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Top Stories Millions of Australians to receive one-off payment to ease power bill pressure A one-time handout to help pensioners, veterans, carers and single parents handle rising energy bills will be included in the federal Budget on Tuesday. Berejiklian dismisses Liberal Party 'women problem', as re-elected Premier shakes up Cabinet The Premier says her new Cabinet is a combination of "experience and new blood" from "the city and the bush" — but the women question just won't go away. Tourist bashed and taunted in 'terrifying' Melbourne tram stop attack An American tourist requires emergency surgery to stop bleeding on his brain after he is bashed in an attack captured on CCTV footage near a tram stop in Melbourne's north. Crows win AFLW Premiership in front of record Adelaide Oval crowd Talismanic champion Erin Phillips suffers an ACL injury in the third term, but the Adelaide Crows still dominate Carlton in front of a record crowd at Adelaide Oval. Trump cuts $700m in Central American aid in retaliation for migrant surge The United States cuts $US700 million in aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras after US President Donald Trump blasts the Central American countries over migration and threatens to shut the US-Mexico border. Australia's first manufactured electric car 'nothing like Tesla' It took a German engineer who spoke limited English three years — and flat-pack parts sourced from China and Taiwan — to build the first electric car to be manufactured in Australia. 'Richard was into the ice scene': The father who vanished without a trace Two years since unemployed concreter Richard Roe's disappearance, and in spite of a $250,000 reward for information, detectives still don't know what happened to this father, brother and son. But plenty of murky theories abound. You have probably eaten Australia's 'most disgusting' food. You may even love it They're simple, unassuming lollies, not creepy, or crawly, or fermented. So why are musk sticks one of Australia's most hated foods? Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to control internet content The Facebook founder says he agrees that the social media platform has "too much power over speech" as he calls on regulators and governments to play a more active role in controlling internet content. Pair of rare white lion cubs born in safari park There are about 300 white lions in the world — many of them in captivity. A Crimean safari park has added a male and female to their number. Here's how changes to Newstart could affect you Lifting the rate of unemployment benefits would bring down poverty levels and reduce inequality in Australia, according to new modelling. But increases in allowances would impact some people more than others. Opinion: I spoke to 4,000 young people and they have one message for politicians I couch-surfed my way through every state and territory. This is what 4,000 young people want you to know, writes Amos Washington. 'They had to hold me down': After weeks in hospital with an eating disorder, Melissa's family took over At 16, Canberra teenager Melissa Keller-Tuberg was fighting for her life in hospital. Now, she wants to save other young people from "the nightmare" of an eating disorder. 'Bright and energetic': Japanese principal pays tribute to teens drowned in Australia A Japanese high school pays tribute to two schoolboys who drowned in a lake on Queensland's Fraser Island during an exchange trip. Ashleigh Barty parties to victory in Miami, climbs to career-high ranking Ashleigh Barty's victory over big-serving Czech Karoline Pliskova consolidates her position as the first Australian woman since 2013 to reach the top 10 in the world rankings. Adrian Schrinner named Brisbane's new lord mayor Brisbane's Deputy Mayor Adrian Schrinner is selected as the city's new lord mayor following Graham Quirk's surprise announcement last week that he'd be stepping down from the top job. Casey Legler drank and swam until it all fell apart. This is how she found peace Casey Legler was an Olympian as a teenager, but being an athlete was "intimately linked" with drugs and alcohol. One day it all fell apart. This is how Casey overcame a very dark spiral. Live: Hawks and the Bulldogs clash at the MCG Hawthorn and the Bulldogs meet at the MCG and later the Suns host the Dockers after the Lions beat the Kangaroos at Docklands. Get live scores, stats and commentary in our ScoreCentre. Live: In-form Tigers battle winless Bulldogs The Wests Tigers look to maintain their unbeaten start to the 2019 season when they play the struggling Bulldogs, before the Rabbitohs take on the Titans. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary. 'Some of them have lost everything': Flood-hit station calls for help The deluge in the wake of Cyclone Trevor sees staff of an isolated Territory cattle station forced to flee at short notice "without even their toothbrushes" as floodwaters peak at the top of the homestead's door frame. Analysis and Opinion Pre-election 'bidding war' for WA sees billions roll across the Nullarbor as leaders splash the cash By Jacob Kagi I'm a Christian doctor and I help women have abortions. Here's how I reconcile that By Dr Carol Portmann I spoke to 4,000 young people and they have one message for politicians By Amos Washington Politics has reached a new level of suspending disbelief By Laura Tingle World Brexit pushing UK towards the sort of unity government seen during World War II   'I'll try to always remember their names': A reporter's promise to Christchurch victims   'The ultimate form of social control': A look inside North Korea's rituals of self-criticism   Business How much bang will the economy get for its budget dollar?   Labor would scrap negative gearing for new investors on January 1   Ten days off for three days' leave: Australians await holiday bonanza   Politics Trump cuts $700m in Central American aid in retaliation for migrant surge   Berejiklian dismisses Liberal Party 'women problem', as re-elected Premier shakes up Cabinet   Mark Zuckerberg asks governments to control internet content   Sport Live: Hawks and the Bulldogs clash at the MCG   Live: In-form Tigers battle winless Bulldogs   Ashleigh Barty parties to victory in Miami, climbs to career-high ranking   Science and Technology Rivers on Mars raged for more than a billion years, new study says   How Australia's 'largest open-air laboratory' is working to bring quolls back from the brink   'A room full of 20-year-old men smoking': What is a click farm, and how do they make money?   Environment How Australia's 'largest open-air laboratory' is working to bring quolls back from the brink   Homecoming for historic north-east Victorian footy club   In the US-China trade war, the Amazon rainforest might be collateral damage       Follow Us     The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC. 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