| | | | People calling the welfare agency wait on average 15 minutes and 44 seconds to speak to someone, according to the agency's annual report. But some say it takes longer than that just to get past the engaged signal. | | | | The Papua New Guinea Government says Australia should not be alarmed by Chinese investment and aid to developing countries on its doorstep. | | | | US senators vote to move forward on legislation that would reopen the federal government until February 8, ending a three-day standoff between Democrats and President Donald Trump's Republicans over immigration and border security. | | | | Pope Francis apologises for insisting that victims of paedophile priests show "proof" to be believed, saying he realised it was a "slap in the face" to victims that he never intended. | | | | The humanitarian crisis in North Korea received the least media attention globally in 2017 according to a report from aid organisation CARE International. | | | | What started as a tour like any other on WA's south coast quickly turned into a scene of slaughter, demonstrating the awesome power of the apex predator of the ocean. | | | | Australian house prices are among the least affordable in the world, according to a new report — but experts disagree on the extent of the problem. | | | | US Vice-President Mike Pence receives a rapturous reception in the Israeli parliament after declaring that America will move its embassy to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, despite condemnation and outrage from Palestinian officials. | | | | Tomorrow we'll find out the movies and stars nominated for Oscars this year. Here's how you can watch the announcement live, and the whispers in Hollywood for which films are the frontrunners. | | | | While tensions between North and South Korea ease, Japanese Government officials are not taking any chances as the country hosts its first ballistic missile evacuation drill. | | | | A public memorial service to remember the victims and survivors of the Bourke Street car attack will be held in Melbourne today, with Premier Daniel Andrews saying the city "won't let this tragedy define us". | | | | Actress Scarlett Johansson is being accused of hypocrisy for slamming actor James Franco over sexual misconduct allegations after previously defending director Woody Allen, who has himself been accused of sexual assault. | | | | Britain's Princess Eugenie is engaged to her long-term boyfriend Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace announces, with the pair set to marry later this year. | | | | Six-times champion Novak Djokovic bows out of the Australian Open in the fourth round after a relentless Hyeon Chung grinds him down to claim a stunning straight-sets victory. | | | | Electronics chain JB Hi-Fi is now among the 250 largest retailers by revenue on the globe, keeping company with other Australian firms Woolworths and Wesfarmers. | | | | Anger can help you in negotiations but it might get you fired if you don't learn your triggers and how to control it. | | | | Rail unions say they will push ahead with a planned strike next week after failing to reach a deal with Sydney and New South Wales Trains management during late-night talks over pay and conditions. | | | | The alert for Mayon Volcano in the Philippines province of Albay is raised from level three to level four by local authorities, meaning a "hazardous eruption is imminent". | | | | A new police search is to be made for the Beaumont children at an Adelaide factory site once owned by a man police have investigated previously. | | | | A collection of striking images of life in Broken Hill in the 1900s survives time, heat and years in a dusty old shed. | |  |
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