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'LIKE SITTING ON THE EDGE OF HELL'
The non-negotiable cut-off date was announced by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton in May... READ MORE›
CASE TARGETS LETTERS THAT MAY REVEAL WHAT QUEEN ELIZABETH II KNEW OF 1975 PLAN TO DISMISS AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
Australia's governor-general, who is chosen by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch, is a largely ceremonial role... READ MORE›
BALLARAT MAN COMPETES FOR AUSTRALIA IN WORLD GOLD PANNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the seventh time, Mr Kelava will represent Australia at the world championships for gold panning next month... READ MORE›
JUSTINE DAMOND SHOOTING: POLICE CHIEF JANEE HARTEAU RESIGNS
Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau resigned on Friday, July 21 after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Australian woman. The city's mayor Betsy Hodges made... READ MORE›
2.1 MILLION AUSTRALIAN MOTORISTS URGED TO CHECK POTENTIALLY DEADLY AIRBAGS
The dodgy Takata airbags, which can explode and launch metal shards when deployed, have previously been linked to 17 deaths and at least 180 injuries worldwide... READ MORE›
SHORTEN SAYS DUTTON 'SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF' OVER ASYLUM SEEKER RESETTLEMENT CLAIM
Bill Shorten has rejected Peter Dutton's criticism of Labor's stance on asylum seekers and border security, arguing he should be focusing on resettlement negotiations... READ MORE›
JORDON STEELE-JOHN READY TO TAKE SCOTT LUDLAM'S SENATE SEAT
Jordon Steele-John, 22, has announced he is prepared to take on the West Australian seat left vacant by the resignation of his mentor Scott Ludlam... READ MORE›
THERE WERE PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA EARLIER THAN WE THOUGHT
Archaeologists in Australia have unearthed evidence that the continent was inhabited 18,000 years earlier than commonly thought. The excavations near Kakadu National Park produced an estimated 11,0..... READ MORE›
AFGHAN FILES EXPOSE DEADLY SECRETS OF AUSTRALIA'S SPECIAL FORCES
Secret defence force documents obtained by the ABC give an unprecedented insight into the clandestine operations of Australia's elite special forces in Afghanistan... READ MORE›
64000 VISA OVERSTAYERS FRUSTRATING SAYS EXPERT
Latest figures from the Immigration department show Malaysians lead in overstaying visas, though the overall number has been static for years... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S SPOT IN THE FINAL, OR CAN INDIA SHAKE OFF RECENT HISTORY?
Women's World Cup Australia's spot in the final, or can India shake off recent history?... READ MORE›
LAWYERS WARN PROPOSAL TO SPY ON CLASSES OF AUSTRALIANS, NOT INDIVIDUALS, 'WILL BE ABUSED'
The agencies would be allowed to monitor Australians with any involvement with terrorist groups, not just formal members... READ MORE›
MH370 SEARCH DATA UNVEILS FISHING HOT SPOTS, ANCIENT GEOLOGICAL MOVEMENTS
It was published online by Geoscience Australia on Wednesday, with a further tranche due to be published next year... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS PAID $5 BILLION FOR OFFSHORE PROCESSING SINCE 2013
Since then over 2,000 people, including 169 children, remain in limbo on Manus and Nauru, the Human Rights Law Centre said... READ MORE›
'AMERICAN NIGHTMARE': KILLING OF AUSTRALIAN BY US POLICE SPARKS OUTRAGE ON OTHER SIDE OF WORLD
That view has changed now with the fatal shooting by police of Sydney woman Justine Ruszczyk Damond in the suburb of Fulton, Minneapolis... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN SENATOR WHO MADE HEADLINES FOR BREASTFEEDING IN PARLIAMENT FORCED TO QUIT BECAUSE SHE'S ALSO CANADIAN
Ludlam was exposed by Australian lawyer John Cameron, who had investigated whether the senator and another New Zealand-born lawmaker, Derryn Hinch, were dual nationals... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN SENATOR RESIGNS AFTER LEARNING SHE'S ALSO CANADIAN
Larissa Waters, who represented the Greens, said in a statement she was born in Winnipeg in 1977 to Australian parents who were briefly studying in Canada... READ MORE›
SECOND AUSTRALIAN SENATOR QUITS BECAUSE OF DUAL CITIZENSHIP
ET July 18, 2017 Australian Greens Senator Larissa Waters announces her resignation in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 July 2017... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS SHOCKED BY BRIDE-TO-BE'S SHOOTING BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
Australian media coverage of Americas frequent mass shootings is often tinged with disbelief another day, another shooting in America is a common refrain on newscasts... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN SENATOR RESIGNS BECAUSE SHE'S ALSO CANADIAN
Larissa Waters, who represented the Greens, said in a statement she was born in Winnipeg in 1977 to Australian parents who were briefly studying in Canada... READ MORE›
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD?
