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Neuville wins in Australia

Belgium's Thierry Neuville clinched his fourth victory of the season in Australia to secure the runners-up position in the FIA World Rally Championship as torrential rain added drama to the last day of the last race.

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AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young dies aged 64

The “driving force” behind rock band AC/DC, Malcolm Young, has died, aged 64 after suffering from dementia.

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Australia breaks the same-sex marriage mould

Australia has taken the first step towards recognising same-sex marriage.

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Australia qualify for 2018 World Cup

Australia beat Honduras 3-1 on aggregate to book place in Russia for fourth World Cup in a row.

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Australia votes for gay marriage

Thousands celebrate at a rally in Sydney afer Australians vote overwhelmingly for legislation supporting same-sex marriage

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Australia votes in favour of same-sex marriage

Officials declare the results of a nationwide postal survey after years of fierce public and political debate

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Citizenship crisis threatens to engulf Australia's PM

"It is game on in Bennelong"

Papua New Guinea

Australian refugee detention centre being dismantled

Refugees refused to leave the Manus Island camp two weeks ago, despite power and water being cut off

Papua New Guinea

Asylum seekers get 24 hour reprieve from Papua New Guinea camp eviction

Manus Island asylum-seekers get a 24-hour reprieve from eviction from the Papua New Guinea camp

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Car crashes into Sydney classroom, killing two children

Two children are dead and three others seriously hurt after a vehicle crashed into a classroom in Sydney, Australia

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Australia rejects New Zealand refugee offer

The Australian PM has turned down an offer by his New Zealand counterpart to help asylum seekers saying he wants to work with the U.S.

Papua New Guinea

New Zealand offer to take 150 refugees from Papua New Guinea camp

New Zealand has offered to take 150 refugees, who have currently barricaded themselves inside the Manus Island detention centre, in a bid to help Australia defuse the Papua New Guinea stand-off.

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Apple frenzy back around the world for iPhone X

iPhone fans around the world have joined queues on the streets to be the first to get their hands on the new iPhone X

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Ayers Rock closed to climbers from 2019

Australia's world famous Uluru/ Ayers Rock will be closed to climbers from 2019. The ban is set to be enforced from the 26th October 2019 exactly 34 years after the rock was handed back to its original owners.

Papua New Guinea

Tensions rise as refugees refuse to leave Australian camp in Papua New Guinea amid safety fears

Refugees and asylum seekers held by Australia in Papua New Guinea have barricaded themselves inside a detention centre and launched legal action to fight its closure

Cult

Hyperrealism Exhibition gets underway in Canberra

A Hyperrealism exhibition is underway at the National Gallery in Canberra. The exhibition features life like models by over 30 artists from around the world at the forefront of the genre.

World News

Why Australia has lost its deputy prime minister

"It is a tough game, politics. You take the hits and the sacrifices," Barnaby Joyce told reporters

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Watch: rescue of mother and baby whale

Mother whale and her calf rescued off Gold Coast.

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Watch: Police swim out to save woman from sinking car

Officers smashed car window to rescue driver.

Sport

Syria out of 2018 World Cup

Australia beat Syria 3-2 on aggregate, dashing their hopes of a 2018 World Cup spot.