| | | | Donald Trump blasts his former chief strategist ahead of the release of a new, unflattering book, which claims Steve Bannon described a meeting the President's son held with Russians as "treasonous". | | | | Experts say many new builds aren't equipped to properly deal with heat in the summer months, and reveal some of the hidden sources of unwanted warmth in homes. | | | | Australians are paying 44 per cent more than they did a decade ago to air-condition their homes, and keep their food refrigerated. So why do electricity prices keep going up and is anyone doing anything about it? | | | | Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are deployed to three provinces to put down an eruption of anti-government unrest after six days of protests that have rattled the clerical leadership and left at least 22 people dead. | | | | As the year unfolds, Australia's leading economists are expecting 2018 to be a slightly better — but still underwhelming — year for the economy, with some big risks to that forecast on the horizon. | | | | Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses from Ireland's west coast to France are without power as Storm Eleanor brings heavy rain and winds of up to 155 kilometres per hour. | | | | More women and couples are seeking the services of male escorts, data shows, necessitating a shift in traditional concepts of the sex industry and renewed efforts to adapt outdated legislation, writes Professor John Scott. | | | | Israel says it will pay thousands of African migrants living illegally in the country to leave, threatening them with jail if they are caught after the end of March. | | | | As large crowds pour into the SCG for the final Test match of the summer, it is worth remembering Australia's victory, while conclusive, leaves it outside the top four Test-playing nations. | | | | The internet isn't magic, it's mechanical — and summer puts it under strain. Meet some of the people who work keeping it cool. | | | | Australia's fledgling medicinal cannabis market is about to get a big boost, with the Federal Government to allow exports of cannabis-based medicines. | | | | Dignitaries including Malcolm Turnbull and Annastacia Palaszczuk are expected to speak at the funeral of Lady Florence Bjelke-Petersen in Kingaroy this afternoon. | | | | An Australian archaeologist may have debunked the myth that people in medieval times did not live much past 40, by studying their teeth. | | | | The wreckage of the seaplane that crashed and sank into the Hawkesbury River on New Year's Eve killing all six people on board is being recovered. | | | | As a young man, Paul Walker ignored a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, and continued to neglect his health. He's had toes amputated, a triple bypass and kidney problems — and he wants Australians to take the disease more seriously. | | | | Britain is reportedly interested in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc after it leaves the European Union in a bid to boost exports. | | | | Each year in the Chinese city of Harbin, where the weather can plunge below minus 30 degrees Celsius, the world's largest ice sculpture city comes to life. | | | | Palestinians have lashed out at US President Donald Trump's threat to withdraw aid, saying "Jerusalem is not for sale, neither for gold nor for silver". | | | | Alex De Minaur scores the biggest win of his young career with a straight-sets upset of big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in Brisbane. | | | | US-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity says it is moving a vessel closer to a possible search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as it expects to soon be awarded a contract by Malaysia to resume the search. | | | | Virtual reality amusement rides have come a long way, employing mindboggling technology and highly immersive themes — but VR thrill-seekers yearn for more. So with the porn industry leading the way, where will these crazy kids take us next? | |  |
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