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Labor pressures PM over Dutton's 'mad witch' text. New fish species discovered in Kimberley to be named after author Tim Winton, Indigenous places. Will the battle over union reform define the Federal election? Executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr was 'basically peaceful': Dr Mohammad Marandi.
Fox Sports reporter Neroli Meadows speaks to 7.30. Cricketer Chris Gayle receives public lesson in etiquette after making a pass at female journalist. One punch attack: water polo community rocked by the death of rising star Cole Miller. Parliament House collection: fine art or avant garde crap? US gun violence: School shooting victim becomes surgeon to save others.
A rogue state? North Korea carries out nuclear weapons test without warning. US President Barack Obama takes gun reform into his own hands. Grammy nominee Leon Bridges on soul, songs and suits. High-rise residents fight sharing economy over reports of 'pop-up brothels', all-night parties. Hamstrung Obama 'tinkering at the margins' on gun reform.
North Korea nuclear test: was it or wasn't it? Waroona fire: Wind change pushes flames south towards Harvey. Coles, Woolworths pledge to remove products containing plastic microbeads. Tony Abbott says he's mellowed since labelling Parliament's art collection 'crap'.
Jasper Jones comes to life on Belvoir St and the big screen. Thai transgender kickboxer fights for a sex change. Could a national scheme block dangerous toys at the border? Cricket community rallies to deliver Proton therapy for volunteer mum with cancer. WA fire: Yarloop devastated by bushfire with 95 homes lost. 'More China pain ahead for Australia' with Chinese stock market woes.
Skin donation shortage leaving bushfire victims at risk, tissue bank warns. WA Premier: water supply, warning messages for Yarloop fire will be investigated. Australians with Lyme disease 'being treated worse than a dog riddled with mange'. WA fire authorities face questions over their warning during Yarloop fire.
David Bowie: the world celebrates the boy from Brixton. Guilty: Court of Arbitration for Sport brings three-year Essendon supplements saga to an end. Margaret Zhang: Student blogger becomes Australian fashion icon, courts Louis Vuitton, Swarovski. ASADA CEO: I do feel for the Essendon players.
London property market locks out all but the very rich. The Big Short: behind the Wall Street book and on the movie set with Michael Lewis. Ovarian cancer survivor to take on 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents. Has Turkey turned a blind eye to terrorism within its borders? London property market locks out all but the very rich.
The Spanner Man: one of the world's most unusual artists. Attackers, civilians killed in blasts described as acts of terror in Jakarta. Police blamed for third suicide at shooting range in Adelaide. Jakarta 'bracing for a more challenging time' as terror attack unfolds on streets.
Jakarta attack: five of seven dead were claiming to be from ISIS. Australian graffiti artists garner international fame as thousands flock to Geelong Powerhouse feature. Australian schools failing children with disabilities, Senate report finds. Game, set, match for Lleyton Hewitt.
Australian couple kidnapped by Al-Qaeda militants in Burkina Faso. The French could help Australian couple kidnapped in Burkina Faso: expert. Tennis racket: allegations of match fixing rock tennis world.
China posts slowest economic growth in 25 years. The sound of the 70s: we farewell the Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey. Testing the friendship: Malcolm Turnbull's message to Washington. Labor's alternative to raising GST would raise $70 billion over the decade: Bowen.
There's not enough quality magazines for young women: Cleo founding editor. Australia's ambassador to the US Kim Beazley wraps up his posting. Is the once unstoppable businessman Clive Palmer in trouble? Can the Australian health care sector capitalise on China's emerging market?
Gay UK man's death certificate will recognise his marriage: Jay Weatherill. Diving made possible for disabled people swapping wheelchairs for water. SPC Ardmona rules out future taxpayer-funded bailouts. 'Never married' death certificate for deceased husband of British man was 'humiliating'.
Rise in slaughter of stolen dogs for consumption in South-East Asia. The name of God is Mercy: a Vatican journalist on writing the Pope's biography. Transgender: one man's journey of becoming his true self. Putin 'probably approved' assassination of Russian ex-spy. Whistleblower feared for worker safety in lead-up to Perth building sites deaths.
