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Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Monday.

'These things are absolutes': Scott Morrison lays down the gauntlet on medical evacuations

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Monday.

"I'm going to stand on the right ground. You want to join me on the right ground, you're welcome. But I'm not going to find a middle ground."

  • by Michael Koziol

Queensland woman denies genital mutilation

Isles-English has pleaded guilty at the Brisbane Supreme Court to unlawful striking causing the death of his father.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of removing a child from the state for female genital mutilation.

  • by Warren Barnsley

Delay in triple-zero call after fatal shooting in Brisbane's south

A 40-year-old woman was found dead in a semi-rural property in Karawatha.

Detectives have appealed for anyone who was on Wembley Road in Karawatha on Saturday morning to come forward.

  • by Toby Crockford

Hungary to give lifetime tax exemption to women who have four children

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual 'State of Hungary' speech in Budapest on Sunday. The inscription on the podium reads: "For us Hungary is the first!"

Hungary's anti-immigration Prime Minister said the government would increase financial aid and subsidies for families in a bid to boost the population.

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"ONE corner in ONE paddock on ONE property": Traeger MP Robbie Katter posted this image on Facebook. 

Queensland graziers take flood clean-up one day at a time

Rachael Anderson's immediate concern after floods killed half of her herd is not the 2000 or so carcasses now rotting in swampy paddocks. It is the banks.

  • by Sonia Kohlbacher and Christine Flatley
A cockroach.

The great extinction happening under our noses

Insect populations are "threatened worldwide" in a very concerning trend.

  • by Peter Hannam
Tim Wilson.

Tim Wilson hits back at Labor over calls to resign

The Lib MP came under fire after it was alleged he "colluded" with a private fund

  • by Max Koslowski
Former ABC chairman Justin Milne.
Opinion
ABC

The crucial first question for the new chair of the ABC

There will be one question that will stand out: is the ABC biased?

  • by David Alexander
Julie, who says she was sexually abused in an evangelical church.
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As evangelical pastor preyed on his flock, he'd invoke Bible

The women of one predatory charismatic pastor are speaking out.

  • by Farrah Tomazin and Cameron Houston
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on Monday.

'These things are absolutes': Scott Morrison lays down the gauntlet on medical evacuations

"I'm going to stand on the right ground. You want to join me on the right ground, you're welcome. But I'm not going to find a middle ground."

  • by Michael Koziol

World

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If you're renting or a landlord, this is the figure you need to know about

If you're renting or a landlord, this is the figure you need to know about

Looking for somewhere to live, or trying to work out if you can afford to increase the rent? The latest figures show a divided nation.

  • by Eliza Owen
Just a matter of timing: Why the Kondo method is too simplistic

Just a matter of timing: Why the Kondo method is too simplistic

In itself, a potato masher does not bring joy. However a heap of mashed potatoes, lightly salted, with a knob of butter melting on top does.

  • by Ro Cambridge

Business

Future Fund chairman Peter Costello criticised NAB's handling of its leadership change.

'Not good practice': Costello criticises Henry for staying on NAB board

Future Fund chairman Peter Costello has taken aim at NAB's decision to have outgoing chairman, Ken Henry, play a key role in picking the next CEO.

  • by Clancy Yeates

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Ines and Davina from Married at First Sight

Davina Rankin's advice for this year's MAFS 'villain' Ines Basic

"Do not sign up for reality TV," warns last year's most controversial contestant, Davina.

  • by Amy Croffey
Olivia Colman in The Favourite.

BAFTAs 2019: The Favourite, Roma win big

Best actress winner Olivia Colman dedicated her win to co-stars Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone.

  • by Broede Carmody

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Food from Delhi Streets, which has had success using the EatClub app.

Food apps to help you save money, the environment and small businesses

Two new apps that let everybody win by connecting restaurants to customers.

  • by Alice Clarke
The Backstreet Boys are the epitome of a throwback that should stay in the past.

Backstreet's back: Why the sudden craving for nostalgia?

Constantly thinking the past was better than today can mean forgetting to live in the now.

  • by Thomas Mitchell

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Sport

Ashleigh Barty has led Australia to a Fed Cup win over the US.
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Barty leads Australia into Fed Cup semis

Australia have defeated the United States in the Fed Cup with Ashleigh Barty and Priscilla Hon combining for a tense doubles victory to seal the world group tie.

Dean Jones: a game changer.

Jones honoured to join Fitzpatrick and Murdoch in cricket's Hall of Fame

Dean Jones, Billy Murdoch and Cathryn Fitzpatrick will be inducted into Cricket Australia's Hall of Fame.

  • by Jon Pierik

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