| | | | Retired intelligence figure David Irvine begins an investigation into the behaviour of elite special forces soldiers to determine whether cultural problems persist inside their secretive military community. | | | | Australia's Jeff Horn has failed to retain his WBO welterweight belt, losing to American Terence Crawford by technical knockout in Las Vegas. | | | | A photographer accuses the former Nationals leader of threatening to punch him during an ugly verbal confrontation outside a Catholic church in Armidale. | | | | North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be en route to Singapore, flying there either on his personal Ilyushin-62M jet, or on an Air China 747. | | | | US President Donald Trump tells American representatives not to endorse the Group of Seven leaders' summit communique in retaliation for what he says are "false statements" from the "dishonest and weak" Canadian Prime Minister. | | | | Large crowds gather in front of Buckingham Palace for the annual Trooping the Colour to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday. | | | | Elizabeth Holmes was Silicon Valley's next big thing, but her blood-test technology never really worked. Her company, Theranos, is now a fable of unchecked startup bravado. | | | | They're called ghost ships, because they often appear on beaches empty, or with only the skeletal remains of their former pilots on board, and they've been arriving on Japan's shores at an alarming rate. | | | | The US Supreme Court this week ruled in favour of the baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, but it's not as simple as it seems, write Liam Elphick and Luke Beck. | | | | An $880 million investment will digitise NSW's signal system, with the Premier saying new technology will bring more trains to Sydney's network from the early 2020s — but the Opposition labels the announcement "farcical". | | | | The Crows head west to take on Fremantle in Perth following Essendon's 22-point win over the Lions at the Gabba. Follow live scores, stats and commentary. | | | | "I really had to go," one offender told a French newspaper after he was fined in a crackdown. "When I saw the wording of the ticket, I felt like laughing, but I was also a little ashamed." | | | | Guitarist Danny Kirwan, who played on five of Fleetwood Mac's early albums and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, dies aged 68. | | | | A West Australian family of four have been told to evacuate their home before the ocean takes it away in a cruel display of coastal erosion. | | | | Oliver Edwards was given a homework challenge to come up with a way to help the community. His humble idea has been described as "brilliant", "inspiring" and "wonderful" by charity groups and the homeless — but best of all, his mum approves. | | | | When Johnny Cash arrived at the gates of Folsom Prison on a cold winter morning in 1968, he may not have known it but his life was about to change. Against all the odds, a bunch of murderers remade Cash as the musical legend we remember today. | | | | In the good old days of the mining exports boom, you could walk into a job straight out of university and earn $100,000. But today it seems nobody wants to study mining engineering, sparking fears of a skills shortage. | | | | The Broncos travel to Melbourne to take on the fifth-placed Storm looking to hang onto their spot in the eight, following the Sharks' win over Wests Tigers. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary. | | | | The sport of broomball may seem like a wacky modern invention, but players claim its origins can actually be traced back 1,000 years to battle-hardened Vikings. | | | | Caffeine-cravers are being given the chance to fuel their addiction for free, with some cafes along Australia's east coast offering free coffee for anyone who picks up a bucket's worth of rubbish from the nearby beaches. | | | | Securing finances for a film is a huge challenge, so the star of Kenny and his brother have come up with a new model. | |  |
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