| | | | There are reports a massive bushfire has affected properties in Menai and Barden Ridge, following the reissuing of an emergency warning for Sydney's south-west. | | | | The sight of Scottish marathon runner Callum Hawkins lying on the road after succumbing to the heat has sparked an angry reaction from commentators and on social media, with Games organisers and nearby spectators criticised for their reaction. | | | | Russian coverage of the Western air strikes in Syria shows an example of the Kremlin's information war in action, with state TV dedicating itself to defending Bashar al-Assad's regime and casting doubt on the Douma chemical attack. | | | | The waste industry is calling for assistance to help it transition to a so called circular economy where waste would be collected, processed and then reused to make new products here at home. | | | | Helen Housby's buzzer-beater goal sees England stun the Diamonds 52-51 to win the netball gold medal, while the women's rugby sevens team lose a thriller to New Zealand. | | | | For nearly 20 years, Kurt Fearnley has given it his all as one of Australia's most revered wheelchair athletes. In his last representative race, Fearnley displayed all his most important qualities as he finished with marathon gold. | | | | Australian scientists release sterile mosquitoes in a bid to help stop the spread of dengue fever and zika virus. They hope to be the first in the world to eradicate the disease-carrying mosquitoes from an urban area. | | | | Craignethan Castle was no match for the irate mammal, which forced part of the castle to close as staff attempted to lure it out with cat food. | | | | A P&O cruise ship docks in Brisbane this morning two days after a search in the South Pacific fails to find the 47-year-old women who detectives say was lost overboard in a "tragic set of circumstances". | | | | Is environmentalism a luxury of the latte-sipping rich? Are working-class people unconcerned with 'big issues' like climate change and sustainable energy? We asked people on both sides of the debate to weigh in. | | | | NASA is set to launch a new planet-hunting telescope that promises to send the number of alien planets we know through the roof — and make it easier to search for hints of life. | | | | A marked improvement in relations between the US and China over trade has been offset by rising tensions in the Middle East. | | | | TV is fuelling huge rises in sport broadcast rights at a time of flat revenues and falling profits. Something will have to give, writes Stephen Letts | | | | One in five Australian children has gone hungry in the past 12 months, with some going the whole day without eating, and others even resorting to chewing on paper to feel full, a report finds. | | | | A new fish canning facility in Western Australia hopes to provide markets for the struggling Australian salmon industry. | | | | Indonesians are literally dying for a drink. More than 100 people were killed by toxic black-market booze last week, spurring a fresh crackdown on the country's bootleggers. | | | | Myanmar garment workers who have been groped at work, attacked on their way home and subject to routine pregnancy tests, hope a new workshop will help change unsafe conditions. | | | | Concerns that climate change could spell 'last drinks' for some cherished wines are being allayed by creative vignerons looking to alternative grape varieties. | | | | What's your ideal commute to work? For some volunteers in Tasmania working to repair weather-ravaged buildings on remote Tasman Island they have the thrill of a chopper ride. | |  |
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