| | | | The suspension of Australia's largest sheep exporter's licence is a "major setback" for the industry that could put jobs and Australia's reputation in the global market as a reliable supplier at risk, West Australian farmers warn. | | | | A young boy's body was found in a waterhole weighed down with rocks stuffed down his shorts. Police theorised he accidentally drowned. Ten years later, the police mistakes of the Raggett case are repeated. | | | | Almost one person with disabilities in Australia is killed by their carer every three months, but these acts of domestic violence are often excused by the media and judiciary. The focus is too often on the killer. Here, we recognise the victims. | | | | Stories of possible unlawful killings and inappropriate conduct by elite Australian soldiers in Afghanistan bring into sharp focus the question of what went wrong inside Australia's tight-knit special forces community. | | | | During World War II thousands of homing pigeons were parachuted into Nazi territory. Their mission was to bring back intelligence from occupied areas — but they led one defiant priest to a gruesome death. | | | | After successfully swaying cross-benchers on income tax cuts, the Coalition will need to replenish its negotiating skills for next week, the last sitting week before the winter break. There are company tax cuts to get through the Senate, and an internal revolt on energy to be quelled, writes Laura Tingle. | | | | After Robbie Kruse copped plenty of online abuse following Australia's World Cup draw with Denmark, Mark Milligan says it's time for aggressive fans to gain some perspective. | | | | Having a wallet, a pile of the folding stuff, a pineapple in our pockets has been our habit for generations. But after thousands of years, we've gone cash-free. This be one of the swiftest and most pain-free social transformations we've experienced, James Valentine writes. | | | | Officials in the United States are reportedly making arrangements to house about 20,000 migrant children on four military bases, as Donald Trump tells Republicans to "stop wasting time on" immigration legislation. | | | | Swiss midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri's 90th minute breakaway goal and a Granit Xhaka thunderbolt leaves Serbia needing to beat Brazil in its final match to progress to the next round. | | | | Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham agrees to a "narrow review" of NAPLAN — the national literacy and numeracy test sat by Year 3,5, 7 and 9 students across Australia. | | | | Research shows many Australian medical professionals aren't confident talking to pregnant women about how to prevent a common virus in babies that can causes disabilities. | | | | Syrian government helicopters drop barrel bombs on opposition areas of the south-west for the first time in more than a year, a war monitor reports, in defiance of US demands that President Bashar al-Assad halt the assault. | | | | This year marks 200 years since the first Chinese migrant arrived in Australia back in 1818, yet the historical connections between Chinese and Indigenous people have largely gone unrecorded. | | | | Residents are abandoning Australia at record levels, but experts are unsure about exactly what is causing the increase. | | | | Victoria is the first Australian state to make it mandatory for sheep and goats to carry individual electronic identification, and innovative livestock producers say the technology is a game changer. | | | | A man is charged with the abduction and rape of a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted after night out in Melbourne. | | | | An urgent review is ordered into the Queensland Heart Valve Bank, after the Health Department reveals four patients, including three babies, were given tissue from a donor who had brain cancer. | | | | Ahmed Musa shows great pace and touch to notch two goals in Nigeria's 2-0 win over underdog Iceland, keeping the African team's World Cup hopes well and truly alive in Group D. | | | | A food fight erupts in Canberra over a "Trojan horse" made from plants and vegetables being stocked in the meat aisle. | | | | The RSPCA returns 19 seized pomeranian dogs after they were found living among rotting carcasses, bones and faeces, while the South Australian breeder is still facing court. | | | | It was a pretty weird week in Washington, according to Washington bureau chief Zoe Daniel. There was flip flopping, fibbing and fiddly talk. But none could beat #jacketgate. | |  |
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