1. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  2. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  3. Trump calls London Mayor a 'disaster' after spate of killings

    US President Donald Trump launches a fresh attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan, saying he will "only get worse" after three people are killed in the city in less than 20 hours.

  4. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  5. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  6. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  7. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  8. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  9. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  10. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  11. Parachutists make emergency jump after plane's fuel tank runs dry, ATSB finds

    Four parachutists were forced to make an emergency jump from a light plane over a popular skydiving region south of Adelaide earlier this year when the engine cut out, according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau report.

  12. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  13. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  14. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  15. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  16. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  17. Beach residents asked to take whale carcasses amid 'unusual mortality event'

    The whale carcasses can be 12 metres long and could slowly decay for months in front of people's homes, but one resident says the opportunity is unique and the smell "isn't that bad".

  18. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  19. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  20. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  21. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  1. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  2. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  3. Residents left homeless, crying in the street after Sydney high-rise evacuation

    A resident of a Mascot apartment block evacuated over structural concerns says he was left crying in the street and threatened with arrest after trying to rescue his pets.

  4. A Sydney apartment building was evacuated after cracks were found. This is what we know

    Engineers are assessing the multistorey complex in Mascot that was evacuated on Friday night after cracks were found in the building's car park.

  5. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  6. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  7. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  8. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  9. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  10. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  11. Head nurse at Northern Beaches Hospital leaves in another blow to beleaguered facility

    Yet another senior member of staff has left the $600 million Northern Beaches Hospital, which has been dogged with problems since opening in November.

  12. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  13. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  14. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  15. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  16. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  17. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  18. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  19. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  20. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  21. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  22. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  1. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  2. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  3. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  4. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  5. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  6. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  7. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  8. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  9. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  10. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  11. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  12. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  13. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  14. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  15. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  16. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  17. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  18. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  19. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  20. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  21. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  22. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  1. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  2. Man shot on Gold Coast hotel balcony from neighbouring apartment

    Police search for a shooter after an 18-year-old man, who was standing on a unit balcony, is shot in the arm from a neighbouring apartment.

  3. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  4. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  5. 'Everybody has a story': People with dementia find theirs in the Memory Lounge

    With laughs and tears a Brisbane program is using old photographs to spark stories and conversations.

  6. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  7. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  8. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  9. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  10. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  11. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  12. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  13. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  14. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  15. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  16. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  17. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  18. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  19. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  20. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  21. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  22. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  23. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  24. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  1. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  2. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  3. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  4. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  5. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  6. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  7. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  8. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  9. Banks block suspect transactions of up to $800,000 as reports of elder financial abuse rise

    Efforts to stop family members and friends ripping off elderly people ramp up, with the WA Government and banks joining forces, and one bank blocking attempts to steal about $800,000 from vulnerable older people.

  10. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  11. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  12. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  13. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  14. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  15. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  16. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  17. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  18. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  19. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  20. Expansion of world's biggest lithium mine prompts calls for abandoned railway to re-open

    Residents near the Greenbushes mine are calling for an abandoned railway to be re-opened amid fears extra trucks on the road will hamper tourism and put too much pressure on a highway.

  21. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  1. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  2. Parachutists make emergency jump after plane's fuel tank runs dry, ATSB finds

    Four parachutists were forced to make an emergency jump from a light plane over a popular skydiving region south of Adelaide earlier this year when the engine cut out, according to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau report.

  3. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  4. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  5. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  6. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  7. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  8. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  9. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  10. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  11. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  12. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  13. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  14. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  15. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  16. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  17. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  18. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  19. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  20. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  21. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  22. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  23. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  1. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  2. What should history do with difficult characters like William Slim?

    When the ACT Government decided to rename William Slim Drive, following allegations the former British military commander and 13th governor-general of Australia abused children, it pulled a trigger that is literally rewriting the history books.

