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Turnbull rejects Abbott's 'sad' attack on his leadership

ABC News

Malcolm Turnbull says his government has achieved more than that of his predecessor, Tony Abbott.

Media won't give back America without a fight

ABC News

Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon has slammed the media in a rare public appearance.

VX nerve agent used in Kim murder, says Malaysia

ABC News

A preliminary report shows the murder of Kim Jong-nam was carried out with a toxic nerve agent.

7 reasons parents should be ashamed of themselves

Opinion

The vast majority of parents should be made to feel bad about themselves as much as possible, says Ben Pobjie.

Workers have their say on penalty rate changes

ABC News

How will hospitality, retail and fast-food industry workers be affected by changes to penalty rates?

This week's winners and losers in federal politics

The Party Room

Scott Morrison was among the losers on the Government frontbench this week, say Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas.

World-first global plan to save coral reefs

Diver over Great Barrier Reef (Supplied)

Australian Story

A new plan aims to save the 10 per cent of the world's coral reefs predicted to survive beyond 2050.

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Live: India looking to finish Aussies off on day two in Pune

Fri 24 Feb 2017, 2:30 pm AEDT

Australia has just one wicket left as day two of the first Test against India gets underway in Pune. Follow the action in our live blog.

Turnbull brushes off Henry criticisms, backs record on reform

Malcolm Turnbull has backed his record of reform after Ken Henry's attack.

Fri 24 Feb 2017, 2:18 pm AEDT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull dismisses Ken Henry's scathing attack after the former treasury head claimed populism and…

All aboard the recruitment train as NSW Government seeks female drivers

Fri 24 Feb 2017, 2:14 pm AEDT

The New South Wales Government launches a new campaign to recruit more women to become train drivers, saying there is no reason it should be a male-dominated field.

Why is former chauffeur Gordon Wood suing the state of NSW?

Fri 24 Feb 2017, 2:11 pm AEDT

Acquitted of the murder of his girlfriend, Gordon Wood is back in court in Sydney, suing the state for malicious prosecution. But what is the basis for his case and what has happened so far?