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'She crushed it': Rebel Wilson wins Australia's largest defamation payout
Bauer Media is ordered to pay Rebel Wilson more than $4.5 million for defaming her in a series of magazine stories, with a judge saying the publisher knew the articles were defamatory but "did not care".
 
What do voters in your neighbourhood think about same-sex marriage?
Polling consistently shows most voters support same-sex marriage — but how do views vary across the country?
 
'You've got to be joking': Aged care boss told 94yo resident to stop 'intimidating' staff or leave
The boss of one of Australia's biggest nursing home chains told a 94-year-old resident she had to leave if she continued "denigrating" staff — a meeting the woman's daughter says left her mum scared and "totally shattered".
 
'They are just dying there': Videos purportedly show scale of violence against Rohingya
As tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya escape Myanmar, videos emerge purporting to show villages being burned and the bodies of children allegedly shot by police.
 
You need food to live! But here's how to spend less on it
The ABS has released its latest Household Expenditure Survey, and it shows we're spending more on the basics and are in deeper in debt. Here's how you can buck the trend.
 
Families lose class action over Christmas Island asylum boat tragedy
Families of asylum seekers who were killed and injured when their boat smashed onto rocks at Christmas Island in 2010 lose their compensation claim against the Government.
 
That female Viking warrior might not be female...or a warrior...after all
The internet lit up with stories about new research which found an ancient Viking warrior was actually a woman. Now a Viking expert says there a big doubts over the story.
 
Duterte allies slash budget of human rights commission from $17 million to $25
Philippines politicians allied with Rodrigo Duterte cut the annual budget for the Commission on Human Rights from $17 million to just $25, as the President continues his violent campaign against illegal drugs.
 
What we do and don't know about iPhone X's added (and removed) features
Every single year, Apple gets the headlines for whatever its new (or removed) iPhone feature is. This time it's facial recognition that's causing a bit of angst, and we don't yet know how well it will work in the real world.
 
'Get out of the way' of providing stable electricity: former CEFC head to Government
The Federal Government needs to "get out of the way" of efforts to provide reliable and stable electricity, the former head of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation warns.
 
Australian stillbirth researcher makes major breakthrough
Almost one in 100 pregnancies in Australia will end with the death of the baby. But a scientist in New South Wales has made a startling discovery which could save babies from stillbirth.
 
Meet the women who spend their weekends looking for a kill
Bec and Sharna don't look like the kind of people you'd call "psychotic murderers" or "killers". But between them, they have killed enough animals to fill a zoo. So why do they do it?
 
Hospitality industry 'freaking out' over 457 change, top chef says
Some of the country's top restaurateurs warn their businesses are being put at risk due to an extreme skills shortage in hospitality that is being exacerbated by the Federal Government's drastic changes to the 457 visa program.
 
'Exceptionally aggressive' mine threatening Sydney drinking water
Coal mining near Wollongong is resulting in major surface cracking and bulging, which puts Sydney's drinking water catchments under threat, reports kept under wraps by the State Government reveal.
 
Chainsaw-wielding nun cleans up after Hurricane Irma
A Florida nun forgoes divine intervention and takes to toppled trees with a chainsaw to help clean up after Hurricane Irma, saying it was "an opportunity where I could do something to help".
 
Standing too much at work can double your risk of heart disease
Annoyed you don't have a sit-stand desk? Spare a thought for those workers who have to stand all day — a new study shows it can double the risk of heart disease.
 
Crown Casino defends its pokies in court
Lawyers for Crown Casino reject claims the company has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct through the use of "rigged" poker machines.
 
Bushfires burn out of control in NSW, school evacuated
Firefighters battle to control several blazes on a hot and windy day in NSW, with schools evacuated, homes threatened and former PM Tony Abbott lending a hand.
 
Boy, parents die after falling into volcano
An Italian couple and their 11-year-old son are killed when a hole opens up in the ground at a bubbling volcanic crater near Naples — a popular tourist site.
 
Tiny house stolen from Canberra 'spotted in rural Queensland less than a day later'
A tiny house prototype stolen from a Canberra business appears to have made its way to a Queensland town 1,250 kilometres away in a matter of hours, according to the home's owner.
 
'A total monster' fatberg clogging London sewer
A "sewer war" is launched by British engineers to dissolve a 250-metre fatberg as heavy as 11 double-decker buses that's blocking a Victorian-era sewer tunnel in London.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By David Taylor Good news for businesses, but there's a hitch
By David Taylor
By Linton Besser Many tipped the report on alleged water corruption to be a whitewash. Instead, it's a grenade
By Linton Besser
By Natasha Mitchell for Science Friction A history of eugenics: America's Nazi problem before Charlottesville
By Natasha Mitchell for Science Friction
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Grattan: Turnbull's rush for energy 'announceable' sows confusion
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
 
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World
US Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban
Same-sex marriage movement 'hero' Edith Windsor dies aged 88
Lucky escape for 80yo pilot in Plainville plane crash
 
Business
Where does your money go? Survey shows cost of essential living a burden
Consumers a little less glum, but still pessimistic
'Get out of the way' of providing stable electricity: former CEFC head to Government
 
Politics
Unlawful strike could cost CFMEU millions
'Get out of the way' of providing stable electricity: former CEFC head to Government
US Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban
 
Sport
Davis Cup helps Kyrgios 'find the love again'
Dustin Martin adds AFLPA Most Valuable Player to his honours list
James Tedesco, from NRL's third-worst team, named players' champion
 
Science and Tech
That female Viking warrior might not be female...or a warrior...after all
Australian stillbirth researcher makes major breakthrough
Here's what the West Coast Eagles can do to a fan's heart
 
Environment
'Get out of the way' of providing stable electricity: former CEFC head to Government
Couple trail runs Tasmania with the world watching
How will WA's plastic bag ban work?
 

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