  3. Canberra is getting its own Digital Health Record, and it will be life changing for Jen

    Jen Sutherland suffers from multiple chronic illnesses, but the ordeal of having to explain their complexity to every doctor will soon be over with plans for the new Digital Health Record in the ACT.

  4. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  5. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  6. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  7. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  8. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  9. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  10. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  11. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  12. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  13. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  14. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  15. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  16. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  17. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  18. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  19. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  20. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  21. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  22. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  23. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  24. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  1. Call for federal intervention in Tasmanian housing crisis as latest plan fails to impress

    A social welfare advocate says without the Federal Government's support, poorer Tasmanians without housing will be "left behind", dismissing the State Government's latest efforts for short-term accommodation solutions.

  2. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  3. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  4. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  5. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  6. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

  7. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  8. Railton hopes to top topiary with a mountain bike-led revival in Tasmania's north-west

    Railton is full of topiary — with hedges cleverly clipped into animals, words and objects — but there are hopes it can reinvent itself and boost its economy like the north-east town of Derby on the back of newly-opened mountain bike tracks.

  9. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  10. Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  11. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  12. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  13. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  14. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  15. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  16. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  17. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  18. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  19. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  20. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  21. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  22. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  23. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  24. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  1. Could a powerful group of NT voters ruin its plan for budget repair?

    A mistake made more than 40 years ago has created a powerful voting bloc that some experts believe will railroad any Territory Government plan to bring its budget back into the black.

  2. Paradise in peril as luxury retreat is swamped by tides of toxic trash

    A luxury tourism retreat on the edge of East Arnhem Land is facing an uphill battle as waves of plastic trash wash upon its shores, and its owners are doing everything they can to try to limit the environmental impact, and stem the loss of tourists.

  3. 'Sleep with me ... or I rape you': Backpackers speak out ahead of working visa change

    Australia's working holiday visa will be extended to a third year from July 1, but experts and former backpackers are warning there could be an increased risk of exploitation and abuse.

  4. Saudis demand 'rapid and decisive response' to tanker attacks, as oil prices rise

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stokes tensions in the Middle East, blaming Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and saying his kingdom will not hesitate to deal with any threat to its interests.

  5. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

    Stories of struggle, the Stolen Generations, mission communities and the death of a traditional language: how would you vocalise three generations of Indigenous history?

  6. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  7. 'On a yacht nobody can help you': A French couple's 20-year adventure ends in Tasmania

    Michele and Georges Meffre sold their belongings in France, spent 20 years sailing around the world — adopting two Chilean children along the way — before calling Tasmania home.

  8. Opinion: Testicle implants and broken collarbones won't help 'incels' win over women

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

  9. Analysis: Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  10. Her love died in a massacre. Now this Christchurch widow is taking control

    How do you put your life back together after surviving a mass shooting? For Ambreen, the first step is learning to drive.

  11. 'I was the psychopathic, man-eater Foxy Knoxy': Amanda Knox sobs as she relives murder trial

    Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murdering her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, returns to Italy to speak of her eight-year ordeal of trials and imprisonment and the media frenzy it prompted around the world.

  12. Seven die cleaning Indian hotel septic tank

    A hotel owner is charged with causing death due to negligence after six workers follow a missing worker into a septic tank.

  13. Ancient manuscripts bring Buddha one step closer

    A team of Australians are digitising "cigar-like" ancient texts that pre-date other Buddhist relics by more than a millennium.

  14. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

  15. 'At a time and place of their choosing': Victoria's voluntary euthanasia laws begin this week

    Melbourne pharmacists prepare to visit homes across the state, where they will deliver guidance and lethal drugs to eligible Victorians who want to use voluntary assisted dying laws to end their lives.

  16. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

    When the daytime temperature gets above 50 degrees Celsius, living in the cool underground holds huge appeal.

  17. 'We're so worried': Why some Hong Kong protesters won't show their faces

    Many in Hong Kong fear the reach of Beijing's clutches despite their promised right to protest, and are hiding their faces so if the extradition bill passes, they will not be marked by police.

