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Australian music legends Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham talk to Leigh Sales about their careers, the fans and singing together again.

Being born with a disability into a sports-loving family in regional Queensland is not a standard recipe for a career in the fine arts. But David Biondi-Odo surprised even himself with his success ...

Teen inmate Dylan Voller read a personal statement to the NT youth detention royal commission, saying the justice system as a whole was the problem. Read more here: http://ab.co/2hnropY

Middle East correspondent Matt Brown explores the Christian town of Bartella in northern Iraq, surveying Islamic State's trail of destruction. Read more here: http://ab.co/2gTgdaT

Huw Parkinson wonders what Australian politicians do during the holiday season. Do they seek out watering holes to vent frustrations and let their hair down after a tumultuous 2016? If so, it might...

Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender talks to Lateline's Jason Om about the convergence of movies and video games, and how he prepared for the physically demanding role in Assassin's Creed.

Lateline's Tony Jones sat down with King Abdullah for an exclusive interview on Australia's role in the fight against global terrorism, and how Donald Trump's presidency could change the status quo...

The race to put humans on Mars has been dealt a reality check, with experts from NASA and ESA insisting a successful mission is still decades away.
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This week Crowded House return to the Sydney Opera House to mark the 20-year anniversary of their farewell concert, 30 years since the formation of the band, and their induction this week into the ...

Justin Timberlake is in Australia to promote his new animated film Trolls, for which he voiced one of the lead characters and oversaw the soundtrack. He talked to 7.30 about the film, pushing himse...

In this story from the This Day Tonight archive, the reporter is forced to help a snake catcher escape from the grip of a large python during a snake wrangling demonstration that didn't quite go to...

Wordsmith David Astle throws shade at Leigh Sales and explains Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year, post-truth. Read more here: http://ab.co/2fxN4kp

Multi-award winning journalist Liz Jackson joined the ABC in 1986 and went on to work on programs including Media Watch, Radio National and Four Corners.
Now, she has turned the camera on herself ...

Despite negative comments about Donald Trump, former prime minister John Howard says he hopes the new US president is successful, and is confident the new administration will not walk away from old...

Former prime minister Paul Keating says Australia should focus less on the alliance with the US and concentrate more on relationships within Asia. Read more here: http://ab.co/2fnusRJ

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins Leigh Sales to discuss what Donald Trump's win means for Australia.

Millions of Americans will go to the polls on November 8 to choose everything from a president right down to their local dog catcher — but have you ever wondered why they vote on a Tuesday?Read mor...

A year ago the small rural community of Mingoola on the New South Wales-Queensland border was facing a bleak future. Meanwhile in Western Sydney, refugee advocate Emmanuel Musoni saw problems affec...

After an eventful week in Parliament, Rod Culleton is summoned by the judge from the 1972 film "What's Up, Doc?", to help bring some clarity to the whole situation.

Director Mel Gibson and star Andrew Garfield talk to Katherine Tulich about the WW2 drama Hacksaw Ridge — the story of a Seventh Day Adventist who refused to kill and became the first conscientious...

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner made headlines earlier this year when she was jailed in Beirut, along with a 60 Minutes crew and a child recovery team. What began as a custody battle had now turned ...

Mariah Idrissi became the first hijab-wearing model to appear in a campaign for a major clothing brand and she's determined to be a positive role model for young Muslim girls.

Cyndi Lauper has been a source of celebration and inspiration for music lovers since the 1980s. Now for the first time she's turned her talents to theatre, writing the music for the international s...

Footage provided to the ABC shows Iraqi troops coming under fire from Islamic State as they approach the IS stronghold of Mosul. Read more here: http://ab.co/2epLsGm

Former prime minister Tony Abbott speaks on ABC's 7.30 after buying into the debate over gun laws, saying no "serious Coalition government" would allow the importation of rapid-fire weapons.

Behind a high-security fence at a secret bushland location outside of Sydney lies one of the only body farms in the world, where scientists are studying the various ways human corpses decompose. Re...

A woman who was captured on CCTV being stripped, stomped on and kicked in the Ballarat police cells has spoken out for the first time. Read more here: http://ab.co/2dKjUuF

There are 755 refugees on Nauru and 128 of them are children. Both the Nauruan and Australian governments say they want the refugees moved on from Nauru, but they have been unable to reach agreemen...

After rising to fame as a 16-year-old on Australian Idol, folk pop singer Lisa Mitchell leveraged the experience to forge a successful music career. Now 26, Mitchell has released her third album.

A young woman who had her photo stolen off social media and used in porn websites is calling on regulators to crack down on an emerging practice known as "parasite" or "morph" porn. Read more here:...