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Monday, August 10, 2015

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TOP STORIES

  1. Jacqui Lambie reveals son's ice addiction

    Independent senator Jacqui Lambie reveals her 21-year-old son is battling an ice addiction, and calls for laws to allow parents to force their children into rehab.

  2. Tony Smith elected new Speaker of the House of Representatives

    Liberal backbencher Tony Smith, described by colleagues as a "mild mannered revhead" says he will rise above the partisan fray in his role as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  3. Secret report reveals toxic legacy of coal gasification trials near SE Queensland town

    Hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in Queensland are at risk from a cocktail of toxic chemicals and explosive gases unleased by underground coal gasification, according to a secret State Government report.

  4. New Year's Eve machete murderer sentenced

    A 24-year-old man is sentenced to life in prison for killing a fellow New Year's Eve partygoer with a machete at Wedge Island, north of Perth.

  5. Gunshots fired as day of remembrance in Ferguson turns violent

    Gunfire breaks out in Ferguson, Missouri as a day of peaceful rallies to mark one year since the shooting death of a black teenager give way to a confrontation between police and protesters.

  6. Immigration Department admits detention centre told not to distribute Freedom muesli bars

    Australia's Immigration Department belatedly admits it directed an offshore detention centre not to distribute a huge shipment of "Freedom" brand muesli bars, but refuses to say why the directive was made or what other brands are blacklisted.

  7. Top-secret reserve to protect night parrot population

    A top-secret 56,000 hectare conservation reserve is set up in Queensland after researchers finally got their hands on what is believed to be one of the world's rarest birds - the elusive night parrot.

  8. 'Only a deviant would think that': Trump hits back in sexism row

    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he was misinterpreted after suggesting Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly was tough on him during the Republican presidential debate because she was menstruating.

  9. Family violence prevention needs to begin in kindergarten: Rosie Batty

    Family violence prevention needs to be taught in every Australian school as early as kindergarten, Australian of the Year Rosie Batty tells the Victoria's Royal Commission into Family Violence.

  10. Tourists are killing Africa's lions one selfie at a time: animal activists

    Australian tourists are taking part in a vicious animal entertainment cycle unaware lion cubs appearing in their holiday selfies may be the same animals later shot by trophy hunters, animal activists say.

  11. Port blockade: Workers refuse to unload boats in Brisbane and Sydney

    Protesting workers refuse to unload the first cargo ship to arrive at Hutchison Port operations since the company sacked 97 workers in Brisbane and Sydney via email and text message last week.

  12. Magpies Keeffe, Thomas accept two-year doping bans

    Collingwood players Lachie Keeffe and Josh Thomas accept two-year bans for testing positive to clenbuterol.

  13. Clarke rubbishes reports of disharmony on Ashes tour

    Skipper Michael Clarke rubbishes reports of upheaval in the camp before Australia's embarrassing fourth Test loss to England at Trent Bridge.

FEATURES

  1. Melbourne transgender man 'blessed' to have given birth

  2. Walpiri elders rediscover the Dreaming site of Kurlpurlunu

  3. Fact check: Is Australia the sunniest continent?

  4. The Drum: Under 30 and out of luck

  5. The voices behind IndigenousX

  6. Are calculators killing our ability to work it out in our head?

  7. Correspondent's Report: Life lessons from an Indian rag-picker

  8. Japan's poisonous past

  9. Rival country football teams unite to survive

  10. Dead Men Talking brings Lawson and Paterson to life in sell out bush shows

ANALYSIS & OPINION

  1. Question Time makes everyone look stupid

    No doubt Speaker Tony Smith will be a great improvement on his predecessor, but Bronwyn Bishop didn't wreck Question Time. It's long been an empty ritual which adds nothing and costs a great deal.
    By Chris Berg

  2. It's not all bad news

    While we ruminate over Michael Clarke's retirement and the future of the men's Test team, it's worth tearing ourselves away from the drama to think of Australia's female cricketers who are getting the job done with little fuss.
    By ABC's Amanda Shalala

  3. The five key developments

    From entitlements trouble to losing momentum on tax and IR reform, these are the five developments from the winter break that have shaped the political landscape before the next election.
    By Paula Matthewson

  4. Under 30 and out of luck

    There is a yawning chasm between the prospects and prosperity of generations in Australia and our legislators seem unwilling to even acknowledge the problem, let alone tackle it.
    By ABC's Ian Verrender

WORLD

  1. PM denies PNG downturn

    Papua New Guinea's prime minister defends his country’s economic outlook.

