Manning to be free in May after Obama commutes sentence

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President Barack Obama slashes the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former US army…

Who is convicted military leaker Chelsea Manning?

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Chelsea Manning was responsible for the largest breach of classified information in America's…

Greg Hunt announced as new Health Minister

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Greg Hunt is named Australia's new Health Minister as part of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's…

The case for more three-bedroom apartments

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Could three-bedroom apartments provide an affordable alternative for families and slow urban sprawl?

Let's kill off the Australian identity card zombie

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Pauline Hanson's call for a national identity card is one of those zombie policies that just keeps coming back.

Survivors remember 'horrific' Granville train disaster

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Survivors and relatives commemorate the 40th anniversary of Australia's worst train disaster.

One in three uni students not finishing degrees

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Education Minister Simon Birmingham is urging university students to pick their courses carefully.

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How do you know if your email account has been hacked?

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How can you find out if your email account been compromised, and what should you do if you have been hacked?

Calls to make unauthentic Aboriginal-style souvenirs illegal

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Australia's Indigenous arts community hopes to have laws changed to make it illegal to import fake Aboriginal-style souvenirs.

Paramedics on standby for four-day heatwave

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Paramedics are preparing for another spike in heat-related cases as heatwave conditions scorch southern QLD.

Don't avoid fruit if going sugar-free

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Consumers are skipping the fruit aisle to avoid sugar, and missing out on a vital food group.

Should toys be gender neutral?

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The notion of pink for girls and blue for boys is an outdated stereotype, argues Thea Hughes.

What will Obama do once he retires?

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Looming retirement is looking like anything but boring for 44th president Barack Obama.

Clown Doctors celebrate 20 years cheering up kids

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The Clown Doctors have spent 20 years bringing sick kids the best medicine of all - laughter.

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Why I'm marching against Donald Trump this weekend

Organisers of the Women's March on Washington expect more than 200,000 people will march to the White House.Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Historian and Miles Franklin biographer Jill Roe dies in Sydney

Jill Roe, historian and acclaimed biographer of Miles Franklin, has died aged 76.By Daniela Torsh

Let's kill the Australian identity card zombie once and for all

The identity card proposal may be good politics but it is unviable.By Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra

Global push needed to avoid a world without effective antibiotics

It is now nearly a generation since we have seen the introduction of a new class of antibiotics.By Michael Gannon

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