  18. Notre Dame holds its first mass since fire devastated the Paris landmark

    The mass, which commemorates the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship, is held in a side-chapel left undamaged by the April 15 fire, with attendance limited to about 30 people wearing protective headgear.

  19. 'She needed a dinghy but deployed the Titanic': Hong Kong's Carrie Lam fights for her political life

    Hong Kong's Chief Executive faces one of the biggest challenges to her authority after she backed down on controversial plans to pass an extradition bill with the mainland — a plan that brought out one in seven Hongkongers in protest.

  20. 'I was up against it': Departing Senator Lisa Singh advises Labor reviews

    Senator Lisa Singh says fourth place on the Labor ticket was "a bridge too far to cross", and wants Labor to get rid of any intimidatory preselection processes.

  21. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

    Radiohead fans are obsessed with Pyramid Song. It's not the vocals or lyrics that hook them in, it's the rhythm. So what's so extraordinary about this song?

  22. Holden Sheppard once hid his sexuality. Now he's far from invisible

    It's been a "surreal" homecoming for multi-award-winning author Holden Sheppard whose young adult novel Invisible Boys is about growing up as a young gay man in country Western Australia.

  23. Can a tree that outlived the dinosaurs survive the modern world?

    Hidden in a top secret location within a national park near Sydney, is one of the oldest and rarest trees on earth — the Wollemi Pine. The tree is critically endangered but a new research project is mapping its genome for the first time, in the hope of securing its future.

  24. Are wind farms the 'Formula One cars' of our future power systems?

    Multi-million dollar wind farms are springing to life in Tasmania, and there are billions of dollars more in the pipeline. How will that affect the power security of the state or even Australia?

Features

  1. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  2. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

  3. Can Australia's digital industries learn from post-Soviet Estonia?

  4. 'Everybody has a story': People with dementia find theirs in the Memory Lounge

  5. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  6. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  7. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

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

  9. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  10. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  11. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  12. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  13. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  14. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  15. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  16. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  17. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  18. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  19. Your best photos of the week

  20. 'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

  21. Opinion: It's the perfect crime. If we don't address it, you could be a victim too

  22. The AFL has changed its stance on the origins of the sport, and historians are baffled

Features

  1. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  2. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  3. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  4. Outback underground house takes on a New York style

  5. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

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

  7. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  8. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  9. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  10. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  11. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  12. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  13. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  14. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  15. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  16. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  17. Your best photos of the week

  18. 'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

Features

  1. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  2. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  3. Can Australia's digital industries learn from post-Soviet Estonia?

  4. 'Everybody has a story': People with dementia find theirs in the Memory Lounge

  5. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  6. This is one delicate operation that leaves no room for second chances

  7. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

  8. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  9. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  10. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  11. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  12. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  13. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  14. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  15. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  16. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  17. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  18. Your best photos of the week

  19. The AFL has changed its stance on the origins of the sport, and historians are baffled

  20. 'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

  21. Opinion: It's the perfect crime. If we don't address it, you could be a victim too

Features

  1. 'Very scary and confronting': ABC TV weather presenter hospitalised with inflamed heart

  2. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  3. Facebook breast pump ban fires up mums

  4. Can Australia's digital industries learn from post-Soviet Estonia?

  5. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  6. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  7. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

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

  9. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  10. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  11. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  12. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  13. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  14. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  15. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  16. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  17. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  18. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  19. Your best photos of the week

  20. 'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

  21. Opinion: It's the perfect crime. If we don't address it, you could be a victim too

  22. The AFL has changed its stance on the origins of the sport, and historians are baffled

Features

  1. Analysis: With two big calls, Liza Harvey immediately stamped her mark as the Liberals' new WA leader

  2. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  3. What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

  4. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  5. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  6. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

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

  8. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  9. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  10. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  11. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  12. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  13. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  14. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  15. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  16. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  17. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  18. Your best photos of the week

Features

  1. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  2. Can Australia's digital industries learn from post-Soviet Estonia?

