| | | | Former Melbourne headmistress Malka Leifer made claims she was mentally incapable to appear before an Israeli court to face extradition to Australia where she is wanted on 74 child sex abuse claims. But undercover surveillance footage prompts a breakthrough in the case. | | | | Just when they appeared on the cusp of victory, the major banks and AMP have their ambitions to grab control of a lucrative section of the superannuation industry crushed, writes Ian Verrender. | | | | Twenty-eight countries have a sugar tax but powerful interests are standing between Australia and a healthier future in the face of an obesity epidemic, public health advocates say. | | | | A report recommends teachers use an online assessment tool that would diagnose the exact level of literacy and numeracy a child achieves to create tailored learning plans for students. | | | | The US military has become stretched and fatigued in the Middle East and its diplomacy — save one or two exceptions — scores fewer successes. But much of the region is heartened by Donald Trump after their deep disappointment with Barack Obama, writes Anthony Bubalo. | | | | Digital design nudges and tricks you into sharing more than you want to online. | | | | Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa claims the major prize at the Big Wave Awards in California, with officials declaring the wave he rode in Nazare, Portugal last November was the biggest ever surfed. | | | | A shredded tyre from Valtteri Bottas hands Lewis Hamilton victory in Azerbaijan, while the Red Bull team is left red-faced as Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen take each other out. | | | | Less than 1 per cent of properties in Sydney are affordable for people on income support payments, with one Western Sydney mother saying the thought of her weekly rent payment leaves her 'on edge'. | | | | It's been a relatively sleepy A-League season, writes Richard Hinds, but those still awake were treated to a semi-final weekend of unbelievable drama, emotion and genuine quality. | | | | US media outlets describe Michelle Wolf's performance at the White House correspondents' dinner as delivering a "harsh and risque" critique, while some Donald Trump supporters see it as another victory for the President, who declined to attend. | | | | Anj Barker's speech and mobility was left permanently impaired when an ex-boyfriend bashed her head into a steel bench. According to a new report, the first of its kind in Australia, 40 per cent of family violence victims have sustained a head injury. | | | | Tales of lost souls and enraged spirits once intrigued guests at Oakabella Homestead, but now they are scaring them away. | | | | There's plenty to pick from whenever someone's asked, "what do you remember most about Expo 88". Today marks 30 years since the doors first opened on Brisbane's coming of age. ABC News spoke to those who were there, from the movers and shakers, to those simply in attendance about their memories. | | | | Movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, believes he will eventually be forgiven by Hollywood, says television presenter Piers Morgan. | | | | With new laws and a range of administrative roadblocks, the Malaysian Government is making life difficult for its opponents in the lead up to the election. But one graphic artist is fighting back. | | | | Myanmar should allow an independent investigation into human rights abuses against Muslims before beginning to repatriate Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says. | | | | A museum in France that paid $256,000 for 82 works it believed were painted by Etienne Terrus, has discovered they are fakes. | | | | The "chief philosophic officer" of annual US counterculture festival Burning Man has died following a stroke earlier this month, leaving "Burners" around the world in mourning. | |  |
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