UPDATEDRudd’s swipe at PM over knockback
5:25PMJOE KELLY, Jared OwensKevin Rudd reveals his disappointment over his UN snub, and the doomed attempts to meet Malcolm Turnbull.
UPDATEDPalmer wins private jet battle
6:08PMSarah ElksTwo of Clive Palmer’s companies have had a court win in a stoush over $26 million used to buy a flashy jet.
The ABC’s instant court
5:00PMGerard Henderson7.30’s Pell story; fact-checking Tony Jones on ‘Croatian Catholic’ terrorists; and Harmer defends leftist comedians.
Union raid a game-changer
11:42AMRobert GottliebsenAn ACCC and police swoop on the CFMEU in Canberra heralds a new era for commercial construction.
Abused youths counter-sued
12:50PMThe NT government is counter-suing two boys who appeared on ABC TV over abuse at a Darwin juvenile detention centre.
COMMENTWhy I quit TV
12:54PMJack the InsiderI know this won’t rate a mention in TV Week but my days on television are over.
Two parties, two world views
3:09PMGerald F. SeibHillary Clinton presented a portrait of the US, not just different to that of Donald Trump, but almost its opposite.
Greens must cull diehards: Brown
12:00AMJARED OWENSThe Greens co-founder Bob Brown has urged a ‘clean-out’ of the environmental party’s NSW division.
Olympic team’s Chiller factor
3:49PMShe’s known adversity and family tragedy. Perhaps that fires Aussie Games chief Kitty Chiller’s take-no-prisoners approach.
Injury agony for O’Keefe
2:38PMPeter LalorSpinner Steve O’Keefe looks to be out of the Sri Lankan series with a hamstring tear and will be replaced by Jon Holland.
Jumbo could go way of the dodo
JON OSTROWERBoeing might end nearly a half-century of building the plane that became the aircraft of choice for the US president.
Margin CallSavings as easy as ABC+SBS
Christine Lacy, Ben ButlerIt would have been music to the PM’s ears: ABC boss Michelle Guthrie foreshadowing closer co-operation with SBS.
Telstra hoovers up NBN share
Supratim AdhikariThe telco has extended its share of the NBN wholesale market, but could yet face a challenger.
Best July in six years
An amazing 21 positive trading days this month have ripped the local market to fresh highs.
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Moon men pay heavy price
JOHN ROSSMoon explorers have paid a heavy price for leaving Earth’s embrace, with radiation blamed for heart attacks.
Breeding them tough
ROSS BILTONCalving season means hard yakka on the Osbornes’ farm, next to the Daintree. But beer o’clock is never far away.
Louis Theroux on Scientology
ROSS BILTON‘I was offered a role as a performer in a porn film. I couldn’t do that.’
Your dream home is here
Modern, renovated, charming, slick and affordably rustic — here are some of the best Aussie homes for sale right now.
Lowy urges immigration control
TURI CONDON, CAROLINE OVERINGTONOne of Australia’s most successful immigrants warns that it must be controlled by government.
Childhood marred by abuse
Verity EdwardsDylan Voller had more than 50 criminal offences to his name when he sat in a dock two years ago.
Harsh reality of terror deaths
Sam Buckingham-JonesPeople may die in terrorist situations regardless of when police intervene, Sydney siege inquest hears.
Two planes in 150m near miss
JAMES MADDENTwo passenger planes have come dangerously close to a midair collision near Coolangatta airport.
‘Let’s be stronger together’
Hillary Clinton warns the US is at a moment of reckoning but vows Americans will work together to make things better | WATCH
Putin is playing Trump for a fool
Roger BoyesVladimir Putin is playing Trump in hope US won’t pay attention to what he’s doing to his citizens and neighbours.
Limbo for 10 on death row
The 10 people who had a last-minute reprieve from execution in Indonesia were spared in order to avoid a judicial mistake
Blast rocks Swedish apartment
Swedish bomb squad at an apartment block that was rocked by an explosion in city of Malmo.
Muslim migrants: big slowdown
CAROLINE OVERINGTONAn unintended consequence of Australia’s focus on skilled migration has been a sharp drop in Muslim numbers.
Life & times of ‘tyro’ Jackson
BRAD NORINGTONThe rise of a Labor powerbroker, and a bitter falling-out with Bill Shorten.
Putin slammed for ‘cheats’ Games
Jacquelin Magnay in Rio de JaneiroAustralian chef de mission rebukes Vladimir Putin for staging alternative Games for banned Russian drug cheats.
Jason Day fights putter at PGA
Jason Day headed straight to the practice putting green after uncharacteristically missing a handful of short putts.
Microsoft to shed 2,850 more jobs
Dow JonesLay-offs come as company retools sales operations, dismantles mobile phone hardware business.
Nose germ ‘could fight bugs’
Scientists have discovered a bacteria in peoples’ noses that produces an antibiotic that can kill dangerous pathogens.
ABC icon gives up night life
Michaela BolandDelroy’s temperate voice, humour and passions soothed late night audiences across ABC’s national network since 1990.
WADA’s pathetic performance
GRAHAM RICHARDSONRather than criticise the IOC for failing to ban every Russian in the 28 sports being contested in Rio, I applaud it.
Pell pursuit poisons atmosphere
Greg CravenThere is no civil society without justice and no justice without unpolluted criminal processes.
A reality check on renewables
Brendan PearsonCase studies on perils of force-feeding higher-priced energy sources into markets have been piling up for some time.
Risk-reward equation in Herbert
Peter van OnselenWeighing up the risks versus rewards of going back to the polls in Herbert is no easy judgment for Malcolm Turnbull.
Lib elite leave party powerless
MATTHEW DENHOLMBlaming the Libs’ election disaster in Tasmania on the push to elect Richard Colbeck borders on the delusional.
Was anyone listening to Obama?
Greg SheridanWhat a pity Barack Obama couldn’t govern anywhere near as well as he speaks.
The ABC’s instant court
Gerard Henderson7.30’s Pell story; fact-checking Tony Jones on ‘Croatian Catholic’ terrorists; and Harmer defends leftist comedians.
Pell takes aim at Aunty
And US Democrats place a bet each way on whether love truly can conquer all.
Minister must rip off secrecy
SEAN PARNELLA baby died and another was left with brain damage. They deserve so much more than this.
Monash deserves recognition
Tim FischerA posthumous promotion would help to redress the sad fact that John Monash’s battlefield successes were underplayed.
Boris may lead UK back into EU
Mark LeonardIf the UK enters a deep recession many voters may yet want to remain in the single market, even the EU.
Killer clan reimagined
James LeyThe depravity of Charles Manson and his murderous followers is the inspiration for an accomplished debut novel.
Refreshing enterprise for all
Stephen RomeiStar Trek devotees will have their own views on the latest film instalment but there’s no denying its broad appeal.
Tricks of the light
Teju ColeLuigi Ghirri’s photographs are simple yet complex, and their elusive magic never palls.
Stranger and stranger
GRAEME BLUNDELLA young woman escapes after 13 years in suburban captivity. What follows is a shocking, stylish TV mystery.
Westfield’s World Trade Centre icon
The $1.4bn World Trade Centre mall opens next month, with hopes to become the most profitable in the world.
