| | | | Tropical Cyclone Oma will bring strong winds and heavy rain over the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology says, warning the category two system could cross the southern Queensland coast early next week. | | | | A pornographic story found on computers belonging to the accused Claremont serial killer bears "striking similarities" to the alleged abduction and rape of a 17-year-old girl at Karrakatta cemetery, prosecutors allege. | | | | Queensland mother Anne Maree Lee is sentenced to nine years in jail after pleading guilty to child cruelty and the manslaughter of her toddler Mason Jet Lee, however she will be eligible for parole in July this year. | | | | Controversial British conspiracy theorist David Icke has his visa cancelled ahead of a planned national speaking tour in March. | | | | An Adelaide pilot takes workplace venting to all new heights by etching "I'm bored" into the sky. The Civil Aviation Authority says it is "uncommon but not unheard of". | | | | Even if we give Mathias Cormann the benefit of the doubt over the airfare affair, it smacks of cosiness and cronyism — a politician using his connections to smooth his way, writes Michelle Grattan. | | | | The UK Home Office has revoked the British citizenship of Shamima Begum, who ran away from her London home as a 15-year-old to marry Islamic State fighters in Syria, her family's lawyer says. | | | | The family of an American woman shot dead by a man she met on the internet had begged her not to leave the US in late 2015, a Melbourne court hears. | | | | Two homes are believed to have been destroyed and an emergency warning remains in place as 180 firefighters and aircraft battle an out-of-control bushfire in the Shires of Donnybrook-Balingup and Nannup. | | | | Whether it's hackers stealing files from defence contractors or Federal Parliament's computer network being undermined, Australia has for years come under attack by a variety of cyber thieves. | | | | The Federal Government is under fire for a licence granted to a Canberra company exporting a weapons system destined for Saudi Arabia, a country plagued by allegations of human rights atrocities committed as part of the controversial conflict in neighbouring Yemen. | | | | One in 10 people with a Medicare card choose to opt out of the new My Health Record digital health system, but Department of Health officials say the results are in line with expectations. | | | | Sarah Rogers, the girlfriend of former Australian Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg, pleads guilty to giving false or misleading information about their relationship, as a court hears information such as a psychiatric report will be produced at her sentencing. | | | | Disturbing CCTV footage captures a man holding down a dog and throwing more than a dozen punches at the animal. The RSPCA hopes the vision will lead to the identification of the man responsible for the attack. | | | | Fears of AI wiping out future work are well founded, but as the current workforce grows up alongside an ageing population, future generations will have many job opportunities if they acquire the right skills, writes Lisa Denny. | | | | The Chief of Navy signals Australia's entire fleet of ageing Collins Class submarines might need upgrading before its $50 billion French-built replacements are ready. | | | | An Oscar-winning pop star, a president, a fellow fashion icon — no-one was safe from Karl Lagerfeld's acidic assessments during his long career in fashion. These were some of his most controversial quotes. | | | | The school year is barely three weeks in, but already the organisation representing primary school principals in WA has a message for parents — stop dropping your children off early. | | | | It's natural to assume that a downturn in the property market is good news for people who've been priced out of the market. In practice, they might still not be able to buy a home, writes Chris Leishman. | | | | Environmentalists frequently talk about deforestation in terms of how many "soccer pitches" are logged. But what if you measure it by MCGs? | |  |
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