| | | | The US President is lambasted by a congresswoman who says she wanted to "curse him out" after she overheard him making "insensitive comments" to a pregnant woman grieving over the death of her soldier husband. |
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| | Gaming authorities vow to investigate explosive claims tabled in Parliament that Melbourne's casino altered pokies to get around regulations and reduce returns to players, which Crown denies. |
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| | Debra Kelliher, who once headed up one of the nation's most prestigious girls' schools, is taking her former employer and two teachers to court over allegedly defamatory emails. |
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| | Despite high hopes for the NDIS at its rollout 15 months ago, mother-of-two Briana Blackett says the scheme has left her family feeling like "they're not worth" the help. |
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| | Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is backing down from some of the toughest parts of his citizenship reform, but those changes may not be enough to win over the Senate. And in the meantime, migrants wanting to become Australians are still waiting. |
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| | A geneticist who uncovered how sex chromosomes work and a dental researcher who invented a substance to strengthen teeth are among this year's six recipients of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science. |
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| | Most of the health messages we hear are about making sure we drink enough water, especially in hot weather, when you've had a tummy bug or when you're exercising. But how much is the right amount, and is it possible to drink too much? |
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| | A man who filmed the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl at a house party in Sydney's west and encouraged other offenders is sentenced to a minimum of five years in jail. |
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| | The wife of a man rescued from a trawler that sank off central Queensland on Monday night says she remains hopeful six men still missing will be found alive. |
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| | A boy who died at a public swimming pool in Newcastle yesterday had been hitting himself in the head before "courageous" members of the public intervened, police say. |
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| | Two serious complaints against NT Police in relation to the treatment of child detainees are upheld by the Ombudsman, with officers urged to remember they're dealing with children — and act accordingly. |
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| | Late Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher gave a cow's tongue in a Tiffany's box to a sleazy Hollywood producer two weeks after hearing that he forced himself onto a friend, a screenwriter claims. |
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| | Lloyd McDermott was the first Indigenous person to represent Australia in rugby union, but says there would be more like him if not for rugby league's intervention. |
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| | Doctors and consumer groups are warning that weakening new regulations banning over-the-counter codeine products like Nurofen Plus and Panadeine will put lives at risk. |
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| | The greatest ally Malcolm Turnbull has for his "game-changer" National Energy Guarantee isn't the gaggle of experts he's assembled to devise it. It's you. |
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| | A young Queensland woman who fatally stabbed her 81-year-old grandfather in Adelaide's north tells the Supreme Court she was motivated by the popular TV series, which focuses on humankind's capacity for evil. |
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| | The endangered swift parrot and its babies are a favourite food of sugar gliders, with an ingenious new nesting box the only thing stopping a "parrot massacre". Now, the rush is on to deploy the boxes before gliders decimate the parrot population. |
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| | As thousands of women share stories of sexual harassment online using the #MeToo hashtag, hundreds of men are vowing to help using a hashtag of their own. |
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| | Former hostage Joshua Boyle says his wife Caitlan has been rushed to the hospital, less than a week after the couple and their three children were rescued from the Taliban-linked Haqqani network in Pakistan. |
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| | Rio Tinto and its former chief executive and chief financial officer are charged with fraud by US authorities for allegedly attempting to cover up multi-billion-dollar losses on an African coal investment. |
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| | A 64-year-old woman who allegedly slashed her grandson across the face and neck with a large knife will be medically assessed after facing a Brisbane court charged with attempted murder. |
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| | There is celebration in the Syrian city of Raqqa, where the Islamic State group has now lost its last stronghold. But behind the cheers is a shattered city where civilians sob in grief, writes correspondent Matt Brown. |
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By political editor Andrew Probyn |
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