Obama defends slashing Manning sentence for leaking secrets

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Barack Obama uses his final press conference as US President to defend his decision to commute the…

Pranks, tea or pardons: How will Obama spend his last day in power?

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What will Barack Obama do with his last morning in power? Will Barack Obama follow Bill Clinton's…

World temperatures hit new high in 2016: NASA

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World temperatures hit a record high for the third year in a row in 2016, creeping closer to a…

Are tablets and laptops beneficial in primary school?

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The use of technology in primary school classrooms is a very divisive issue among parents and teachers.

The power of plant-based diets

The power of plant-based diets (ABC Health) ABC Health

Eating a plant-based diet can help slow or prevent various processes of disease that begin long before diagnosis.

Most outstanding players in Women's Big Bash League

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The WBBL has gone from strength to strength this season, showcasing the wide array of talent in women's cricket.

What would happen if Earth stopped rotating?

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The good news is that if the Earth's rotation stopped, we wouldn't fall off, says Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

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The US election and those who've been left behind

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As Donald Trump takes office this week, examine the heart of the discontent that helped him win the US election.

Shared stories of alien encounters at the Close Encounters Conference

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The initial findings of a survey of people who report having had an alien encounter were presented in Byron Bay.

When summer flings become long-term things

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If flowers and love hearts aren't your thing, then these adorable stories will annoy the pants off you.

Drones users warned about flying close to fires

Drones users warned about flying too close to bushfires (ABC Radio Perth) ABC Radio Perth

Drones flying near bushfires can get in the way of aerial firefighting and hinder support, emergency services warn.

Burlesque a boost for Townsville women

Burlesque a boost for Townsville women (ABC North QLD) ABC North QLD

Women from a burlesque troupe say strutting on stage in underwear is exactly the self-confidence booster they need.

Superannuation rule changes

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Age Pension changes started from 1 January. If you've lost income, what tips are there to manage?

Career success doesn't always start at uni

Path to career success doesn't always start at uni (ABC Adelaide) ABC Adelaide

It might not feel like it at the time, but life goes on when you don't get into your choice of university course.

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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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