| | | | Liberal Party MPs say their historic Wentworth by-election result is "devastating" and represents the price of a leadership spill, as the blue-ribbon electorate changes for the first time in decades. | | | | Independent candidate Kerryn Phelps claims a historic win in the Wentworth by-election, declaring her victory signals the return of "decency, integrity and humanity" to the Australian Government. | | | | Despite losing their majority in the House of Representatives, it does not necessarily spell the end for the government. | | | | While in many people's eyes terrorism has come to be intertwined with Islam, militant monks and hard-line army generals in Myanmar and beyond are recasting perceptions of Buddhism. | | | | Under the cover of the Revolution, with the help of social media, $US3 billion in treasure has been looted and smuggled from Egypt since 2011. And lots of it was dug up by villagers in their own backyards. | | | | The day Katie's parents abandoned her aged six, her life changed forever. Nine decades later, she shares her story ahead of tomorrow's national apology to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. | | | | Ten years ago, Belinda Smith could bounce out of bed the morning after a big night, but now she can barely function. Is this a product of age — or is it all in her head? | | | | The instrument has long appealed to men, sparked by the postwar birth of rock 'n' roll and its virtuosic (and often male) stars like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Now things are changing — and that may, in turn, change the music business. | | | | The rain that drenched Sydney may have delayed the start, but it did not dampen the spirit on display a glittering Invictus Games opening ceremony, which included Australian music royalty. | | | | Nearly 80 years after the collapse of Nazi Germany, the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche is again being embraced by elements of the extreme right, this time in the USA. But like the Nazis, they're doing it wrong. | | | | Global markets were caught in the doldrums last week, but that may not be a bad outcome given the current financial storm warnings. | | | | Sharing stories of mental illness to support others in a similar situation is known in the mental health sector as "peer support". And for some people, it can create an important sense of hope. | | | | Put down the roses and blow out the candles because Singles Day is almost here, and this year Indonesia has announced they will be joining the festivities. | | | | Just a few years ago, Mohammed bin Salman was relatively unknown. Now, he's one of Saudi Arabia's most powerful men. But the death of Jamal Khashoggi could threaten the Crown Prince's rise. | | | | The crossing is built from 400,000 tonnes of steel and spans 55 kilometres across the Pearl River Delta, with a 22.9-kilometre bridge over the sea (the world's sixth-longest) and a 6.7km tunnel. | | | | A far north Queensland family save a 22-month-old boy from the jaws of a four-metre-long scrub python after it latched onto the child while he was playing at the family home in Julatten, north of Cairns. | | | | The largest jackpot in US lottery history is up for grabs this week — and punters have a one in 302.5 million chance of winning the huge US$1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) prize. | | | | Women looking to become police officers in Indonesia are reported to have to undergo an invasive virginity test and be "pretty" as a part of the recruitment process. | | | | For the first time the Australian Army is publicly discussing whether drones currently being used for reconnaissance should be fitted with weapons to counter armed drones used on the battlefield by enemy forces such as Islamic State. | | | | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange files a lawsuit in Ecuador against new terms of asylum in the Andean country's London embassy that require him to pay for medical bills and phone calls and clean up after his pet cat. | | | | A cognitively disabled 13-year-old girl sexually assaulted by a group of male teenagers lived in circumstances so bad she did not know how to say no to sex, a court hears. | |  |
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