For example, the 250,000 people who live on Vanuatu's 80 islands speak 110 different languages, but in Bangladesh, a population 600 times greater speaks only 41 languages... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS STUNNED BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE SHOOTING OF WOMAN
News of Justine Damond's death when she was shot by a Minneapolis police officer late Saturday has stunned many in her native Australia... READ MORE›
AN AUSTRALIAN FAMILY TRIES TO UNDERSTAND WHY AN AMERICAN POLICE OFFICER KILLED THEIR DAUGHTER
Tears, confusion after 'peaceful' Australian woman killed by US police, the link to an Australian Broadcasting Corp.story read... READ MORE›
BOOST FOR MILITARY'S POWERS IN 'TERRORIST INCIDENTS'
The Sydney incident and a series of other lone wolf attacks have thrown police tactics and Australia's response to potential security threats, into sharp focus... READ MORE›
HEALTHCARE STUDY RANKS AUSTRALIA SECOND BEST IN DEVELOPED WORLD, WHILE US COMES IN LAST
American researchers find Australia's healthcare system is the second best in the developed world with the US' named the worst... READ MORE›
FAMILY PLEADS NOT TO BE DEPORTED AFTER NINE YEARS IN AUSTRALIA
With only days until her family's visa to live in Australia expires, mother-of-three Jessica Lee speaks emotionally of the links to her adopted country... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S IMPERFECTIONS SEND A WARNING AHEAD OF WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL
South Africa had never beaten Australia, whose top order had presumptively made up any shortfall, and a chase of 270 would have been a World Cup record... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA BEATS SOUTH AFRICA BY 59 RUNS, SET TO FACE INDIA IN SEMI-FINALS
Australia will play India in the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup after a 59-run win over South Africa in Taunton... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA-U.S. REFUGEE SWAP AGAIN IN DOUBT AS OFFICIALS EXIT NAURU
Exclusive Australia-U.S. refugee swap again in doubt as officials exit Nauru... READ MORE›
HOW CHRIS UHLMANN'S REPORT ON DONALD TRUMP AT THE G20 STRUCK A NERVE AROUND THE WORLD
How Chris Uhlmann's report on Donald Trump at the G20 struck a nerve around the world... READ MORE›
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SA TO GET WORLD'S BIGGEST LITHIUM ION BATTERY IN 'HISTORIC' DEAL WITH ELON MUSK
South Australia teams with Tesla, Neoen to build world's biggest lithium ion battery in bid to secure power... READ MORE›
THE AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP TEST IS GETTING HARDER, BUT HOW WOULD YOU GO ON THE CURRENT ONE?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the new laws would put Australian values at the heart of citizenship processes and requirements ... READ MORE›
ABC CAN'T SWEEP PRESENTER'S ANZAC DAY CONTROVERSY UNDER THE CARPET, JOYCE SAYS
The ABC should consider taking more action against presenter Yassmin Abdel-Magied over a controversial Anzac Day Facebook post, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says... READ MORE›
RECYCLING AND WHY YOU'RE ALMOST CERTAINLY WASTING YOUR TIME RINSING IT
Trevor Thornton is a lecturer at Deakin University's school of life and environmental sciences Originally published in The Conversation Topics recycling-and-waste-management, environment, australia... READ MORE›
FALLING FOR FEIJOAS: THE FRUIT NEW ZEALAND WANTS THE WORLD TO LOVE
Its target market is clear New Zealand has one of the largest diasporas of any country in the world, with an estimated 600,000 citizens in Australia alone... READ MORE›
SA POWER PRICES RISE TO 'HIGHEST IN THE WORLD' ON SATURDAY
South Australia power prices to rise to highest in the world on Saturday, energy expert warns... READ MORE›
INDIGENOUS RANGERS STUMBLE ACROSS DODO RELATIVE LIVING IN THE KIMBERLEY
In 2002, scientists determined through DNA analysis that the Nicobar pigeon was the closest living relative to the dodo... READ MORE›
YOUNG ASIAN-AUSTRALIANS CARVE OUT AN IDENTITY OF THEIR OWN
They call themselves the little girls and little boys of Sydney and Melbourne, who have grown up melding Asian heritage and an Australian identity... READ MORE›
MARITIME ARRIVALS TO BE CUT OFF FROM WELFARE IN BUDGET IMMIGRATION MEASURE
They're having to stay with friends, people they know, or in many cases, generous Australians, Mr O'Connor said... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS CONFIRMED AMONG LONDON DEAD AS FEARS MOUNT FOR MISSING WOMAN
