| | | | ABC election analyst Antony Green says independent candidate Kerryn Phelps is still on track to win the Wentworth by-election from the Liberals, despite a narrowing of her margin earlier today as vote counting continues. | | | | A historic swing against the Government in a seat held by conservatives for 117 continuous years has left the Liberal Party and the Coalition facing the prospect of humiliation at the next general election, writes political editor Andrew Probyn. | | | | A man dies after his mobility scooter catches fire while travelling on a suburban footpath in WA's Midwest, with police describing the incident as "extremely distressing" for all involved. | | | | Saudi Arabia's self-serving admission over the death of Jamal Khashoggi is calculated to get the United States off its back and end the damaging coverage about Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. But this new falsehood is another misstep by the Crown Prince, Adam Harvey writes. | | | | Thousands of homes are left without power as severe storms lash south-east Queensland, causing flash flooding and bringing down power lines and trees. | | | | As thousands lined the streets of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney this morning to watch the Invictus Games' cycling events, three competitors asked Prince Harry to sign a pair of budgie smugglers. | | | | The Australian Antarctic Division films a highly unusual purple sea cucumber that can swim and has only been spotted in the ocean once before. | | | | We're late learners when it comes to drug laws. But whether it's next year or a decade from now, legalising cannabis is no longer a question of if, but when, writes Matt Noffs. | | | | As you look across the desert in Lancaster, southern California, a solar farm stretches as far as the eye can see. This is how the city is powered, and now Australian councils want to do something similar. | | | | US President Donald Trump says Moscow has violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty — the 1987 pact that helps protect the security of the US and its allies in Europe and the Far East. | | | | The day Katie's parents abandoned her aged six, her life changed forever. Nine decades later, she shares her story ahead of tomorrow's national apology to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. | | | | A driver campaigns for an emergency lighting system after a horror crash on the dark Nullarbor highway in which he shattered his foot, broke his elbow, fractured ribs and snapped a kneecap. | | | | Ten years ago, Belinda Smith could bounce out of bed the morning after a big night, but now she can barely function. Is this a product of age — or is it all in her head? | | | | A cyclist suffers critical injuries after colliding with a kangaroo in the Adelaide's foothills, with the force of the impact enough to break the man's bike. | | | | Fai was born with one shortened leg and no arms but she's making a name for herself in the competitive online beauty industry and hopes her fame will take her to Australia and beyond one day. | | | | American actress Selma Blair reveals she is suffering from multiple sclerosis in an emotional Instagram post. The actress remains undeterred though and is still working on ongoing roles. | | | | A 52-year-old pilot is in a serious but stable condition after his single-engine plane crashed into a paddock west of Launceston, in northern Tasmania. | | | | A contentious penalty in the A-League's Melbourne derby is variously labelled a referee blunder, a VAR disaster and a case of footballing fortunes evening out. | | | | While in many people's eyes terrorism has come to be intertwined with Islam, militant monks and hard-line army generals in Myanmar and beyond are recasting perceptions of Buddhism. | | | | Tanzanian billionaire and Africa's 17th richest man Mohammed Dewji returns home with only bruises to show for his 10 days spent as a captive of kidnappers who snatched him while he was on his way to the gym. | | | | Traditional owners don't want tourists entering a sacred site dubbed the 'Bermuda Triangle' of far north Queensland. | | | | Under the cover of the Revolution, with the help of social media, $US3 billion in treasure has been looted and smuggled from Egypt since 2011. And lots of it was dug up by villagers in their own backyards. | |  |
By Middle East correspondent Adam Harvey | |  |
By political editor Andrew Probyn | |  |
By Matt Noffs | |  |
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