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8:02AM(ACDT): Nauru, Manus asylum seeker deal: report
The US and Australia may be days away from announcing a plan to resettle asylum seeker boat arrivals. Read more
7:44AM(ACDT): Human Rights Commission 'crook': Abbott
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has again hit out at the Human Rights Commission, describing the organisation as "pretty crook". Read more
7:35AM(ACDT): Explosion rocks German consulate
At least two people have been killed and 60 wounded after a suicide bomber rammed a car into the German consulate in a city in northern Afghanistan. Read more
7:30AM(ACDT): Hunt for mystery caller after fatal crash
A search is on for a mystery triple-0 caller who may be able to shed light on how a male pedestrian died. Read more
7:30AM(ACDT): Paris climate deal not dead: minister
Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg says it would take four years for the US to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement. Read more
7:30AM(ACDT): Man stabbed in car on Adelaide backstreet
A man has been stabbed in the stomach in Adelaide late at night. Read more
7:30AM(ACDT): Gold slips
Spot gold has fallen more than one per cent on a stronger US dollar as markets weigh up the economic impact of a Trump presidency. Read more
7:30AM(ACDT): Japan's PM Abe to meet Trump next week
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet US President-elect Donald Trump in New York next week. Read more
7:30AM(ACDT): Oil prices slip amid supply fears
Oil prices have slipped lower as focus returns to oversupply concerns while markets recover from the shock Trump win in the race for the While House. Read more
7:09AM(ACDT): I'm not asking to be promoted: Abbott
Former prime minister Tony Abbott insists he's not asking to be promoted to cabinet, despite one his close friend suggesting otherwise. Read more
7:09AM(ACDT): Kidnapping charge after Sydney car crash
A man will be hauled before court on a kidnapping charge after a Sydney car crash left a woman, whom he knew, seriously injured. Read more
6:56AM(ACDT): Trump's foreign policy same as Putin's
Donald Trump's foreign policy approach is "phenomenally close" to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Kremlin spokesman says. Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Don't be afraid, Abbott says on Trump win
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says people should not be afraid of democracy just because America has elected Donald Trump as its next president. Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Finance News Update, what you need to know
Finance News Update, what you need to know Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Stocks to watch
Stocks of interest on the Australian share market Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Wigged thief wanted over Vic watch heist
Police want to find two men, one who was wearing an orange wig, over the smash and grab theft of Versace watches worth $50,000 from a Melbourne jewellery store. Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Taiwan set to legalise gay marriage
Taiwan is set to legalise gay marriage in a first for the Asia region. Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Woman killed in northern NSW crash
A woman has been killed in a head-on collision in northern NSW. Read more
6:58AM(ACDT): Encryption, surveillance fear on Trump win
The technology sector fears a Trump president will seek to widen covert surveillance and resume the government's battle to access encrypted information. Read more
6:09AM(ACDT): 'We're all Americans' Obama tells protests
Protests across America continue, as the country digests the shock election of outsider Donald Trump. Read more

6:58AM(ACDT): Crackdown on child sex offender passports
Derryn Hinch has got the federal government on board with his plan for a crackdown on child sex offenders travelling abroad. Read more
5:06AM(ACDT): Paris attack probe sight new suspect
Nealy a year after the Paris attacks investigators are still working to establish who was the mastermind, and think it may be a Belgian militant now in Syria. Read more
3:30AM(ACDT): Suspect US police shooter found dead
The suspected shooter of two police officers in southwestern Pennsylvania where police are searching for the shooter, local media say. Read more
3:34AM(ACDT): Trump invites British PM to visit
Donald Trump has told the British Prime Minister Theresa May of his close and personal connections to the UK during their first call, Downing Street says. Read more
3:05AM(ACDT): Aust mum faces death penalty in Malaysia
An Australian mum accused of trafficking drugs through Kuala Lumpur has faced court for the first day of her trial. Read more
8:02AM(ACDT): Accused NY bomber appears in court
The alleged New York bomber, who injured dozens with a homemade bomb, has appeared in court in Manhattan, but didn't enter a plea. Read more
2:11AM(ACDT): Trump told shoomze UK PM, don't touch her
Nigel Farage has welcomed Donald Trump's presidency, but has urged him not to grope the British Prime Minister Theresa May. Read more
1:52AM(ACDT): Dow hits record high on Trump rally
President-elect Donald Trump is being warmly welcomed by Wall Street, with the Dow surging to a record level in early trade. Read more
7:11AM(ACDT): Rations run out in east Aleppo: UN
Food is running out in Aleppo's east, with UN urging for a trade deal before winter causes mass hunger in the besiged Syrian city. Read more
11:47PM(ACDT): Anniversary of Paris attacks approaches
France and the rest of Europe is preparing to mark one year since the Paris terror attacks. Read more
10:40PM(ACDT): Trump invites Irish PM to White House
US president-elect Donald Trump has invited Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny to the White House to celebrate St Patrick's Day next March. Read more
10:23PM(ACDT): Driver in fatal UK tram crash released
The driver of a tram that crashed killing seven people in south London has been released on bail. Read more
10:40PM(ACDT): Aust mum faces death penalty in Malaysia
An Australian mum accused of trafficking drugs through Kuala Lumpur has faced court for the first day of her trial. Read more
10:27PM(ACDT): Two police shot in US, manhunt launched
Two police officers have been shot in southwestern Pennsylvania where police are searching for the shooter, local media say. Read more
10:27PM(ACDT): Indians rush to ditch old banknotes
People are queuing up outside banks across India to exchange 500 and 1,000 rupee notes after they were withdrawn as part of anti-corruption measures. Read more
10:40PM(ACDT): Iraq claims villages from IS near Mosul
Iraqi forces have liberated four villages from Islamic State as part of an ongoing major campaign to retake the extremist militia's key stronghold of Mosul. Read more
10:27PM(ACDT): Scientists develop HIV test on a USB stick
Scientists in Britain have developed a type of HIV test using a USB stick. Read more
8:25PM(ACDT): Asia shares rebound after Trump win
Hong Kong stocks rebounded from Wednesday's three-month low as global markets made a dramatic U-turn in the wake of Donald Trump's shock election win. Read more
8:18PM(ACDT): Leveson family arrives at bushland site
The family of missing man Matthew Leveson has turned up at a bushland crime scene south of Sydney where police have been searching for his body. Read more
8:59PM(ACDT): Kate Bush hints at new music
British singer Kate Bush says she hopes to write new music again soon. Read more

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