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Obama preparing for air strikes against IS in Syria

US president Barack Obama has vowed to attack Islamic State militants "wherever they exist" in a speech laying out a strategy for expanding airstrikes in Iraq and, for the first time, striking targets in Syria.
"I have made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are," Mr Obama said.
"That means I will not hesitate to take action against ISIL (Islamic State) in Syria, as well as Iraq."
Mr Obama outlined a four-pronged strategy which includes expanded air strikes but no troops on the ground.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the Government had not received a request for further assistance from the US, but suggested Australia was likely to expand its involvement.

Obama poised to reveal strategy against Islamic State

Men in court on terror charges
A brother of Australia's suspected first suicide bomber and a co-accused are remanded in custody.
Bond villain Jaws dies
Actor Richard Kiel - best known as the metal-mouthed Bond villain Jaws - dies at the age of 74.
Man 'unlikely to have Ebola'
A WA man who fell ill after a trip to an Ebola-hit region of Africa is unlikely to have the deadly virus, officials say.
'Absolutely beautiful children'
Students at St Joseph's Primary School in Lockhart mourn the deaths of three schoolmates shot dead at home.
Search for boy's body
Hopes of finding a three-year-old boy who fell into a flooded creek alive fade as police widen the search area.
Legal fight over lunches
One of Adelaide's most expensive private schools is fighting to end staff lunch subsidies.
Australians in China on drugs charges facing death
Jobs increase record sees unemployment slashed
Huge difference in costs to seal Outback Way road

World War One Centenary

Gallantry at Bita Paka
Relatives remember the gallantry of those killed in Australia's first significant military engagement of WWI.
From behind the lines
A German photographer took his camera with him when he was called into service in WWI.
Feisty WWI stowaway
A teenage girl was so desperate to be part of Australia's war efforts that she cut her hair and stowed away on a ship.

Able Seaman Robert Moffatt's first act of war in Rabaul was also his last

Business

Record job creation
The largest monthly increase in jobs on record has pushed the unemployment rate back down to 6.1 per cent.
Small business ignored
Small business says it is suffering from a lack of political clout, after several tax concessions were removed.
Myer profit slide punished
Investors have punished Myer for a 23 per cent slide in profit, despite tentative signs of a turnaround.
Retail invasion
The arrival of foreign chains threatens local retailers already struggling with slow consumer spending.
Scottish banks could move
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds could move offices to England if Scots vote for independence.

Analysis & Opinion from The Drum

Royal Commission revelation
The emptiness of the accusations against Julia Gillard have been laid bare, writes Jonathan Green.
World needs a pay rise
If you want the global economy to grow you need to pay people more, not less, writes Sharan Burrow.
Optimism v cynicism
Fear is clouding the vote for Scottish independence, just as it did for Australia in 1999, writes Greg Barns.
Do we need a federal ICAC?
There are other ways of dealing with corruption, but none as good as an ICAC, writes Gabrielle Appleby.
Where will jihadists go?
If Australian jihadists are banned from returning, where will they go? Adam Lockyer and George Milad write.
Witch hunts
It is dangerous to use Royal Commissions for political retribution, writes Darrin Barnett.
Ange's Socceroo trials
Postecoglou is a coach still in search of a team, which he'll need before the Asian Cup, writes Francis Leach.
iWatch this space
If you like the Apple Watch, then get ready for the iSock (it can fire bullets and has GPS), writes Ben Pobjie.

World

Asia Pacific

No conclusive proof of AE1
Search for Australia's first submarine, missing off PNG for a century, fails to find conclusive evidence.
'Problems' with PNG solution
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says there are still major problems with the resettlement program in PNG.
Go-ahead for reactor restart
Japan's nuclear regulator gives the go-ahead for the restart of two reactors, the first step to reopening the sector.
Man fathers 16 babies
A 24-year-old Japanese multimillionaire has fathered a 16th baby via a surrogate in Thailand.
Fiji troop negotiations continue
Fiji has retracted a claim that 45 UN peacekeepers being held in Syria will be released within days.

Sport

AFL Finals preview: Week Two
The business end of the footy season sees the stakes raised even higher as we reach the do-or-die phase of the AFL Finals.
Sydney Roosters hot favourites as NRL finals begin
After 26 rounds of NRL action we are back to where we started in round one - the Sydney Roosters are the team to beat.

Fit and firing
Wallabies prop James Slipper has overcome injury and illness to be fit for the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina.
Judgement day
Oscar Pistorius will learn his fate later today, more than 18 months after he shot and killed his girlfriend.
Ballin on track
Matt Ballin is on track to make an early return from a leg fracture should Manly qualify for an NRL preliminary final.
Pipped again
Australian cyclist Michael Matthews finished second in the Tour of Spain's 17th stage, behind Germany's John Degenkolb.

TV & Video

'Final closure and goodbye'
Paul Guard's family will hold a private service to remember his parents Jill and Roger, who were killed on MH17.
'Not much we didn't know'
The report into the downing of MH17 is cold comfort to the Fredrickz family, who lost their 23 year old son.
Storms hammer Melbourne
Severe thunderstorms saw homes damaged and streets flooded across Melbourne.

Video

Australia's first sub and its disappearance
Jeremy Fernandez explains the significance of the AE1, which disappeared while on patrol with the destroyer HMAS Parramatta during World War I.
Video

Brain surgery hope for Parkinson's sufferers
Follow Parkinson's disease sufferer Peter Raymond as he undergoes deep brain stimulation surgery while awake, to help guide the operation.

Health

What immunology did next
With the basics of immunity nutted out, focus is now on the surprising connections between our immune system and the rest of our body and beyond.
8 common exercise beliefs
Not sweating? You're wasting your time. Feeling pain? Just push through it! We separate the fact from fiction on exercise.
Explaining cravings
Most of us have experienced food cravings, but is the intense desire to eat certain foods caused by our body's need for certain nutrients?

Best sexual positions for a bad back

ABC Fact Check

Women 'making more money'
Childless women in their twenties in the US are earning more than men, American academic Kay Hymowitz says.
Palmer wrong on super
Clive Palmer says it's a "statistical fact" that over 50pc of Australians will be dead before they can access their super.
Australia at war
From World War I to Afghanistan and Iraq, look back at how governments decided to send Australian troops to war.
Australia's unknown species
On Threatened Species Day, Fact Check investigates whether 75 per cent of Australia's plants and animals are unknown.

Rural

Hockey's drought tour
Treasurer Joe Hockey is seeing the NSW/Queensland drought first hand, starting his visit in Walgett.
WA Nats back GM crops
Western Australian Nationals will call on the State Government to relax genetically modified crop regulations.
Celery pest row
The Middle East could be a multi-million dollar market for Australian vegetables if it weren't for one tiny reason.

Whopping wool fleece in Western Australia

Did You Miss?

Untangling the web
From bottles of Grange to brown bags of cash, see how the New South Wales ICAC scandal unfolded.
Welfare in your area
How many people claim Centrelink payments near you? Find out using our social security interactive.
Australian transitions 1914-2014
Digital montages show Australians of 1914 mingling on streets with their 21st-century counterparts.
What makes a winner?
Fiona Lowry bucked the trend with her winning Archibald portrait. See how it compares to previous winners.