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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of having the "biggest glass jaw in Australian politics" during a Question Time stand-off. Follow live.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of threatening crossbench senator Derryn Hinch after he supported the Government's key industrial relations bill.
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| UpdatedGreens senator Nick McKim launches a blistering attack on Labor and the Coalition, accusing them of playing politics with energy policy and climate change.
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| UpdatedSpeaker Tony Smith warns federal politicians over props in Parliament after MPs bring coal and solar panels to Question Time.
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| UpdatedFirefighters battled about 80 blazes in New South Wales amid "catastrophic" fire conditions and soaring temperatures.
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| UpdatedNew South Wales, Queensland and the ACT swelter in a heatwave, while southern Western Australia braced for more rain and flooding.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched a withering attack on Bill Shorten in the House of Reps, blasting him as "sycophantic" and a "parasite" after Mr Shorten accused him of being "out of touch".
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| UpdatedNew England Patriots win their fifth Super Bowl, coming from 25 points down to force overtime before beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl 51. Look back on the action in our live blog.
Topics: sport, american-football, united-states
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| UpdatedRoger Federer beats arch-rival Rafael Nadal in five epic sets in the Australian Open final to claim his 18th major title. See how it played out in our blog.
Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedSerena Williams beats sister Venus to win the Australian Open women's final and claim her 23rd major singles title. Look back at the action on our blog.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump promises to hand back power to the people and make America great again, in his first speech as President of the United States. Look back at how events unfolded in our blog.
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| UpdatedThree people, including a young child, have been killed and 20 others injured after a man deliberately drove into pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD before he was shot and arrested. Police say the incident was not terrorism related.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump is a popular target for jokes, while La La Land reels in the awards and Meryl Streep is honoured. See how it all played out in our blog.
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, united-states
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| UpdatedAustralia takes the nine wickets needed on day five to beat Pakistan at the SCG. See how it all unfolded in our blog.
Topics: cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedPakistan reaches 1-55 at stumps on day four, with 410 more runs needed for victory. Look back at how all the action unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedYounis Khan chalks up a century before late wickets fall to give Australia the ascendancy on a rain-hit day three at the SCG. Look back at how it unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedAustralia declares at 8-538 before Pakistan begins to mount a comeback, going to stumps on 2-126. See how the action unfolded in our blog.
Topics: cricket, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedMatt Renshaw makes his maiden Test century for Australia in an innings of patience after David Warner's spectacular 113 at the SCG.
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| UpdatedAustralia takes five wickets in the last session of the second Test against Pakistan to score a stunning win and take a 2-0 series lead.
Topics: sport, cricket, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, pakistan
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| UpdatedSteve Smith passes 100 before poor light and rain bring an early end to day four of the second Test at the MCG.
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| UpdatedDavid Warner returns to form with a sensational ton and Usman Khawaja will be looking to notch a sixth Test century after Pakistan posts a big first-innings total.
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| UpdatedRain helps Australia as Pakistan takes the honours on a wet and frustrating day two. Relive the action as it happened on day two.
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| UpdatedAustralia strikes twice in each of the first two sessions at the MCG before rain erases the final session on Boxing Day. Look back at how it unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedVictorian police foil an alleged terrorist plot to detonate explosive devices in prominent locations around Melbourne, possibly on Christmas Day. Look back on the developments in our blog.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedPolice in Berlin say 12 people have been killed and many others injured after a truck drove into a Christmas market.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, law-crime-and-justice, germany
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| UpdatedPakistan's bid for a world-record run chase has ended 39 runs short, with Australia eventually wrapping up victory at the Gabba. Look back at how it happened in our live blog.
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| UpdatedAustralia needs just two wickets to win the first Test on day five, but Asad Shafiq's century has helped guide Pakistan into a surprisingly solid position. Look back on how day four unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedPakistan finishes day three on 2-70 after being set the record target of 490 to win the first Test at the Gabba. Look back at how Saturday's play unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedA seven-wicket final session on day two at the Gabba has Australia sitting pretty, with Pakistan 8-97. Look back at how day two unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedAfter Steve Smith's classy century, look back on how the action unfolded in Grandstand's live blog of the day-night Test against Pakistan at the Gabba.
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| UpdatedA magnitude-7.8 earthquake off Solomon Islands prompts a widespread tsunami warning across the Pacific — look back over our blog to see how it happened.
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| UpdatedThe Government agrees to scrap its plan to tax 95 per cent of backpackers' superannuation to reach a deal with the Greens to pass the backpacker tax at 15 per cent. Look back on the day in politics.
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| UpdatedThe Government's key industrial relations bill passes the Senate but its backpacker tax faces a surprise defeat, on a dramatic day in Parliament that saw protesters suspending Question Time in the Lower House. Look back over the day in politics.
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| UpdatedLabor and the Greens say senator Nick Xenophon has "sold out" South Australians after he agrees to a deal with the Coalition on the Murray Darling Basin plan which may see him vote for the Government's key industrial relations bill.
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| UpdatedNationals Leader Barnaby Joyce defends his party’s position on the backpacker tax, insisting the Nationals have delivered an election promise.
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| UpdatedAustralia cruises to a seven-wicket consolation win over the Proteas in Adelaide. Look back at how the action unfolded in our live blog.
Topics: sport, cricket, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, south-africa
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| UpdatedA flurry of late wickets in the evening session sees Australia hit the ascendancy against the Proteas in Adelaide. Look back at how it all unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedUsman Khawaja dominates day two of the third Test in Adelaide with an unbeaten century as Australia survives late wickets to be 6-307 at stumps, a lead of 48 over South Africa. Relive the action, as it happened in our blog.
Topics: cricket, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedAustralia's reshuffled opening pair showed excellent grit to survive the late session after a clever Proteas declaration. Look back at how it all unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedLabor MP Emma Husar breaks down in Parliament while talking about her own experiences with domestic violence.
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| UpdatedAn earthquake has rocked northern Japan, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating small tsunami waves. Look back over our blog to see how it happened.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, earthquake, japan
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| UpdatedImmigration Minister Peter Dutton has continued his criticism of the Fraser government's immigration policies, suggesting it made a mistake by resettling Lebanese refugees.
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| UpdatedCricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland admits the national side has had a serious "fall from grace". Look back over his press conference in our live blog.
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| UpdatedAustralia goes down with barely a whimper against South Africa, losing the second Test and the series in Hobart. Relive the devastation as it happened in our live blog.
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| UpdatedAustralia ends day three in Hobart strongly, with Usman Khawaja resolute in defence to keep the second Test in the balance. Look back at how the action unfolded in our live blog.
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| UpdatedSouth Africa reaches stumps on a dramatic day one at 5-171, leading Australia by 86 runs after a calamitous first innings by the hosts in Hobart.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has spoken with US President-elect Donald Trump, who acknowledged the alliance between Australia and the US, saying it was of enormous importance to Washington.
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| UpdatedThousands of people are on the streets in US cities protesting against the election of Donald Trump as the next American president. The billionaire mogul will get a tour of the White House tonight as he prepares to take over from Barack Obama.
Topics: us-elections, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says "Americans understand that they have no stronger ally, no better friend, than Australia" as he congratulates Donald Trump on his US election victory.
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| UpdatedDonald Trump claims victory before a crowd of cheering supporters at his New York headquarters, calling on Americans to "come together as one united people" and congratulating Hillary Clinton on a hard-fought battle.
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