| | | | Labor's success in the federal by-elections is prompting debate within the Coalition about whether its policy to cut corporate taxes for big businesses should be dumped or changed, with one figure saying they are being viewed as the "bankers' party". | | | | The long arm of the Cambodian regime reaches into Australia to threaten and intimidate, yet the Federal Government stands accused of continuing to cosy up to the dictator, Hun Sen. | | | | Donald Trump says he will allow a government shutdown if Democrats refuse to back his demand for a border wall and other major changes to immigration laws. | | | | When Eugenia Mora first opened up about her experiences with domestic violence, she didn't expect to provoke anger within her community. They tried to silence her — but she pressed on. | | | | The Scott family have been breeding Angora goats for mohair on their NSW property since the 1960s. They want to hand the land and business to their children. But as the dust settles on their paddocks and the bales of hay diminish they worry about their future. | | | | Balsa is lucky to be alive after swallowing a fishing hook and more than a metre of line while out on a pre-dawn walk along a popular Queensland beach. The border collie's owner blames "reckless" recreational fishers for not cleaning up after themselves. | | | | Geraint Thomas tightens Team Sky's grip on the Tour de France, delivering the British outfit its sixth title in seven years. | | | | Despite Facebook's recent share plunge, revenue from its advertising alone is still expected to reach $US33 billion this year, increasingly draining the life from media companies and meaning any hopes for Fairfax following the Nine merger may be fleeting, writes Ian Verrender. | | | | Formidable fashion icon and SBS presenter Lee Lin Chin goes out in style after hosting her last bulletin for the broadcaster following her resignation earlier in the week. | | | | There is now something even more tigerish than the tenacious Richmond team that is moving inexorably toward back-to-back premierships — the Tiger fans, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | More than 50,000 people are evacuated in Northern California amid deadly bushfires that have killed five people and destroyed hundreds of buildings. | | | | Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrives in East Timor in a step towards thawing diplomatic relations which froze over during a long dispute about maritime boundaries. Now Australia wants to turn the page, but there are still hurdles to overcome, writes Stephen Dziedzic. | | | | More than 100,000 migrants arrived in Australia over the past year, but only a tiny portion chose to live outside the cities. So how do you encourage more migrants to settle in places where their labour is desperately needed? | | | | Despite her comprehensive defeat in Super Saturday's Mayo by-election, Georgina Downer is already positioning herself to run again for the former blue ribbon seat, amid warnings things will be no better for her in 2019. | | | | Fourteen people are dead after a strong earthquake hits the popular Indonesian tourist destination of Lombok, but there are no reports of damage in nearby Bali. | | | | The ABC sees Cambodia's Information Minister giving local journalists $US200, just minutes after voting in an election labelled a "sham" by rights groups. | | | | Ahed Tamimi, 17, returns home to a hero's welcome in her West Bank village after her eight-month jail sentence for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers comes to an end. | | | | Police in Changchun ask prosecutors to approve the arrest of 18 people at Changsheng Bio-technology, a vaccine maker at the centre of a safety scandal. | | | | A Cairns teenager makes the cut to dance in the world's most famous cabaret, one of a handful of dancers selected from across the world. Now, she is loving life in Paris. | |  |
By business editor Ian Verrender | |  |
By Offsiders columnist Richard Hinds | |  |
By political reporter Stephen Dziedzic | |  |
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