| | | | Police intercept suspected pipe bombs sent to former US president Barack Obama, former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other high profile Democrats in what New York officials describe as an act of terrorism. | | | | Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince says the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was a "heinous crime that cannot be justified", in his first public comments since the journalist's death sparked international condemnation. | | | | Do you know what personal details your phone is sharing about you when you're not looking? We decided to try to find out for sure. What do you think we'll find? | | | | The NSW Government says the plan, part of the $4.2 billion fund it said would be used for "transformational projects" in regional New South Wales, will allow "faster and easier travel" between regional and metropolitan areas to be a key priority. | | | | Australian company directors nominate climate change as the number one issue they want the government to address in the long-term, in a survey of more than 1,200 business leaders. | | | | Bee corpses are piling up in backyards in the town of Peterborough, prompting dark suspicions from locals and theories from academics. But no one knows what is causing the deaths. | | | | Senior members of the Cambodian regime amass multi-million dollar properties and business portfolios in Melbourne, raising questions about the clout of the foreign ruling party in Australia amid its escalating global campaign to silence dissenters. | | | | The former prime minister says the captivating head-and-shoulders painting style was chosen following endless commentary on women's appearances in public life. | | | | Dangerous stunts, which have proven to be deadly overseas, see close to 1,400 Queenslanders charged in the past five years, with many arrested after posting photos or videos of their antics on social media. | | | | In a bid to counter pollution in seas, fields and waterways, the European Parliament overwhelmingly backs a wide-ranging ban affecting an array of products for which valid alternatives are available. | | | | For the children and grandchildren of Invictus Games competitors, watching the competition is a source of pride, tears and raw emotion. | | | | The word "superfood" conjures ideas of natural health and rediscovering ancient wisdom, but the term doesn't have any scientific definition. So do exotic foods from remote cultures have more health-giving properties than the fruit and veg already sitting in your crisper? | | | | Sexual predators are finding potential victims through online dating and hook-up apps, survivors and police warn, as rape and sexual assault figures soar to a five-year high. | | | | Just two Tasmanian fish farm workers have filed injury reports after interactions with seals since 2013, but in the same period more than 8,700 'beanbag' rounds and 130,000 underwater explosives have been used to deter the animals, documents reveal. | | | | Someone has won a $US1.53 billion ($2.16 billion) Mega Millions jackpot in the United States — and it's possible we'll never know their identity. | | | | Public transport has failed to keep pace with Melbourne's booming population growth. So are buses, which are cheap and flexible compared to rail, the answer to the city's problems? | | | | Two Victorians who have personally experienced the trauma of family violence are so frustrated by the current political approach to the issue, they're running as independents in next month's state election. | | | | Residents of a small beachside community in far north Queensland are being swabbed for DNA as police continue to search for a young woman's killer. | | | | CCTV footage showing police officer Luke Warburton being dragged to safety after he was shot with his own gun by a man at Nepean Hospital is played to a Sydney court. Mr Warburton survived. | | | | The Oscar-winning actor insists he did not lick his lips in front of a female colleague, or grunt and growl during rehearsals for a Sydney Theatre Company production as he is cross-examined during his defamation case. | | | | The Australian Taxation Office says it will seek to ensure taxpayers can rely on its automated correspondence in the future after a court case found a man was liable for interest on a tax debt despite a letter from the ATO saying he was not. | | | | Australia and Pakistan will vie for one of the weirder trophies you're likely to see in the upcoming Twenty20 series, and it ranks up there with some of world sport's strangest pieces of silverware. | |  |
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