| | | | The Rural Fire Service is now telling people near a bushfire in south-west Sydney that it is too late to leave, as the blaze burns through Holsworthy army base and threatens nearby areas. | | | | The US, UK and France have launched "precision strikes" on targets linked to chemical weapons in Syria in response to the alleged poison gas attack which killed dozens of people in the Syrian town of Douma. | | | | Three facilities linked to Bashar al-Assad's chemical weapons program were the targets as US, UK and French forces launched strikes to deliver what the Pentagon said was a "clear message" to the Syrian President. | | | | Champion racehorse Winx wins her 25th race in a row, beating Gailo Chop in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick, and equalling Black Caviar's streak. | | | | Australian Chloe Hosking wins the gold medal in the women's road race at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. | | | | A letter from the UK's national security adviser alleges Russia was spying on the former double agent for at least five years before attempting to poison him with a military-grade nerve agent. | | | | The Federal Agriculture Department suspends shipments of Australian sheep to an abattoir in Qatar over new allegations of animal welfare violations and breaches of supply chain rules. | | | | A girl held on Nauru, who has made three attempts at self-harm and is under 24-hour surveillance, wins the right to be taken to Australia for medical treatment after the Federal Government agrees to fly her out minutes before an urgent court hearing. | | | | Vandals set fire to the surfboard-shaped clock at South Bank in Brisbane overnight, claiming their actions are in retaliation for Commonwealth Games protesters being arrested on the Gold Coast. | | | | Complaints to the broadcaster worry we've forgotten how to pronounce our country's name. The truth is, we've never been all that crash hot on it. | | | | When weird things started happening to Robert McKee no-one knew what was wrong, but a chance encounter sent his doctors on a global hunt for the answer. | | | | The leaders of strategically important but small countries like Papua New Guinea are using the competition between China and traditional partners like Australia to attract aid and investment. | | | | Chevron announces it will proceed with stage two of its multi-billion-dollar Gorgon gas project off WA, which is expected to create hundreds of jobs, as unions urge the company to employ local workers. | | | | US President Donald Trump attacks former FBI director James Comey, calling him a "weak and untruthful slime ball" over news accounts Mr Comey's upcoming memoir is hugely critical of the President. | | | | A photo of a wombat with its baby clinging to her back at Tasmania's Cradle Mountain has delighted experts but caused somewhat of a stir, due to the inconvenient truth wombats' "little legs are designed for digging, not riding jockey-style". | | | | Australian farmers are pioneering a new model of agriculture that allows customers to buy shares in farm produce, taking part in the risk and reward. | | | | Where were you as Robert de Castella battled for marathon gold at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games? Almost four decades on, the famous race is still remembered as one of the most memorable moments in the nation's sporting history. | | | | You might not have believed it from the actions of our cricketers, but the Commonwealth Games has helped prove sport is about much more than celebrating individual supremacy in a field of the most able. | | | | The Matildas come back from the brink to snatch a late 1-1 draw against Japan in the Women's Asian Cup, sealing qualification for next year's World Cup in the process. | | | | Police recover the body of a two-year-old girl after a house fire in a small town north of Lithgow. Two adults and two other children escaped the house and were taken to hospital. | | | | Health workers head out of the hospital and into the bush to provide Indigenous men with the physical and mental health support they need. | |  |
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