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What's the likelihood of fountain shedding this summer? Analysis
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:51:36
The Australian Energy Market Operator says SA’s energy plan is working to reduce the threat of blackouts, but is also warning an unexpected outage at a major supplier could also affect Victoria.
Hurricane Irma strengthens as it eyes Caribbean, US
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:37:34 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:41:37
Hurricane Irma strengthens into a very dangerous category five storm as it goes toward the Caribbean and the southern United States, as Texas and Louisiana reel from devastating Hurricane Harvey.
Plastic bag ban gets green light in Queensland
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:30:17 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:31:Eighteen
Queensland shoppers will no longer be able to get plastic bags at the supermarket from mid-next year but will be able to cash in their cans and bottles under fresh laws passed in State Parliament.
The NSW towns with deadly pathogens in their drinking water
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:25:17
The ABC obtains water safety reports that display dangerous pathogens are regularly detected in drinking water in several rural areas of NSW, putting people at risk of serious illness.
Melbourne street art shows loss and love on a Belgian battlefield
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:25:17 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 07:Ten:32
A Melbourne artist says he hopes to spark a shift in the city’s street art scene with a mural in Hosier Lane depicting the horrors of battles in Passchendaele, Belgium, during WWI.
'We live here': Public housing tenants illuminate Waterloo apartments
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:24:05
To convey their feelings about the demolition of two apartment blocks in Sydney’s south, public housing tenants install coloured lights in their windows to send a message: "We live here."
'Discourteous' backflip: Sue Hickey pulls out of ALP fundraiser as she mulls over life with the Liberals
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:20:41
Hobart’s Lord Mayor withdraws from speaking at a friend’s ALP fundraiser as she considers life as a Liberal Party candidate in Franklin.
Man stabbed to death in alleged domestic violence attack
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:13:Legitimate
A man is charged with murder over the stabbing death of another man in an alleged domestic violence attack north of Bundaberg.
'People still get excited when they see them': Meet the newest peacock spiders
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:13:Legitimate
These little, dazzling spiders are one hundred per cent real and scientists have discovered another five species and sub-species in Western Australia.
Restoration of Halls Creek to stop some of the ACT's 'worst erosion'
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:12:01
The ACT Government is spending more than $200,000 on works to restore farming land and improve the territory’s water supply.
Who are the Dreamers and what is going to happen to them now? Explainer
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:04:23 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 07:14:15
An amnesty aimed at helping youthful immigrants stay in the US legally has been axed. Here’s what it will mean for thousands of youthful people known as Dreamers.
'How many more people need to die?': DV victim not warned of ex's release (photos)
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:42:Eighteen | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:02:05
Family members of murdered domestic violence victim Teresa Bradford catapult the Queensland Government after a Gold Coast woman was not notified by authorities when her abusive ex-partner was released early from prison.
Socceroos fail to qualify directly for two thousand eighteen World Cup, face play-off trial by fire
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:42:Eighteen | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 07:06:21
The Socceroos fall brief of direct World Cup qualification after results in Melbourne and Jeddah and now face daunting twin play-offs in order to reach Russia 2018.
Trump scraps protections for America's youthfull immigrants, sparking uproar
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:34:55 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 07:14:15
The US President orders the dismantling of protections for around 800,000 Dreamers — youthful people brought into the US illegally as children — sparking acute criticism, with Barack Obama calling the stir "fierce".
The five worst arguments for a No vote on same-sex marriage Opinion
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:25:05
Here are some of the more ridiculous arguments made against same-sex marriage by MPs and other prominent figures, writes Dom Knight.
The conservative Donald Trump and Russia conspiracy theory that doesn't add up Analysis
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:Nineteen:01 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:51:36
A murder, the IT rip-off and a mysterious man in a photo. It’s the "counter-narrative" to the Russian hacking theory, writes John Barron.
Former minister Canavan slams AGL for 'hypocrisy' over plans to ditch coal
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 00:31:56 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 00:55:27
Australia’s largest energy supply retailer has been labelled "the fattest hypocrite walking around Australia" over its plans to abandon coal while making millions from it.
If Spotify is so thick, why is it losing money?
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 00:24:Nineteen | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 06:47:58
Spotify has signed up the three thickest music labels, has twice as many subscribers as the next fattest streaming service and it is still losing money. What hope does it have?
Electro-therapy market fighting as coal stations shut down, AEMO says
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 00:03:59 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:14:40
The energy regulator warns Australians could face higher power bills and more blackouts this summer because of deep-seated problems in the national electro-stimulation market.
Australian speech the key 'treason' evidence against Cambodian opposition leader
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 00:03:59 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:48:06
A speech given by Cambodia’s opposition leader in Melbourne four years ago is now being used as evidence of a CIA-backed conspiracy to embark a "colour revolution" similar to Ukraine’s two thousand four Orange Revolution.
'A entire Utopia gig could be made of this': Dept. Infrastructure staff see reality of satire
Posted September 06, two thousand seventeen 00:03:59 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:58:Legal
Emails released under Freedom of Information expose senior staff inwards the Department of Infrastructure liken their bureaucratic processes to the ABC TV satirical program.
North Korea warns 'more bounty packages' on way; Trump arms Japan, South Korea
Posted September 05, two thousand seventeen 23:37:21 | Updated September 06, two thousand seventeen 05:41:00
Amid international uproar over North Korea’s largest nuclear weapons test to date, one of Pyongyang’s top diplomats says they are ready to send "more bounty packages" to the United States.
Tougher English requirements for fresh citizens labelled too raunchy
Posted September 05, two thousand seventeen 22:08:45 | Updated September 05, two thousand seventeen 23:42:43
The Government’s proposal to strengthen English language requirements for fresh citizens is labelled as too raunchy by a Government-controlled Senate committee which cations against adopting a standard that "many current citizens could not reach".
UK police arrest four over suspected far-right terrorism
Posted September 05, two thousand seventeen 22:00:24
British police arrest four guys, including some serving soldiers, on suspicion of belonging to a banned far-right group and planning terrorist acts.
Socceroos edge Thailand, but is it enough to reach the World Cup?
Posted September 05, two thousand seventeen 21:52:03 | Updated September 05, two thousand seventeen 22:25:17
Australia huffs and puffs to a 2-1 win over Thailand, but must now wait on Japan getting at least a draw against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning (AEST) to qualify for the World Cup.