| | | | The Australian share market's early momentum completely evaporated in the afternoon, before a late rally left it at the same level as yesterday's close. | | | | As electricity bills climb, more people are turning to the sun to power their homes, and six and a half solar panels are installed on Australian rooftops every minute. But as households feed energy back into the network, problems are emerging. | | | | As they go to work each day, millions of Australians are saving a sizable nest egg to fund their future, but new laws around superannuation are on the way and those in the industry are warning we all need to stop for a moment and check our policies. | | | | Oodles of nurdles were spilt into the ocean when a ship was hit by a storm in South Africa last year. Now, these lentil-sized plastic pellets are at the centre of an impending environmental headache. | | | | Julia Gillard is being viewed more favourably in retrospect, owing largely to her having set up the sex abuse royal commission, writes Michelle Grattan. So how will the legacies of this Government's three prime ministers be seen? | | | | After a tsunami wiped out Okushiri off the coast of Hokkaido 25 years ago there was a boom, including establishing a French-style winery, but when construction ended so did enthusiasm for the island's future. | | | | A service dog shot five times while protecting soldiers from Afghan insurgents becomes the first Australian animal in 71 years to be awarded the "Victoria Cross for animals". | | | | China has provided US President Donald Trump with some suggestions if he is worried about foreign eavesdropping on his iPhones — use a Chinese-made Huawei mobile instead. | | | | It's been 21 years since 15-year-old Jessica Small vanished while trying to hitchhike home from an amusement centre in Bathurst, in central-west New South Wales. | | | | Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says he didn't know in advance that Tony Abbott was going to be given a special envoy's role affecting his portfolio, and only heard about it via speculation in the media. | | | | Researchers say bricks grown sustainably from human urine get stronger as they age, possibly reducing maintenance costs in our future cities. | | | | We know the President can be fast and loose with language, ABC Washington bureau chief Zoe Daniel writes. But did he understand the implications of his words this week? | | | | Kylie Minogue in a noughts-and-crosses dress, Daryl Braithwaite in a rugby kit, Cold Chisel with stockings on their heads — prints of rock 'n' roll photography from the archives of the Sydney Morning Herald are being sold at auction by an American art dealer. | | | | A bid to call on Qantas to review its policy of forcibly deporting asylum seekers when requested by the Government fails at the company's annual general meeting in Brisbane. | | | | An experiment showing people videos of them either washing their own hands or touching fake faeces results in a brain-training app that researchers hope will combat symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. | | | | On the Arabian Peninsula, camel beauty competitions have become multi-million-dollar contests. So, what makes for a prize-winning camel? | | | | Sydney-born Annette Kellerman was a celebrity at the turn of the 20th century. She defied expectation at every turn — openly expressing her sexuality, appearing nude on film, and even jumping into a pit of live crocodiles. | | | | Council inspectors in Parramatta who used crayons instead of chalk to mark vehicle tyres have opened up a potentially costly loophole that could see $1.9 million in fines refunded to motorists. | | | | As Winx chases history with a fourth Cox Plate victory, a look at the mighty mare's epic 28-race winning streak reveals her margins actually get better in big races. | | | | When the Duchess of Sussex made a surprise cameo on Queensland's Fraser Island, it was likely her linen ensemble had been designed to do more than help the mother-to-be brave the weather. | | | | Caroline Wozniacki reveals she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis before the US Open, but is proud of how she has dealt with the condition over the course of the year and hopes to inspire others with the disease. | | | | Ken Atherton's mother took her life two weeks before his 18th birthday. Two years later he was in jail because his lifestyle was then a crime. It took him four decades to embrace who he really was, and his triumph has now been immortalised on canvas. | |  |
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