| | | | Torrential rain in Far North Queensland causes landslips, flash flooding, and prompts a warning for some residents to consider leaving their homes after the Daintree River reaches major flood levels. | | | | Australia's most successful alpine skier, Zali Steggall, vows to be "a voice for the sensible centre" and accuses Tony Abbott of being set in his ways when it comes to climate change, while announcing she will contest his Sydney seat of Warringah at the next federal election. | | | | What is considered the biggest music poll in the world is back for another year. Follow along as we count down from 100 to 1. | | | | With dam levels dropping, the desalination plant in Kurnell is fully operational for the first time. So how does it work, what will it cost and most importantly how will the water taste? | | | | The Duke of Edinburgh issues a written apology to a woman involved in a collision with his Land Rover near the Royal family's Sandringham Estate. | | | | The "Western diet" is not only wrecking our bodies but our planet too. Here's the new diet experts say could help us avoid calamity, write Rosemary Stanton and Kris Barnden. | | | | FFA boss Chris Nikou says he believes the "unanimous" board decision to sack Matildas coach Alen Stajcic was the right one, and will help the playing group both now and in the future. | | | | Rescue crews in Spain recover the body of a two-year-old boy, whose fall into a deep borehole almost two weeks ago prompted a complex and heart-wrenching search-and-rescue operation. | | | | Michael Jackson's estate blasts the documentary, which tells the stories of two men who claim they were sexually molested by the popstar as young boys, as a "tabloid character assassination". | | | | Marcus Stoinis's inclusion in the extended Test squad ends Mitch Marsh's reign as Australia's go-to allrounder in five day cricket. | | | | There have been six suspected drug overdoses at the Rainbow Serpent music festival in regional Victoria, while 10 people were taken to hospital from two Sydney events for "likely" drug-related reasons. | | | | A Facebook page dedicated to the lone mallard who showed up on the Pacific island of Niue after a storm confirms he was been killed by a dog. | | | | Pat Cummins took the glory as Sri Lanka wilted in Brisbane, with Australia romping to a massive first Test win inside three days. But aside from the result, was there actually much for the Aussies to be cheery about? | | | | What horrors, traps or treasures lie hidden in the locked room of this Darwin CBD building, nobody really knows. But on Wednesday, with specialist locksmiths finally called in, the enduring secret will be revealed. | | | | A local councillor says dangerous driving is a regular occurrence along the road where 19-year-old Bor Mabil was killed, and is calling for tougher penalties as well as extra police. | | | | A group of women specialising in the old embroidery art of smocking have been sewing tiny gowns for stillborn and premature babies for the past 25 years. | | | | Amid a tearful meltdown after squandering three championship points, Naomi Osaka gave herself a simple message before fighting back to win the women's Australian Open title. | | | | In the wake of Adelaide reaching a top of 46.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday, temperatures have cooled across SA — but the change has come too late for a local chicken farm as well as a bat colony in the city. | | | | A video promoting the once-blocked cartoon pig has gone viral on Chinese social media, striking at the heart of the country's social issues and shifting family values. | | | | When a quick-thinking photographer spotted a comb-crested jacana with what looked to be an extra four pairs of legs, she found it had its wings full with youngsters instead. | |  |
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