| | | | Sydney's Powerhouse Museum holds a ball to raise money for its fashion collection, but Freedom of Information documents reveal it used public funds to prop up the budget after VIP guests, including Collette Dinnigan and Julie Bishop, donated only $1,150. | | | | Survivors of the major forest fires that ravaged a seaside area of Greece say the flames came upon them in "the blink of an eye", forcing them to drive through the smoke or flee into the sea to escape. | | | | On July 25, 1978 the birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first "test tube baby", changed science and the world forever. We look at the past, present and future of IVF and the world this revolutionary technology evolved in. | | | | Four-time champion Chris Froome is among several riders to have their eyes treated for tear gas sprayed on the peloton when a farmer's protest interrupts the 16th stage of the Tour de France. | | | | By the dusty roadside, a man paints a pink cross on the grey fur of a lifeless kangaroo. Another one that couldn't be saved. Welcome to wildlife rescue. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT | | | | Education Minister Simon Birmingham says Bill Shorten must sack Labor backbencher Emma Husar if bullying and harassment allegations against her are proven. | | | | Mark McVeigh is suing a $50 billion super fund, and if he wins, experts say it could force the industry to do more to protect people's savings from the impacts of global warming. | | | | Ending a 45-year marriage was always going to be messy and emotional, but apocalyptic? Some of the doomsday panic is getting hysterical, writes Emma Alberici. | | | | Employees at a New Zealand company behind an innovative trial of a four-day working week have declared it a resounding success, with 78 per cent saying they were better able to manage their work-life balance. | | | | State media in Laos says several people are dead and hundreds missing after a dam wall collapsed in the country's south, sending millions of tonnes of water into surrounding villages. | | | | The world relies on cobalt to power its mobile phones, unaware that children help mine it under abysmal conditions. Demand has doubled in the past year, so is there a fair way to get it? | | | | Twelve months ago, I was just an interested observer in the car vs bike debate. Then I was hit by a young driver and sustained life-threatening injuries. Stories like this week's don't help my recovery, writes Calvin Treacy. | | | | Thousands of scientists have backed research which shows that a continuous US-Mexico border wall could have devastating environmental consequences to the migratory and endangered species living across the region. | | | | Queensland Urban Utilities is having to clear smelly fatbergs out of Brisbane sewers every day, and it's because we're washing oil, fats and garbage down our sinks. | | | | A survey of Australia's top universities has revealed some plan to enrol more international students than others. | | | | A 17-year-old girl is stabbed at Renmark High School in South Australia's Riverland region, with an 18-year-old student charged over the incident. | | | | It's common wisdom that a healthy diet is key to having a healthy heart, but exactly what that diet looks like still has some people scratching their heads. A research paper out today aims to answer the common nutrition questions people ask their heart health specialists. | | | | Scary Spice Mel B tells a UK talk show that all five band members will be reuniting this year despite one of the girls being "a bit difficult". | | | | Israel says it has shot down a Syrian warplane that crossed into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, but Damascus says the jet was fired on as it took part in operations against rebels on Syrian territory. | | | | Ucup is one of thousands of young Indonesians who are getting their tattoos removed and going through Muslim cleansing ceremonies to erase the sins of their past. | | | | Pakistan is on edge as voters go to the polls today in national elections — if the vote goes smoothly, it'll be only the second time since Pakistan became independent 70 years ago that power has been transferred peacefully from one government to another. | |  |
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