| | | | A man has died after being struck by lightning at Geurie, near Dubbo, in New South Wales' central west, as thunderstorms lash large areas of the state and the Bureau of Meteorology issues severe weather warnings. | | | | Just a few years ago, Mohammed bin Salman was relatively unknown. Now, he's one of Saudi Arabia's most powerful men. But the death of Jamal Khashoggi could threaten the Crown Prince's rise. | | | | Voters are going to the polls in the Wentworth by-election, but the spin which will follow the result tonight shouldn't blot out a host of important messages that have emerged already, writes Laura Tingle. | | | | Liberal candidate Dave Sharma is confronted by anti-Adani campaigners while addressing the media in Rose Bay, as voters queue at polling booths for the high-stakes by-election. | | | | For the first time the Australian Army is publicly discussing whether drones currently being used for reconnaissance should be fitted with weapons to counter armed drones used on the battlefield by enemy forces such as Islamic State. | | | | Saudi authorities admit for the first time that journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, saying he died after a fight inside the country's consulate in Istanbul. In response, Donald Trump says he would prefer it if any US retribution did not affect $US100 billion-worth of arms deals with the Arab kingdom. | | | | In 1934 the Duke of Gloucester opened Sydney's Anzac Memorial, but it was never fully completed because of the Great Depression. Today, Prince Harry returned to officially open the upgraded memorial to Australians who lost their lives in battle. | | | | Women looking to become police officers in Indonesia are reported to have to undergo an invasive virginity test and be "pretty" as a part of the recruitment process. | | | | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange files a lawsuit in Ecuador against new terms of asylum in the Andean country's London embassy that require him to pay for medical bills and phone calls and clean up after his pet cat. | | | | A cognitively disabled 13-year-old girl sexually assaulted by a group of male teenagers lived in circumstances so bad she did not know how to say no to sex, a court hears. | | | | I left Australia with a clear idea of where I was heading, but 36 countries, 83 buses and 23 shared cars later, I learnt five lessons that will last me a lifetime, writes Edward Cavanough. | | | | A man escapes from the jaws of a shark by punching it in the nose, and headbutting it, after it latched onto his arm while bodysurfing near Newcastle. | | | | The royal hug between five-year-old Luke Vincent and Prince Harry in Dubbo puts Down Syndrome in the spotlight. But what's it like for parents? | | | | The Federal Court has heard a dizzying series of claims about an alleged tax evasion scheme estimated to have cost the ATO more than $100 million, including how a home was bought using cash totalling $100,000. | | | | Abu Jafaar, a cannabis farmer in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, is leading the push against the legalisation of cannabis production by the government, calling it "theft from our people". | | | | Dramatic scenes unfold at the Guatemala, Mexico border as a caravan of thousands of migrants surge across a bridge, several clashing with border guards and police. | | | | An NT butcher who was photographed handling sausages naked, prompting a meat recall, says he's sorry for the "hurt and devastation" caused, pledging to leave the region "effective immediately". | | | | Dozens die as a train ploughs into a crowd watching a religious fireworks festival in northern India, with witnesses saying the sounds of the explosions made it impossible to hear the train bearing down on them. | | | | A man loses consciousness and dies in police custody shortly after being handcuffed at a bar in Elsternwick, prompting an investigation into the cause of his death. | | | | When Leesa Kwok's partner Jamie first got a call about the Invictus Games, he was spending most of his time in their walk-in wardrobe, shut off from the world. Now wheelchair sports have "brought him back to life". | | | | Australia has plenty of great spots to go surfing and we've compiled a list of some of your favourites. Did your break make the cut? | |  |
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