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The push to get Google Assistant on every device in your home has reached the lounge room as Android O helps Android TV finds its voice.

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North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most daring and successful cyber attacks, according to defectors, officials and internet security experts.

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Shares are poised for solid gains, taking leads from Wall Street as well as strong metal prices.

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Melbourne are in the hunt to land forward Bianca Jakobsson from Carlton in a deal that places the move of Tayla Harris to the Blues in doubt.

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A key crossbench senator has made his party's support for the Turnbull government's new bank levy conditional on the tax applying to foreign banks.

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Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their families have left the last opposition-held district of Homs, handing the whole city back to Bashar al-Assad.

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The fire killed a number of animals including birds, rabbits and snakes.

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total household income, according to the national motoring group's latest report.

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A man has been rushed to hospital after he was crushed by a concrete slab in a workplace incident on the Gold Coast.

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A promising solution to a nationwide chemical contamination crisis is in the works.

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The Western Australian division of the Liberal Party is under serious pressure to drop its controversial motion calling on the federal government to de-list the great white shark from the vulnerable species list.

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After its worst weekly performance of the year, we find the ASX 200 staring at an open at 5746.

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West Coast may be strongly placed with a 6-3 record but a humbling 61-point loss to Essendon – a third defeat in Victoria this season – left coach Adam Simpson lamenting that the Eagles were an "average side" who were "fighting for a spot in the eight".

Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticised US President Donald Trump for sealing an arms and other deals with his country's arch-rival.

Liam Jones' transition from key forward to defender is likely to be tested at AFL level this weekend after the knee injury to Carlton's Sam Rowe.

Three Mount Everest climbers – including one Australian – have died with storms and high winds hitting the world's tallest peak, authorities said Sunday.

Good morning, it's the start of the working week once again and we're in for some glorious sunshine and a very autumnal top of 20. Enjoy it.

The stories that are making headlines in Canberra this Monday.

A thick fog has blanketed the city for the second morning in a row, causing delays at the Brisbane Airport.

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"America is prepared to stand with you - in pursuit of shared interests and common security," the US president said.

Liquidators to collapsed stock broker BBY are pursuing an insolvent trading claim against former company directors including tennis great Ken Rosewall and his son Glenn Rosewall.

Three women stranded on a cliff face in Melbourne's west have been returned to safety after a dramatic three-hour rescue operation.

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Andrew Forrest to make the largest philanthropic donation by a living person in Australian history.

US President Donald Trump delivers keynote speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh.

US Secretary of State defends President Donald Trump over Comey disclosures to Russian officials.

The full text of a speech made by US President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia on May 21, 2017.

Eleven Asia-Pacific nations, including Australia, agreed on Sunday to salvage a massive free trade deal that US President Donald Trump pulled out of days after taking office in January.

Some of the world's most stunning images from the best photographers on the planet.

Crinkling News was saved by crowdfunding, but is online fundraising the nirvana it's cracked up to be?

The Chinese systematically dismantled CIA spying operations in the country starting in 2010, killing or imprisoning more than a dozen sources over two years.

The government has quietly axed environmental conditions aimed at protecting turtle species set to be affected by Adani's proposed $3 billion coal terminal expansion.

A $20 million office block in Surry Hills, a Vaucluse mansion, and farm in the Hunter Region have been frozen as investigators trace $165 million allegedly skimmed.

New synthetic drugs are hitting the streets every day but crucial information about dangerous substances is trickling through to doctors and the public, Victoria's expert forensic unit has warned.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says her government is not shielding blue-ribbon Liberal areas from the privatisation of services.

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Ben Barba's immediate playing fate will be determined by the world view of the NRL; if it has none, he could be back on the field next weekend.

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Subplots and twists in takeover story now playing out in public at the select committee on the future of public interest journalism.

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Bill Shorten dismissed the advice of a majority of his shadow cabinet when he announced Labor would only support an increase to the Medicare levy for people earning more than $87,000 a year

Action needs to be taken now to avoid power blackouts this summer, government told

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Sunday, South Korea's military said, a week after it test-fired a mid-long range missile which experts said marked an advancement in the reclusive state's missile program.

Some $50 billion has been wiped off the combined market value of Australia's major banks since their highs at the start of this month, as investors eye a more challenging outlook for the big four.

Gold Coast hooker Nathan Peats has been called into NSW camp and is in line to make his Origin debut after Peter Wallace's dreams of a representative rendezvous were shattered in Newcastle on Sunday.

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For students of the politics of economics – my special subject – this clothes-pinching budget has been a feast. Oh no, it's "Labor-lite". Shocking! Actually, it's a budget that ticks all the boxes for Malcolm Turnbull and, by extension, his parliamentary followers – something their silent acquiescence suggests they realise.

Staff at the state's largest prison are meeting on Monday to address frustrations and fears over prisoner violence amid rapidly increasing overcrowding.

Queenslanders who are late to the party will have an equal chance of securing their desired tickets compared with those who were quick off the mark.

​The Queensland government says it can't reduce an increase in the cost of car registration, because it would leave a hole in its upcoming budget.

A whistleblower has detailed how a litany of planning, management and oversight failures led to the collapse of the Kogan Creek Solar Boost project near Chinchilla, costing Australian and Queensland taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.

Refugee lawyers furious as Immigration Minister announces a "non-negotiable" October 1 deadline for about 7500 asylum seekers to submit their claims for protection, or face deportation.

CSIRO's re-embracing of climate change research will be stressed on Monday when the national science agency announces a new centre partly funded by Chinese interests.