| | | | Donald Trump sacks his Attorney-General Jeff Sessions, one day after the Republicans lost control of Congress and in the wake of unrelenting criticism from the President over Mr Sessions' decision to step away from the Russia election meddling probe. | | | | The day after his party lost its lock on Congress, US President Donald Trump delivers a fiery press conference casting the congressional election results as "very close to complete victory" for Republicans and hitting out at reporters who challenge his assertions. | | | | Winning the House of Representatives was no small prize for the Democratic Party. But the "blue wave" couldn't deliver the Senate. Here's what the midterms mean for Democrats for the next two years. | | | | A crucial sensor that is the subject of a Boeing safety bulletin was replaced on a Lion Air jet the day before it plunged into the Java Sea and possibly worsened other problems with the plane, Indonesian investigators say. | | | | Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm loses his bid to have Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young's defamation case against him thrown out, and is instead ordered to cover her legal costs for the failed application. | | | | With just months until an election is called, sharing his profile is perhaps the best the Prime Minister can do to win over his edgy backbench. Which means more Queensland visits are inevitable, writes political reporter Jackson Gothe-Snape. | | | | The hunt is on to find out who is harming brush turkeys in Byron Bay after a bird was killed in a bow and arrow attack and another injured when it was speared through its shoulder. | | | | We have no idea who painted a large red animal on the walls of a remote cave in Borneo at least 40,000 years ago, but their work is the oldest-known example of figurative rock art in the world, according to new research. | | | | The Foreign Minister's arrival in Beijing is a sign Australia's relationship with its biggest trading partner is getting back to normal, but Marise Payne can expect some questions about moves to block a $13 billion Chinese takeover of Australian gas assets. | | | | The 6,609 songs listed as banned due to concerns over copyright include many titles from popular Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, like Eason Chan, GEM and A-Mei. | | | | Notably absolved of any part in a toxic culture at the heart of Australian cricket, revealed in the damning Longstaff report, our women's team this week embark on a T20 World Cup campaign full of welcome and typically positive optimism. | | | | Australia is ramping up its commitment to the Pacific, opening several new diplomatic posts and establishing a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure bank for projects in the region. | | | | The amount of unclaimed money belonging to Canberrans has reached a cool $50 million — so how easy is it to find out whether you're in line for a pay day? | | | | In the recorded message of excerpts from his book, the late Stephen Hawking warns of cultural isolation and points to the UK's exit from the European Union and the leadership of Donald Trump as threats to education. | | | | Airbnb isn't making rental affordability "significantly" worse, but it is reducing the number of properties that are available for long-term renters in Sydney's and Melbourne's inner-city and beachside suburbs, a new report shows. | | | | Sydney Children's Hospital's new art project shows the complex reality of patients and families in the palliative care unit. | | | | Experts say the "cigar-shaped" intruder was moving "remarkably fast" and appeared to have come from somewhere else in the galaxy. | | | | An inquest into the deaths of two German tourists, who perished while hiking at Trephina Gorge in Central Australia, hears a park ranger did not immediately report their disappearance because he assumed they were camping overnight. | | | | The Girl Scouts of the United States of America files a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, after the latter decides to drop "Boy" from its namesake program and start welcoming older girls. | | | | A member of the helicopter rescue crew that tried to save shark attack victim Daniel Christidis says he has been deeply affected by the death of the 33-year-old. | | | | BHP says it does not believe it has enough iron ore stockpiled at Port Hedland in WA to meet its contracts with customers after the deliberate derailment of an out-of-control train disrupted its rail operations. | | | | Melbourne doctor Daniel Christidis is honoured by his brother in an Instagram post remembering him as someone who "illuminated any room with his charm". | |  |
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By political reporter Jackson Gothe-Snape | |  |
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