| | | | In the 38 minutes it took to correct an alert about a false ballistic missile threat to Hawaii, cars were reportedly abandoned on highways and panicked residents gathered family members and desperately sought shelter as they waited for the world to end. | | | | Residents around Tomago, Williamstown and Raymond Terrace have been told to take shelter after the NSW Rural Fire Service issues an emergency warning for a blaze that is threatening homes and has been burning all weekend. | | | | Bernard Tomic bows out of the Australian Open ahead of the start of the tournament proper, before opening fire at the media in a bizarre post-match interview. | | | | Fire crews and water-bombing aircraft are working to contain an out of control bushfire burning 12km south east of Mundaring in the Perth Hills | | | | Australia and England are resuming hostilities — this time in the coloured clothing — in the first ODI of the five-match series at the MCG. Follow the action in our live ScoreCentre. | | | | The pilot of an ultralight plane who died in a crash near Emerald in central Queensland was on a solo training flight and close to obtaining his recreational pilots licence. | | | | The US actor agrees to donate the $US1.5 million he earned for All the Money in the World reshoots to the Time's Up initiative, after reports co-star Michelle Williams made less than $US1,000 for the retakes. | | | | The former US military whistleblower, who served seven years in military prison for leaking classified data, is running for the US Senate in Maryland. | | | | The debate over whether we should celebrate Australia Day on what many regard as "invasion day" can inflame passions, but one Tasmanian community did it five years ago, with some urging the rest of the country to follow suit. | | | | A woman is fighting for her life after collapsing from severe heat stress at a Gold Coast market, as much of south-east Queensland sweats through another day of high temperatures. | | | | Scientists identify a new dinosaur that roamed on its hind legs, more than ten years after an amateur prospector found foot and tail fossils in Victoria's south-west. | | | | A Women's Tour Down Under rider who crashed out of stage one of the race, sustaining a mild concussion, tweets images of the injuries she sustained. | | | | For years Sharon Wallace believed her grandson Xavier's erratic, aggressive behaviour was because he lacked discipline, but a recent diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has finally provided the Queensland grandmother with answers. | | | | A growing grassroots movement and a "blue wave" of Democratic special election wins suggests Republicans trying to retain control of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections could face an uphill battle. | | | | Re-establishing Cold War era missiles and fitting submarines with nuclear warheads forms part of a plan the Trump administration says is intended to make nuclear conflict less likely, but critics argue it would do the opposite. | | | | A disabled teenager who was dragged from a burning home by his neighbour and carer is fighting for his life in hospital. | | | | It's got nothing to do with his attitude, or his relationship with other players or the way he trains — Glenn Maxwell was dropped due to form, Australia coach Darren Lehmann tells Offsiders. | | | | A 25-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter after making an online gaming hoax call that lead to a fatal police shooting | | | | US authorities say they are "disappointed and also concerned" about footage circulated on social media and have launched an investigation. | | | | Protesters storm H&M stores in South Africa, pushing over mannequins and tearing down racks of clothing after the retail giant was embroiled in a racism controversy. | |  |
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