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Iraqi army tries to take main Christian town near Mosul

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ABC News

The Iraqi army launches an operation to take Qaraqosh, a Christian town near Mosul, and the last…

Turnbull defeats Abbott in battle for party preselection reform

ABC News

Former prime minister Tony Abbott's push to change the NSW Liberal Party's preselection processes is…

The J Files: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Double J

Among an explosion of gritty rock in the early 2000s, Yeah Yeah Yeahs offered something different.

Women making their mark on the craft beer scene

ABC Brisbane

In an industry dominated by blokes, meet five women who are shaking up the craft beer sector.

The Tinder date and the fatal fall: Story of the Tostee case

Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright (Supplied)

ABC News

In a few years, Gable Tostee changed from a shy introvert to a self-styled playboy. Then it all went horribly wrong.

The colourful life of the Australian Magpie

Off Track

We love them, hate them, fear them and probably don't know as much about them as we should.

Review: Boys in the Trees climbs impressive heights

Boys in the Trees (Supplied - Mushroom Pictures)

The Final Cut

An impressive Australian coming of age horror film set on Halloween in 1997.

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Griffin Coal stopped from using secret footage to sack union delegate

Sat 22 Oct 2016, 6:31 pm AEDT

The Federal Court has prevented Griffin Coal from using secretly taped video footage to sack a union delegate.

It's OK to stare: Dozens gather in Brisbane park for eye-gazing event

Sat 22 Oct 2016, 6:08 pm AEDT

They say it is rude to stare, but dozens of people do away with etiquette for an afternoon dedicated to gazing into strangers' eyes as part of the Human Connection Movement in Brisbane.

Government concedes Port Melville base needed environmental approval

Sat 22 Oct 2016, 5:48 pm AEDT

The Federal Government admits development of a $130 million deep sea port on the Tiwi Islands near Darwin did not have the required approvals when it was constructed.

Citizen scientists help document impact of coral bleaching

Sat 22 Oct 2016, 5:36 pm AEDT

Thousands of so-called citizen scientists are putting up their hands to help scientists working hard to measure the impact on the Great Barrier Reef in the aftermath of this year's catastrophic coral bleaching.