Australia to fall short of climate targets: Finkel report

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A leaked report says Australia is not on track to meet the Paris climate change commitments.

'It's as close as anyone will get to petting a dinosaur'

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Bones and feathers from a dinosaur tail have been found in a piece of 99-million-year-old amber.

Solomon Islands rocked by earthquake

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A magnitude-7.8 earthquake has struck around 70km south-west of the Solomon Islands, says the USGS.

Donald Trump's devil horns 'entirely coincidental'

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Time magazine has denied its Person of the Year cover intentionally gave US President-elect Donald Trump devil horns.

Sports industry struggles to keep kids engaged

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Australians spend $10 billion a year on sport and fitness activities, but can't keep kids engaged after the age of 11.

Man, 73, found off WA coast clinging to plastic tub

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A 73-year-old man has been rescued after spending more than two hours in the water after his boat sank off Port Kennedy.

Reef builders that generate their own water currents

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Coral polyps can't move but can create their own environments in which to flourish.

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Cutting parking fees to entice shoppers amid tough times for retailers

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The City of Perth is debating how to help retailers attract business, amid claims parking in the city is too costly to entice shoppers.

Switching on the electric planet

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Is there a transition pathway to alternate energy sources and a vision for the future that we might all embrace?

Leaving Christian fundamentalism

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Josie McSkimming began to doubt the insistence that there is only one way to understand the scripture.

Palace of Versailles exhibition to open

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More than 130 treasures showcasing the tumultuous period of French history have gone on display in Canberra.

Why do women leave the construction industry?

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The percentage of women working in construction has fallen over the last 5 years.

Escape from Nazi Germany

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Mireille Juchau tells the story of her grandmother who fled Nazi Germany with a husband she barely knew.

Stephen Fry: Out There

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Stephen Fry explores first-hand how the lives of men and women across the globe have been impacted by their sexuality.

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Why 'living within our means' is a great con

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Ten years of backflips over emissions trading

Carbon tax supporters share their message on the lawns of Parliament House.By Marc Hudson, University of Manchester

The impeachment of Park Geun-hye a story of a father and daughter

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is facing an impeachment vote.By North Asia correspondent Matthew Carney

The recession we won't have to have

Australia's 'real' GDP is not yet seeing any benefit from the recent surge in commodity prices.By business reporter Stephen Letts

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