| | | | We're putting you in charge of the levers of population growth to shape what Australia will look like in 2101 and a word of warning before you begin: your decisions can shape the future for millions of Australians. | | | | The Howard-era policy means some shareholders not paying any tax can convert franking credits into a cash refund of up to $2.5 million from the ATO — and it costs $5 billion a year. | | | | The British Prime Minister says Russia is "highly likely" to have been behind a March 4 nerve gas attack and if Russian state involvement is proven, it will be considered an "unlawful use of force". | | | | The banking royal commission is kicking off with an inquiry into fraudulent mortgages. But what are these so-called "liar loans" and how many might be out there? | | | | South Africa pays dearly for Kagiso Rabada's celebration of his dismissal of Steve Smith, with the Proteas paceman to miss the rest of the series after receiving a two-match ban. | | | | It tastes good, often comes in convenient and child-friendly packaging, and seems much healthier than soft drinks. But what do the experts say? | | | | An ancient tooth belonging to one of the largest sharks ever to roam the ocean has gone missing from a secret location on the Ningaloo Coast. | | | | Watching video content on mobile devices at close range is an easy way to pass time, but it could be putting your eyes at risk. | | | | Oskar Groening, who in 2015 became one of the last people to be convicted for crimes in the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews during World War II, dies aged 96, magazine Der Spiegel reports. | | | | There are toxic industrial by-products lying at the bottom of Sydney Harbour that could be disturbed if a plan to build another underwater tunnel is approved. | | | | Following in the footsteps of Germany and the Netherlands, the Greens are proposing to ban the sale of petrol and new diesel cars from 2030 in a bid to tackle transport pollution and the impacts of climate change. | | | | Living by the seaside helped modern humans in South Africa get through the biggest blast of the past 2.5 million years, a new study suggests. | | | | French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy, an aristocrat who founded the house of Givenchy in the 1950s, becoming famous for dressing the likes of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Grace Kelly, dies at the age of 91. | | | | Linda Schmidt should be enjoying retirement, but for the past two years she has been crippled by debt, paying off loans she claims the banks should not have approved. | | | | Australia's growing population is putting strain on services and causing more Australians to question immigration policy — but the Q&A audience hears nothing will change until politicians have a lot more courage. | | | | A Bangladeshi plane carrying 71 passengers and crew crashes while coming into land at Kathmandu's international airport, with police saying at least 38 people have been killed and 23 injured. | | | | The ACTU says cost of living increases and upcoming penalty rate cuts make a $50-per-week increase necessary, but the Australian Industry Group says it would be a job-killer. | | | | Mina Basaran's Dubai hen's party weekend, documented in a series of images on Instagram, ends in tragedy when her father's private plane crashes into mountains in Iran, killing all 11 aboard. | | | | A prominent world turtle researcher says the loggerhead turtle population on the Sunshine Coast is crucial for the ongoing survival of the species. | | | | Farms in the Sydney Basin could soon be a thing of the past, with researchers warning development is paving over an important food bowl for the harbour city. | |  |
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