| | | | Barnaby Joyce initially resisted calls to distance himself from his girlfriend professionally until the Prime Minister's office became involved, an insider source has told the ABC. | | | | The White House says releasing a classified memo drafted by Democrats on government surveillance powers in the FBI's Russia probe would create "significant national security concerns". | | | | Police allege the Bangladeshi national travelled to Melbourne on a student visa and was renting a room at a man's home when she allegedly stabbed him in the neck as he slept. | | | | Ants in the house can really bug the best of us, so here's some natural ways to keep them at bay. | | | | A Japanese terrorist group, a deadly nerve agent, apocalyptic forecasts and a possible nuclear blast — it's hard to imagine anything more remote from the West Australian desert. The link is Banjawarn. | | | | Humans are now driving environmental change so quickly that we are witnessing what is called "rapid evolution" and water dragons found in city parklands — island-like, human-made ecosystems — are starting to move away from being water dragons, and evolving into something else. | | | | A huge thunderstorm in Sydney sees a huge delay to an AFLW clash between Carlton and Greater Western Sydney, with the lightning threat and heavy rain sending broadcasters scurrying. | | | | Former prime minister Tony Abbott loses an attempt to give his conservative faction of the NSW Liberal party more control in pre-selections despite Malcom Turnbull's support for reform. | | | | An inmate found unconscious in a cell at a maximum security prison in Sydney was assaulted by a fellow inmate and later died, according to NSW Police. | | | | A plan to use Australian steel in a new military vehicle industry is being hailed as a potential boost for manufacturing jobs. | | | | A British scandal that reads like a work of fiction, involving a prominent politician trying to silence a former lover, an amateur hitman nicknamed Chicken Brain and the unfortunate death of a dog named Rinka, is coming to television. | | | | Denmark's Crown Prince leaves the Winter Olympics in South Korea to rush home to be with his hospitalised father Prince Henrik, whose condition has "seriously worsened". | | | | New Delhi police arrest an Air Force officer who allegedly gave classified information to Pakistani spies in exchange for explicit photos on social media. | | | | The former treasurer and deputy prime minister says it is time to put his family first and he will bow out of politics at the next election, after a career spanning decades as a Labor stalwart. | | | | Once driven by social responsibility and the dream of affordable housing for all, architects now favour profits over people, architectural theorist Reinier de Graaf says. | | | | Queensland is set to experience a heatwave early next week, with some towns reaching higher than average temperatures for this time of year as part of a stretch of hot weather that could last as long as a week. | | | | Liam Miller, who played for the Brisbane Roar in their 2013-14 championship season after stints with Celtic and Manchester United, dies aged 36 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. | | | | Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua sets social media alight after repeating his famed Rio Olympic Games entrance by marching into the stadium in Pyeongchang shirtless, oiled up and wearing a traditional skirt — this time in sub-zero temperatures. | | | | United States President Donald Trump praises one of two staffers who have resigned in the wake of abuse allegations. | | | | It's time to put some proper strategies in place to halt the "postdocalypse" and keep young researchers in Australia. | | | | This wasn't just a party for the athletes. On this occasion, it transcended bitter hostilities, and offered a glimmer of hope in a region that sorely needs it, Ben Lisson writes. | |  |
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