| | | | A traumatic brain injury, punctured lungs, eight fractured ribs and an amputated leg. After two years in rehab, former commando Garry Robinson struggled to see a future for himself. Then he discovered Prince Harry's Invictus Games. | | | | Melbourne is expanding at breakneck speed, and risks becoming a victim of its own popularity. Its inhabitants now face a choice between two population plans, and experts warn the consequences of getting it wrong will be dire. | | | | Saudi Arabia warns it will respond to any "threats" against it as its stock market plunges following President Donald Trump's warning of "severe punishment" over the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. | | | | For those of you who have put off doing your tax return, you've still got a bit of time. We spoke to the Australian Taxation Office about the tax deadline and what to look out for when you claim. | | | | Bill and Hillary Clinton are back on the speakers' circuit — up against a more popular Michelle Obama — but whether they're important or interesting enough to Americans to sell enough tickets remains to be seen, writes Micheline Maynard. | | | | A report finds gay conversion practices are not receding in Australia, but are entering the mainstream within particular Christian churches. | | | | Caesarean sections are overused in more than 60 per cent of the world's nations, including Australia. See how we compare to other countries. | | | | Fruit and vegetable magnate Robert Costa says that two-thirds of Australia's food relies upon bee pollination. RMIT ABC Fact Check finds that to be overstated. | | | | A flight believed to be carrying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex touches down in Sydney, marking the beginning of a 16-day royal tour that will include engagements for the Invictus Games. | | | | US President Donald Trump says he is unsure whether his Defence Secretary James Mattis is planning to step down, but that the retired general might and that he regards him as "sort of a Democrat". | | | | A woman with an ectopic pregnancy was told she would have to wait for the right medical equipment and staff at a regional WA hospital. | | | | After a brief flurry of chaotic selling and panicked investors on Wall Street, things suddenly went back to normal — but expect volatility and instability to become a more regular feature, writes Ian Verrender. | | | | They're fabulous double minorities. And for Australia's growing community of Indigenous drag queens, a small talent quest offers the chance to strut into visibility. | | | | Whether it was against Macarthur South West United or Real Madrid, Usain Bolt's double for the Mariners put the A-League front and centre ahead of kick-off — and he's not the only story worth following, writes Richard Hinds. | | | | A mother who used her body to shield her infant daughter during a severe thunderstorm has been praised by the Prime Minister and Queensland Premier, and will be recommended for a bravery award. WARNING: This story contains graphic images. | | | | Professor John Rasko is a world-leading scientist in IVF and gene therapy — fields that some claim promote "new eugenics". As a descendant of Holocaust survivors, he takes this accusation seriously. | | | | Data obtained by the ABC shows Queensland's costly and time-consuming ID scanning program in nightlife hotspots are barely finding anyone trying to enter venues illegally. | | | | Trees have been stripped of their leaves and the forest floor is littered with the carcasses of small birds in a Queensland town after a storm ripped through on Thursday. | |  |
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