| | | | The bodies of brothers, aged 3 and 5, are found hours after police issue an amber alert for the missing children in Townsville. | | | | Internal documents obtained by the ABC reveal the Australian Electoral Commission's concerns over who was responsible for sponsored political ads on Facebook and the social media giant's refusal to provide requested details. | | | | The Government says the business case "stacks up" and has given Snowy Hydro permission to proceed to the "early works stage" along with a commitment of up to $1.36 billion for the project, which could power 500,000 homes. | | | | Muffin Break general manager Natalie Brennan sparked a social media backlash by suggesting "entitled" millennials aren't willing to work for free. Is she right or wrong? | | | | While many superpowers seek to export their influence overseas for self-interest, there lies a fundamental difference to the motivations behind China's assertiveness, as detailed in the country's laws and fine print. | | | | Did 60 per cent of taxpayers who declared a capital gain have a taxable incomes of less than $80,000? And is it reasonable to suggest the policy will mostly hurt those on low-to-mid incomes? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates. | | | | A recreational pilot, a football player, and a former crop duster. A man with outstanding fines for not voting at the federal election. At 82, Ben Buckley isn't your average local politician. | | | | OK, sure, if you go too close to a black hole you can never get out again. But when it comes down to it, black holes are not as menacing as their reputation suggests, explains Professor Tamara Davis. | | | | Green Book took home the coveted Best Picture award at this year's Oscars, but not everyone was happy about it. Here's why. | | | | With vendors dropping their prices and still struggling to sell their properties, new data shows there are more properties on the market and they are staying there for a longer period of time. But buyers are still reluctant, or unable, to take advantage of it. | | | | Banking, super and insurance lobbyists went into the stakeholder royal commission lock-up braced for the worst, but soon relaxed when they realised they'd dodged a bullet, writes Stephen Long. | | | | They sound like science fiction, but radical remedies to slow global warming are on the way. Foreign Correspondent's Eric Campbell goes in search of brave ideas to save the world. | | | | Sophie Coombes loves her Penrith life, but after 10 years in Sydney's west she says the rising temperatures are making life "unbearable", with a lack of shade meaning she can't leave the house until 5:00pm. | | | | Police will allege two men attempted to fix a football match between Dandenong Thunder and Melbourne City's under-20 team in the National Premier Leagues Victoria second division in 2017. | | | | New York City authorities introduce new guidelines making harassment or discrimination in workplaces, schools or public spaces based on hair texture or style punishable by fines of up to $US250,000. | | | | Transport looms large as a major issue as voters head to the polls for the NSW election, but academics have a dire warning for Sydneysiders hoping the Government's cash splash will fix congestion on the city's roads and rail. | | | | An aged pensioner fears she has been scammed out of thousands of dollars as the building industry says unlicensed tradies continue to be a problem across the country. | | | | Popping dried out, 'dead' bluebottles may be a fun beach tradition but can these intriguing, colourful creatures still sting you or your pet? | | | | Climate change, drugs and mental health — what do the next generation think are the most pressing issues facing regional Australians? | | | | If you hear the term "bikie" and picture an outlaw living free on a Harley Davidson, police say you've got an outdated perception. Modern bikies, they say, are more interested in meth and money than motorcycles. | | | | In the world of private security, enormous contracts are often awarded to companies through procurement processes with minimal due diligence. So how did a tiny, unknown company win $423 million in government contracts? | | | | More than 3,000 years after Tasmanian devils disappeared off the mainland, evidence of how they co-existed with other animals has been unearthed in fossilised poo. | |  |
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