| | | | The numbers no longer stack up when it comes to coal-fired power: wind and solar are much cheaper, and rising electricity costs have more to do with gas prices and network costs than any "green scheme", writes Ian Verrender. |
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| | The tremors rocking Bali's Mount Agung continue to increase in intensity and frequency, suggesting an eruption is imminent, but authorities face a last-minute struggle to evacuate locals unwilling to leave their businesses and livestock. |
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| | Passengers face chaos at Sydney Airport's domestic terminal, with flights delayed reportedly due to a problem with air traffic control systems. |
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| | The Federal Government announces plans to establish a national space agency it says will enable long-term growth in the industry. |
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| | How did a world expert in autism miss a diagnosis right under his nose? That's the question that Professor Tony Attwood still mulls over and deeply regrets. Now his research has lead him to believe people with Asperger's have the ability to solve the world's big problems. |
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| | Florin Burhala's companies received millions from the Department of Immigration to assist asylum seekers. But the ATO says he owes more than $4.5 million in unpaid taxes and fines. Now, it is seeking an order forcing him to turn over a substantial Romanian property portfolio to Australian authorities. |
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| | Labor accuses the Government of wasting "millions of dollars" on "endless reviews" after figures show more than 100 new contracts with external advisors were signed in the two years before the NDIS' bungled full launch. |
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| | German Chancellor Angela Merkel wins a fourth term in office, but will have to build an uneasy coalition to form a Government after her conservatives haemorrhaged support in the face of a surge by the far-right. |
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| | Donald Trump's call for NFL owners to fire players who kneel during the US national anthem backfires, with more than 130 players sitting, kneeling or raising their fists in defiance after the US President renewed his spat with the code on Twitter. |
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| | Adelaide woman Cassandra Sainsbury, who is accused of trying to smuggle 5.8 kilograms of cocaine out of Colombia, says she has evidence to prove her innocence but cannot access it. |
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| | Nick Kyrgios is left visibly distraught after falling to Roger Federer in an epic tussle as Team Europe triumphs in the inaugural Laver Cup. |
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| | Steve Smith has declared his side's recent results are unacceptable for an Australian cricket team after suffering a demoralising series defeat in India ahead of the Ashes. |
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| | Doctors are ordering too many unnecessary X-rays to look for conditions such as asthma and stomach pain in children, experts say. |
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| | With the Melbourne Storm possibly on the brink of another NRL premiership, Richard Hinds ponders whether Billy Slater's natural talent would have made him the legend he is without the Storm's first-class coaching, player development and culture. |
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| | The abuses against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar could attract Islamic extremists from across the world, an expert on the crisis says. |
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| | The days of hunting for your own bank's ATM to make a free withdrawal could soon be a thing of the past, with all four of the big banks announcing they will finally axe fees for customers of other banks. |
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| | A man who clung to a windscreen wiper of a moving train "would have almost certainly been killed" had he fallen, authorities say, but say they have no policy to deal with train surfers caught in the act. |
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| | Did you receive an unsolicited text from the Yes campaign this weekend? You're not alone. Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek has defended the texts, sent by Australian Marriage Equality, urging people to vote for a "fairer Australia". |
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| | Women with private health insurance who find out they have breast cancer are paying thousands in gap fees and other out-of-pocket expenses for their treatment, a new report finds. |
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| | Neil Irwin thought he'd miss his Aussie Rules grand final while welcoming his baby daughter into the world. But his teammates had other ideas in mind. |
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