| | The two Australians who helped 12 boys and the soccer coach escape safely from a flooded cave in Thailand were given diplomatic immunity in case anything went wrong during the rescue. | | | From today, people who do not want their medical records stored online will have three months to opt out. The Government says the data will be safe, but cyber experts have warned no system is 100 per cent secure. | | | On the 20th anniversary of its 1998 win, France becomes champion of the world for a second time after downing Croatia 4-2 in an entertaining World Cup final in Moscow. | | | France is a side featuring a handful of the best players in the world, but it won the World Cup because it played the best team football in a tournament where that was the most important trait to have, writes Dan Colasimone. | | | Those despairing Australia will ever solve its energy crisis should take heart: business and consumers have left their political leaders behind, opting for renewables backed up by gas, hydro and, to a smaller but growing extent, batteries, writes Ian Verrender. | | | Ahead of his Helsinki meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump says he is "not going in with high expectations", as Democrats push for Russian election meddling to take priority in talks. | | | Novak Djokovic wins his fourth Wimbledon crown and his 13th Grand Slam title, beating Kevin Anderson in a one-sided final. | | | Malcolm Turnbull is learning that being universally loved ain't the winning game he thought it once was, and if he wants a political life beyond the next election, this factor may be more important that any others, writes Andrew Probyn. | | | Menopause is one of the last great taboo subjects in the workplace but its impacts are great — and it's time we talked about it. It can increase women's dissatisfaction with work, absenteeism and desire to quit their jobs, writes Ruth McPhail. | | | The Thai Government estimates there are 500,000 stateless people within its borders — four of them have been at the centre of the world's attention as they were trapped inside a cave in the north of the country this month. | | | A 19-year-old man is in police custody as homicide squad detectives try to piece together the "horrific" killing of a mother, a boy and a girl at a house in Ellenbrook in Perth's north-eastern suburbs. | | | British Prime Minister Theresa May warns continued attempts to undermine her plan to leave the European Union may result in the whole plan being dropped, calling on the public "to keep our eyes on the prize". | | | A huge iceberg drifts close to a tiny village on the western coast of Greenland, prompting fears it could swamp the settlement with a tsunami if it splits. | | | The US-China trade war may dominate the headlines, but the bigger worry is China economy is slowing and the question is whether it will be a hard or soft landing, writes Stephen Letts. | | | Australia's Richie Porte pulls out of the Tour de France after breaking his collarbone just 10 kilometres into the ninth stage. | | | A British expat who had downed "about 10 beers" suffers a broken leg and facial injuries after jumping from a 30-metre ledge at Jim Jim Falls in the Kakadu National Park. | | | Private health insurance premiums will be ranked in a bid to help consumers figure out exactly what they are paying for, with the Government unveiling gold, silver, bronze and basic categories for the more than 70,000 policies around the country. | | | When Kel Wilkinson saw her son for the first time in six months, he was eating food scraps from the ground outside a fast-food restaurant thousands of kilometres from home. | | | An old Navy boat that ferried World War II forces behind enemy lines has finally been pulled out of Darwin Harbour, after several failed attempts. | | | By James Maasdorp | | | By Ruth McPhail | | | By political editor Andrew Probyn | | | By business editor Ian Verrender | | | | | 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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