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'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
NT's most isolated cattle property sells for $21m after brother-sister contest

One of Australia's most remote cattle properties, Suplejack Station, sells for the first time in its 55-year history.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
'Outrageous': Crown wants more apartments at Barangaroo tower

The City of Sydney labels plans by Crown Casino to increase the number of apartments at its Barangaroo development from 66 to 87 as an "outrageous betrayal of the community's trust".
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
Fire under control after engulfing top storey at south Brisbane school

A blaze at Upper Mt Gravatt State School, south of Brisbane, is under control after it "fully engulfed" the top floor of a two-storey school block.
'Very scary and confronting': ABC TV weather presenter hospitalised with inflamed heart

ABC TV weather presenter Jenny Woodward describes the moment she thought she was having a heart attack, a rare condition brought on by a virus that inflamed her heart. She hopes sharing her story will convince others to dial triple-0, with paramedics saying no-one ever died of embarrassment.
Toyah Cordingley's birthday marked by family as hunt for her killer continues

More than seven months after she was killed on a Far North Queensland beach, Toyah Cordingley's birthday is a moment of sad reflection for friends and family.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
Harvey ditches Western Power sale plan that helped lead Liberals to landslide election loss

Liza Harvey rules out selling state-owned electricity utility Western Power on her second day in the job as Opposition Leader, a shift away from the policy her party took to the last state election and which was retained under Mike Nahan.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
Gunman sentenced to 20 years' prison for 11-hour siege in Adelaide CBD

A man who threatened to shoot police during an 11-hour siege at a business complex in Adelaide's East End in June 2015 is sentenced to two decades in prison.
Man who stabbed two people in city shopping strip can only remember a 'flash of extreme anger'

A man who attacked two strangers with a knife in Adelaide's CBD before eating a meal at Hungry Jack's cannot remember anything from the assault except a "flash of extreme anger", a court hears.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
Jury fails to reach verdict in Duntroon graduate's rape trial

An ACT Supreme Court jury is unable to deliver a unanimous decision about a Fijian military officer charged with raping a fellow cadet when he was attending the Royal Military College at Duntroon.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
'They've been misled': Canberrans already connected to fast broadband cautioned about NBN

Telecommunications experts accuse the NBN of misleading and confusing many Canberra residents with warnings their phone and internet could be cut off unless they make the switch.
Bars in Canberra appear to break noise laws every weekend, but nobody has cared until now

Canberra is trying to shake its reputation as a quiet town, but developments — including a planned five-star hotel — mean current noise laws could silence the city, advocates say.
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Homeless to be housed in pre-fab units as urgent short-term fix for Tasmanian winter

The Tasmanian Government is considering using pre-fabricated units at homelessness shelters and paying for beds in hotels as a short-term way to house the state's homeless as the winter cold descends.
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
'Please show some empathy': Relative's plea to Minister after baby dies

The relative of a baby who died, despite being known to Tasmanian child safety services, tells the Minister the child "is not something you can sweep under the carpet".
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

'OMG they might think I'm a homophobe' and other struggles of a young priest

To his parishioners he's 'Father Justel', but to his gym mates he's just 'Tel'. This 29-year-old busts just about every priest stereotype, and hopes his generation can restore the Catholic church's "tarnished brand".
Sydney high-rise evacuated after residents spot cracks

Residents of a 10-storey building in Mascot are evacuated "as a precaution" after movement and cracks were detected, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
'Infatuated' volleyball coach says he had no idea sex with 16yo player was illegal

A West Australian volleyball coach facing a possible jail term for having sex with a teenage girl who was under his care — including at his family home — did not know it was against the law, a Perth court is told.
Town angered by 'theft' of historic police station

Residents of a small Victorian town are up in arms over the relocation of their heritage-listed former police station, which they say "quietly disappeared" on a truck overnight.
'Nightmare' passport problems won't stop artists from exhibiting in Paris

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a group of Aboriginal women to exhibit their work in Europe has almost been derailed by a lack of identification records that would have left the artists unable to obtain a passport to travel to Paris.
Senior NT police officer Peter Bravos to stand trial on rape charges

Senior Northern Territory police officer Peter Bravos is committed to stand trial after being charged with multiple counts of rape.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Opinion: Bob Dylan has some fake news for you — but there's a hidden message

Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese are offering us an utterly contemporary film, tackling issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump, writes Mark Bannerman.
Japanese operator rejects US claim sailors saw limpet mine on stricken ship

