| | | | Dandan Fan's every move will soon be watched and judged by her government, and she's happy about that. "Social credit" will unite Big Brother and big data to coerce more than a billion people. | | | | Facing dwindling viewer numbers, the Emmys promised to be a more inclusive and entertaining event in 2018. While there were no shock winners, there were some surprising (and heartfelt) moments. | | | | Swann only paid out around 10 per cent of the $1.07 billion in add-on car and bike insurance premiums it collected over a 10-year period, the royal commission hears. | | | | The carpet was yellow, not red, but this year's nominees and guests at the Emmy Awards pull out all the stops for their arrivals. | | | | The ABS residential property price index has just recorded its first annual fall in six years as house prices continue to retreat. | | | | Broadcasters and viewers in the United States are astonished after seeing Australian punter Michael Dickson use a rugby-style drop kick in the NFL, a rarity in American football. | | | | The businesswoman who accused Barnaby Joyce of sexually harassing her says she hopes her experience will improve the way all political parties deal with complaints of sexual harassment. | | | | Crossbench MP Rebekha Sharkie puts Scott Morrison on notice, warning he has until the Wentworth by-election to deal with instability. | | | | Russia said the aircraft went missing as Israeli and French forces were mounting aerial attacks on targets in Syria, but a US official said Washington believed it had been hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire. | | | | They are popping up as tiny homes as well as restaurants and cafes all over the country, but are used shipping containers a cheap and safe way to build yourself a house? | | | | The Queensland Government issues an urgent warning to the engineered stone benchtop industry after 22 silicosis claims are lodged with WorkCover in three weeks, including from six people diagnosed as terminal. | | | | A 60-tonne crane truck was straddling the emergency lane of a Melbourne freeway when it struck and killed a man who was checking the load on his parked truck, police believe. | | | | The girlfriend of former Border Force boss Roman Quaedvlieg pleads not guilty to charges of giving false information and wants the case against her resolved urgently following comments by Peter Dutton. | | | | The NSW Government assembles an "expert panel" after the deaths of two attendees at Defqon at the weekend — but if they endorse pill testing, the Premier says it will not be introduced. | | | | South Australian police are digging up the backyard of a house on the Yorke Peninsula, in the hunt for answers to the suspected murder of Colleen Adams 45 years ago. | | | | An AirBnB guest was allegedly choked and beaten to death by the men he shared a Melbourne house with over $210 of unpaid rent. | | | | Mining giant Adani plans to draw billions of litres of water from a river in drought-stricken Queensland and the Federal Government decides the project does not need an environmental impact statement, something advocates say is "appalling and dangerous". | | | | Sam Burgess is hurt to see his family under emotional strain, as the South Sydney forward addresses reports his social media account was linked to a nude sexting scandal. | | | | The ejection of a family of Chinese tourists from a hostel in Sweden sparks a diplomatic dispute, with China alleging police "brutally abused" its citizens and dumped them at a cemetery. | | | | SpaceX says Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger on a solo rocket trip around the moon — and he plans to invite up to eight artists along for the ride. | | | | The job of forensically dissecting controversial issues and recommending solid, recommendations is now being passed on to institutions outside of Parliament, and it's setting a precedent, writes Sabra Lane. | | | | Students who leave high school with the lowest scores — some close to zero — are being offered places in teaching degrees at universities, a secret report finds. | | | | When Prince Manvendra came out as gay, Indians burned effigies of him in the street. Now, with the help of Australia's first gay judge — and perhaps Oprah and Kim Kardashian as well — he's overturned the country's ban on gay sex that dates back to British rule. | |  |
By political reporter Sabra Lane | |  |
By Thomas Adams | |  |
By Mark Chou and Lesley Pruitt | |  |
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