| | | | Bill Cosby is convicted over the drugging and molesting of a woman, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America's Dad. | | | | Australian intelligence operations that took place during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor should stay secret, the head of the country's overseas spy agency will argue today. | | | | The scandalous revelations coming out of the royal commission have reinforced that financial planning, in its current form, isn't worth the risk, writes Andrew Robertson. | | | | The Murray-Darling Basin Plan is six years in and Australian taxpayers have spent $8 billion on it so far — yet the internationally significant ecosystem at the end of the basin, the Coorong, is dying. | | | | US President Donald Trump says his personal lawyer Michael Cohen represented him "with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal", after previously denying any knowledge of a payment Mr Cohen made to the porn actress alleging an affair with Mr Trump. | | | | The North Korean leader knows to survive long-term he has to kickstart his country's economy, which is why he has switched from the threat of nuclear warfare to diplomacy, writes Matthew Carney. | | | | Female goat farmers earn more than men — making them one of just 80 occupations where that happens, Australia's latest tax statistics show. | | | | The NRL boss' #TalkTheGameUp campaign is not an attack on the free press by an official armed with a powerful social media tool — it's a legitimate response to those whose main objective is not to fairly examine rugby league, but to drag a good game into the gutter, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | The contrast between the former CIA chief and his predecessor — Rex Tillerson — is stark: as Donald Trump as said, they are "on the same wavelength", writes Stephanie March | | | | The One Nation leader says an online survey about proposed changes to Australia's citizenship laws lacks integrity but the committee behind it has defended the decision. | | | | Russia presents more than a dozen alleged witnesses from Ghouta in Syria at The Hague to support its claim that the chemical attack this month was "staged". | | | | A Northcote cafe owner accused of underpaying staff by at least $5 an hour threatens legal action against those who complained "if the harassment continues", as the Fair Work Ombudsman confirms it is now investigating the claims. | | | | Jason Hannagan had to sell his family home and an investment property after a financial lender gave his family a loan they could not afford to repay. | | | | When you get to the checkout to pay for your next coffee, magazine or tank of fuel, it's worth asking if your tap-and-go habit will set you back. | | | | Dover Financial Services sole owner Terry McMaster had been giving evidence to the commission for more than two hours when he began to experience problems. | | | | Ever seen people clear entire shelves of baby formula at your local pharmacy or supermarket? They may be Daigou — the Chinese practice of buying on behalf of someone else — and it's a simple and lucrative business. | | | | Scottish athlete Callum Hawkins says he is not angry about the slow response from organisers after he collapsed during the Commonwealth Games marathon, a distressing event he barely remembers. | | | | A newspaper article which claimed former Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella pushed her political opponent Cathy McGowan out of a photo opportunity was "fake news" and made the former Indi MP "sick to her stomach" when it was published, a court hears. | | | | The Broncos spark their NRL season with a thrilling 24-20 defeat of South Sydney at Homebush, with young gun Payne Hass impressive on debut. | | | | With China refusing to import mixed recyclable material, the Greens have proposed a $500 million investment to reboot the local recycling industry. But the industry itself has laid out a roadmap it says will cost just $150 million. | | | | Japanese engineers have unveiled a robot that transforms into a car that can actually carry people on board. The 3.7-metre-tall two-seater robot "J-deite RIDE" can transform into a sportscar in a process that takes about a minute. | |  |
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