Live: Bernardi leaves Liberal Party

Cory Bernardi (ABC News)ABC News

Cory Bernardi has informed his colleagues in the Senate he's abandoning them to start his own party.

The night a group of Catholic schoolboys confronted evil

Crucifix (ABC News)ABC News

In 1978, a group of boys made a moral decision after a Marist brother tried to assault one of them.

Kremlin disagrees with Trump over Iran

Vladimir Putin (AP: Alexei Nikolsky)ABC News

The Kremlin disagrees with Donald Trump's assessment of Iran as 'the number one terrorist state'.

Fake news and alternative facts

Donald Trump (Media Watch) Media Watch

In the Alice in Wonderland world of fake news and alternative facts, what can the media do in search for the truth?

Quarter of patients develop chronic pain after surgery

Back pain (ABC News) ABC Health

A quarter of surgeries can lead to lasting pain, in some instances dramatically changing the lives of patients.

How pitcher plants evolved to become flesh-eaters

Australian pitcher plant (Supplied: Mitsuyasu Hasebe) ABC Science

Carnivorous plants around the world all developed their killer habit in surprisingly similar fashion.

Forty per cent of school students disengaged

Student (ABC News) The World Today

Forty per cent of students in Australian schools are disengaged, falling one to two years behind their peers as a result.

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The post-capitalist future

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Paul Mason argues that neo-liberalism offers a stagnant future, but that the technology revolution offers a real alternative.

Catalans protest in support of independence leaders on trial

Catalans protest in Barcelona streets (AP: Manu Fernandez) ABC News

Thousands have marched through Barcelona with leaders of the Catalan separatist movement before a court appearance.

The future of conservatism in Australia

Cory Bernardi (AM) RN Drive

What should Cory Bernardi's policies be in order to gain a point of difference from the Liberal Party?

Tourists say infrastructure 'not good enough'

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A high number of tourists to Tasmania's National Parks has prompted calls for urgent infrastructure upgrades.

Call for governments to measure harm from pokies

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Gambling researchers say more needs to be done to determine the level of harm caused by poker machines.

Dinghy Derby draws a global audience

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Souped-up dinghies are drawing international interest after hitting the 100 kilometres per hour mark in South Australia.

Rich getting richer while everybody else gets poorer

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A report released by ME Bank shows there is more evidence of the widening gap between rich and poor.

Analysis & Opinion : Views on the issues of the day

Bernardi's departure is a fracturing of the status quo

Cory Bernardi was in the US for three months last year.By political editor Chris Uhlmann

What if America starts producing everything at home?

Can Donald Trump's foreign policy really make America great again?By business editor Ian Verrender

A frontline dispatch from the war against Islamic State

A displaced woman covers her daughter after fleeing the battle near Mosul.By Middle East correspondent Matt Brown

How two blokes outsmarted Foxtel and why it should get on board

Foxtel calls one of the live streamers and threatens legal action.By David Lipson

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