| | | | The US President says he will sign a bill to open the government for three weeks, while negotiations continue on funding for the US-Mexico border — the issue that caused the initial impasse. | | | | Federal Human Services Minister Michael Keenan becomes the second Liberal MP to quit the Morrison Government in another major blow ahead of the federal poll. | | | | With an opposition leader selling a vision of "stability", and frantic parachuting of candidates into marginal seats, this election year is feeling a lot like 2013, writes Laura Tingle. | | | | The year is 1961 and there are two women duking it out on national television to debate a topical issue of the day — the ensuing debate is fierce, but all may not be what it seems, their descendants reveal. | | | | Roger Stone, a longtime ally of US President Donald Trump who advised his 2016 presidential campaign, is arrested and charged with seven counts, according to a grand jury indictment made public by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office. | | | | The Socceroos have been knocked out of the Asian Cup after a horrible defensive error lead to a 1-0 defeat against hosts UAE. | | | | Stars of the stage and screen, top athletes and dozens of local heroes are among the 1,127 Australians across a wide range of industries are being recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours list. Here's what some of the recipients had to say. | | | | Australia's six big wealth managers currently have provisions for about $2.6 billion to fix the scandals that have emerged from the banking royal commission. That could be be woefully inadequate. | | | | Love them or hate them, this national icon is unique. With their big teeth and big feet, kangaroos have come a long way since they climbed down from the trees. | | | | To be a father when masculinity is being broken down and put back together is a daunting task. Just as I slip up in life, I'm worried I will slip up in fatherhood, writes Zac Seidler. | | | | Conditions may have eased from Friday's nightmare possibility, but Tasmanian towns are still under severe risk of catastrophic fires. | | | | To many, Australia Day will always be a day of survival, and it's become a constant theme for festivals and ceremonies held on January 26 around the country. Here's what's on today. | | | | We are told always to remember, but the world is torn apart by conflicts fuelled by the memory of past injustices. Perhaps forgetting is a necessary part of making a nation, writes Stan Grant. | | | | A tourism expert warns Australia not be complacent with the Chinese tourism market despite a boom in travellers from the Asian nation in recent years, adding that the country should upgrade its infrastructure if it wants to remain attractive. | | | | 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. | | | | 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. | | | | A cramped plane cabin can be pungent at the best of times, but an American couple is claiming they were booted from a flight from Miami to Detroit over complaints about their body odour. | | | | The Taiwanese Government says the US has sent two warships through the Taiwan strait, angering Beijing which has previously said it could take Taiwan by force. | | | | In what are being seen as subtle comments directed at the British political class, the Queen says she wants people to unite as they seek common ground and never lose sight of the bigger picture. | | | | It will be a men's final the Australian Open deserves, with Novak Djokovic booking a meeting with Rafael Nadal in emphatic fashion via a straight-sets win over Lucas Pouille. | | | | Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head are the heroes of the day for Australia, though nobody managed to ton up, with the hosts all out for 323 late on day two, and Sri Lanka losing a late, late wicket. | | | | The Australian divers who were instrumental in rescuing 12 Thai soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave are jointly named Australian of the Year 2019. | |  |
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