| | | | In a massive shot in the arm for the search for life on Mars, a giant lake of liquid water seems to be buried beneath the ice near the Red Planet's south pole. | | | | US National security adviser John Bolton says Donald Trump now believes his next meeting with Vladimir Putin should take place in 2019 "after the Russia witch-hunt is over", a reference to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. | | | | Chris Froome is yanked off his bike by police after a difficult 17th stage which sees him fall further behind teammate Geraint Thomas. | | | | Uber told its drivers they would get 'more trips' under its new policy, but nearly 90 per cent of the drivers we spoke to disagreed — strongly. | | | | Islamic State claims responsibility for a series of deadly attacks and suicide blasts in southern Syria that killed more than 200 people and triggered ferocious clashes between residents and the militants. | | | | European correspondent James Glenday recounts his first-hand experience in the fire-ravaged Greek town of Mati, which is now home to an almost apocalyptic scene of destruction and misery. | | | | A catfish is someone who uses false information to cultivate a fake persona online. Now, we're beginning to learn why they do it — and it's not always a scam. | | | | A Swedish woman says she delayed an asylum seeker's deportation to Afghanistan by boarding the plane he was on and refusing to sit before take-off. | | | | Women's rights campaigner Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired myriad memes, an SNL character and an action figure; RBG goes some way to explaining why. | | | | In a potential boon for fishing industries around the world, researchers find inexpensive magnets can reduce the number of sharks caught in fish traps, and significantly increase the amount of fish caught. | | | | A man with a pickaxe goes to town on Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, nearly completely destroying the pavement landmark before his arrest. | | | | The harsh reality of drought continues to be felt across New South Wales, with some farmers claiming they don't have enough ammunition to euthanase starving stock. | | | | Hobart parents slam the Government over the perceived secrecy about the growing number of cases of the potentially deadly meningococcal disease. | | | | With the food and grocery industry slow to adapt, innovative farmers and producers are coming up with their own solutions to phase out single-use plastic. | | | | The latest Queensland police statistics show rape reports rising sharply over the past six years. The situation is so dire Leona Berrie from the Sexual Assault Network wants a government inquiry. | | | | The war-torn country's government and main rebel group ink a power-sharing deal in the Sudanese capital which they hope will end years of conflict. | | | | Ahead of a vote in Federal Parliament on whether the territories should be allowed to legislate on assisted suicide, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says the current arrangement is "fundamentally anti-democratic". | | | | Two of Melbourne's premier exhibition spaces are smashing preconceptions about the appropriate way to behave in a gallery, encouraging visitors to squat, jog and fist pump their way through the corridors. | | | | In the 30 years since Village Roadshow opened its film studios on the Gold Coast, the likes of Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp and Heath Ledger have all filmed there. | | | | A man with Parkinsonism who featured in ads across the country for the National Disability Insurance Scheme has had his own NDIS application rejected. | | | | New Zealand Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters takes another trans-Tasman swipe, saying Australia copied the Kiwi flag and should get a new one. | | | | A US politician announces his resignation after pulling his pants down, exposing himself, and yelling racial slurs on comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's contentious new television series, Who is America? | |  |
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