| | The ABC has obtained a photo of an Australian Army vehicle flying a Nazi swastika flag while on operation in Afghanistan. The ADF has called the incident "totally inappropriate". | | | Queensland was once home to the world's first floating hotel, and over the past 30 years it's been on a wild ride, from Singapore to the Great Barrier Reef — and then to North Korea. | | | A 19-year-old man from Broadmeadows is charged with with the rape and murder of a woman whose body was found on a soccer field in Melbourne's inner north yesterday. | | | The war in Ukraine, the downing of MH17 and concerns about US election meddling — in 2010 when this tournament was awarded, no-one thought Russia would suddenly become a bastion of human and civil rights, but it is worth reflecting on what's happened since, James Glenday writes. | | | NBN Co has increased the minimum speed it aims to offer people on fixed wireless, but its chief concedes it doesn't have the money to make it any higher. | | | Among the cases stuck in legal limbo are a police shooting, a drug overdose, a supposed accident and a cold-blooded killing. Today, the family of murder victim Maria James, featured in the ABC podcast Trace, will ask a court to resolve the confusion that has prevented inquests from being reopened. | | | The latest data paints a troubling picture of melting in Antarctica, showing the rate is now three times greater than prior to 2012. | | | The United States hopes to achieve "major disarmament" by North Korea within the next two-and-a-half years, according to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who expects to resume talks with the rogue state next week. | | | It seems harmless enough, plugging in a free USB-powered fan on a hot day. But when the item was included in a press pack handed out during the US-North Korea summit, it immediately drew concerns from some cyber experts. Here's why. | | | Australian universities have been struck by a Government funding freeze worth up to 15 per cent of their base funding, data obtained by the ABC shows. Find out how your campus fares. | | | Video game developers showing off their next big titles at E3 this week are keen to point out one thing: "No loot boxes". Some games are moving towards a monetisation scheme in line with one of the most popular games around. | | | Carefully restored with seaweed extract, about 150 precious Indigenous artworks will go to China for a 20-month long art tour. | | | It's 330 light years away and already twice the size of Jupiter — but this planet is the youngest ever seen and reveals new clues about how solar systems form. | | | Labor backbencher Michael Danby says he does not think Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei should be allowed to take part in building "the electronic backdoor to Australia". | | | Authoritarian governments around the world use broadly drafted national security laws to silence human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers, and critics of the government. Australia should not join them , writes Elain Pearson. | | | A passenger boat overloaded with people heading home to celebrate the end of Ramadan with their families has capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 13, a rescue official said. | | | The country is using dozens of herds of goats as part of a race against the clock to guard rugged parts of the Iberian nation against a repeat of last year's catastrophic bushfires that claimed 106 lives. | | | With the World Cup just days away, the excitement is building and the Socceroos squad is being pushed to a new level, writes Matildas star Sam Kerr. | | | Julen Lopetegui has been sacked with just days left before Spain's 2018 World Cup first match, with former Spain defender Fernando Hierro announced as his replacement. | | | Could doing battle on the pitch lead to diplomatic or even military conflict? This five-decade statistical analysis suggests it does. | | | If you've ever had the feeling that a golf course has been designed specifically to conspire against you, this year's US Open field may be poised to share some of your pain. | | | A raccoon scales more than 20 storeys up a high-rise building in the United States to reach the roof, captivating onlookers and people around the world as its progress was tracked through live streams. | | | By David Taylor | | | By Sam Kerr | | | By Europe correspondent James Glenday in Kazan | | | | | The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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