| | | | The boom time is over and we're now experiencing the "house price fall we had to have", according to Deloitte's latest business outlook, which also tips better wage growth on the horizon. | | | | Afghanistan veteran Tyrone Ian Gawthorne, who gained publicity for his brush with Games founder Prince Harry while training for the Invictus Games last year, is charged with possessing a stash of steroids, cocaine, peptides and an unsecured weapon, allegedly found in his car. | | | | The $20-billion bridge connecting the country to Hong Kong took almost a decade to build and is known as the "bridge of death" among some local media outlets, with officials saying at least 18 workers died during construction. | | | | The UN Human Rights Committee says France failed to make the case for its ban on the full-face Islamic veil, and gives Paris 180 days to report back to say what actions it had taken. | | | | James Stevenson says he was riding to work in the Brisbane CBD when he brushed past a pedestrian, who was then captured on camera running and confronting the cyclist. | | | | From online communities to boot camps, people are seeking help for problem gaming. But what do we know about the best way to treat it? | | | | Forget the weekend papers, these bibliophiles are seeking like-minded readers online — and finding them in the tens of thousands. | | | | Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells his country's Parliament that local authorities will continue investigating the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, adding "whitewashing such barbarity will of course injure the conscience of humanity". | | | | With Donald Trump pulling the US out of a key nuclear treaty with Russia, and China on the rise, is it time for Australia to start thinking about nuclear weapons? And what would be the cost? | | | | More than 100,000 fed up motorists are backing a campaign to avoid filling up for a day in protest of skyrocketing fuel costs, but some are sceptical of the plan. | | | | An ACT public servant's use of a customer's credit card details to book her own flights was likely accidental because fraudsters tend not to use their own name while scamming, an investigation reveals. | | | | After the sound of a helicopter triggers wheelchair tennis competitor Paul Guest's PTSD, his playing partner Edwin Vermetten instantly moves to comfort him, the pair sharing a raw a moment of kinship and understanding that sums up the event's ethos. | | | | The founder of the Story Dogs program says children have shown such dramatic improvements in reading that there should be a dog in every school — and it's even piqued the interest of masters students at Monash University. | | | | Some households will save more than $800 a year on their power bills, the Federal Government says, as part of measures to protect consumers and businesses from rising energy costs. | | | | Washington DC's $US500 million Museum of the Bible is forced to admit a painful truth: at least five of the museum's 16 fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls are apparent forgeries. | | | | They are among Australia's invisible children — seven-year-old twins Angelo and Patricia Gibia's births were never registered. Their story is common in Queensland's remote Indigenous communities. | | | | A heavy-duty boring crane working on a vacant block in Melbourne's north-west collapses onto a house in an adjoining property, startling the elderly couple living inside. | | | | An Irish woman waves to her parents in the dock of a NSW court as details of the "degrading and psychologically damaging" relationship with her fiance are aired publicly. | | | | Senator Eric Abetz accuses David Anderson, who is acting in the role left by Michelle Guthrie, of "gaming the system" after he reveals in a Senate Estimates hearing he had spoken with the former managing director about a redundancy. | | | | Children raised in state care lose their support when they turn 18, but it is hoped a new trial in WA extending the age limit to 21 will cut homelessness and boost their chances of education and employment. | | | | Photos of wealthy people lying face down — surrounded by luxury bags, shoes, and cash — go viral on Chinese social media as the country's rising middle class flaunt their wealth. | |  |
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