| | | | Racing NSW announces the suspension of all betting for the Everest horse race following a backlash over the use of the Sydney Opera House to promote the event. | | | | Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price says some of the world's leading climate scientists are "drawing a long bow" in calling for an end to coal power in a bid to limit global warming. | | | | Dreamworld staff prepare to launch legal action after the deaths of four people on a ride, as an inquest into the tragedy hears the attraction was declared safe a week before it malfunctioned in 2016. | | | | Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which will be based in Adelaide. | | | | NSW Police say armed men set a house alight at Ootha in central west NSW following an alleged domestic assault, and two women and two children are now believed to have been taken hostage. | | | | The Opposition is calling for an inquiry into the independence of the national chemical authority following an ABC investigation into Roundup manufacturer Monsanto. | | | | Peter Mailler is a third-generation farmer but if the effects of climate change continue on their current path, he doesn't expect anyone will be farming his 6,000 acres property in the future. | | | | A Mexican couple caught carrying dismembered human remains in a baby carriage may have killed as many as 20 women, a top prosecutor says. | | | | You go to the same website, search the same airline, but you're offered a different airfare depending on when and where you do it. Why? | | | | The idea that the fall of the Berlin Wall heralded a new, bright era for socialist and communist states desperate for a capitalist system is not entirely accurate. | | | | A bottle of Fairy dishing washing liquid produced before Britain switched to decimal currency in the 70s, washes up on an English beach, prompting calls for action to combat the "modern day scourge" — plastic. | | | | The opening Test continues on day three in Dubai, as Australia replies to Pakistan's first innings total of 482 on a batting friendly pitch. Follow all the action in our live ScoreCentre. | | | | Up to 70,000 permanent migrants each year are being targeted to address congestion. | | | | A mother whale stayed close to rescuers while her calf was being freed from a shark net off Queensland's Gold Coast this morning. Authorities say the rescue was "quite distressing" with the calf suffering abrasions from being badly caught up in the net. | | | | The detective who led the police investigation into convicted murderer Keli Lane breaks her silence, saying she was "shocked" when Lane was found guilty because the trial had been plagued with problems. | | | | Taylor Swift's decision to break her silence on US politics triggers a storm when she tells her 112 million Instagram followers that she will be voting for Democrats at the mid-term elections in November. | | | | People hundreds of kilometres from the SpaceX launch in California express astonishment at the bright lights in the sky despite warnings from the Air Force to expect engine burns and sonic booms. | | | | How often do you adjust the volume of the radio, eat, or use your phone while driving? You might be shocked to learn how much time other motorists are distracted behind the wheel. | | | | Children are forced to do handstands until their arms give out and swing from bars until their hands bleed at Melbourne's National Centre of Excellence, parents allege — but an investigation has been shut down. | | | | Failed social network Google+ will be shut down and the search giant will tighten its data sharing policies after a privacy issue was discovered in March as part of a review of how Google shares data with other applications. | | | | New research shows your self-confidence can differ significantly depending on the month you were born in. And no, it's not because of your star sign. | | | | Twenty-seven of Australia's 34 raptor species have been spotted in capital cities in recent years, with birds of prey leaving the parched countryside in search of food in urban areas. | |  |
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