Zoolander director, star Ben Stiller on Justin Bieber, Donald Trump and the narcissm of social media. Should Australia become a republic? Indonesian government 'using Sydney server for spyware program'. Seniors share sex stories for Sydney Festival. Australian of the Year David Morrison outlines how he will contribute to national debate in 2016.
Heroin: a new drug epidemic with an old drug. Zika virus an unwanted distraction for Australia's Olympic athletes. Brexit debate heats up ahead of EU exit referendum. Festival of Small Halls brings live music to struggling Tasmanian towns.
Labor's bad news aligned with my bad news so I joined: Anne Aly. NRL fans say the sport needs to clean up its act following Mitchell Pearce's lewd video. Why Donald Trump continues to gain momentum: from the man who drew his wrath in last year's Republican debate. Boys' club 'a sitting duck' for child sexual abuse, Anglican ex-priest and paedophile says.
Pressure grows on sport authorities after deaths of two boxers in Queensland. NSW Government announces 10-year public housing reform plan. Israeli government under fire for crackdown on human rights organisations. Malcolm Turnbull is not the old Turnbull – that's why I'm running against him: Evan Hughes.
US election: Iowa caucus kicks off presidential race. Hefty political and policy challenges ahead as politicians return to Canberra. Wills preselection: Labor's factional, union heavyweights likely to decide outcome of Victorian seat. GST debate: Premiers Mike Baird and Jay Weatherill say it's time for the Commonwealth to step up.
Doctors risk jail time for speaking out about treatment of children in detention. Malcolm Turnbull storms into Parliamentary year, warning troops to be ready for an early election. Tesla Powerwall: what this highly anticipated home energy storage system mean for the Australian energy market. Iowa caucus: political writer David Yepsen shares analysis from the tallyroom.
Peter Dutton: I want to be the minister that removes children from detention. Risking jail time: more doctors speak out about state of children in detention as High Court throws out challenge against Government. Hoax bomb threats: how will Australian schools handle them in the future. Takeaway coffee cups are not as recyclable as they seem and they're piling up in landfill.
Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall denies his actions led to youth being abused by priest. 'We can't do everything' CSIRO chief executive explains a shift in their focus. GST debate: political impact of raising the GST divides Government. Inside the fierce competition to busk in Melbourne's CBD.
Julian Assange 'vindicated' by UN's ruling in his favour. Health authorities do not know how a growing group of Australians got gastro from lettuce. Who will pay to rehabilitate the Queensland Nickel plant? Not Clive Palmer. Health authorities do not know how a growing group of Australians got gastro from lettuce. What is the mood on the Federal cross-bench.
Jackie Chan K-pop auditions: inside the hard grind for Australian pop artists to make it big in South Korea. GST debate: The Government talks up big new tax cuts as it buries plans for a GST hike. Retired Australian Major General Mike Hindmarsh faces questions about knowledge of civilian attacks in Yemen. Liberals risk expulsion to slam 'corrupt' preselection process in New South Wales.
Orange is the New Black star, Yael Stone, talks about the show's appeal. Is the government preparing to privatise Medicare payments. IVF industry criticised for 'misleading claims' and 'aggressive marketing'. Why is it so hard to Close the Gap.
New Hampshire primary: Analysis on the unpredictable race to the White House. Andrew Robb to focus on mental health after retiring from politics. Indigenous life expectancy has not improved, Closing the Gap report shows. Failed case against Australian who planned to fight against IS 'could encourage others'.
Barnaby Joyce 'a retail politician, not a detail politician: Tony Windsor. Unlicensed financial trader scorches small investors in collapsed Ponzi scheme. Barnaby Joyce: The rise of the Nationals leader and deputy prime minister.
I will fight for the people we represent: Nationals Deputy Leader, Fiona Nash. POMs Virus devastating the Tasmanian oyster industry. I wasn't trying for the androgynous vocal, my voice is just high pitched: Shamir talks music. Are alcohol lockout laws a 'cultural backward step'.
It's very clear that Bernie Sanders can not win: former congressman Barney Frank. Petrol prices are still too high says the consumer watchdog. Negative gearing: changes in tax policy on are on the table. Bacchus Marsh hospital: baby death count higher than thought.
