| | | | The man accused of mailing more than a dozen bombs to critics of US President Donald Trump this week is a former stripper with a lengthy criminal history who was living in his van and struggling to make ends meet. Here's what we know. | | | | History is made at Moonee Valley, as the mighty mare Winx charges to her fourth Cox Plate victory, surpassing the great Kingston Town. | | | | Police are hoping to speak with two adults and children spotted having a picnic near a Far North Queensland beach around the time Toyah Cordingley was attacked last weekend, as the hunt for her killer continues. | | | | The Duke and Duchess of Sussex join soccer star David Beckham and Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the crowd at the final of the wheelchair basketball final Invictus Games in Sydney | | | | Independent Kerryn Phelps's record swing in Wentworth made headlines in the past week, but cementing her place on Canberra's crossbench at a general election may be more difficult. | | | | Normally, a government that has had such a by-election loss and was trailing in polls across the country might have pause for thought. Not this one, writes Laura Tingle. | | | | Come inside one of the most important fossil sites in South-East Asia. What archaeologists find in this cave — deep in the heart of Borneo's rainforest — could shed light on one of the biggest mysteries in human history. | | | | The South Asian island nation is on the verge of a constitutional crisis after President Maithripala Sirisena sacked the country's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with his former nemesis. | | | | The fiercest rivalry in trans-Tasman sport heads to Tokyo with the Wallabies looking for a Bledisloe Cup triumph over the All Blacks. Follow the action in our live ScoreCentre. | | | | After a week of inspiring performances and incredible stories in the sporting arena, look back on some of the best images from the 2018 Invictus Games. | | | | A staggering umpiring blunder leaves Australian skipper Aaron Finch livid as Pakistan claims the Twenty20 series with a controversial 11-run victory in the second game in Dubai. | | | | Why will Australians pay $30 for a plate of pasta, but complain that dumplings are dearer than in Asia? The answer is complicated. | | | | Rangers spent hours climbing and rappelling down cliff faces at the famed Yosemite National Park to locate the bodies of a man and woman who fell from Taft Point, a popular spot for proposals and wedding photos. | | | | A sense of outrage and injustice can be a powerful weapon — just look at Hannah Gadsby and Nanette. Feminist and author Anne Summers has some advice on using your anger to effect change. | | | | It sounds like the title of a horror movie, but "the stilling" is very real. It was discovered by an Australian, and there is still an air of mystery swirling around why land wind speeds are slowing down. | | | | A day care room set up in the dementia wing of a NSW nursing home is enriching the lives of residents and reinforcing research that children also benefit from intergenerational interaction. | | | | Understanding dark energy may be the key to figuring out the most vexing mystery in physics, the problem Albert Einstein spent the last 40 years of his life trying to solve. And UQ astrophysicist Professor Tamara Davis is at the forefront of a worldwide effort to discover its secrets. | | | | Matthew Shepard's murder in 1998 prompted a period of change and soul searching in the US. Now, 20 years later, his remains are laid to rest in a "home that is safe from haters". | | | | The ACCC steps in to address the issue of companies making and selling fake Aboriginal art, saying the lack of authenticity is causing the wider industry to be "impacted negatively". | | | | Singapore executes six men convicted of drug offences in October alone, despite pleas from Malaysia, which recently pledged to abolish the death penalty. | | | | World heritage areas could be leased for 60 years under a State Government proposal to allow private companies to commercialise and build accommodation in three Queensland national parks. | | | | Has anyone ever met a sexy nurse? Or a sexy librarian? Or sexy zombie for that matter? There are unspoken rules in dressing up for Halloween, and not dressing up as a woman forced to testify in front of the planet about an alleged sexual assault should be one of them, writes Andrea Lee-Greenberg. | |  |
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