PM proposes crackdown on 'illegitimate payments' to unions

Malcolm Turnbull and Michaelia Cash (ABC News: Matt Roberts)ABC News

People who make secret payments to unions could be imprisoned for up to 10 years.

Euthanasia debate becomes personal for Nikki Gemmell

Nikki Gemmell (ABC News)Australian Story

Nikki Gemmell could not bear listening to her elderly mother when she spoke about euthanasia.

Former top cops want 'white market' in illicit drugs

AFP (ABC News)ABC News

A new report into drug-related deaths has proposed the decriminalisation of drug use in Australia.

How the free market failed Australia

Gas export prices falling (Origin Energy) Analysis

Australia is in a dismal position when it comes to gas and the energy crisis, writes Ian Verrender.

Can Ricciardo break Australia's F1 drought?

Daniel Ricciardo (AP: Francisco Seco) ABC Sport

Is 2017 the year that Aussie Daniel Ricciardo can break through for his first Formula One world championship?

Why is this ex-govie all over Canberra?

Ex-govie house (ABC News: Sonya Gee) Curious Canberra

This small brick house - a three-bedroom house built in the 1960s - can be found all over the city.

North Korean leader 'acting very, very badly': Trump

Kim Jong-un / Donald Trump (Reuters/AP) ABC News

US President Donald Trump has criticised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accusing him of 'acting very, very badly'.

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Recycled TVs helping to attract native bees back to suburbs

Wood and other natural materials are used to fill the televisions to make nests for the bees (ABC News: Kathleen Calderwood) ABC Environment

Louise Cosgrove is using retro televisions to build 'hotels' in suburban areas for Australian native bees.

Queen approves Brexit Bill

Queen Elizabeth II (Getty Images/Leon Neal) RN Breakfast

The Queen has given Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill, and Theresa May is now free to commence negotiations with the EU.

Thousands of wild horses, donkeys, buffalo and pigs shot in Kakadu cull

Kakadu National Park management consulted with Indigenous communities during the culling program (Supplied: Parks Australia) ABC Rural

3,652 wild horses, 1,965 buffalo and 294 pigs have been shot from a helicopter in a Kakadu National Park eradication program.

Dumpster divers use food to build community

Dumpster divers use food to build community (ABC Radio Brisbane) ABC Radio Brisbane

A group in Brisbane is turning food thrown out by supermarkets into home-cooked meals for the needy.

Concussion test could be the 'holy grail' for sport

Concussion eye test could be 'holy grail' for sports medicine (ABC Sport) ABC Sport

An eye-test has been developed that may be able to detect symptoms of concussion.

New Monopoly tokens a hit with fans

New Monopoly tokens a hit with fans (ABC News) ABC News

Monopoly fans have voted in droves to replace three of the game's traditional tokens.

Breaking boundaries in instrument making

Daniel Brauchli (ABC Open) ABC Open

Daniel Brauchli uses science and his musical experience to bust the traditional myths that surround instrument making.

Analysis & Opinion : Views on the issues of the day

How did the country's energy crisis get to this?

The Hazelwood power station will begin the staged shutdown of its eight units from March 27.By political editor Chris Uhlmann

How the free market failed Australia and priced us out of our own gas supply

While Asia is enjoying low prices for Australian gas, back home things are getting worse.By business editor Ian Verrender

Masterstroke or mistake? The fall of Brendon Grylls and his mining tax

Brendon Grylls took to the airwaves this week to accept defeat and defend his mining tax idea.Andrew O'Connor

Are populist politicians losing their grip?

Populist anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders and his Freedom Party failed to get 30 seats in the Dutch election.By Stan Grant

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