Debate: what should negative gearing policy reform look like. Adam Goodes champions Indigenous businesses in role with Supply Nation. Compromise sought on 'backpacker tax' as working holiday-makers threaten to leave Australia. Deadly and illegal synthetic drugs still available over the shop counter.
Scott Morrison defends Government's economic plan. Scott Morrison says there won't be any big spending cuts this election year. Australian comedians supercharge an online campaign to help abuse survivors confront Cardinal George Pell. Australian flautist Tim Munro wins third Grammy with Eighth Blackbird.
Minor parties to target marginal seats if Government proceeds with planned Senate voting reforms. Up to seventy cancer patients under-dosed during treatment at Sydney hospital. Islamic State: Jakarta mosques, schools linked to Islamist terror group as Indonesia struggles to contain radicals. AFL promises 2017 women's competition as eager starters call for more details.
There's no democracy in Liberal Party says suspended member, Charlie Lynn. Zed Seselja and Jim Chalmers discuss the politics of negative gearing. Otto Frank's lost letters reveal Holocaust survivor's 'other Anne'. Tobacco industry targets illegal tobacco.
Senate reform: Malcolm Turnbull opens the door to early election and infuriates crossbenchers. Double dissolution election is 'still a live option' says finance minister. Australian surgeon inserts 3D-printed vertebrae in world-first. Save The Children seeks compensation after false Nauru detention centre claims.
Capital gains tax discount cut for superannuation funds under consideration by Government. Famous couples make their pillow talk public for Sydney's Spectrum Now Festival. Inquiry launched into St Vincent's Hospital chemotherapy dosage scandal. More detail to come on how Labor will fund election commitments: Tony Burke.
Ovarian cancer survivor story draws bi-partisan tears. Bow hunter targeted with global hate campaign for shooting feral cats in Australia. Domestic violence perpetrators learn they are not the victim in unique Perth rehabilitation program. Wesfarmers CEO says current debate on consumer laws is 'misguided', wants to join debate.
Defence White Paper: spending on weaponry and military forces is not an 'either-or' proposition. NDIS budget under strain with boom in autism diagnoses. Gay rights activists welcome government apology nearly 40 years after brutality and humiliation at first Mardi Gras. Seasonal farm workers receiving as little as $9 a week after deductions, investigation reveals.
Pearls group: Investigators track over $100m from Indian scam to Australia. Inside the murky world of people smugglers in the city of Izmir, Turkey. Australia must take a stand against China: Kim Beazley. SKINS chairman says FIFA culture is 'toxic' and incapable of reform.
Coalition backbenchers encouraged to press for more clarity on tax plans. Cardinal George Pell retains the support of Pope Francis amid Royal Commission: John Allen. Domestic violence survivor to be painted in portrait for The Archibald. George Pell leaves abuse survivors unconvinced after first royal commission hearing.
Conchita Wurst talks Eurovision, gay marriage and her famous beard. Child abuse survivors don't believe Cardinal George Pell's evidence at Royal Commission. How will Texas vote during Super Tuesday. Child abuse survivors don't believe Cardinal George Pell's evidence at Royal Commission. John Howard says the principal beneficiary of proposed Senate reforms will be the Greens.
Senate changes: Pat Dodson to champion Indigenous policy, Di Natale defends reform. George Pell: I will always believe that he knew, says 'pissed off' child abuse survivor. Super Tuesday: Donald Trump could be stopped but it's unlikely. Son of jazz giants John and Alice Coltrane, Ravi, launches Birdland in Melbourne.
Catholic Priest says Royal Commission wouldn't exist if people fulfilled their pastoral duty. Malcolm Turnbull tries to steady the political ship amid submarine leak. Malcolm Turnbull tries to steady the political ship amid submarine leak. Up to one thousand Queensland coal workers could have black lung, claims union. Piper Kerman's Orange Is The New Black and the problems with incarceration.
Staggering losses and survival stories emerge as Fiji rebuilds after Cyclone Winston. Australians should continue to travel to Fiji, Julie Bishop encourages. Alan Alda on why science and art are 'long lost lovers'. Cyclone Winston: Australian soldiers say it is rewarding work, helping Fijians rebuild.
