| | | | Scott Morrison says the new royal commission will focus on residential and in-home aged care for seniors but will also cover care for young people with disabilities who live in aged care homes. | | | | More than 500 flights are cancelled at one of the world's busiest airports as Hong Kong prepares for Typhoon Mangkhut, with warnings the weather system could be one of the worst storms to ever hit the city which is home to 7 million people. | | | | Gladys Berejiklian vows to do everything she can to shut down hardcore music festival Defqon.1 in the wake of two suspected overdose deaths in Sydney overnight. Three other festival goers remain in a critical condition in hospital. | | | | Thousands of people living near North Carolina's rising rivers are ordered to evacuate and nearly 1 million people are without power amid fears the state could be in for the most destructive flooding in its history. | | | | High-profile Sydney GP Kerryn Phelps vows to restore integrity and stability to Federal Parliament as she confirms a tilt at Malcolm Turnbull's old electorate. | | | | A magnitude-5.6 earthquake hits near the West Australian town of Walpole, about 430 kilometres south-west of Perth, with tremors felt as far away as Perth and Albany. | | | | Prominent anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov is in Germany for treatment after falling severely ill from suspected poisoning, a Pussy Riot member says. | | | | Australia's performance in the 23-19 defeat to Argentina is furthered soured by an ugly scuffle involving a spectator and Wallabies forward Lukhan Tui after the full-time siren in Robina. | | | | My story won't be the one about the woman who "beat" cancer, perhaps because there's no one tumour site, perhaps because I don't want a fight on my hands — things are tough enough, writes ABC journalist Barbara Miller. | | | | A 21-year-old Melbourne man is charged with culpable driving following the death of Victorian Police officer Victor Kostiuk, who was taking part in a police charity motorcycle ride from Melbourne to Canberra. | | | | Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored some pearlers in his career, and the strike to bring up his 500th was as good as any of them. | | | | A leading biologist says one small community's strong traditions of cat hunting and fire management are literally making the difference between life and death for the region's bilbies. | | | | Three men dressed in traditional costumes open fire in Mexico City before fleeing on motorcycles in an attack experts attribute to a turf war between organised crime groups. | | | | It is the RBA's big conundrum. It supports population growth and high employment participation rates, the two key drivers keeping employment rates high and wage growth low. | | | | The Brisbane Broncos' quest for the NRL title might have come to an end but the women's contingent appear to already have one hand on the trophy in the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership — but can they be stopped? | | | | Human rights activists say widespread abuses and mass detentions are taking place in China's Xinjiang region, with a million Uighurs being held in "re-education camps". China denies the crackdown is happening, so when correspondent Matthew Carney went to investigate, he found himself being watched every step of the way. | | | | Criminals are making fake documents to secure Malaysian passports, which are then used to travel to Australia, exploiting the cosy relationship between the countries. There's now concerns terrorists could also exploit the system. | | | | Health memes in your Facebook feed may seem helpful, but spreading bogus claims can hurt vulnerable people. Just ask Tanya Ha. | | | | Perfectionism is rife among Australian women — that deep belief you constantly need to give more, do more, be more. Here's how to overcome it. | | | | Lleyton Hewitt has come out of retirement, again, to help keep Australia in their Davis Cup tie against Austria, winning the doubles rubber alongside John Peers ahead of Sunday's deciding singles matches. | | | | An expert shatters a little country church's dream of pilgrims wanting to see a world-famous artist's stained-glass window, but the reverend finds a funny side to the "fake news". | | | | In the schlocky horror fantasy Mandy, the Oscar winner plays a logger with a heart of gold who turns bloodthirsty vigilante — the latest in a line of good men pushed past breaking point. | |  |
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