| | | | Bitcoin will not replace national currencies and cryptocurrency prices are in one of the biggest bubbles in history, warn analysts from Capital Economics. | | | | Australian Conservatives senator Cory Bernardi says artists asking to be removed from his party's "alternative to the Hottest 100" playlist should be thankful for the royalties, after Powderfinger, Hilltop Hoods and Darren Hayes voice their opposition. | | | | Businessman Rohan Arnold, 43, is arrested alongside two others at a Belgrade hotel after police storm the lobby with their weapons drawn. | | | | As Sydney and Melbourne become more expensive compared to the rest of the world, a number of other Australian cities are following suit. | | | | Police in Portugal and Spain seize hundreds of kilograms of cocaine hidden inside pineapples, and arrest nine gang members. | | | | Christos Kyrgios, the older brother of Aussie tennis star Nick, could be in hot water with Australian Open officials for wearing promotional gambling T-shirts. | | | | No agreement is reached to avert the planned train strike at the end of this month, despite four hours of negotiations between Sydney Trains and unions. | | | | Donald Trump's son says the US President is not a racist, following the furore over Mr Trump's reported "shithole countries' comments and says he only sees one colour — green, the colour of money. | | | | The image of three badly injured people in the crumpled mess of a car on Queensland's Bruce Highway still upsets Wayne Davey, who recorded the impact on a dash camera in his truck last month. | | | | Heterosexual male baby boomers are less likely than younger men to use condoms or know much about sexual health, leaving them vulnerable to infections, according to new research. | | | | The PM is sceptical about North and South Korea's moves to march under a single flag at the Winter Olympics, saying the thaw in ties could be simply cosmetic and may indicate an act of deliberate deception by Pyongyang. | | | | The trend of food served on wooden boards can divide opinion across the table, but should diners be worried about food safety? | | | | Steve Bannon's lawyer relayed questions to the White House in real time during his House of Representatives Intelligence Committee interview, leading Mr Bannon to refuse to answer any questions about his time as a Trump adviser. | | | | A north coast man explains how he lives a full life as an amputee, but has a cautionary warning for those with diabetes to take control of their own disease. | | | | In a sweet gesture of generosity, a Queensland mango farmer is giving away his entire crop of juicy fruit to charities and people in need. | | | | Tasmanian DJ Astro Labe pleads guilty to causing harm by headbutting former prime minister Tony Abbott last year as prosecutor questions remorse. | | | | Australia's scorching summers aren't just inconvenient: heatwaves are deadly. Yet many vulnerable people don't have a plan for extreme heat. | | | | A study finds wearing the popular mermaid tails and fins can reduce a child's ability to swim by up to 70 per cent, after viral video shows girl becoming stuck upside-down in backyard pool. | | | | A piece of the Union Jack flag believed to have been flown from the flagship of Britain's Lord Horatio Nelson's fleet during the Battle of Trafalgar sells for $515,000 at an auction in London. | | | | Health experts are concerned that a little-known sexually transmitted infection is becoming resistant to antibiotics — but say a simple test can point toward effective treatment options. | | | | From having to convince people they actually exist to facing stigma from would-be allies, asexual people can find it difficult navigating today's sex-soaked world, writes Dr Chloe Warren. | | | | Detectives investigate an online puppy scam that has conned Victorians into handing over cash for dogs that are never delivered. | | | | A group of divers has connected two underwater caverns in eastern Mexico to reveal what is believed to be the biggest flooded cave in the world, a discovery that could help shed new light on the ancient Mayan civilisation. | |  |
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