| | | | Indonesian authorities scoff at suggestions they should go without sleep to free the convicted drug smuggler from jail before daylight — even though she officially finished her 13-year jail term at midnight local time. | | | | Thousands of hectares of state forest appear to have been logged illegally, an ABC investigation finds, amounting to what some say is the mass "theft" by a government-owned for-profit logging company. | | | | Despite admitting Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince may have known of plans to murder journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Donald Trump says the US will remain a "steadfast partner" of the kingdom and won't be cancelling any military contracts. | | | | The Agriculture Minister, who holds the safest federal government seat in Queensland, is yet to be endorsed for re-election despite receiving unanimous local support. | | | | The new Gatwick apartments in St Kilda have been sold off, but many women who used to live at the former rooming house — a place of "last resort" for some of Melbourne's most vulnerable — are currently in jail. | | | | During his 1974 tour to Australia, Ol' Blue Eyes unleashed on female journalists, calling them "hookers". The sexist slur set in motion a bizarre whirlwind of events. | | | | Brooke Phillips was driven to extreme measures when she ran out of water on the first day, deep in the remote outback which has claimed seven people in the past month. | | | | If you see children performing at concerts you will probably also see a pack of proud parents capturing the moment on their smartphones, and they are probably all breaking the law. | | | | The most magical time of the year is upon Victorians: election season. And the multi-billion-dollar toys on everybody's wish list? Trains, tracks and roads, write Marion Terrill and James Ha. | | | | Schools, gyms, homes and shops — all gone. See how the Camp Fire ripped apart daily life in Paradise, California. | | | | Before she became Chile's first female president — twice — Michelle Bachelet fled Pinochet's dictatorship and sought asylum in Australia. Her experience was vastly different from those held on Manus Island and Nauru, she tells the ABC. | | | | Manus Governor Charlie Benjamin hits out at Australia over plans to redevelop a joint naval base on the Pacific island, saying he's never been consulted on the plan that the United States is also backing. | | | | A Sydney police prosecutor who loaned his official gear to a friend with a "uniform fetish" was sacked after officers stumbled across the handcuffs and leather jacket during a raid. | | | | Conditions are building for a dust storm that could make it all the way from the red centre to the coast, impacting Canberra and Sydney. | | | | Under increasing scrutiny, Facebook is trying to be more transparent about how it polices status updates, photos and news. But consistency is proving tricky. | | | | Tim Cahill make an emotional farewell to international football in Socceroos colours, with Australia running out 3-0 winners over Lebanon in Sydney. | | | | You might not have heard of them, but these specialists are increasingly in demand on sets for theatre, film and TV. | | | | High fuel prices are not just hitting the hip pockets of motorists, with fishermen also feeling the pinch, and they are passing on the cost increases at fish and chip shops. | | | | Australian aid organisations apologise to victims of sexual abuse and harassment after an independent review sustains 31 allegations against aid workers. | | | | Disability pensioner Lytha Owlstara is suing NSW Police after dashcam footage showed her being manhandled by an officer who drew his gun and pepper sprayed her dog after she was pursued for 2 kilometres for driving an unregistered vehicle. | |  |
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