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Disappointment for some as Apple iPhone 7 Plus and jet black 7 sell out online

First came anticipation, then disappointment for some Apple fans as the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus went on sale.

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Smartphone app lets women report areas where they feel unsafe

Dark alleyways and empty spaces can often mean danger and a sense of anxiety for the most vulnerable members of society.

Cinema

'The Light Between Oceans' a couple's heartbreaking moral dilemma

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander took to the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival for the premiere of their latest feature 'The Light Between Oceans.'

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Dream "selfie cruise" ends in jail for Canadian women

To their friends and followers on social media it seemed like a dream come true, a round-the-world luxury cruise taking in sights that you normally only see in holiday…

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Australia to expand anti-ISIL campaign in Iraq and Syria

Australia is to expand air strikes on ISIL – but must change its law first.

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Volkswagen emissions scandal: Australia sues car giant

Volkswagen is being sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over its cheating emissions tests on diesel vehicles.

Cult

The Sydney 'Fifties Fair' a look back at a time of unique design

Australia is celebrating the unique design of the 1950’s from fashion to furnishings.

Business Series

French submarine builder DCNS scuppered by leaks

Secret details of DCNS's Scorpene submarines have been leaked in an apparent case of industrial espionage which could have major financial consequences for the French military contractor.

Business Series

Burkini sales boosted by ban, as controversy rages on

The controversy over the body-covering swimwear for Muslim women - the burkini - is creating a business opportunity for its inventor who says orders have jumped.

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Vandals release three saltwater crocodiles in Australia high school

Police in Darwin, Australia, are looking for four men who have been caught on CCTV breaking into a local high school and releasing three live saltwater…

Brazil

Third gold swimming medal for Ledecky on Day 5 of Rio Olympics

On Day 5 of the Rio Olympics, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte won the 200 metres butterfly, making her the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.

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Australia defends Olympic champion Horton over "drugs cheat" comments

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Australia packs a punch in the pool: women's 4x100m freestyle team breaks world record

Australia has proved once again that it’s a force to be reckoned with in the pool.

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Australian Mack Horton makes a splash in Rio

It came down to the final 50 metres, but Australia’s Mack Horton made a splash when he clinched the men’s 400 metres freestyle, beating the 2012 Olympic champion in the…

Brazil

Australians' Rio mishaps: and now, robbery

The Australians sure will remember their stay at the Olympic Village in Rio.

World News

Head of Australian inquiry into abuse of aboriginal boys quits

The head of an Australian inquiry into aboriginal boys being abused in detention has resigned.

World News

Australia: Rallies demand national inquiry into juvenile 'torture'

Hundreds rallied in Australian cities on Saturday to demand a government-ordered probe into allegations of abuse against indigenous children at a juvenile detention centre be extended into a full, nat

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"Roos" loos ready in Rio as team Australia returns to the Olympic Village

Australia's athletes have finally moved into the Olympic Village in Rio after work was carried out to remedy blocked toilets, leaky pipes and exposed electrical wiring.