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Live: Same-sex marriage survey survives High Court challenge
The Federal Government's voluntary postal survey on same-sex marriage will be posted out within days after the High Court unanimously ruled it is constitutional. Follow live.
 
High Court's green light to same-sex marriage survey hands PM a reprieve
Malcolm Turnbull will be monumentally relieved by the High Court's decision to dismiss the challenge to the same-sex marriage postal survey, writes Andrew Probyn.
 
Live: Bangladesh trying to bat its way out of trouble in Chittagong
Bangladesh leads Australia but remains in a heap of trouble in the second Test as Nathan Lyon claims a 10-wicket match haul on day four in Chittagong. Follow our live blog.
 
Irma 'totally demolishes' the island of Barbuda in Caribbean rampage
Ninety per cent of buildings on the island of Barbuda have been wiped out by Hurricane Irma, the country's PM says, as the deadly storm blacks out much of Puerto Rico packing winds of up to 300kph.
 
North Korean uprising 'the only way' to deal with Kim Jong-un
The only way to solve the Korean crisis is to remove the regime, says a South Korean-born US writer who spent six months undercover in North Korea.
 
Years to go to trial but 32 minutes to convict — Attorney-General calls for explanation
The NSW Attorney-General calls on the Director of Public Prosecutions to explain the handling of the Lynette Daley manslaughter saga, which took years to go to trial after the DPP initially decided not to prosecute.
 
Data crunch shows the AFL team most likely to win the grand final
Think you're an expert tipper? See how your finals forecasts compare against computer modelling that uses years' worth of data to generate predictions for every AFL finals match that could occur over the next few weeks.
 
Man accused of schoolgirl's murder was 'helping her run away'
A man accused of murdering Gatton schoolgirl Jayde Kendall told police he was trying to help her run away from home on the day she disappeared, a court hears.
 
Hospital apologises after mistakenly informing family of man's death
A Ballarat hospital has apologised after an employee told the wrong family that a member had died and corrected the mistake two days later.
 
Why are childcare workers on strike today?
Thousands of childcare workers across Australia will be walking off the job at 3:20pm today to demand better wages. Here's why they are striking and who will be affected.
 
Victorian MP tells of anguish after finding husband's child pornography
The Australian Conservatives' Rachel Carling-Jenkins tells Parliament she reported her husband and ended their marriage after discovering his child pornography collection, and he is now refusing to sign divorce papers.
 
Plane in race against mother nature to make it in and out of Puerto Rico before hurricane hits
How would you feel boarding a plane that you knew was headed straight into the eye of one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century?
 
'The most unthinkable tragedy': Friends remember Sydney boy who died after leaving hospital
A crowdfunding campaign raises more than $20,000 for the family of 5-year-old Nathan Ung, who died after being sent home from a Sydney emergency department.
 
'We have needed this': French fashion giants ban size-zero models
French fashion companies LVMH and Kering sign a joint charter vowing to stop hiring size-zero models worldwide, in a move Australian model Abby Valdes hopes will be replicated by the rest of the fashion industry.
 
'Wonderful, wise and witty': Australian journalist Peter Luck dies aged 73
Australian journalist, author, producer and presenter Peter Luck, who worked on shows including Four Corners, This Day Tonight and Inside Edition, dies at the age of 73.
 
Disease fears as floods destroy 100,000 houses in Bangladesh
Aid agencies warn about the heavy toll severe flooding is taking on Bangladesh, saying an estimated 100,000 houses have been destroyed and millions of hectares of crops wiped out.
 
Murderous follower of Charles Manson's cult granted parole
Leslie Van Houten, who was 19 when she killed for Charles Manson during a series of murders that terrorised Los Angeles over the summer of 1969, is granted parole by a California board.
 
Facebook sold ads to fake accounts linked to Russian 'troll factory' during the US election
Facebook says an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of ads promoting divisive social and political messages in a two-year period which spanned the 2016 US election. But has it done anything wrong?
 
Video shows woman slip out of handcuffs and speed off in cop car
It took this woman just seven minutes to undo her seatbelt, slip out of her handcuffs and climb into the driver's seat of a Texas police car in a bid to escape.
 
Del Potro defeats Federer at US Open to set up semi clash with Nadal
Roger Federer is knocked out of the US Open by Juan Martin del Potro, who will meet world number one Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals in New York.
 
Collision between three B-doubles and pantech truck causes traffic chaos
The site of a spectacular crash involving three B-doubles and a pantech truck is one of the last remaining single carriageway areas of the Pacific Highway in New South Wales.
 
Rescue plan underway for tiny native bird after bushfires destroy habitat
A rescue plan is underway to try to save one of Australia's smallest native birds, the Mallee emu wren, in the eastern parts of South Australia.
 
Analysis and Opinion: The Drum
By Jessica Strutt An almighty slap for Scaffidi, a mayor who fought every step of the way
By Jessica Strutt
By business reporter Michael Janda Interest rates are falling in the worst way for the RBA
By business reporter Michael Janda
By business editor Ian Verrender When did executive 'bonuses' become standard and not earned?
By business editor Ian Verrender
By national sport editor David Mark Forget about winning, just let the kids play
By national sport editor David Mark
 
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World
China's military practises for 'surprise attack' over sea near Korean Peninsula
United Airlines won't be punished over infamous passenger dragging incident
Dali inheritance not on cards for tarot reader after exhumation, paternity test
 
Business
Gordon's WIN succeeds in delaying Ten creditors' meeting
Santos redirects export-bound gas to Australia's east coast
ACCC accuses JJ Richards over rubbish contracts with small businesses
 
Politics
Years to go to trial but 32 minutes to convict — Attorney-General calls for explanation
Labor abandons election pledges as taxes, redundancies dominate budget
Cabinet papers reveal decision that thwarted Clover Moore's 1987 mayoral run
 
Sport
Live: Bangladesh trying to bat its way out of trouble in Chittagong
Del Potro defeats Federer at US Open to set up semi clash with Nadal
Warner's patience and persistence pay off with Chittagong century
 
Science and Tech
Data crunch shows the AFL team most likely to win the grand final
Water technology brings non-exploding lithium-ion batteries closer to reality
'People still get excited when they see them': Meet the newest peacock spiders
 
Environment
Australians could face higher power bills, more blackouts, review finds
'Criminal': Turnbull in talks to keep oldest coal-fired power station open
Nauru's $8,000 visa fee for journalists could be waived next year
 

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