  3. 'Everybody has a story': People with dementia find theirs in the Memory Lounge

  4. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  5. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  6. Wheelchair user says train station's closure will cut off 'lifeline'

  7. Meet the second generation of children being born through sperm donations

  8. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

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

  10. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  11. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  12. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  13. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  14. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  15. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  16. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  17. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  18. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  19. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  20. Your best photos of the week

  21. 'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

Features

  1. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  2. Can Australia's digital industries learn from post-Soviet Estonia?

  3. 'Everybody has a story': People with dementia find theirs in the Memory Lounge

  4. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  5. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  6. Antarctica’s five weeks of darkness and what it does to the people who live there

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

  8. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  9. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

  10. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  11. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  12. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  13. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  14. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  15. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  16. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  17. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  18. Your best photos of the week

  19. 'You are treated as dirt': Could you fight your bank in court?

  20. Opinion: It's the perfect crime. If we don't address it, you could be a victim too

  21. The AFL has changed its stance on the origins of the sport, and historians are baffled

Features

  1. Small towns in Japan are desperate for families like us — now we've got the perfect home

  2. Father and son hip-hop artists share the stage to tell three generations of stories

  3. Crucifixes and CrossFit: Priest life mightn't be what you think

  4. Is textile recycling the answer to fashion's waste problem?

  5. Analysis: How our foreign influence laws have undermined democracy

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

  7. Your Dark Mofo survival guide for Hobart's festival of the weird and wondrous

  8. 'Huge responsibility': Filming Australian Story on children killed in MH17

  9. Analysis: Global markets reacted mildly to this image. They shouldn't have

  10. Landcare has been going for 30 years but the next generation is taking it for granted

  11. Analysis: John Setka has 'bought the naming rights' to Coalition's union-busting bill

  12. 'The best images of Saturn's rings we've ever taken': Cassini's final gift

  13. Analysis: Donald Trump could be in re-election trouble. Or the polls could be wrong, again

  14. Analysis: 'Suck on that one': Fired-up Matildas put Brazil to the sword

  15. Can you win our News Quiz grand slam?

  16. The AFL has changed its stance on the origins of the sport, and historians are baffled

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  20. Rethink work, abolish the states: Bob Hawke's proposals to transform Australia

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Analysis & Opinion

  1. Finch delivers for Australia in style

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

    By Geoff Lemon in London

  2. Incels' plastic surgery trend

    The "involuntary celibate" are going to extreme lengths to physically embody the male ideal, but all the surgery in the world will not make misogyny attractive, Emma Jane writes.

    By Emma A Jane

  3. How low can rates go?

    Central banks appear to have painted themselves into a corner and will have to keep cutting, given the expectations they have raised.

    By business reporter Stephen Letts

  4. Matildas' miracle win hides a message

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia.

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  2. Beach residents asked to take whale carcasses amid 'unusual mortality event'

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  1. Analysis: Interest rates are going down, but how low can they go?

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  1. Finch makes it rain sixes to lead Australia to victory over Sri Lanka in Ponting-esque showing

    There had been a feeling Aaron Finch was building towards a dominant performance with the bat at the Cricket World Cup, and against Sri Lanka the Australian skipper delivered in spades, writes Geoff Lemon.

  2. Opinion: Sam Kerr gives Australian football its 'Michelle Payne moment' after heroic Brazil win

    Amid the post-match euphoria of the Matildas' win against Brazil, captain Sam Kerr made a powerful statement about sexism and homophobia. It needs to go down in sporting folklore, writes Kate O'Halloran.

  3. Australia goes top of the World Cup table with 87-run win over Sri Lanka

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  4. Dogs down Blues, Suns burnt by Saints, Freo beats Power

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