| | | | Australia suffers the indignity of its first follow-on in 150 Tests after being dismissed for 300 on a dismal day at the SCG that was interrupted due to drizzle and bad light. | | | | Neighbours throw objects at a fallen powerline to try to get it off well-respected community member and father of three Dr Hossam Ibrahim who was electrocuted in the driveway of his home in Sydney's south-west. | | | | Scott Morrison says "intolerance does not make Australia stronger", while Labor criticises the Prime Minister for not condemning independent senator Fraser Anning for attending a rally where some far-right protesters made Nazi salutes. | | | | Kevin Sweeney steps down from his role as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defence, days after the departure of General James Mattis and Chief Pentagon Spokeswoman Dana W White. | | | | Since 1970, Rob Oakes has called Macquarie Heads, on Tasmania's remote west coast, home. But rate rises and government encroachment have left him and others in his community fearing their rugged existence could come to an end. | | | | In a bid to improve results in the classroom, Tanya Plibersek says a Labor government would restrict entry to the top 30 per cent of students if the education sector does not take action sooner. | | | | China's population is set to peak at 1.44 billion people in a decade's time but it then faces a long period of "unstoppable" decline from 2030, government scholars are warning. | | | | Sailors have long known about the link between fermented foods and physical health. But the link to mental health is only now being explored. | | | | Carl Grove won the 90-94 age group sprint at a US track cycling meet, only to be stripped of the title for eating contaminated meat the night before. | | | | The Scottish comedian apologises for alarming fans with "depressing" comments he recently made about his health, saying in a video posted to Twitter by his Australian wife Pamela Stephenson that "maybe I should have phrased it better". | | | | Indian Pacific, the first of several slow TV journeys on SBS in January, is both boring and profound, for reasons that at first I didn't understand, writes Paul Donoughue. | | | | After accepting a late entry into the three-day event on Saturday, Nick Kyrgios has been told he will play his one-time Davis Cup teammate and US Open doubles partner Bernard Tomic in the lead-up to the Australian Open. | | | | A "lazy" approach to batting cost Australia dearly in the fourth Test against India, as the players and coaches struggle to find ways to solve the problem, with the Ashes on the horizon. | | | | If you are struggling to cool down as Australia's summer heats up, take a look at some of the most captivating pictures from snow-covered Europe. | | | | From prominent celebrities to the Interpol chief, the world has seen millions of people in China seemingly vanish into thin air over the past few years — and yet the international community has remained largely silent. | | | | Jellyfish predate dinosaurs and even trees. But now they're booming in numbers, disrupting ocean ecosystems and shutting down power plants. | | | | Mina Guli had completed 60 marathons to raise awareness of global water shortages before doctors diagnosed her with a femur fracture that only grew when she tried to complete her quest by walking the remaining marathons. | | | | Two-thirds of the struggling former industrial city of Stoke-on-Trent voted to leave the EU — now more are warming to the idea of a "no-deal Brexit" in spite of warnings of the catastrophic effects it could have on the UK economy. | | | | Yusuf Kamara was given just hours to live after a horrific car accident left him with a crushed skull. Two years later, he is back in the gym having learned to eat and walk all over again. | | | | From the oldest in Tangier to the most famous in the USA — writer, literary critic and booklover Jorge Carrión shares his favourite bookshops. | |  |
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