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Barcelona cell planned bigger attack using explosives, suspect tells court
An alleged member of an Islamist cell suspected of carrying out last week's deadly Barcelona van attack tells a Spanish court that the group was planning a much bigger strike using explosives, a judicial source says.
 
'Cut off deliberately': Headless torso could be submarine journalist, Danish police say
Danish police say the size of a headless female torso found on the sea's edge in Copenhagen suggests it could be that of a Swedish journalist who died after taking a submarine ride with the vessel's Danish inventor.
 
Senior politicians rush to disclose free Foxtel subscriptions amid uncertainty
Some of Australia's most senior politicians are caught out not declaring a free pay television subscription worth up to $1,600 a year, as one Liberal MP says it's a "grey area" of political entitlements.
 
The NBN rollout has failed. Here's how we fix it
The National Broadband Network has been reduced to an engineering project mired in politics, but a first generation of "telecommunication planners" could fix it, writes Tooran Alizadeh.
 
Divers find remains of missing sailors inside damaged US Navy destroyer
American Navy divers find human remains of some sailors inside "sealed compartments" on the USS John McCain, a day after the warship's collision with an oil tanker in South-East Asian waters left 10 missing.
 
BHP's $50 billion shale oil blunder
BHP has finally announced its painful and expensive retreat from US shale oil belt. It has got its strategy wrong before, so what's to say it hasn't done it again?
 
NATO 'fully committed' to Trump's Afghanistan strategy
NATO allies welcome Donald Trump's decision to commit more forces to Afghanistan, as part of a new strategy the US President says will require more troops and funding from America's partners.
 
Community marks 12 months since tragic deaths of young backpackers
Backpackers continue to flock to North Queensland's Burdekin region in search of jobs, a year on from the shocking deaths of two young farm workers.
 
Man guilty over bulldozer rampage that flattened houses, cars
A jury finds a man deliberately endangered the lives of the occupants of a house he demolished with a bulldozer during a destructive rampage in the NSW Hunter Valley.
 
'My sadness will never end': Distraught father's tribute as new meningococcal strain claims son
The father of a teenager who died from a deadly new strain of meningococcal disease says his "heart and soul" have been shattered after the sudden loss of his son.
 
Richard Branson offers island to Noosa fire victims
Residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by fire at the weekend are offered a place to stay on Richard Branson's Makepeace Island off Noosa.
 
Rocky and Edward: They met in rehab, the rest is history
Two years after being found by the side of the road, Edward the emu has no intention of leaving Rocky the dog … just yet.
 
Dropped your phone, mannequin or false teeth on the train? It could be here
Queensland Rail opens the doors on its ever-expanding lost property department - which took in more than 18,000 items in the past year ranging from phones, wallets and keys to camping equipment, boat motors and false teeth.
 
India's Muslim instant divorce law ruled 'unconstitutional' in landmark victory for women
India's Supreme Court rules a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who had long argued that it violated their right to equality.
 
ARU rejects Forrest offer believed to be worth $50m to save Force
Mining entrepreneur Andrew Forrest makes what the ARU labels a "generous" financial offer to retain the Western Force in the Super Rugby competition — but the bid is knocked back.
 
New treatment for wombats 'scratching themselves to death' could be a game-changer
Across Australia there are cases of wombats scratching themselves to death because of mange, a skin disease caused by mites. But a new chemical treatment is providing fresh hope.
 
The 14yo climber with her sights set on the Olympics
Leah Jeffries is one of a growing number of young women pursuing the sport, which will feature for the first time at the 2020 Olympics.
 
Stop flogging Kyrgios for his mistakes, he's the most interesting athlete we have
Nick Kyrgios just enjoyed one of the best weeks of his career, and remains one of tennis's brightest rising stars, so when will the media and the "flog" mob get behind him?
 
Widespread abuse, 'bastardisation' of recruits at HMAS Leeuwin, royal commission finds
The Navy failed in its duty of care for recruits who were abused at the former HMAS Leeuwin base in Fremantle, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse finds.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Ben Pobjie We should celebrate Australia Day, just not on January 26
By Ben Pobjie
By Indigenous affairs editor Stan Grant Stan Grant: America tears down its racist history, we ignore ours
By Indigenous affairs editor Stan Grant
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Grattan: Turnbull's Government has finally defied fiction
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Barcelona Terror attacks no longer a surprise in Europe
By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Barcelona
 
Just In
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Fact check: Is scepticism about FODMAPs causing gut problems justified?
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World
Cambridge University Press reposts blocked China articles after outcry
'Flip it and reverse it': The petition to replace Confederate statue with Missy Elliott
Trump delivers US military's dream Afghanistan plan: Kilcullen
 
Business
BHP's $50 billion shale oil blunder
BHP profit surges on commodity rebound
Murray Goulburn milk supply drops 22 per cent
 
Politics
Senior politicians rush to disclose free Foxtel subscriptions amid uncertainty
NATO 'fully committed' to Trump's Afghanistan strategy
Cambridge University Press reposts blocked China articles after outcry
 
Sport
Stop flogging Kyrgios for his mistakes, he's the most interesting athlete we have
Ashton Agar firming for another Test start against Bangladesh
Axed coach Neil Henry asks fans not to abandon Titans
 
Science and Tech
Chris Hadfield on what David Bowie thought of his cover song
Donald Trump looked directly at the eclipse
Missed the eclipse? Here's when you can see one in Australia
 
Environment
Toxic water entering Sydney's drinking catchment, research warns
'We struggled to find any coral life': Researchers shocked by bleaching in Pacific
Nuclear medicine production in Australia at risk if dump site can't be found
 

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