| | | | Treasurer Scott Morrison says the improved budget position means they won't need to increase the Medicare Levy to fund the NDIS, but disability advocates say they "don't care about the politics" as long as the program is fully funded. | | | | AMP chairman Catherine Brenner must resign or step down immediately and the embattled wealth manager's board needs fresh blood untainted by scandal and unethical behaviour, the Australian Shareholders Association is urging. | | | | For many people the shock of a cancer diagnosis can only be tempered by the phrase: "at least we caught it early". But new data shows this can't be said for many patients diagnosed with two of Australia's most common cancers — lung and bowel. | | | | A self-taught Danish engineer is convicted of murder for luring a Swedish journalist onto his homemade submarine, then torturing and killing her before dismembering her body and dumping it at sea in a sensational case that has gripped Scandinavia. | | | | With 18 movies, an expanding universe of superheroes and mammoth box office earnings, there's a simple reason why the Marvel universe is here to stay, write Paul Verhoeven. | | | | Months after postponing our Himalayan trek to stay in Melbourne for grand final glory, we finally made it to Base Camp — a coming-of-age journey for my son, and an acknowledgement-of-age epiphany for me, writes Guy Stayner. | | | | French President Emmanuel Macron tells the United States that fear and isolationism "do not construct anything" and says the two countries must "work together to make our planet great again". | | | | In Australia, the loss of a baby — whether it be through miscarriage or stillbirth — is still rarely spoken about. But one woman is on a mission to change that. | | | | As more Australians in regional areas connect to the National Broadband Network, congestion is creating havoc during busy times, with 18 locations identified as delivering speeds below 3 megabit per second during peak hours. | | | | There are concerns instant cash loan machines, which look like ATMs and hand out loans of up to $1,000, are targeting people in disadvantaged parts of NSW. | | | | Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it is a shame his "really good friend" Admiral Harry Harris will not be coming to Canberra to serve as the United States ambassador, but the change will not affect the broader US-Australia relationship. | | | | Those concerned that Australia is becoming a less egalitarian society may be surprised to know that income inequality has not worsened since 2001. But we can do better, and here's how, writes Melinda Cilento. | | | | Port Moresby's Governor Powes Parkop is being investigated by anti-corruption police, after a former official revealed the city council was paying $1.2 million a year to a company run by his alleged partner. | | | | More than two-thirds of the hybrid and fully electric plug-in cars on display at the country's annual auto show are from local brands, as Chinese automakers race to dominate the electric vehicle market. | | | | Dozens of Central American migrants traveling in a "caravan" through Mexico arrive at the border city of Tijuana, despite warnings from President Donald Trump they would be turned away and it would be futile to try to cross to claim asylum in the United States. | | | | The death of 2,400 Australian sheep from overcrowding, heat exhaustion and lack of food and water during live exports to the Middle East leaves some farmers questioning whether the trade should be banned entirely. | | | | Parking fines of $200 that were issued to hundreds of people who attended the Anzac Day dawn service in Kings Park on Wednesday will not be enforced, the City of Perth says. | | | | The Sunshine Girls went home empty-handed after defeating the Silver Ferns last month when NZ netball officials refused to let them take the competition trophy back to Jamaica. | | | | Psychotic disorders are severe mental health condition and there's consistent evidence showing a link between heavy or repeated cannabis use and an experience of psychosis for the first time, write Jerome Sarris and Joe Firth. | | | | China's first home-built aircraft carrier is set to begin its maiden sea trial, demonstrating the country's growing naval capabilities as the country inches closer to its ambitions of building "a mighty people's navy". | |  |
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