| | | | Former Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma wins the Liberal Party candidacy for the federal seat of Wentworth ahead of next month's by-election despite the Prime Minister's calls for a woman to take the post. | | | | Donald Trump accuses the Democrats of inflating the official Hurricane Maria death toll to make him "look as bad as possible". In response, the Mayor of San Juan says the US President is "delusional, paranoid, and unhinged from any sense of reality". | | | | Your neighbour has just put an old leather lounge out on the kerb for council clean-up. It would go perfectly in your living room, and you've seen people pick up furniture from the street before — but are you legally allowed to take it? | | | | A nurse diagnosed with an anxiety disorder was followed by a private investigator, tracked on social media and bullied by insurer TAL as part of its campaign to deny her income protection claim, the banking royal commission hears. | | | | Frank Lowy offers a scathing assessment of Australia's leadership woes in a wide-ranging speech also taking aim at the country's immigration policy and relationship with the US. | | | | Constantly running late? Can't get the kids to tidy up? Always telling them the same things over and over? Psychologists delve into three of the biggest issues parents have with their children's behaviour. | | | | Returning to Australia after nine years reporting overseas, correspondent Lisa Millar tells of screw-ups, a twitter frenzy over her jacket and meeting people at their worst moments. | | | | If you're on social media, chances are you've got at least one friend who loves sharing conspiracy theories and "natural cancer cures" online. Do you call them out? And if so, how do you do it without ruining your relationship? | | | | Two Russians appear on state television saying they were wrongly accused by Britain of trying to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter, and had been visiting Salisbury to see "its famous cathedral with a 123m spire". | | | | A food safety expert says the level of recall issued by Queensland Health over needles found embedded in strawberries was not extensive enough, and should have been escalated to include warnings on consumer websites. | | | | Hurricane Florence's winds begin whipping coastal North Carolina as the slow-moving tempest unleashes fierce rains that forecasters warn will cause catastrophic flooding across a wide swath of the US south-east. | | | | President Joko Widodo has prepared to fight the upcoming Indonesian election on religious grounds, but analysts warn the country's sliding rupiah could play a much bigger part for voters. | | | | The discovery of a rare, protected fish in deep water off the NSW south coast is raising questions about whether it has been pushed to greater depths by climate change. | | | | Researchers find worrying trends among Tinder users who seek to boost their self-esteem being more likely to harass people online. | | | | In a world of increasingly complex issues, survival cannot be left to political opinion — it has to be guided by our best scientific and technological minds, writes David Shearman. | | | | Double J has analysed a decade's worth of Australian music and arrived at 50 albums — by Kylie Minogue, Custard, Silverchair and many more — that still matter. Did your favourite make the list? | | | | The sister of a mother killed alongside her three daughters and their grandmother in a suburban Perth house says she is struggling to fathom the situation, as there was no indication of any danger prior to the killings. | | | | The Queensland Government is set to grant a blanket exclusion from right to information requests on a new multi-million-dollar mining and gas rehabilitation fund — going against the advice of the information watchdog. | | | | We're often reminded of the benefits of eating fresh food — both for us and the environment. But did you know the 'leave our food as natural as possible' idea started as a Nazi slogan? | | | | A loss of funding and the pressure of rival codes' growth on its doorstep has seen West Harbour Rugby Club President Siobhan Seiuli issue an emotional SOS to the local rugby community. | |  |
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