Queensland LNP MP George Christensen quits as Nationals chief whip

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George Christensen has resigned saying he can't be both a rebel and an enforcer of party discipline.

Live: Senate grills Australia Post's Ahmed Fahour

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Outgoing Australia Post boss Ahmed Fahour is facing Senate Estimates over his $5.6m pay packet.

Don't blame Beatty: How the Oscars stuff-up happened

Oscars stuff up (ABC News)ABC News

The wrong best picture winner was 'the craziest Oscar moment of all time', but how did it happen?

Plastic and how it affects our oceans

Plastic bag in water (Getty Images: Paul Kennedy) ABC Science

For all the benefits plastic has given us, disposing of products has become a major environmental issue.

Universities 'take plagiarism more seriously than rape'

Protest against violence against women on campus (Supplied - Peta-Jane Madam) ABC News

Advocacy group End Rape on Campus Australia claims violence against women is still a major problem on campuses.

100 per cent renewable energy network possible

Solar panels (ABC News) AM

Australia can build an affordable and secure electricity network with 100 per cent renewable energy, says the ANU.

WHO lists world's most threatening superbugs

Streptococcus agalactiae (Supplied: Centers for Disease Control) ABC Health

The World Health Organisation says new antibiotics need to be developed urgently to combat 12 families of bacteria.

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Indonesia and Australia strengthen trade relationship

Indonesian President Joko Widodo takes a selfie with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. (Instagram/Malcolm Turnbull) RN Drive

Joko Widodo's first Australian visit achieved multiple bilateral trade agreements - but are they realistic in the long-term?

Animals: Friend or food?

Pauline the pig and Harley the dog (Supplied: Helen Adams) RN Breakfast

A social psychologist argues we decide which animals we eat and which we protect based on an unconscious belief system.

Bega Cheese to sell Victorian sites to fund Vegemite acquisition

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Dairy company Bega Cheese will sell two facilities in Victoria for $200 million, to help fund its purchase of Vegemite.

Having a coffee date with a local cop

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People across NSW caught up with local cops in a bid to break down barriers between police and the community.

Riverina farms to be explored for gold

Riverina farms to be explored for gold (ABC Rural) ABC Rural

Mining exploration licences on agricultural land are provoking mixed reaction from farmers.

Aussies not as Islamophobic as we're led to believe

Australians aren't as Islamophobic as we're led to believe (The Conversation) The Conversation

While there are pockets of antipathy towards Muslims, an overwhelming majority of Australians don't share it.

99yo woman gets 'arrested' to fulfil bucket list

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An elderly Dutch woman was able to cross off a rather unusual item from her bucket list when she was 'arrested'.

Analysis & Opinion : Views on the issues of the day

Disillusionment grows over Turnbull's economic policy inaction

Malcolm Turnbull is facing criticism from normally silent sources, adding to his party woesBy business editor Ian Verrender

Scott Morrison, Greg Hunt, Medicare: This week's winners and losers

Treasurer Scott Morrison faced a difficult week over Anna Bligh's appointment to the ABA.By Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas for The Party Room

RBA boss sets agenda by airing Australia's economic dirty laundry

RBA governor Philip Lowe has aired Australia's economic dirty laundry.By business reporter Carrington Clarke

Supermarket wars: Are they just a repeat of the battle between Qantas and Virgin?

Coles and Woolworths have a 70 per cent market share, but their profits do not reflect that.By business reporter Andrew Robertson

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