| | | | The planned summit between the United States and North Korea in Singapore is called off, with US President Donald Trump saying in a letter to Kim Jong-un it was "inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting". | | | | World affairs have been upended since Donald Trump came to office but the historic face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would have been one out of the box — even in 2018, writes Zoe Daniel. | | | | The company rolling out the National Broadband Network axes the idea of providing maximum-speed plans to over 300,000 potential customers. | | | | Investigators have released evidence confirming that the Buk missile used to shoot down flight MH17 belonged to the Russian military's 53rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade. | | | | Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologises to anyone who may have felt "uncomfortable or disrespected" by his behaviour, after CNN reports multiple women have accused the A-list actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour. | | | | The asteroid smash that finished off the dinosaurs also cranked up Earth's thermostat, according to shards of fish fossils found in Tunisia. And the sudden global warming that followed is relevant to what's happening today. | | | | One business has been lost as four fires burn out of control in southern WA, prompting a bushfire alert at the highest level with people urged to act immediately to survive. | | | | Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to New York City police today on charges of sexual misconduct, reports say. | | | | Each time Kate Mokrzecki went to a doctor, they put her pain down to something different, until she feared she was going crazy. She's among many persistent pelvic pain sufferers who say good medical help is hard to find. | | | | The Crime and Corruption Commission investigates claims Cr Tate failed to declare possible conflicts of interest during council votes on a $1.3 billion Chinese-owned development. | | | | Sweeping new data protection laws take effect in the European Union today. Is Australia being left behind? | | | | A new $8 million taskforce will focus on Australia's response to the blood-borne HTLV-1 virus, found in Aboriginal communities at 1,000 times the rate of anywhere else in the world. | | | | Kerrie Stanley is calling for an overhaul of the way hospitals share information on mental health patients after her teen daughter died by suicide in February. | | | | Ireland's referendum on abortion rights today comes at a time when the Catholic Church has lost its strong grip on the public consciousness, and after the country's monumental shift in favour of same-sex marriage, writes Marese O'Sullivan. | | | | Britain's Foreign Secretary talks international relations with a hoax caller who pretends to be the Armenian Prime Minister in a new gaffe by one of Britain's most prominent politicians. | | | | After winning the 1992 Australian Open, Jim Courier famously took a running dive into the Yarra River to celebrate — and he was sick for a week. Curious Melbourne investigates if it's still a terrible idea to jump in. | | | | Richard Hinds asks: Is the Broncos' move to contact the Storm's Craig Bellamy wise succession planning, or has the club lost faith in Wayne Bennett's ability to deliver that long-ish awaited premiership? | | | | The Government has approved the clearing of 2,000 hectares of land on Cape York, which experts say could hurt the Great Barrier Reef. So how does land clearing damage coral hundreds of kilometres away? | | | | A Victoria police officer was captured on video punching a teenager and calling him "stupid" before his partner demanded the recording be deleted, a jury is told. | | | | When the irresistible force of Liverpool's "heavy metal football" meets the immovable object Real Madrid's Champions League dominance, entertainment is all but guaranteed. | |  |
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