| | | | Dr Lily Pereg and her sister Pyrhia Sarusi disappeared in Argentina more than two weeks ago after travelling to the South American country to visit Ms Sarusi's son. | | | | For some Australians, travelling is more a lifestyle than a tourist trip, and their reasons for seeking an alternative way of life are varied. | | | | Novak Djokovic produces a breathtaking performance to blitz Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final but his record seventh crown seemed "highly unlikely" 12 months ago. | | | | It comes after John McCallum, a former academic, made two gaffes amid heightened tensions between Ottowa and Beijing, with his second ending his 20 years of public service. | | | | Alicia can't yet buy a house in Sydney. But she can in The Sims — the "weirdest" game that's enduring as its fans grow up. | | | | The sultry, laid-back jam beats songs by Amy Shark, Fisher, Travis Scott, Childish Gambino and more to take the top spot in the annual music poll. | | | | Ocean Alley wins triple j's Hottest 100 countdown with their song Confidence. Relive the countdown with our playlist of the top 10 songs. | | | | 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. | | | | 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? | | | | 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. | | | | Once considered the hallmark of criminals and the mafia, attitudes to tattoos in Japan are slowly relaxing ahead of an influx of rugby fans and players. | | | | 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. | | | | Tennis Australia wants Bernard Tomic to be considered for Davis Cup selection again, despite Lleyton Hewitt declaring he will never be selected while he is captain. | | | | The attack leaves 20 people dead and 81 wounded, days after a new autonomous region in the southern Philippines was endorsed in the hopes of ending nearly five decades of a deadly separatist rebellion. | | | | 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. | | | | The embattled South American leader loses a key ally in Washington, while Caracas has softened its demands on expelling all US consular officials. | | | | There are several emergency warnings in place across Tasmania, with firefighters saying a blaze burning near Tahune could put several townships at "very high risk" this evening. | | | | 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". | | | | 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. | | | | 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 of youngsters instead. | |  |
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