| | | | Six survivors are rescued from Palu's collapsed Roa-Roa Hotel, but Indonesians are warned the death toll — already at 420 — from the earthquake and tsunami that hit the island of Sulawesi could yet rise into the thousands. | | | | Tears fill Dwi Haris's eyes as he recalls the moment a violent earthquake shook the hotel room he shared with his family — somehow, he was spared, but he has no idea what has become of his wife or daughter. | | | | Indonesia's geophysics agency is criticised for lifting a tsunami warning 34 minutes after it was first issued, following a major earthquake that sent huge waves crashing into the north-eastern coast of Sulawesi island. | | | | Authorities face two major fire threats in Queensland, with paramedics assessing 13 people who were trapped by a blaze in a central Queensland national park, while at least one property has been destroyed and about 30 properties are under threat from a fire in the state's far north. | | | | Elon Musk will step down as Tesla chairman as part of a $55 million lawsuit settlement after he was accused of making misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company. | | | | North Korea's Foreign Minister tells the United Nations there is no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally while sanctions remain in place, while Donald Trump tells his supporters he "fell in love" with Kim Jong-un during their meeting. | | | | A 24-year-old man from Pooraka has his car impounded after being caught doing a burnout on a section of Adelaide's new north-south motorway just minutes after it was officially opened to public traffic. | | | | Written off during the pre-season, the West Coast Eagles overcame the odds in spectacular fashion during a thrilling grand final thanks to a concerted team effort, writes Clint Thomas. | | | | Collingwood president Eddie McGuire admits the team was "beaten by a better club" as coach Nathan Buckley says he is proud but "numb" after losing in the nail-biting AFL grand final. | | | | The letters were usually hand-written, some had rainbows, some had Winnie the Pooh. But inside were their most embarrassing questions. | | | | From a woman who became a "full-blown alcoholic" at 18 to rough sleepers who drink hand sanitiser and mouthwash, thousands of Australian lives are ruined by alcohol addiction. And it does not discriminate. | | | | A new plan by the Tasmanian Government to protect nesting swift parrots from sugar gliders through a capture-and-cull method is slammed by Animal Liberation Tasmania as doing nothing long term to fix the issue. | | | | Tennis star Serena Williams lends her voice to a cover of Australian rock legends The Divinyls' classic to remind women to check their breasts regularly. | | | | A man is charged over a fatal car crash that killed 23-year-old Katherine Hoang, her unborn twins and a 17-year-old girl in Sydney's west. | | | | China's huge fishing fleet is forced to go deeper into the ocean to meet the country's growing hunger for seafood, which accounts for a third of world consumption. | | | | Barack Obama received 10,000 letters a day while he was president. Every day, he read 10 — and he often wrote personal replies. These are some of them. | | | | Mammoth feet and wiry grey hairs — like many of us, playwright and author Michele Lee has insecurities she once hoped products could fix. Here's how she learnt to overcome the lure of the pharmacy. | | | | The Roosters and Storm are deservedly the last two teams standing in the NRL and the key match-ups in the grand final suggest this will be a season decider to remember. | | | | A Swedish comedy skit advising Chinese tourists not to "poop outside" or eat dogs attracts the ire of Chinese authorities, who say it is a "vicious attack" on China. | | | | Australia's macho tradesmen hold a sacred place in our national mythology. But in Vietnam, tradie life looks a little different. | |  |
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