For a man widely expected to return to the deputy prime minister's office, Barnaby Joyce was hardly beaming with expectation as he arrived at his old school with his mother and father to cast their votes.

High levels of crystalline silica have been detected in popular artificial kitchen and bathroom benchtops. But long-term exposure to the dust can be fatal, causing cancer and scarring of the lungs.

Claims the EPA had insufficient evidence to prosecute Forestry Corporation for damaging the endangered Cherry Tree State Forest have been rejected as "totally preposterous" by the North East Forest Alliance NEFA.

Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Mark, isn't the first to complain about sexual misconduct on planes – a problem a prominent flight attendants' union called a "silent epidemic" that airlines have failed to solve.

Opening Marrickville up to small bars, creative industries and warehouse parties could threaten existing industrial jobs while hurting the local and Sydney economies.

Geoffrey Rush has stepped down as president of Australia's screen industry academy after Sydney Theatre Company revealed it had received a complaint against the actor of "inappropriate behaviour."

Punching. Emotional abuse. Eye-popping sexual misdeeds. The accusations made against Sogyal Rinpoche – a key lama in the uptake of Buddhist principles by the West – have rocked devotees, including many in the top echelons of Australian business.

Follow SMH Sport live: The Second Test match of the Ashes series could be a powderkeg with England unhappy with Australia's sledging.

Steve Smith is the closest thing to Sir Donald Bradman we have ever seen.

Comment: We can no longer pretend that the harassers are bad apples who exist at a remove from the rest of us, writes Jacqueline Maley.

Although it might seem daunting, less cash will pay off in the long run – especially for retailers.

Analysis: Robert Mueller's probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin has gotten much closer to Donald J. Trump himself. The question is what else Flynn has offered apart from his guilty plea.

To most of the population, the decision to raze Olympic Stadium and the SFS to build new ones seems like the Big End of Town looking after the Big End of Town, with absolutely nothing going to anyone else, writes Peter FitzSimons.

Pauline Hanson's snorkelling trip was meant to disprove the coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef. But the cruise was actually an expensive gift that she failed to declare, potentially putting her at risk of being found in contempt of the Senate.