| | | | Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that cannot be intercepted, President Vladimir Putin says, marking a technological breakthrough that could open a new round in the global arms race. | | | | There's a massive price tag on being transgender in Australia. For Sydney woman Cassie Workman, it adds up to more than $100,000. | | | | The tragic death of a young Tasmanian boy who choked on a bouncy ball from a party favour ahead of his fourth birthday celebration prompts an outpouring of grief and a warning for parents. | | | | It has been five days since the UN Security Council called for an urgent ceasefire across Syria and for aid to be allowed into Eastern Ghouta, but so far there has been no delivery of any humanitarian supplies to the besieged enclave. | | | | Rising bond yields in the US were behind last month's ugly market correction. They're still going up and that has some big implications for your finances, writes David Taylor | | | | The latest round of sanctions and outrage over flares highlights the A-League's dilemma of balancing fans' passion and behavioural standards, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | The Papua New Government declares a state of emergency for parts of its highlands region devastated by a magnitude-7.5 earthquake, as Australia prepares to fly aid to affected areas. | | | | Holi is meant to be a Hindu festival celebrating the start of spring, but some Delhi women have reported being struck with balloons filled with semen and urine. | | | | Now summer is over, how did the energy market fare? The ABC invited energy experts to identify noteworthy events and trends from the past three months. | | | | The Federal Government announces it will spend $6 billion buying out New South Wales' and Victoria's shares in Snowy Hydro Limited, bringing it one step closer to starting work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 scheme. | | | | Large areas of western Queensland are about to receive the best rainfall in years, but it's still a lottery as to who will get the heaviest downpours, the Bureau of Meteorology says. | | | | Long-term, systematic change is needed to reduce high rates of alcohol abuse and family violence in Tennant Creek, outreach groups say, as the remote community grapples with a spate of high-profile crimes. | | | | Librarians at the Australian National University are sifting through rare books and documents, hoping to salvage what they can after Sunday's flash flooding in Canberra. | | | | Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry, the man who carried out a comprehensive review of Australia's tax system a decade ago, backs a cut to the corporate tax rate but says taxes will need to go up to fund government spending. | | | | New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters warns Australia and New Zealand's influence in the Pacific is waning as China flexes its muscles in the region. | | | | A changing population, increasing demands for accountability and a vast array of worthy causes means charities are working harder than ever before to attract donations. | | | | Cloud seeding is the process of adding chemicals to clouds to increase rainfall. Usually when it comes up, the debate is around if it actually works, but in Tasmania the stakes are higher than scientific curiosity. | | | | The Great Artesian Basin supplies Coober Pedy with its water and some in the outback town think it could be compromised by a plan for exploration drilling seeking oil and gas. | | | | The PM says Michaelia Cash was "bullied and provoked" into making remarks about the Opposition Leader's staff as the Jobs Minister makes a comical return to a committee hearing, being shielded from the media by security guards with a whiteboard. | | | | Julie Bishop has claimed tens of thousands in family travel entitlements for her boyfriend, yet appears to be arguing that he is not her spouse. | | | | A teacher in Ghana gains viral recognition and support for showing his students how to use Microsoft Word by drawing it on a blackboard. | |  |
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