Much of Australia cops extreme heat, braces for fire conditions

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Vast swathes of Australia are in the grip of a heatwave that is forecast to worsen over the weekend,…

Flood warnings remain as WA braces for more heavy rain

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Towns across southern Western Australia are preparing for more rain with severe weather warnings…

'SEE YOU IN COURT': Trump slams appeals court ruling on travel ban

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A US federal appeals court upholds the suspension of President Donald Trump's travel ban that…

Can you take an ethical holiday and still have fun?

Backpacker going down river (Getty Images) The Minefield

Is tourism just the latest manifestation of colonialism? Do our ethical convictions need to go on holiday when we do?

Like a Version: Electric Feel

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The talented 2016 Unearthed winner Tash Sultana gets all Oracular Spectacular with a cover of an MGMT classic.

A revolution for ticket prices?

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Filmgoers may soon have an app that lets them decide how much they want to pay to see a film.

Winners and losers from the week in federal politics

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Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas nominate their winners and losers from a dramatic week in federal politics.

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Diagnosing our modern malaise and charting our political renewal

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Is there reason to hope that we might heal our political breach, and make our world whole again?

Tips to avoid heatstroke

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Should you drink cold or room temperature water in a heatwave? When should you stop physical work on a hot day?

SA considering all options to secure power supply

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The SA Government says it's planning a 'dramatic intervention' in the electricity market.

The Imposter

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Three years after the disappearance of a 13-year-old Texan boy, he is found alive in Spain - but all is not quite as it seems.

7 supergroups that disappeared after one album

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For every Crosby, Stills and Nash, there are dozens of bands packed with famous personnel who don't last.

Should drink drivers lose the right to a work licence?

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In Queensland, you can apply for a work licence after losing your licence for drink driving.

High school artists hung at Art Gallery of WA

Sarah Boon with her painting, Group Chat (ABC Radio Perth: Emma Wynne) ABC Radio Perth

For the past 25 years, the Art Gallery of Western Australia has put the best of the state's year 12 artwork on show.

Analysis & Opinion : Views on the issues of the day

Donald Trump's tweets are a morning wake-up call like no other

It's an unusual way for a President to converse with his public, to say the least.By Zoe Daniel and Roscoe Whalan

Turnbull's turnaround from pro-carbon price to anti-renewables

"Clean coal" is not that clean, and won't push down power prices either.By Stephen Long

Turnbull's take-down of Shorten a win for the PM in troubled times

Liberals clapped and cheered for the Prime Minister after his attack on Bill Shorten.By 7.30 political correspondent Andrew Probyn

Analysis: Failures in persuading FIFO workers to live locally

John is one of the nation's 75-90,000 FIFO workers.By Riccardo Welters and Christopher Nicholas, James Cook University

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