| | | | NSW introduces a raft of new laws aimed at increasing child protection and bringing offenders to justice — including protections for children who engage in sexting within consensual relationships. | | | | It's as if government MPs have given up and gone home. Except we, the taxpayers, are still paying for them to run the country, writes Laura Tingle. | | | | Exactly 70 years ago the body of a mystery man was discovered along a suburban Adelaide beach. But will we ever know the truth about his identity? | | | | The royal commission tried to cut through the apologies and the corporate jargon to get to the heart of what went wrong at Australia's biggest banks. Here are the major lowlights of the inquiry, simplified. | | | | When it comes to science bombshells, the birth of the first gene-edited humans is hard to top. But there's a whole raft of ethical ramifications, and will this put an end to CRISPR gene editing? | | | | The idea of a baby resting in a sling suspended from a car's roof might seem odd today but it was among a wide variety of child restraint options in 1970 — and most people had no idea just how dangerous they really were. | | | | There is no requirement for Australian medical practitioners to disclose the benefits they receive from private interests such as medical device manufacturers, but Daniel Fleming — who has been a paid consultant for a breast implant manufacturer — argues that has to change. | | | | More and more countries are choosing to ink agreements with China on its trillion dollar Belt and Road initiative, but what are countries actually agreeing to when they sign on? | | | | Jeff Horn takes Anthony Mundine out in emphatic style, knocking the boxing icon out in the first round in the River City Rumble in Brisbane. | | | | Christmas lights aren't everyone's cup of tea. Here are some of the most common reasons why people complain, and what local councils, police and experts in neighbourhood disputes say you can do to keep everyone onside. | | | | A group of residents in Louisiana are trying to form a new city in a move widely seen by opponents as a racially motivated attempt to bring back school segregation. | | | | In December 1978, the Communist Party's top decision-making body kick-started the reform and opening up process, which eventually transformed the country from one of the poorest nations to the second-biggest economy in the world. | | | | The breakout hit game of the year has received a lot of bad press in tabloid media for its violence and perceived addictive qualities. But it's also the cause of a global dance fever, writes Seamus Byrne. | | | | Students defy the Prime Minister's calls to stay in school and instead gather in their thousands to protest against inaction on climate change. But the Federal Government says all they're learning how to do is "join the dole queue". | | | | Michael Kroger had already declared his intention not to seek another term as president, but is leaving prematurely after the Liberal Party's disastrous defeat at the polls. | | | | The right-wing provocateur and founder of the Proud Boys group is blocked from entering Australia, after his visa application was denied by the Home Affairs Department. | | | | Marriott says it has uncovered unauthorised access that has been taking place within its Starwood network — covering 11 different brands — since 2014, potentially compromising the credit card details of some guests. | | | | Residents in the path of a large fire that "poses a threat to all lives directly in its path" in north Queensland are urged to seek shelter immediately as it is too late to evacuate. | | | | After nine months of damning evidence of misconduct and malpractice, the final fortnight of hearings neatly encapsulated the banking royal commission, especially the starkly contrasting evidence of NAB's CEO and chairman, writes Daniel Ziffer. | | | | Donald Trump's former lawyer has given a new version of events on business dealings with Russia. The question now is what this means for the US President himself. | | | | After years of steadily gaining weight, Keeley Favell looked nine months' pregnant, but when her doctor sent her to get a pregnancy ultrasound they found a "medical alien" rather than a baby. | |  |
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