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Trump says United States' nuclear arsenal is 'more powerful than ever'
US President Donald Trump issues another veiled threat to North Korea, saying "our nuclear arsenal is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before", while the Secretary of State reassures Americans they should "sleep well at night".
 
Cassie Sainsbury in Colombian court for sentencing
Australian woman Cassie Sainsbury will learn her fate in a Colombian court this morning where a judge will decide whether to accept her plea bargain struck over cocaine-trafficking charges.
 
Australians have 14 days to enrol to vote in postal plebiscite
The ABS will announce Australians have until August 24 to register to vote in the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite, the ABC understands, with papers being distributed to all enrolled Australians from next month.
 
Residential construction heading for 31pc three-year collapse
Residential construction is set for a 31 per cent collapse over the next three years, if the latest prediction of a leading economic forecaster proves correct.
 
FBI raided former Trump campaign manager Manafort's home
FBI agents seized documents and other materials from the home of US President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort in a surprise raid last month, a spokesman confirms.
 
Ibrahim 'money collector' had eyebrows plucked for disobeying orders, court hears
A luxury travel agent had little choice but to act as a "money collector" for the Ibrahim brothers, and at one stage was bashed, had his head shaved and his eyebrows plucked, a Sydney court hears.
 
Fact check: Was Labor's PNG refugee deal for one year only?
Is Kevin Rudd's recollection that the 2013 agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea meant refugees held on Manu Island should have been resettled in Australia already correct?
 
North Korea releases jailed Canadian pastor amid standoff with US
A Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea is released on "humanitarian grounds", right after the United States warns it will counter any threat from Pyongyang with "fire and fury".
 
Flight Centre apologises after taking $800 from victim of customer information leak
Travel agency Flight Centre accidentally takes $800 from the bank account of one of its information leak victims and will not pay for missed work hours the woman says she spent getting new passports.
 
The AI revolution is coming — and right now, Silicon Valley holds the power
We need regulation to wrestle the power and promise of artificial intelligence from the few big technology companies that control it, writes AI expert Professor Toby Walsh.
 
How you can actually save money on your power bill
Power bills are expensive. Real expensive. So we've compiled some of the tried and tested methods to help cut down your bill.
 
Are plant-based alternatives 'milk'? Dairy farmers say no
A group of Australian dairy farmers push to tighten the definition of milk on food labelling in Australia, saying plant-based alternatives such as soy and almond are "juices".
 
Campaigners join Dylan Voller to remember Elijah Doughty at vigil
Former Don Dale detainee Dylan Voller says he could have ended up dead like Aboriginal teenager Elijah Doughty, as he calls for justice for the Kalgoorlie boy.
 
Woolworths worker wins more than $230k compensation in landmark case
A Brisbane supermarket worker who says he felt forced to skimp on safety to lift up to 2,100 heavy cartons a day is awarded compensation for an ongoing injury in a landmark Court of Appeal case in Brisbane.
 
Liberal official resigns after Matthew Guy's lobster dinner with alleged Mafia boss
Liberal Party official Barrie Macmillan, who was caught on tape conspiring to funnel donations from alleged Mafia boss Tony Madafferi to Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy's campaign, resigns from his party positions.
 
Quest to have grandmother honoured for rescuing Jewish people during Holocaust
For years Judy Kaye wondered why her grandfather had been honoured for his bravery during World War II but her grandmother was not and she decided it was time to do something about it.
 
'An odious act of aggression': Six soldiers injured after being rammed by car in Paris
French police arrest a man in the search for a driver who slammed his car into soldiers in a Paris suburb, injuring six in an incident the Mayor describes as "without any doubt" premeditated.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Bruce Wolpe Ignore chaos in the White House: Trump wielding knife and governing with abandon
By Bruce Wolpe
By London bureau chief Lisa Millar Princess Diana documentary relives the worst of the royal fairytale
By London bureau chief Lisa Millar
By business editor Ian Verrender How the Commonwealth Bank laid the groundwork for a royal commission
By business editor Ian Verrender
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds Does Gatlin deserve to carry the can for athletics' malfeasance?
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds
 
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The AI revolution is coming — and right now, Silicon Valley holds the power
August 10, 2017 - 7:02 am
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August 10, 2017 - 6:54 am
Campaigners join Dylan Voller to remember Elijah Doughty at vigil
August 10, 2017 - 6:46 am
 
World
Artist stages hate-speech graffiti protest outside Twitter's German HQ
Pink rainbow stuns sky-gazers in England's south-west
Glen Campbell was loved by the everyman and by other musical revolutionaries
 
Business
The 'digital mine' revolution is here as technologies accelerate
Investors proving resilient to APRA pressure
ANZ rejects reports it laundered criminal funds
 
Politics
Trump says United States' nuclear arsenal is 'more powerful than ever'
Australians have 14 days to enrol to vote in postal plebiscite
Parliamentary inquiry into family law system 'weakened by lack of judicial input'
 
Sport
Former Essendon skipper Jobe Watson to retire at end of 2017
'That'd be dope': Kyrgios makes fan's day with practice hit
Botswana's Makwala cleared to run in solo time trial then backs up to reach 200m final
 
Science and Tech
The AI revolution is coming — and right now, Silicon Valley holds the power
When AI dominates, what will we do for a crust?
AI set to affect every Australian worker within 15 years: report
 
Environment
Secret recording reveals NSW EPA director joking about interstate waste transfer
Trash talk: Premiers trade blows in war on waste
Organised network shifting waste to 'dumping capital of Australia' to avoid tariffs
 

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