Tony Abbott responds to Niki Savva's book, labels Peta Credlin affair claims 'scurrilous gossip'. Malcolm Turnbull must deliver on the expectations he's raised, says former Liberal leader John Hewson. Newcastle nursing home accused of failing to deliver care, resulting in elderly resident's death. The Dateables Ball: love found out of singles night for people with disabilities.
Classic cars outperform stock market to deliver vintage returns for investors. Preselection fight in Bronwyn Bishop's Mackellar seat labelled 'undemocratic'. Child abuse royal commission: whistleblower for Sydney dance teacher labelled liar before abuse came to light. More CommInsure clients say they've been ripped off, prompting questions around poor systemic culture.
Government working towards May 10 Budget, election later in year: Mathias Cormann. Meet the makers behind Making A Murderer. Sydney firm selling Queensland test and answers for security guard licences. Political campaigns in full swing as election date speculation continues.
Coca-Cola reveals $1.7 million funding for Australian health research groups. Australian charged with cyanide coffee killing in Indonesia may have been jealous, says consultant. Former independent MP Tony Windsor announces intention to run for New England. Deputy Prime Minister says 8 weeks is long enough to absorb Government's tax plan if there's an early election. Previously unreleased demos show Jeff Buckley 'breaking the ice' before Grace.
Confusion reigns: Jobs of 550 workers at Clive Palmer's nickel refinery still in doubt. Susie Maroney encourages positive health messages after melanoma diagnosis. Meeting to resolve a split in the management of Islamic schools ends in chaos. Is China's Xi Jinping more powerful than Mao.
US presidential election: Why Donald Trump should care about the Hispanic vote. Turkey bombing: The Australian ambassador's lucky escape in Ankara. Collapsed training college owners had long-term plan to escape sector, paid themselves $20 million. Crossbench panel: Senate reform, ABCC and the triggers for a double dissolution election.
Bill Shorten: Labor would bring unemployment rate to 5 per cent. Penguin help: Australia's next generation of scientists. Shouting match erupts on 'messy and ugly' Senate day. Melbourne's criminal underbelly exposed again in a midnight slaying.
Likelihood of Trump v Clinton firms up after Super Tuesday 2. Apex gang member explains why tough talk from police, premier made them angry. Is the Treasurer walking away from personal tax cuts. Calls for financial ombudsman to be disbanded after discovery of inaccurate file notes.
Thai military junta steps up crackdown; student activist describes being abducted by hooded soldiers. Punk rock was my life's soundtrack, says Henry Rollins. Call for regulation of insurance investigators after claims of bullying, intimidation. Departing politicians warn the public is losing faith in the Parliament.
Classic car owners put their dearly beloved cars up for auction. Senators debate voting reforms for Senate and Safe Schools program. Mick Gatto called in to Bank of Queensland franchisee dispute. Preselection contest in seat of Goldstein gets grubby. Highlights: sleepless Senators debate through the day and night and into the day again over Senate reform bill.
The kindness of strangers sees domestic violence survivor Marlene's half smile become a full one. Interview: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on ABCC legislation, tax reform, negative gearing. Malcolm Turnbull asks Governor-General to recall the Parliament over ABCC legislation.
Nearly half of all voters have no opinion on double dissolution election: poll. Brussels Airport and metro rocked by explosions, at least one dead. Fairfax CEO says newspapers are not forever as company restructures.
How the Brussels terror attacks unfolded. Radiologist deregistered over sex offence charges in the US. People should not be overcritical of Belguim's security agencies: expert. We have to attack terrorism at its source in Iraq and Syria, says Australian Foreign Minister in wake of Brussels attacks.
Families of paramedics who took their own lives call for action from St John Ambulance in WA. Using Aussie slang makes a person more likeable, ANU study finds. Lead homicide detective 'astonished' audio evidence from scene not heard by jury in manslaughter case. Inside the Brussels neighbourhoods considered home to radical Islamists.
Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching at 95 per cent in northern section, aerial survey reveals. Tensions over land ownership are at boiling point in South Africa. Interview: Author Helen Garner. Asbestos-laden water piping 'needs upgrading at cost of $8 billion'.