The US military releases a video it says depicts members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard taking an unexploded mine from the side of one of the oil tankers hit by explosions in the Gulf of Oman.
Opinion: Chernobyl holds a chilling lesson for us and it isn't just the nuclear meltdown

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning, writes Cameron Williams.
Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
'Entrenched secrecy' among police when it comes to tracking illicit guns, expert says

How did the accused Darwin gunman, parolee Ben Hoffmann, get his hands on a shotgun and allegedly kill four people? Likely with relative ease, according to an expert.
Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
You can take it with you! The unique items people are buried with

Funeral homes are seeing a noticeable shift towards more creative ceremonies as mourners seek personal connections to their dearly departed.
'One of Victoria's most evil persons': Former detective welcomes death of cult founder

The founder of one of Australia's most notorious doomsday cults, in which children were tortured after being stolen through adoption scams, dies in a Melbourne nursing home.
This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

In Bruce Hutton's line of work, one mistake could cause a piece of history to be lost. In a workshop in Melbourne, his team is painstakingly restoring windows for a 19th-century church.
'Just so vulnerable': Family of Alzheimer's patient sexually assaulted in aged care call for reform

The family of a woman who was sexually assaulted in aged care calls for better protection of vulnerable nursing home patients, as a former aged care worker is sentenced to one month in jail.
The moment a giant landslide buried a road in China has been caught on camera

Video shows the moment a landslide buries a road in the Fujian province of China trapping a man in his car. Nationwide, 83 people have died or gone missing since the start of this year's flood season.
Ancient tower collapses in Afghanistan, sending bystanders fleeing

The 32 ancient towers of Ghazni have stood through centuries of war and upheaval, but the collapse of one of them raises fears that neglect may prove more dangerous to the monuments than the shells and bombs of rival armies.
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'He was just doing the job he was trained to do': Energy Australia takes blame for worker's death

Energy Australia finds a unit controller at the Yallourn power station, Graeme Edwards, 54, was doing nothing wrong when he was fatally injured performing a routine task in November last year.
DIY endoscopy reveals wire bristle from BBQ brush lodged in man's throat

Luke Greensill was eating meat he'd prepared on his barbie when he felt something in his throat which he thought was a chicken bone — he was wrong.

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Analysis & Opinion

Can you spot the hidden message in Martin Scorsese's Bob Dylan film?

This utterly contemporary film tackles issues that go to the heart of modern life in the era of Trump.
By Mark Bannerman
Chernobyl's chilling warning

The best historical dramas work as fables and as an allegory for our times, Chernobyl couldn't be more fitting. We ought to heed this warning.
By Cameron Williams
Problem with our foreign influence laws

Last year, our Government gave itself sweeping powers to stop foreign countries wielding influence in Australia. How it is choosing to use that power is deeply concerning, writes Tom Iggulden.
By political reporter Tom Iggulden
Gulf attacks raise oil tensions

The oil market's initial reaction to attacks on two tankers was muted, but prices may soar as tensions mount and US sanctions begin to cripple Iran's economy
By business reporter Stephen Letts

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Could China's rise really be 'peaceful' and different to anything we've ever seen before?

Beijing has long maintained its rise to power will be "peaceful" despite its soaring economic and military growth being seen as a "threat".
Pope Francis backs carbon price in appeal to climate deniers

Pope Francis says that carbon pricing is "essential" to stem global warming — his clearest statement yet in support of penalising polluters — and appeals to climate change deniers to listen to science.
'It's madness': Hong Kong police say they're 'trapped in the middle' amid unprecedented unrest

Senior Hong Kong police officers say "a significant number" of officers blame the city's chief executive Carrie Lam for violent clashes with Hongkongers protesting against contentious extradition laws.
Julian Assange's extradition hearing scheduled for February 2020

Julian Assange will learn if he is to be extradited to the US at a hearing that will start on February 25 next year, a British court rules.

Asia Pacific

'Blatant, organised riot': Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam blasts protesters over violence

Government offices in the city shut down on Thursday, a day after protesters took to the streets demonstrating against changes to an extradition law that could see people sent to China for trial.
'Dirty political games': Gay sex video sparks scandal for Malaysia's Government

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's Government faces its first major political scandal, after a video appearing to show a cabinet minister having sex with another man was circulated to journalists and widely shared online.
Nearly a billion people on the frontlines of climate change, including millions of Australians: report

Some 970 million people — including more than 2.4 million Australians — live in areas with high exposure to climate hazards including cyclones, floods, bushfires, desertification and rising sea levels, a new report finds.
Australia's response to extradition law 'too bland', Hong Kong community says

The Hong Kong community in Australia urges the Federal Government to take a stronger stance against the territory's controversial extradition law changes, describing their response so far as weak.

