| | | | Phone taps played at the District Court trial of former Deputy Tax Commissioner Michael Cranston reveal he didn't want to get involved when asked for advice from a company linked to his son, who couldn't pay its workers. | | | | The US President was forced into a corner over the shutdown by Nancy Pelosi, but her victory in the State of the Union battle is just one in the bigger war, writes the ABC's Washington bureau chief Zoe Daniel. | | | | Police say it has been a horror start to the Rainbow Serpent Music Festival in western Victoria, with a series of incidents marring the first 24 hours of the five-day event. | | | | Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head take Australia past Sri Lanka's total of 144, rebuilding the first innings after early wickets on day two at the Gabba. Follow all the action in our live blog. | | | | A number of major fire fronts in Tasmania have emergency services stretched to the limit, with residents in several towns told to flee as bushfires, stoked by dry conditions and wind, sweep across the island. | | | | Nearly all Victorian customers affected by rolling blackouts have got their power back, after Melbourne's hottest day in five years placed "unanticipated levels of demand" on the grid. | | | | Four men are charged with importing almost $100 million worth of heroin and other drugs into Sydney, in one of the biggest busts of its kind in Australia. | | | | Three people were ejected from Perth Stadium after the banner was unfurled from the venue's top tier on Thursday night, with Cricket Australia issuing a "first and final warning" to those involved. | | | | In some states, if parents want to enrol their children in public education, they are forced to send their kids to single-sex schools but parents are pushing back, labelling the lack of diversity outdated "gender segregation". | | | | Police in WA say they are working closely with the family of a 12-year-old girl who has given birth in a Perth hospital, with the case prompting a coordinated response from a range of authorities. | | | | Matthew Flinders died the day after the book detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, A Voyage to Terra Australis, was published. More than 200 years later, his remains have been found during building work. | | | | Archaeologists have uncovered and identified the remains of British explorer Matthew Flinders, the first person to circumnavigate Australia. But did you know the navigator was actually accompanied by an Australian on the voyage? | | | | A Canberra prisoner is dying in hospital after refusing to eat for more than a month, as his parents say it's "shattering" that he called them to say goodbye. | | | | Do you think you know the best year of the Hottest 100? Or maybe you have no idea but want to find out. Based on the qualities you love in a great song, we'll tell you the best year of the countdown for you. | | | | Much like a stuck record, weather systems seem to have stalled over most of the country. But there's a reason for all this weather weirdness, writes Steve Turton. | | | | Productivity Commission's review of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan finds costs and time blowouts and recommends the MDBA be split in two. | | | | Australia's tallest mountain — with its active volcano — is probably not one you've heard of. But once you see it, it's impossible to forget. | | | | Here's why the song commonly regarded as the worst to ever to top triple j's annual music poll should be remembered fondly. | | | | Australia plummets down the list as an Asian powerhouse — not China — maintains its domination at the top of Bloomberg's annual index. | |  |
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