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'Alternative catastrophic': Trump praises Kim for 'wise' decision on Guam
Donald Trump tweets praise for Kim Jong-un on a "wise and well reasoned" decision not to fire missiles towards Guam, saying "the alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable".
 
'We warned them': Council's Australia Day stance draws federal sanction
The Federal Government strips Melbourne's Yarra City Council of its power to hold citizenship ceremonies over its decision to no longer refer to January 26 as Australia Day, saying the council was warned against the move.
 
Howard, Hawke criticise career politicians 'with no life experience'
Former prime ministers John Howard and Bob Hawke warn career politicians without enough life experience are letting the public down.
 
Baltimore's Confederate monuments quietly removed overnight
Baltimore residents wake up to find the city's Confederate monuments gone, days after white supremacists led a deadly protest over the planned removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia.
 
Bill to hike Medicare levy to fund NDIS set to face Parliament
A bill to increase the Medicare levy and raise $8 billion to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be introduced to Parliament today.
 
An algae explosion 650 million years ago 'is why we're here today'
How did humans and animals appear on Earth? Researchers say they have the answer and it has to do with a sudden burst in algae millions of years ago.
 
Trump's Charlottesville comments see business councils abandoned, provoke Bush backlash
Corporate CEOs quit the US President's business advisory councils en masse, forcing him to abandon them, as former presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush condemn Donald Trump's comments on the race row in Virginia.
 
Let's stop pretending cyclists and motorists are equal on the road
The primacy given to the car has shaped our cities, the roads that serve them and our very thinking about the place of driving in our lives — and it's a mindset that leaves cyclists highly vulnerable.
 
French satellite images narrow down MH370 crash site
The CSIRO uses satellite data provided by French authorities to further narrow down the area where it is believed Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 crashed in March 2014.
 
Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf believed to have been killed in air strike
The Federal Government has received credible information that Australia's most infamous terrorist, Khaled Sharrouf, has been killed in an air strike in the Middle East along with two of his young sons, 7.30 has learned.
 
New peanut allergy treatment can last four years
A novel treatment which can help children overcome peanut allergies is safe and can last up to four years, Australian researchers say.
 
Second man arrested over model's alleged abduction
A man is in custody after his brother confessed to a kidnapping plot in which British model Chloe Ayling was allegedly drugged, bound, stuffed into a bag, put into the boot of a car and held for ransom.
 
What is the cashless society doing to our kids?
It's a tap-and-go generation, where school tuckshops even accept plastic cards, fuelling financial illiteracy in kids, with some already clueless of the perils of credit card debt.
 
Why boards need more women to make more money
Women create necessary balance on boards that ultimately leads to better decision making in the complex world of corporate finance, writes David Taylor.
 
Man takes own life on property connected to woman's disappearance
A 41-year-old man dies on a South Australian property connected to the suspected murder of young mother of two Tanja Ebert.
 
Medicinal cannabis 'red-tape' pushing patients back to black market
Doctors and patients say they are frustrated at the difficulties of getting hold of legal medicinal cannabis, with reports that some people are being driven to the black market in search for the drug.
 
Labor mocks Government over 'international conspiracy' claims
The Opposition is openly deriding the Government's claims that the Labor party colluded with its New Zealand counterpart to damage Australia.
 
NBN customers face long delays as subcontractors avoid tough jobs
Internet customers are regularly facing lengthy delays in getting their NBN installed or repaired because subcontractors are refusing tricky jobs to make more money elsewhere.
 
You could use a banana to work your touch screen … if you wanted to
How do touch screens work? And why do bananas work just as well as your finger but pens don't?
 
'It makes me feel angry': Kids speak out about their parents' phone use
Most young children don't own mobile phones, but these primary school kids say their parents' phone habits are having a major impact on them.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Grattan: Barnaby has no-one else to blame but himself
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
By North America correspondent Zoe Daniel Trump's comments legitimise violence by right-wing extremists
By North America correspondent Zoe Daniel
By Annabel Crabb Crabb: Is Australian democracy on the skids?
By Annabel Crabb
By business reporter Andrew Robertson Does Narev's impending departure signal a culture change at the CBA?
By business reporter Andrew Robertson
 
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World
PNG Government staff locked out of offices because of failure to pay rent
Family of dead refugee want investigation done in Australia
PSA: Next week's Game of Thrones episode has leaked and there are spoilers everywhere
 
Business
Is a bigger pay rise just around the corner?
The building boom is coming to an end — and jobs are in the firing line
Palmer accused of being 'less than frank' as liquidators seek to freeze his assets
 
Politics
Let's stop pretending cyclists and motorists are equal on the road
Bill to hike Medicare levy to fund NDIS set to face Parliament
Howard, Hawke criticise career politicians 'with no life experience'
 
Sport
Rise of Ash Barty continues with win over Venus Williams
Warner right for Bangladesh tour despite injury scare: Lehmann
Olympic greats gather to bid farewell to Australia's 'golden girl' Betty Cuthbert
 
Science and Tech
Winter ends early for snakes, watch out you don't step on them
How much basic science do you know? Take our quiz to find out
Dino brains, CRISPR and new Earths — 10 times science amazed us
 
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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