| | Sydney property developer Bill Gertos, who repaired an Ashbury home and rented it out for 20 years after finding it uninhabited in 1998, is given its title deeds by a court despite challenges from the last listed owner's family. | | | Armed forces chief Hadi Tjahjanto says a search and rescue effort has identified the possible location of the jet, which crashed into the sea, killing all 189 people on board. | | | Saudi Arabia executes an Indonesian female migrant worker without first informing Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the Indonesian Government calls for a thorough probe into the death of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi. | | | Eryn Norvill tells a defamation trial the rehearsal room was "complicit" in actor Geoffrey Rush's alleged harassment during a production of King Lear. | | | A Melbourne man is jailed for 19 years for killing his only son in what a judge describes as a "shocking, senseless and inexcusable crime" that happened after an argument about an omelette. | | | Despite suffering extensive staff losses since being forced to move to Armidale, the pesticides regulator blames delays in a critical review of a popular insecticide on "complexity of information". | | | WA farmer Blythe Calnan knew she was dealing with something "quite different" when she rattled the biggest egg she'd ever seen laid by one of her hens. When she broke it open, she found something very rare. | | | Parts of NSW, Victoria and SA — including the capital cities — are set for scorching weather this week, with the BOM forecasting the mercury to soar high above average. | | | An article on ABC News suggests that to avoid linguistic catastrophes caused by apostrophes we should just stop using them. However, the correct use of this most special member of our alphabet avoids much confusion. And besides, it's not that hard, writes Roslyn Petelin. | | | US President Donald Trump, shrugging off objections from some that he is unwelcome, offers condolences at the Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 Jewish worshippers were shot dead. | | | As more Australians ask for help with their mental health, insurers are reportedly out of step, with one grieving woman told to not seek treatment after the death of her husband if she wanted life insurance cover. | | | Australia's revolving door prime ministership pales beside the political crisis engulfing Sri Lanka. Ranil Wickremesinghe and Mahinda Rajapaksa both claim to hold the position, and nations are taking sides as Sri Lankans take to the streets, writes Linda Mottram. | | | A move towards consent laws centred around "yes means yes" rather than "no means no" has hit a speed bump in the ACT Legislative Assembly. | | | Indigenous groups fear public money is being used to try to undermine Aboriginal land claims, amid revelations almost $500,000 in Indigenous funding was given to lobby groups. | | | Three weeks after a bizarre White House meeting with US President Donald Trump where he said the Republican leader made him feel 'like a superhero', rapper Kanye West says he is distancing himself from politics. | | | The spacecraft, which spent more than nine years searching for alien worlds beyond our solar system, has run out of fuel and will be switched off — but scientists say they'll spend many more years searching through the data it provided. | | | Asylum seekers from Nauru are receiving treatment at a major Adelaide hospital, as children continue to be moved from community detention on the Pacific island. | | | An inmate with "Mafia ties" is reportedly being investigated over the killing of one of Boston's most notorious mobsters, who lived a double life as a secret FBI informant before going on the run for 16 years. | | | A husband and wife who fell to their deaths from a popular lookout at Yosemite National Park in the United States were taking a selfie, the man's brother says. | | | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is inviting you to control a real person for Halloween. The mission? To save humanity from an evil AI by the name of Zookd. | | | A mother and son are dead and another son, the former deputy mayor of Wellington Shire Council, is in hospital with what police allege are self-inflicted gunshot wounds after a family dispute on both sides of the Murray River. | | | A museum showcasing some of the world's most polarising foods will open in Sweden today, and there are three staple Australian dishes that have been offered a place at the table. | | | By Linda Mottram | | | By Roslyn Petelin | | | By Alexey Muraviev | | | By Peter Fleming | | | | | The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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