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AUSTRALIA RUGBY UNION TO EXTEND BLUE CARDS FOR CONCUSSION
A date for its introduction internationally to Super Rugby is yet to be confirmed, but officials said they were aiming for 2019... READ MORE›
HINDS: WORLD CUP WOBBLES LEAVE SOCCEROOS, FOOTBALL IN A TIGHT SPOT
World Cup wobbles leave the Socceroos and football in Australia in a tight spot... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA DEFENDS HARDLINE IMMIGRATION POLICY AS KEEPING OUT 'UNDESIRABLES'
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said that Australian Border Force Airline Liaison Officers were operating in major transit airports to push those threats beyond our borders ... READ MORE›
LIBERTY HOUSE TO INVEST $1 BILLION IN AUSTRALIAN STEELWORKS TO MEET INFRASTRUCTURE BOOM
By Joseph Hinchliffe MELBOURNE Reuters Liberty House says it will pump A billion billion into steel-making capacity in Australia to meet the demands of a... READ MORE›
WOMAN DIES AFTER BREAST OP BY TOURIST
Court documents allege Ms Shao, 33, injected lidocaine, an anaesthetic, as well as an intoxifying substance identified as tramadol, into Ms Huang's chest at Medi Beauty clinic... READ MORE›
SOCCEROOS' WORLD CUP ROUTE MUDDIED BY DISAPPOINTING LOSS TO JAPAN
Socceroos's World Cup 2018 hopes muddied by Japan loss as Blue Samurai beat Australia 2-0... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA BARS 'WORLD'S NO.1 ANTI-VAXXER' FROM ENTRY
Australia has vaccination rates of over 90 percent for those aged one to five... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT NORTH KOREA
Protection from intercontinental ballistic missiles will also be considered for the nine frigates being built in Adelaide... READ MORE›
FLOTILLAS OF FIRE ANTS ADD NEW LAYER OF HORROR TO POST-HARVEY FLOOD HAVOC
Despite the raft-making behaviour being well known to entomologists it was observed following hurricane Katrina, images of the ants sailing on floodwaters have caused panic online... READ MORE›
SEA SHEPHERD TO STOP INTERCEPTING JAPANESE WHALING VESSELS
Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson said the group could no longer match Japan's surveillance technology... READ MORE›
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OFFER SANCTUARY TO ASYLUM SEEKERS AFTER WELFARE PAYMENT CUTS
Among them were pregnant women and women that came to Australia for treatment after being sexually assaulted on Nauru... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES WELFARE CRACKDOWN ON ASYLUM SEEKERS IN AUSTRALIA
The federal government intends to cut off a 200-a-fortnight welfare payment from asylum seekers and give them three weeks to move out of public housing... READ MORE›
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPERTS DEMAND BAN ON AI WEAPONS
The Charlottesville fallout and what to make of Trump's views on white supremacy... READ MORE›
SECOND MELBOURNE COUNCIL VOTES TO CHANGE AUSTRALIA DAY
A second Melbourne council has voted in favour of making changes to Australia Day, including the rescheduling of citizenship ceremonies... READ MORE›
MONEY LAUNDERING PROBE EXPOSES AUSTRALIAN BANKS' COMPLIANCE FRAILTIES
Australian banks have not had the big fines imposed on them like their global peers have... READ MORE›
SYDNEY BOY JULIAN CADMAN CONFIRMED DEAD IN BARCELONA TERROR ATTACK
Australian-British boy Julian Cadman died in the Barcelona terror attack, his family confirm... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA MARK MAIDEN ASIAN CUP WITH BASKETBALL TITLE TRIUMPH
Iran's Hamed Haddadi, who was voted the most valuable player of the tournament, scored 18 points in the final with Arsalan Kazemi adding nine points and 10 rebounds... READ MORE›
'ENERGETIC, FUNNY AND CHEEKY': FAMILY CONFIRMS THE DEATH OF JULIAN CADMAN
Barcelona Seven year-old Australian boy Julian Cadman was killed in the Barcelona terror attack, his family and Spanish officials have confirmed... READ MORE›
US WARSHIP INDIANAPOLIS FOUND 18,000 FEET DEEP IN PACIFIC OCEAN
It sunk in 12 minutes, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington... READ MORE›
US WARSHIP INDIANAPOLIS FOUND 18,000 FEET DEEP IN PACIFIC OCEAN
It sunk in 12 minutes, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington... READ MORE›
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD AUSTRALIAN-BRITISH BOY MISSING AFTER BARCELONA ATTACK
Please share if you have family or friends in Barcelona, said Tony Cadman, whose Facebook profile says he lives in Australia and is originally from Dorset... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA SPEARHEAD STARC TO MISS INDIA WHITE-BALL TOUR
MELBOURNE Reuters Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc will miss the limited-overs tour of India starting next month as he continues his recovery from a... READ MORE›
