| | | The Best Stories are Yours We want to know what the ABC means to you, your family, your community. Share your memory of the ABC with us. You can upload it to social media using the #ABCyours hashtag. See how other Australians are sharing their stories here. | | | Former foreign minister Julie Bishop seemingly ends speculation about her future, indicating she will run again in her safe WA seat of Curtin at the next federal poll after receiving "overwhelming" support from her electorate. | | | | There was one particular dynamic at work last week that we need to think about a lot more if politics is ever going to make sense at some time in the future, writes Laura Tingle. | | | | Victoria Police is called in to investigate Thursday's fire in a West Footscray factory that saw large plumes of potentially-dangerous smoke billow across Melbourne, as the Metropolitan Fire Brigade says its cause "may be suspicious". | | | | These young people are carving a new future for Chinese international students in Australia. | | | | An American man is arrested after an Australian national, Lambros Zervas, was found dead with multiple stab wounds inside his home office at an apartment building in the Philippines. | | | | Vanessa Marquez, an actress who appeared on the TV medical drama ER and sitcom Seinfeld, is identified as the woman fatally shot by police officers in Southern California after they say she pointed a replica handgun at them. | | | | Bill Shorten says Queensland will be crucial to Labor seizing power at the next election, but denies the party is taking anything for granted as he pledges upgrades to 3,000 kilometres of road and vows to visit "every part" of the state. | | | | Weeks after a man from Austin, Texas — who happened to be named Peter Dutton — won the hearts of Australia in the midst of political turmoil, "The People's Prime Minister" announces his maiden trip Down Under. | | | | The Australian naval fleet commander has called on his counterparts — including those from China — to respect "freedom of navigation" and promote "free and open international order", during a speech at the nation's largest maritime exercise. | | | | The large dust storm blanketing Brisbane and parts of south-east Queensland today is the first to hit this part of the state "in a number of years", the Bureau of Meteorology says, and is an indicator of how dry things are out west. | | | | Reigning US Open champion Rafael Nadal survives an epic, four-hour battle to move past Karen Khachanov and into the fourth round. In the women's draw, Serena Williams destroys sister Venus in straight sets and Ash Barty reaches the fourth round for the first time. | | | | An Apple Inc self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company's Silicon Valley headquarters this month, the company reveals in an accident report — confirming the iPhone maker is still in the race to build autonomous vehicles. | | | | Four years into my relationship with my partner, I realised I was continuing a cycle of abuse. I am a survivor of family sexual abuse who was raised by a child molester, and I was releasing my rage on the closest person to me, writes Raquel O'Brien. | | | | State and territory governments are at loggerheads with the Catholic Church over legal changes that would require priests to break the confessional seal if someone admits to child abuse. | | | | Only three weeks ago the Liberals were riding high in WA, with a GST fix that had solved their biggest electoral problem. But a self-inflicted implosion has seen their fortunes sour dramatically, writes Jessica Strutt. | | | | The Government is spending millions of dollars to convince you to move to the Northern Territory. If that's the case, why do so many people leave? | | | | A 36-year-old man shot dead police outside a Rockhampton home was armed with knives, police say. Neighbours reported a woman had fled the house before the shooting, fearing the man wanted to hurt her teenage son. | | | | From getting out of the car to hair standing on end — small zaps strike many of us at this time of year. So why does it happen? | | | | Australia and Indonesia have pledge closer strategic ties in the Indian and Pacific Oceans in what is being seen as a sign of growing concern about China's militarisation in the South China Sea. | | | | Rugby league great Johnathan Thurston makes his farewell appearance in the NRL, as the North Queensland Cowboys take on the Gold Coast Titans in Robina. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary. | | | | Sheep producers have bred what is believed to be a world-first, a lamb born using speed-breeding technology known as juvenile in-vitro embryo transfer or JIVET. | | | | In what appears to be a sign of unrest between existing bikie gangs in Tasmania, police intelligence suggests members of rival clubs are breaking away to set up a new Nomads chapter. | | | | A Detroit church swells with gospel music for the funeral of Aretha Franklin, driving mourners to their feet to clap and sing ahead of tributes to the queen of soul by former US president Bill Clinton and singer Stevie Wonder. | |  |
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