| | | | Australian diplomat Julian Simpson dies after accidentally falling from his balcony in New York City while drinking with friends. US media say the 30-year-old was playing a "game of trust" when he fell. | | | | In a country the size of Australia, sometimes political divisions are sharpened by distance. But on same-sex marriage, the great divides can be just across the street. | | | | Some surprises in the same-sex marriage survey have raised questions about what makes Australians believe the things they do. | | | | Four years on from taking over, Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has delivered World Cup qualification and Asian Cup glory, all the while doing things stubbornly and unmistakably his way, writes Dean Bilton. | | | | Australia qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, beating Honduras 3-1 in Sydney thanks to the magical boot of Mile Jedinak. | | | | You're allowed to be a sad mum — not an angry mum. Right? Wrong. This "demonising or dismissal" of the rage women feel when they're overwhelmed is stopping women from seeking the help they need, one psychologist warns. | | | | Newly installed Greens senator Andrew Bartlett rejects suggestions his university work will make him the next politician caught in Parliament's constitutional crisis. | | | | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeals for calm and restraint in Zimbabwe after the military seized power and placed President Robert Mugabe and his wife under house arrest. | | | | Don't follow the celebs: eating the placenta has no proven benefits and could be dangerous, Deakin University reproductive and developmental biology lecturer Bryony McNeill writes. | | | | An Indigenous elder in WA wants a nude photo trend in the Stirling Range National Park to end and would prefer if tourists stopped climbing peaks in the park altogether. | | | | The path is cleared for same-sex marriage to be legalised by Christmas, with debate on Liberal Senator Dean Smith's bill set to begin. | | | | Federal MP Andrew Hastie, a prominent No supporter in the same-sex marriage campaign, refuses to follow his electorate's lead and back the result. | | | | The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. What we do next will make or break Australia, write Nicholas Davis and Thomas Philbeck . | | | | The mayor of one of Australia's biggest local governments lobbied his own council to support a massive development by one of his key campaign donors, documents obtained by the ABC suggest. | | | | The results of the same-sex marriage survey have been celebrated outside of Australia too, with dozens of celebrities weighing in on the result overseas. | | | | Today's vote on a bill to allow voluntary euthanasia in NSW is expected to be extremely tight and will likely come down to a small number of MPs who are still undecided. | | | | There is a national focus on engaging girls in maths and science, but the underperformance of boys in literacy attracts little attention. One boys' school in Sydney is trying to turn things around and has taken up the challenge to foster a love of literature. | | | | Flash floods turn roads into raging torrents of mud and debris on the fringes of Greece's capital, killing at least 14 people, inundating homes and businesses and knocking out a section of a major highway. | |  |
By Bryony McNeill, Deakin University | |  |
By Nicholas Davis and Thomas Philbeck | |  |
By Dean Bilton in Sydney | |  |
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