FOUR AUSTRALIANS INJURED, ONE UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER VAN ATTACK
Barcelona Four Australians injured, one unaccounted for after van attack... READ MORE›
CHINA GENERATES BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN AUSTRALIA
China contributes the most to Australia's labor market among all foreign investment in recent years, creating about 800,000 jobs in Australia compared to US's 300,000 during 2014 to 2015... READ MORE›
ANTI-MUSLIM AUSTRALIAN POLITICIAN ATTEMPTS BURQA STUNT
-- Senator Penny Wong SenatorWong August 17, 2017 Parliament House briefly segregated women wearing face veils in 2014... READ MORE›
EXTREMIST MUST PAY REPARATIONS OVER DESTRUCTION OF TIMBUKTU WORLD HERITAGE SITES
The militants were driven out after nearly a year by French forces, and those troops arrested Al Mahdi in neighbouring Niger in 2014... READ MORE›
AN AUSTRALIAN SENATOR WORE A BURQA IN PARLIAMENT -- THEN CALLED FOR A BAN ON MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS
The woman was Sen. Pauline Hanson, one of Australia's most acerbic politicians, and she was about to make yet another long speech about Islam... READ MORE›
MELBOURNE NAMED WORLD'S MOST LIVABLE CITY FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW
Austria's capital, Vienna, was ranked second, just 0.1 point behind Melbourne, while Canada's Vancouver followed closely in third place... READ MORE›
PAULINE HANSON WEARS BURKA IN AUSTRALIAN SENATE
In an emotional speech, Mr Brandis said Ms Hanson's actions risked alienating approximately 500,000 Australians who adhered to the Islamic faith... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAS MOST INFAMOUS JIHADIST AND HIS TWO YOUNG SONS 'KILLED IN AIRSTRIKE ON ISIL'
The point to make is that no Australian would mourn the loss of Khaled Sharrouf... 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›
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›
CSIRO BREAKTHROUGH COULD TURN RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INTO EXPORT BOOM
It means Korea, Japan, the whole of South-East Asia can now import Australian renewable energy in the form of renewable hydrogen... 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›
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›
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›
'YOU ARE WORSE THAN I AM'
Donald Trump told Malcolm Turnbull 'you are worse than I am' on refugees during call, leaked transcript reveals... 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›
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›
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›
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›
AUSTRALIA ACCUSES NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION OF TRYING TO BRING DOWN GOVERNMENT
The New Zealand foreign affairs minister, Gerry Brownlee, seemed to side with the Australian government... 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›
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›
U.S. ADMIRAL STANDS READY TO OBEY A TRUMP NUCLEAR-STRIKE ORDER
Charlie Brown later said Swift's answer reaffirmed the principle of civilian control over the military... 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›
OVERSEAS ORPHANAGES UNDER SCRUTINY AS AUSTRALIANS TOLD TO WITHDRAW SUPPORT
Bangkok Australians are likely to be soon banned from supporting orphanages in countries like Cambodia... 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›
A SYDNEY SUBURB BANS CONSTRUCTION OF A SYNAGOGUE BECAUSE OF TERRORISM FEARS
The temple was to be built in Bondi, a short walk from Australia's famous Bondi Beach... 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›
AUSSIE DANI STEVENS WINS SILVER IN WOMEN'S DISCUS AT WORLD TITLES
Australian Dani Stevens wins the silver medal in the women's discus at the world athletics championships in London... 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›
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›
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›
'I GUARANTEE YOU THEY ARE BAD'
Donald Trump says he 'hates taking' asylum seekers 'I guarantee you they are bad'... READ MORE›
'FAKE DEAL, FAKE PROCESS': MANUS ASYLUM SEEKERS ANGRY OVER TRUMP-TURNBULL TRANSCRIPT
He also rejected Mr Turnbull's claim that most of those seeking asylum are economic refugees as disingenuous... READ MORE›
DEBRIS FROM MV-22 OSPREY AIRCRAFT CRASH LOCATED
At the time of Saturday's accident, 26 military personnel were onboard the Osprey. Twenty-three were rescued... 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›
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›
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›