London Bridge attack Two Australians confirmed dead tributes for nurse Kirsty Boden fears for Sara Zelenak... READ MORE›
PIGEON RELATED TO DODO FOUND ON AUSTRALIAN MAINLAND FOR FIRST TIME
The Nicobar pigeon, which is native to islands in Indian and Pacific oceans, was found by Indigenous rangers near Broome... READ MORE›
5 STORIES FROM FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS WHO COVERED THE REFUGEE CRISIS
World Refugee Day 2017 5 stories from foreign correspondents who covered the refugee crisis... READ MORE›
HIGHLY SKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS TURNING DOWN AUSTRALIAN JOBS OVER 457 VISA CHANGES
Watch 457 visa changes The Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes has met with officials from the Department of Immigration to talk about possible exemptions... READ MORE›
DUTTON TO GET CITIZENSHIP OVERRULE POWERS UNDER NEW LAWS
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott agreed with the Immigration Minister that the tribunal changes present a test for Labor... READ MORE›
SAUDI SOCCER TEAM'S REFUSAL TO HONOR LONDON TERROR VICTIMS WAS DESPICABLE
A spokesperson for Football Federation Australia says the Saudi team was told of the coming one-minute silence -- but refused, citing cultural differences... READ MORE›
'WE WILL LEAVE': KIWIS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS REELING FROM UNI FEE HIKE
The new system, if changes pass the Senate, will see New Zealand citizens and permanent residents pay full international student prices for Australian degrees... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN CHURCH MEMBERS SHEPHERD PANICKED SURVIVORS TO SAFETY
Advertisement A fourth Australian, Jason Alexander, 44, from Newcastle, NSW has been executive pastor of the Audacious Church for three years... READ MORE›
KEYSAR TRAD, WHO SAID HITTING WOMAN SHOULD BE 'LAST RESORT', DUMPED AS AFIC PRESIDENT
Keysar Trad, who said hitting woman should be 'last resort', dumped as AFIC president... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DIES OF RARE MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE AFTER VISITING THAILAND
Updated June 21, 2017 17 59 09 An Australian man returned from Thailand has died from the rare but potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, Japanese encephalitis... READ MORE›
COUNTRIES WITH CORAL REEFS MUST DO MORE ON CLIMATE CHANGE - UNESCO
The new decision builds on that assessment, clarifying the responsibility of countries with custodianship over world-heritage listed coral reefs... READ MORE›
FORMER PM JOHN HOWARD SAYS AUSTRALIA CAN TRUST DONALD TRUMP
Mr Howard became Prime Minister halfway through Bill Clinton's presidency in 1996... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN PM TURNBULL MOCKS TRUMP IN LEAKED AUDIO
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been recorded apparently mocking US President Donald Trump in footage leaked by the media... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIANS MAY SOON STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET
Further intensifying the squeeze is a rising cost of living, with electricity prices climbing as much as 20 percent in New South Wales state next month... READ MORE›
SHERYL SANDBERG CALLS FOR U.S. POLICY CHANGES TO AID WORKING MOTHERS
On Wednesday, at least 10 civilians were killed by US-led airstrike against the town of Sour in the countryside of Deir al-Zour... READ MORE›
ANGER MOUNTS OVER GOVERNMENT'S ASYLUM SEEKER CUT-OFF
Refugee lawyers and advocates have condemned the federal government's latest asylum seeker policy... READ MORE›
U.S. WARPLANE BLASTS SYRIAN DRONE FROM SKY
A U.S. warplane shot down an armed drone linked to Syrian regime forces, the Pentagon said Tuesday... READ MORE›
LABOR SLAMMED OVER 'AUSTRALIANS FIRST' AD
Western Sydney MP Craig Laundy attacked Mr Shorten as extremely xenophobic and a hypocrite over the ad... READ MORE›
MUSLIM 'SAFE SPACE' PLAN SPARKS ROW IN AUSTRALIA
A proposal by an Australian Islamic group to allow safe spaces for young Muslims to discuss inflammatory issues has sparked a row... READ MORE›
TESLA TO INSTALL WORLDS LARGEST LITHIUM-ION BATTERY IN AUSTRALIA. ALSO
Tesla to Install Worlds Largest Lithium-Ion Battery in Australia Also Reactions to North Korea... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA NEARLY A SHOO-IN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT AS FRANCE DROPS OUT OF RACE
The Australian Government is continuing its positive campaign for a seat on the Human Rights Council, the minister's statement read... READ MORE›