  2. Typhoon Soudelor toll

    Typhoon Soudelor is downgraded to a tropical storm after killing 17 people in China, state media reports.

  3. N. Korea blamed for mine blasts

    South Korea accuses North Korea of planting landmines that maimed two soldiers on border patrol

ASIA PACIFIC

  1. London Marathon doping claims

    Seven London Marathon winners in 12 years recorded blood level results which suggest they may have been doping, the Sunday Times newspaper reports.

  2. Nagasaki at 70

    Japan marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki that claimed tens of thousands of lives.

  3. Typhoon Soudelor toll

    Fourteen people have been killed in China in the heaviest rains in a century brought by a weakening Typhoon Soudelor, state media reports.

BUSINESS

  1. Under 30 and out of luck: the age of entitlement truly is over

  2. Profit season cranks up with blue chip reports

  1. Rents fall everywhere

    Rents fell in all eight capital cities last month, with annual rental growth of just 0.9 per cent the slowest over the past two decades.

  2. Gina Rinehart's companies fined

    Gina Rinehart's flagship private company and two related entities are fined $130,000 for failing to lodge financial reports on time.

  3. Toxic legacy

    Hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in Queensland are at risk from a cocktail of toxic chemicals and explosive gases unleased by underground coal gasification, according to a secret State Government report.

  4. Stocks bounce back

    Australian stocks stage a recovery after ending last week with their biggest losses in three years.

SPORT

  1. Magpies Keeffe, Thomas accept two-year doping bans

    Collingwood players Lachie Keeffe and Josh Thomas accept two-year bans for testing positive to clenbuterol.

  2. Mason and Matulino face shoulder charge punishment

    The NRL sends a strong message over its latest shoulder charge crackdown with Manly's Willie Mason and the Warriors' Ben Matulino facing bans.

  1. NRL secures TV deal with Channel Nine, will play Origin on Sunday from 2018

  2. Broncos veteran Hodges to retire after 2015 NRL season

  3. Eagles forward LeCras set to miss West Australian derby

  4. Clarke rubbishes reports of disharmony on Ashes tour

HEALTH

  1. Tackling the stigma of dementia

    For the 32,000 people in WA with dementia, successful treatments and ending the stigma of the disease are urgent concerns.

  2. Australia's nutritional habits are getting worse

    Messages about eating well and staying fit are all around us - but are they working? A new survey suggests the answer is they're not, and indicates that our diets are in fact getting worse, not better.

  3. Do people shrink with age?

    Are we all destined to become shorter as we age, or is that just a myth?

Depression treatment – the way forward

RURAL

Women in rural areas at greater risk of domestic violence

  1. Toxic legacy

    Hundreds of square kilometres of prime agricultural land in Queensland are at risk from a cocktail of toxic chemicals and explosive gases unleased by underground coal gasification, according to a secret State Government report.

  2. Indonesia's quarantine island plan

    Indonesia is planning to create 'quarantine islands' so it can import cattle from countries not entirely free of Foot and Mouth Disease.

  3. Rural crime increase

    The incidence of trespass and unauthorised hunting on farms has doubled in 14 years, according to a UNE study.

JUST IN

  1. Banks help lead recovery on share market
  2. Hospitals must provide meth detox services: WA Government
  3. Program set up by parents of Thomas Kelly to get young people home safely expanded to Kings Cross
  4. Gold Coast koalas get 90,000 extra eucalyptus trees to help protect species
  5. Female suspect detained in US consulate attack in Istanbul
  6. Immigration Department admits detention centre told not to distribute Freedom muesli bars
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FACT CHECK

  1. Fact check: Solar coverage

    Does Australia have the most solar coverage compared to other continents? ABC Fact Check investigates.

  2. Fact file: Trump for president?

    Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has surged to the top of opinion polls as the preferred Republican presidential nominee in 2016, but can he win?

  3. Fact check: Whistleblowers and offshore detention

    Are workers in offshore detention centres protected by whistleblower law if they speak to the media? ABC Fact Check investigates.

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    Use these interactive images to understand the impact the atom bomb had on Hiroshima and its people.

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    Here's Pluto as never seen before, thanks to NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

  3. Three days in a domestic violence refuge

    Meet three women piecing their lives back together after fleeing abusive relationships.

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