as 'small men' in medicine
Until the turn of this century, there was little sense in Western medicine that gender mattered. But in the last 20 years, mainstream medical research has begun to seriously explore gender differences and bias in academic and clinical medicine.
 
Historian Mary Beard targeted by trolls in Roman race row
A debate about ethnic diversity in the Roman Empire boiled over into a bitter dispute which saw classical scholar, author and TV presenter Mary Beard subjected to days of "nasty" attacks on social media.
 
Comm Bank CEO says 'mistakes were made', but he won't be standing down
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev is refusing to quit or stand aside amid allegations his bank was used to launder dirty money for criminal gangs, drug runners and even potential terrorists.
 
How did Venezuela get into this mess?
More than 120 people have died in four months of protests in Venezuela. Here's how the country got into its current mess.
 
'Golden Girl' Betty Cuthbert an inspiration on and off the track
Betty Cuthbert is remembered as one of Australia's Olympic greats, the original 'Golden Girl' and an inspiration to so many.
 
Teachers struggling to deal with students exhibiting inappropriate sexual behaviour
There are calls for more training to help teachers deal with problematic sexual behaviour in primary schools, which a study shows includes students threatening to rape other children and coercing others to engage in sexual behaviour.
 
Trump 'obsessed with his own self-image', visiting senior Republican says
A senior US Republican visiting Australia for diplomatic talks says President Donald Trump is struggling with the limitations of a job he never expected to get.
 
'The Blizzard of Oz': It's a winter wonderland at Aussie snowfields
Australia's powder hounds rejoice after a weekend deluge of the white stuff — dubbed "the Blizzard of Oz" — creates a winter wonderland at Australia's snowfields.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Jessica Strutt For a PM seeking relief from the same-sex divide, a GST grenade is welcome
By Jessica Strutt
By China correspondent Bill Birtles In the power stakes, Xi Jinping is like Vladimir Putin on steroids
By China correspondent Bill Birtles
By Bruce Wolpe If Trump had a week this bad running a company, 'he'd be fired'
By Bruce Wolpe
By David Taylor Why you probably won't get a pay rise anytime soon
By David Taylor
 
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World
Chinese media criticises US 'arrogance' over North Korea
'Disgraceful, offensive': Mike Pence denies report of 2020 presidential bid
Model kidnapped, locked in suitcase in Milan was 'to be sold on pornography site'
 
Business
Commonwealth Bank could face a lost decade, warns analyst
Comm Bank CEO says 'mistakes were made', but he won't be standing down
With the WA economy in a slump, why is the mining industry ready to party?
 
Politics
'An avoidable tragedy': Asylum seeker found dead on Manus Island
'Disgraceful, offensive': Mike Pence denies report of 2020 presidential bid
Route, tunnel options released for Melbourne's 'missing' North East Link
 
Sport
Original Olympic 'golden girl' Betty Cuthbert dies
'Golden Girl' Betty Cuthbert an inspiration on and off the track
Does Gatlin deserve to carry the can for athletics' malfeasance?
 
Science and Tech
Woolworths IT glitch slugs customers with not-so-fresh bills
Our healthcare records outlive us, but what happens to the data once we're gone?
What is artificial intelligence?
 
Environment
How using cigarette butts in road construction could cut pollution
Recycling being stockpiled and dumped in landfill as glass market crashes
Melbourne council to build emissions-free rubbish trucks
 

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