| | | | A former Melbourne school principal wanted in Victoria on 74 charges of child sexual abuse is arrested by Israeli police, who claim she faked mental illness to avoid extradition to Australia. | | | | In the shadow of the nation's Parliament, domestic staff of foreign embassies are escaping conditions like working 12-18 hour days for a fraction of the minimum wage — and Australian authorities are powerless to stop it, a Four Corners investigation reveals. | | | | It has taken Michael Welsh a lifetime to face up to the trauma of being torn from his mother and siblings, but the apology, delivered a decade ago, helped him to heal. | | | | An internal investigation by the Environment Department finds Indian mining giant Adani "may have been negligent" in failing to disclose its Australian CEO's links to a company convicted of environmental offences in Africa. | | | | Matt Graham wins Australia's first medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, taking silver in the men's moguls final at Phoenix Snow Park. | | | | An unexploded bomb from World War II shuts down London's City Airport, leaving all flights in and out of the airport cancelled and affecting up to 16,000 passengers. | | | | The deputy chief executive of Oxfam resigns over what she says is the British charity's failure to adequately respond to past allegations that some staff had paid for sex with prostitutes. | | | | The former US president jokes about his ears and grey hair and praises his wife's "hotness" at the unveiling of the couple's official portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. | | | | The rate of global sea level rise is accelerating as ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland melt, an analysis of the first 25 years of satellite data confirms. | | | | Vanessa Trump, her mother and one other person are taken to a hospital after opening mail addressed to Donald Trump Jr that contained a white powder. | | | | An Australian survivor of the 2002 Bali bombings says he surprised that the mastermind behind the blasts, Hambali, still hasn't faced trial, and has accused the Australian Government of not pursuing the prosecution more vigorously. | | | | One of Australia's key intelligence and security allies has warned of the need for vigilance to "any form of malign intent" from China, as it rapidly seeks to become a global superpower. | | | | Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has not updated his parliamentary register to declare his pregnant former media adviser is his partner, amid questions over ministerial standards in the wake of his much-publicised affair. | | | | Isaac Emmanuel Roberts, the Queensland accountant accused of bringing 14 ecstasy tablets and 14 grams of crystal methamphetamine into Bali, said during the first day of his trial he had a serious drug addiction since 2009. | | | | Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson calls for multi-question referendum to deal with dual-citizenship, formal recognition of Indigenous Australians and the republic debates. | | | | There were few surprises on Australian cricket's night of nights, with Test skipper Steve Smith winning his second Allan Border Medal, and Ellyse Perry claiming the Belinda Clark Medal. | | | | Queensland's electoral commissioner Walter van der Merwe is suspended immediately by the state's Attorney-General over allegations she says could amount to misbehaviour under the electoral act. | | | | A group of cannabis-loving grannies travels the east coast of Australia teaching fellow seniors about the health benefits of cannabis. | | | | A state of emergency is declared in Tonga as the country prepares for the arrival of what could be the strongest cyclone to ever hit the country. | | | | The Perth Mint reveals the world's first pavé-set, Argyle pink diamond gold coin at the prestigious 47th World Money Fair held in Berlin. | |  |
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