Business

Gulf attacks on oil tankers raise risks in Iran crisis

The oil market's initial reaction to attacks on two tankers was muted, but prices may soar as tensions mount and US sanctions begin to cripple Iran's economy
This is Australia's largest solar and battery farm

Australia's largest integrated battery and solar farm in Victoria's north can power 16,000 homes. It was officially opened today.
'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

Around Australia, many people are standing up in courtrooms to represent themselves, often against an adversary with deep pockets. Could you do it?
Think a millennial can't teach you anything about your job? Think again

Younger workers have a lot to offer the old guard. This is what mentoring looks like when they take the lead.

Sport

Fantasia feels the pinch but Bombers beat Hawks at Docklands

The Bombers take care of the Hawks on Friday night football at Docklands to stay in touch with the top eight, but Hawthorn defender Ben Stratton's tactics come under question.
Heartbreak for the Cowboys in golden point as Warriors beat Tigers

The Cowboys' big comeback against the Tigers proves all in vain in a golden point loss in Townsville, after a Queensland Origin forward goes down for the Titans in a defeat by the Warriors on Friday night football.
The Matildas' gutsy fightback shows they're still a World Cup contender

No doubt the Matildas players would have been seething that all the positivity that had built up around their side had been replaced with cynicism, and they took their frustrations out on Brazil with a 3-2 win, writes Dan Colasimone.
Raptors beat Warriors to give Canada its first NBA Championship

When the final buzzer sounded, jubilant Raptors fans flooded the streets of downtown Toronto for a night of celebration not seen in the city since Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays last won a World Series title in 1993.

Arts & Culture

MONA’s latest attraction uses a giant board game to teach visitors about data mining

Mine, by NZ artist Simon Denny, is like Monopoly on steroids for the Anthropocene — but visitors should watch out they don't get hooked.
'Music is life': Indigenous culture celebrated in song

A new music program, being delivered in regional South Australia, is helping preserve and promote Indigenous culture, language and life for future generations.
Winter reading guide: Nine books to get wrapped up in

From big names to lesser-known gems and young adult guilty-pleasures, ABC's book experts round up their favourite reads for the chilly months.
Bad Apples: Indigenous rappers 'black-out' Australia's iconic Opera House

During National Reconciliation Week last month, rapper Briggs threw the blackest house party in the whitest building in Australia. We found out why it matters.

Good News

'It teaches kids to be self-confident': Martial arts classes offered as a solution to bullying

Free martial arts classes are being offered to victims of bullying, which experts say can have a major impact on the mental health of young people.
Orphaned lambs don knitted NRL jumpers as winter frost bites

A colourful initiative to help lambs left orphaned by the drought has gained worldwide traction and has been saving lives — as well as bringing joy to farmers.
So you thought your school sport was tough? How about bull riding?

In an age where parents are worried about contact sport, a central Queensland school is sending students into the rodeo ring to ride bulls.
Crochet obsessive's temperature blanket a year-long labour of love

This yarn is about a woman who is making a blanket that records the maximum temperature on each day of the year.

Health

The road to health and wellbeing is a walk in the park … literally

Two hours a week in nature is the threshold we need to reach before feeling health and wellbeing benefits, a new study finds.
What is the origin of the joke about Tasmanians having two heads?

Every Tasmanian has heard it, and if you are not from Australia's island state you've probably made a joke at their expense — but where did the two-headed Tasmanian myth come from?
Obesity costing Federal Government billions as efforts to tackle it fail

Public health campaigns targeting people with obesity are often useless and could be doing more harm than good, according to leading international experts.
Simple protein swaps that will help cut red meat from your diet

Here's how to ensure you're still getting enough protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12 while cutting back on red meat.

Rural

Adani has its environmental approvals, so what happens now?

Indian mining firm Adani says it expects to start work on its coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin within weeks, creating thousands of jobs. But how exactly will that future unfold from here?
Thermal shock or 'death from above'? Finding ways to kill weeds without Roundup

High profile court cases over the use of weed killer glyphosate are pushing farmers to investigate new ways of managing weeds to meet consumer expectations.
Woodworking brings calm and camaraderie to those escaping mobile phone range

Woodwork enthusiasts chip away at the fading art of turning green wood into custom-made items, while finding new skills and inner peace.
Country music industry to farewell renowned musician and producer Glen Hannah

Australia's country music industry pays tribute to renowned producer and musician Glen Hannah, who will be farewelled at a private funeral today.

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