| | | | Mindy and her family live on a multi-million-dollar piece of real estate a stone's throw from the CBD of an Australian capital city. Their impoverished conditions are a stark contrast from the development charging ahead around them. | | | | An Australian who travelled to Syria to fight the Islamic State group tells Four Corners he took part in active combat during the push to liberate Raqqa from the terrorist group. | | | | After fielding criticism from survivors of the deadly Florida school shooting, US President Donald Trump will hold a "listening session" with unspecified high school students and teachers on Wednesday, the White House says. | | | | Filmmaker James Ricketson says a judge in Cambodia is on a "fishing expedition" through emails he sent to the political opposition and reporters, looking for evidence of espionage. | | | | A $12,000 fine for running over an iguana, McDonald's, a golf course, beachside banana lounges … and some of the most dangerous people in the world, according to the US. There's more than just shackles and orange jumpsuits at Guantanamo Bay. | | | | The ABC understands a woman and her two young children lived at the home in Bonner, but police are yet to formally identify the three bodies found. | | | | A Brisbane woman lodges a complaint with the Anti-Discrimination Commission after a barber shop refuses to give her a haircut due to her gender, but the business owner says a clause in the shop's lease agreement is to blame. | | | | Heavy rains trigger the collapse of rubbish at a dump where people look for food and items to sell, prompting a massive emergency recovery response with authorities fearing more bodies will be found. | | | | Actress Shareena Clanton says non-Indigenous Australians need to "keep their mouths shut and start engaging" the Aboriginal community in the political decision-making process, in a passionate speech on Q&A. | | | | The Australian Tax Office is urging staff to report colleagues who take long lunches or waste time by eating breakfast or reading newspapers at work. | | | | A Japanese company creates a banana that you can don't need to peel before eating. | | | | A woman was forced by her husband to remain in their bedroom unless she was cooking and cleaning, while she survived on little more than bread and pickles, a court hears. | | | | "Jumping genes" and bacterial armies give vampire bats the tools they need to live on their grisly diet. | | | | Francis Wark, the man jailed for life for murdering missing WA teenager Hayley Dodd 19 years ago, fights to clear his name, lodging an appeal against his conviction. | | | | The regional volcanic ash advisory centre in Darwin issues a "red notice" to airlines as a Mount Sinabung erupts. | | | | Australia's echidnas are helping to pin-point the trail of international criminal groups engaged in the illegal trafficking of endangered wildlife. | | | | New figures show how many Australians complained to the national consumer watchdog about cryptocurrency scams last year. | | | | Despite popular views that heavy metal causes disturbed behaviour, research shows it can actually help mental health. | |  |
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